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21875 to 21932— Continued. 



21929. Pyrus chinensis Lincll. Pear. 



From Jeliol, Chihli, China. "(No. 197, Dec. 10, 1907.) A remarkable 

 pear, being flat apple-shaped, of green-yellowish color; hard until spring, 

 when it becomes melting; has a peculiar sour taste. Makes excellent 

 preserves for use with game or fowl. Chinese name Ta suan li, meaning 

 large, sour pear." {Meyer.) 



21930. Pyrus sp. Pear. 



From Jehol, Chihli, China. "(No. 198, Dec. 10, 1907.) A medium- 

 sized pear; hard, but juicy and sweet; dark canary-yellow colored. A 

 good keeper. A rare local variety. Chinese name Ten li" (Meyer.) 



21931. Pyrus sp. Pear. 



From Jehol, Chihli, China. "(No. 199, Dec. 10, 1907.) A small-sized 

 pear of apple shape ; has soft, melting meat with an agreeable tart flavor ; 

 of yellow color, with rosy red blush. Not anything extra. Chinese 

 name Guarr li." (Meyer.) 



21932. Ulmus davidiana Planch. Elm. 



From near Jehol, Chihli, China. "(No. 201, Dec. 11, 1907.) An elm 

 growing to be a medium-sized tree with a round, spread-out head ; when 

 young has two corky wings along its young branches ; is not a common 

 tree at all. Grows in very dry and exposed localities. May be of use 

 as a park and garden tree in the cold- wintered, semiarid regions of the 

 United States." (Meyer.) 



21933. Dioscorea sp. Yam. 



From Manila. P. I. Presented by Mr. William S. Lyon, through Mr. O. W. 

 Barrett. Received February 1], 1908. 



" It is entirely devoid of the gumminess so prized by the natives in snch 

 yams as ' Name ' and ' Tugui.' " (Lyon.) 



"Raspberry. This is a variety native to the virgin forests of Luzon and is 

 never seen in cultivation on account of the difficulty of keeping the roots through 

 the long dry season." (Barrett.) 



21934. Vigna catjang (Burm.) Walp. Catjang. 



From Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Presented by the Department 

 of Agriculture. Received January 20, 1908. 



Upright. " This pea is the most upright of any of the varieties originally from 

 India. This same pea was received in 1902, as Agros. No. 1488, from New 

 South Wales, they having received it from India in 1901." {Nielsen.) 



21935. Medicago sativa L. Alfalfa. 



From Puno, Peru, near Lake Titicaca. Presented by Prof. Alberto L. 

 Gadea, through Mr. Charles J. Brand. Received December, 1907. 



Andean. "(P. L. H. No. 3262.) Grown at an altitude of 12,540 feet, 1907 

 crop." (Brand.) 



21936. Andropogox sorghum (L.) Brot. Sorgo. 



From Guymon, Okla. Presented by Mr. A. L. Johnson, through Mr. C. R. 

 Ball, agronomist. Sorghum Investigations of the Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received February 7, 1908. 



Gooseneck. (?) "Mexican Turfless. I have grown this variety one year in 

 Texas and one year in Oklahoma ; it came originally from Mexico and was so 

 named because of its Mexican origin and the fact that it does not turf or clod 

 the ground as other varieties do. It is very leafy, an abundant stooler, and 

 reaches a height of 4.5 feet under my conditions."' (Johnson.) 



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