14 SEEDS A.ND PLANTS CMPORTED, 



26537 to 26539 -Continued. 



26539. "Second Beed crop of Peruvian alfalfa from the same plat that pro- 

 duced No. 26538. Both of these l<>i- of seed are second-generation progeny 

 of S. P. 1. No. 9303. The first-generation seed was produced at Yuma, 

 Ariz., from the original lot ." 



26540. Medioago sativa L. Alfalfa. 



From Tappen, N. Dak. Grown by Mr. W. II. Nilea in cooperative experiments 

 with Mr. Charles J. Brand. Received January, 1910. 



■ in in. "This seed was produced in L909 from an acre ])la1 .-ceded in comparison 

 with L5othersa1 Tappen, X. Dak., in the spring of 1905. To date it has proven the 

 hardiest variety in i he experiment, which includes seed from a number of points in the 

 United States, Germany, France, and Russia." {Brand.) 



26543. .Ymygdalus communis L. Almond. 



From mountainous regions of Algeria, height about 3,300 feet. Presented by Dr. 

 L. Trabut, Algiers, Algeria. Received January 18, 1910. 



"A wild form of tolerably large size, robust, and very resistant to drought. Would 

 be a good stock." ( Trabut.) 



26561. Bauhinia monandra Kurz. (?) 



From Port Louis, Mauritius. Presented by Mr. G. Regnard. Received January 

 18, 1910. 



26562. Cydonia sp. Quince. 



From Shanghai, China. Presented by R.ev. J. M. W. Farnham. Received Jan- 

 uary 21, 1910. 



"These quinces grow very large, but are coarser and harder than American varie- 

 ties. The one from which part of these seeds were taken was 12 inches in circumfer- 

 ence and about 5 inches long." (Farnham.) 



26563 and 26564. Brassica oleracea capitata L. Cabbage. 



From Manchuria. Presented by Mr. A. A. Williamson, American vice and dep- 

 uty consul, Dalny, Manchuria. Received January 18, 1910. 



Seeds of the following: 



26563. From Kinchow. 26564. From Chefoo. 



26566. Yitis vinifera L. Grape. 



From Besni, in the Deyarbekir Valley, Turkey. Procured by Mr. Wm. W. Maa- 

 terson, American consul, Mamuretul-Aziz (Harput), Turkey. Received Jan- 

 uary 20, 1910. 



Cuttings of the following. The white and the black variety are contained in this 

 shipment, but this was not learned until some time after it had been received : 



Besni. ''This grape is long in shape, similar to the Thompson Seedless, and from 

 what I have heard, larger than Muscat, but not having as many seeds, only one or two. 

 When it is dried, it is claimed it has an oblong shape and has a clearer and lighter color 

 than a Muscat." (Extract from letter of Mr. Z. J. Josephian, which was inclosed in one 

 from Miss Dorothy Farmer, Oakland, Cal., received February 26, 1908.) 



"I have never tasted such grapes anywhere as I have here, and the raisins made from 

 these particular grapes (Besni) are of a wonderfully fine flavor and very large, and I 

 think if such vines could be cultivated in America, it would prove a wonderful addi- 

 tion to our grape industry." (Master son.) 

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