OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1910. 15 



28918 to 28922. 



From Christiania, Norway. Presented by Prof. Dr. Wille, director, Botanic 

 Garden. Received October 24 and 25, 1910. 



Seeds of the following: 



28918. Medicago falcata L. 



28919. Medicago sativa L. Alfalfa. 



Variety malthei. "This is a new variety which has not yet been described 

 and which is larger and much hardier than the main variety. Medicago sativa 

 is used very little in Norway for its economic importance, as it is not very 

 hardy. A dealer in dyestuffs, 0. Malthe, was very much interested in this 

 question. He experimented and finally succeeded in discovering this variety 

 and endeavored to disseminate it. The farmers, however, did not want to 

 cultivate lucern because they find Trifolium pratense and Phleum pratense more 

 profitable. 



"I wish to call your attention to the fact that the seed of M. sativa vox. 

 malthei may possibly represent crosses with the closely related main variety; 

 however, only to a limited extent. If all the seeds are planted some plants of 

 the pure variety will likely be obtained." (Wille.) 



28920. Medicago sativa varia (Mart.) Urb. Sand lucern. 



28921. Melilotus sulcata Deaf. 



Distribution. — Throughout the Mediterranean region from Portugal and the 

 Canary Islands to Palestine, and in the oases of the Libyan Desert. 



28922. Trigonella caerulea (L.) Ser. 

 See No. 27146 for previous introduction. 



28923 to 28925. Asparagus spp. Asparagus. 



From Tunis, northern Africa. Presented by Mr. L. Guillochon, Jardin d'Essais de 

 Tunis. Received October 27, 1910. 



Seeds of the following: 



28923. Asparagus crispus Lam. 



Distribution. — In the coast region of Cape Colony in the vicinities of Hope- 

 field, Table Mountain, Simons Bay, and in British Kaffraria. 



28924. Asparagus officinalis L. 



28925. Asparagus sprengeri Regel. 



Distribution. — The vicinity of Port Natal in Natal, South Africa. Com- 

 monly cultivated in the United States as an ornamental house plant. 



28926 to 28928. 



From China. Presented by Mr. T. J. League, Tsingtau, China, who obtained 

 them through Rev. G. E. Baker, English Baptist Mission, Tsingchowfu, Shan- 

 tung, China. Received October 27, 1910. 



Cuttings. 



Note. — Three tubes were received in this shipment, although from Mr. League's 

 letter it would appear that four different lots of material were sent. There were 

 apparently no markings on either tubes or cuttings, so S. P. I. numbers could be 

 assigned only to the three bundles. The notes on this material, furnished by Mr. 

 League, appear on the following page. 



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