58 SEEDS \.\!» PLANTS IMPORTED. 



25087 Continued. 



asier i" cultivate than the Mazzard or Mahaleb Beedlinga which are now in use 

 and the propagating wotV done in the winter on the bench instead of in the field? 

 The difficulties in L r «n ing a .-tuck large enough to bud in regions where the leaf-blight 

 Lb bad has suggested the trial of this Japanese wild cherry as a possible way out of 

 this difficulty. r>\ recenl tests I have shown that this wild form strikes very easily 

 in sand." I Fcrirchild 



25088. Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. Cowpea. 



From Muskegon, Mich. Presented by Mr. ('. I). McLouth. Received Mutch 

 L5, L909. 



Red Ripper (?). "My seed of this variety has been developed from a solitary plant 

 fomid in a field of Whippoorwill cowpeas grown in 1905. This seed was purchased 

 fi«.m a local dealer. It is by far the best variety I have grown in its earliness and 

 abundant pod production." (McLouth.) 



25089. Belou glutinosa (Blanco) Skeels. 



In an Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. William S. Lyon, Manila, P. I. 

 Received March 22, 1909. 



Seed. See No. 24591 for description. 



Ihstrihu/ion. — A small tree, native of the Philippine Islands. 



25090 and 25091. 



From Strasburg, Germany. Presented by Mr. George Wintz, Benson, Minn., 

 through Mr. J. M. Westgate. Received March 15, 1909. 



Seeds of each of the following: 



25090. Trifolium pratense L. Red clover. 



25091. Medicago sativa L. Alfalfa. 



"This seed was received under the name Spitzeklee, which is said to be hardier 

 than ordinary alfalfa." (Westgate.) 



25094. Ficus sycomorus L. 



From Cairo, Egypt. Presented by Mr. W. Lawrence Balls, botanist, Khedivial 

 Agricultural Society. Received March 22, 1909. 



"This species of fig is grown largely along the north coast of Africa as a shade tree. 

 Giant specimens are to be found in Alexandria and Cairo and at Biskra. The trees 

 are beautiful shade trees, and make wonderful avenues in these dry climates where 

 irrigation is practiced. The fruits are small, about the size of a pigeon's egg, and are 

 sometimes eaten by the Algerian Arabs. They are, however, of no commercial 

 importance. 



"As the plants are grown easily from cuttings and make very rapid growth this 

 tree may be expected to thrive well in the practically frostless regions of California 

 and Florida. I do not know how low temperatures it will stand, but probably not 

 more than a temperature of 18° or 20° F. 



'Like many valuable things, it has its drawbacks. The Europeans in Egypt com- 

 plain of a bad odor exhaled by the tree during the fruiting season." (Fairehild.) 



'This tree will probably not fruit in the absence of its peculiar fig insect, which is 

 in this case not a Blastophaga at all but belongs to another genus. Probably this will 

 solve the malodorus fruit problem. I fear you will find it rather tender." ( Walter T. 

 Swingle.) 



Distribution. — A large tree found in Egypt and the adjacent countries of the north- 

 eastern part of Africa. 



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