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42708 to 42715. 



Received from Mr. W. S. Bogdan, in charge of the agricultural experiment 

 station at Krasny Koot, Samara Government, southeast Russia. 

 " The climate in the lower Volga region, where Krasny Koot is situated, is 

 decidedly semiarid, with long, hot summers and dry. cold winters, and settlers 

 have suffered much from failure of crops on account of introduced seed not 

 being suitable to the locality. Mr. Bogdan has experimented primarily with 

 native species of forage plants and has developed some very promising va- 

 rieties suitable to local conditions. In certain of our semiarid Western States 

 his selections may prove to be successful." (F. N. Meyer.) 



42708 to 42713. Agropykon cristatum (L. ) Beauv. Poacea\ 



Wheat-grass. 



42708 to 42710. Received as Agropyron desertorum. 



42711 to 42713. [No notes.] 



42714 and 42715. Medtcago f.u.iata L. Fabacese. Alfalfa. 



A species closely allied to Medicago satwa, common alfalfa; but pos- 

 sessing sickle-shaped pods. 



42716. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. Cueurbitacese. 



Tsama melon. 



From Johannesburg, Union of South Africa. Procured from Mr. J. Burtt 



Davy, botanist, Agricultural Supply Association. Received May 9, 1916. 



The famous forage melon of the Kalahari Desert, which furnishes forage 



for cattle on the sandy plains, flourishing under temperatures of 110° F. on 



almost pure sand with very low rainfall. Of no value for table use, but it may 



be useful in melon breeding. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 41164. 



42717 to 42720. 



Fro'yi Colombia. Presented by Mr. H. M. Curran. Received April 15, 

 1916. 



42717. Arrabidaea sp. Bignoniacese. 



"An ornamental vine, on the Magdalena River, above Calamar." 

 ( Curran. ) 



A bignoniaceous ornamental climbing shrub, native of South America, 

 having small flowers arranged in large terminal panicles. (Adapted 

 from Lindley. Treasury of Botany, vol. /, y. 93.) 



42718. Maximilianea sp. Cochlospermacese. 

 (CocMosperrrwm sp.) 



A small tree or shrub having palmately lobed alternate leaves, fur- 

 nished with long stalks and largo yellow (lowers in terminal panicles 

 that wither before the leaves make their appearance. The capsular 

 fruit when ripe is in form and size like a pear and opens with three or 

 live valves. Tin- seeds are small, very numerous, and covered with a 

 cottony down. (Adapted from Lindley, Treasury of Botany, vol. 1. p. 

 305.) 



42719. Pijosorrs chilensis (Molina) Stuntz. Mimosacese. Alg-aroba. 

 (P. juliflora DC.) 



See S. P. I. No. 42643 lor previous introduction and description. 



