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37706 to 37711— Continued. 



37707. HORDEUM VULGARE L. 



"No. 4. Tystofte cruciferous barley (Tystofte korsbyg) ; common 

 barley with six ranks (square). Originally from a single plant 

 grown by Mr. N. P. Nielsen at the Tystofte Experiment Station. 

 Late, essentially with large grains. Resists well Hehninthosporium 

 gramineum and smut (Ustilago). Gives a large harvest of grain and 

 straw. Should be sown early. Thrives especially well in good soil." 



37708. Avena sativa L. Poacere. Oat. 

 "No. 6. Yellow Naesgaard oats (Gul Naesgaard Havre) ; spring oats. 



Originally from a single plant of Beseler oats grown by Mr. H. A. B. 

 Vestergaard at the Abed Experiment Station. The chaff is yellow ; 

 hence the name. Weight of grain and volume very high. Straw stiff 

 and large quantities obtained. The land should be strongly fertilized 

 and seed should be sown early." 



37709. Lolium multiflorum Lamarck. Poacea\ Italian rye-grass. 

 " No. 11. Italian rye-grass ; Tystofte No. 152. A subvariety grown by 



Mr. N. P. Nielsen at the Tystofte Experiment Station from a single plant. 

 Of very early maturity, with ample and leafy stalk growth. Thrives 

 especially well on nonpermanent pasture land. Gives large and sure 

 harvests not only at the first mowing, but also in the second growth." 



37710. Festuca elatior L. Poacese. Meadow fescue. 

 " No. 12. Meadow fescue ; subvariety No. 9 of L'Union des Societies 



Cooperatives de Consommation de Danemark, and grown by Mr. Karl A. 

 Jorgensen, Lyngby, from a single plant. A little late, very resistant to 

 rust (Puccinia). Gives large and sure harvests, especially on the first 

 mowing. Thrives only in pasture land, which should remain more than 

 one year in grass." 



37711. Dactylis glomerata L. Poaceae. Orchard grass. 

 " No. 13. Orchard grass ; subvariety Olsgaard. Grown by Mr. Ras- 



mussen, Olsgaard. Resembles in appearance and its early-maturing 

 qualities the American orchard grass. Gives large harvests. Thrives 

 only in pasture land, which should remain more than one year in grass." 



37712. Eremocitrus glauca (Lindl.) Swingle. Rutacese. 



[Atalantia glauca Benth.) Desert kumquat. 



From Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Presented by Mr. J. F. Bailey, 

 Brisbane Botanic Gardens. Received January 22, 1914. 



" From the experiment station at Dulacca. The people in the district are 

 using quantities of them for drinks." (Jean White.) 



" A shrub or small tree bearing edible fruits and occurring in Queensland 

 and New South Wales, Australia, in subtropical regions subject to severe cold 

 and extreme drought. The leaves of the plant are small (1 to 1* by one-eighth 

 to one-fourth inch), emarginate, and show marked drought-resistant adapta- 

 tions. The fruits of this species are used by the settlers in Australia for jam 

 and pickles and ade is made from the juice. The Australian desert kumquat 

 is the hardiest evergreen citrus fruit known, besides being the only one show- 

 ing pronounced drought-resisting adaptations; it boars in the wild state edible 

 fruits with a pleasant acid juice and a mild-flavored peel. These characteris- 

 tics make this plant very promising for use in breeding new types of hardy 

 drought-resistant citrus fruits." (IF. T. Swingle. In Bailey, Standard Cyclo- 

 pedia of Horticulture.) 



