SKl'TEMUKK, IIKHI, To DKCEMl^KK, UK).}. KWi 



7689 to 7765^Coiititmed. 



7711. HkUYSAKUM I'ALLIUITM. 



"Spcc'inu'n ohtaiiuMl from near Oran l)y Mr. D G. Fairchild. It was nearly 

 matured. The plant is mentioiieil by Battamlier as hein^ perennial, liaviii'^ 

 larjie, ornamental tlowers wliieli are white and streaked with purpK'; the stem 

 Heshy, decumbent; the leaves somewhat i)ubeseent, not as lon>i; a.s tlu' tlower 

 elnsters; the leaflets 10 to 20 mm. by 5 to 10; flowersinobloufrHower clusters; 

 the pod si>iny, 4 to 7 articulations with vertical spini's at the emls; connnon 

 in salty and i^ypsum soils." {Scojichl.) 



7712. Uedys.vrum m.writ.vnicitm. 



"Specimen from garden of the School of Medicine of Algiers; seed probably 

 lm)ught by nuctor Trabut from somewhere in the i)rovince of Oran. Tim 

 plant is somewhat less vigt>rous than Jf. (■oroiuirimn; stems reclining; plant 

 often more than 2 feet in height." {Scofteld. ) 



7713. Tki(;onell.\ foenum-<iraecum. Fenugreek. 



"Specimen from the garden of the School of Medicine of Algiers. This 

 j)lant has an upright habit of growth, reaching 18 to 20 inches in height; has a 

 very important jilace in general culture as a soil enricher and a green forage 

 crop. It is often planted in the autumn between rows of grapevineand turned 

 un(ler the following spring, when the cultivation of the grai)es begins. When 

 used as a green forage crop, or when the seed is used, the fat j)roducing effect 

 is very noticeable. The plant has a very strong odor when dried, and animals 

 fed on the dry grain or green forage are strongly afft'cted by the odor. Kggs 

 from hens fed on this })lant are uneatable. Meat of animals having access to 

 it can not i)e used as human food; as a horse food it is of considerable impor- 

 tance. The Jewish women eat a meal prejjared from the grain of this plant 

 and become enormously fat. It is already used to some extent in Virginia, 

 and very widely cultivated throughout Persia and India. About 1,000 tons of 

 this seed are sold annually by one dealer, Schempft it Co., in the Liverpool 

 Stock Kxchange. This seed forms an essential quality of nearly all prepared 

 stock foods. The root bears a large number of nodules." {Scojidd.) 



7714. Trigonella corniculata. • 



7715. Festuca fanara. 



7716. VlCIA I.ITEA. 



7717. ViciA sirui.A. 



"Specimen found growing wild near the botianical station at Algiers. So 

 far as known, the plant is not cultivated, but is found very commonly along 

 the Algerian coast. The stems are rather small. It is of no present value as a 

 forage plant. ' ' {Scojir/d. ) 



7718. ViCIA EGYPTIANA. 



(Not in Kew Index. ) 



7719. Astragalus boeticus. 



"Specimen found growing wild in the garden of the School of Medicine of 

 Algiers. So far as known, this plant has not been introduced into culture. 

 The stem is upright, though inclined to be weak, 20 to 24 inches high; rather 

 straggling in habit of growth; plant deserves attention for improvement." 



{Scqfield.) ■ 



7720. AXTHYLLIS tetraphylla. 



"Specimen found in the woods above Mustapha. This plant is said to be 

 adapted for use in arid regions. It has a creepinj^ habit of growth, fruits very 

 freely, and produces a large number of root nodules." (Scqfield. ) 



7721. Anthyllis vulneraria. 



" Specimen found in the woods above Mustapha. This plant is not common 

 in Algeria. It has a decidedly different habit of growth from that of A. tetra- 

 phylJu. It grows very commonly along the bluffs above Hussien Dey." {Sco- 

 field.) 



