56 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



53622 to 52661— Continued. 



52659. PicEA scHRENKiANA J^isch. and Mey. Piuacese. Spruce. 

 A large tree attaining a height of 100 feet, with ashy gray branchlets 



and large ovoid light-brown buds. The straight or curved rigid leaves are 

 up to li inches long. The cylindric dark shining-brown cones are 3 to 4 

 inches long and 1 inch in diameter. This species forms large forests in 

 Turkestan, north of 41° at 4,500 to 10,000 feet altitude, and extends east- 

 ward through Chinese territory along the Tianshan Mountains. (Adapted 

 from Clinton-Baker, lUustrations of Conifers, vol. 2, p. J/8.) 



52660. RuBus sp. Rosaceae. 52661. Rubus sp. Rosacese. 

 " Forrest No. 15329." " Forrest No. ISSSJf." 



52662 and 52663. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Seeds purchased from the Yokohama Nursery Co. 

 Received February 28, 1921, at the Plant Introduction Garden, Chico, 

 Calif. 



52662. AsiYGDALUs DAViDiANA (Carr.) Zabel. Amygdalacese. 

 (Prumis davidiana Franch.) 



For use as stock. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 46694. 



52663. Pkunus sekriji.ata Lindl. Amygdalacefe. Flowering cherry. 

 Introduced for experimental purposes. 



52664 and 52665. Saccharum officinarum L. Poaceae. 



Sugar cane. 



From Coimbatore, India. Seeds presented by U. Vittal-Rao, Experiment 

 Station, Agricultural College. Received March 17, 1921. Quoted notes by 

 Mr. Vittal-Rao. 



52664. " J 213." 52665. " Kassoer:' 



52666. Phleum pratense L. Poacese. Timotliy. 



From Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Seeds presented by George 

 Valder, director. Department of Agriculture. Received March 24, 1921. 



" Timothy grass from Glen Innes Experiment Farm. This seed is from what 

 is described as the best growth of timothy grass ever obtained at Glen Innes. 

 The plants reached a height of over 2 feet and were characterized by excep- 

 tionally long seed heads." {Valder.) 



52667. Malus sti.'s^stris Mill. Malacese. Apple. 



{Pyrus mains L.) 



From Platenice, Bohemia. Cuttings presented by Dr. Rudolph Kur-Sii. 



agricultural attache. Czechoslovak Legation, Washington. D. C. through 



Dr. Ales Hrdlicka. curator. Division of Physical Anthropology, United 



States National Museum. Received March 21. 1921. 



" These cuttings came from Platenice. in Bohemia, which lies about 200 



meters above sea level. I assure you that they are from the very best source.' 



{Kurdz.) 



