SKl-lKMRKK, U>01), TO DECKMKEK. IW.]. lOT) 



7689 to 7765 — Continued. 



7735. MKDK'Ario echixis. 



"Speciiiu'ii found near Oiu-d Sniaiir, Algeria. This plant is one of the 

 important annual nu-dii-aRos. It has an inclining or rreeping habit of growth; 

 i.s very vigorous, and pro<luces a large number ( »f fruits. ' ' (Scojiild. ) 



7736. Mki)Ic.\<!o helix var. KKiimi.A. 



7737. Mki)IC.\go denticll.^ta. 



7738. Mkdicaoo orbicularis. 



7739. MEDUAfiO TRrXCXTl'LA. 



7740. .MEDICAdo TIKBIXATA. 



"Specimen found in woods above Mustapha. This plant has an inclining, 

 or sometimes upright, habit of growth. It is an annual, and deserves a trial." 



{Srofiehl.) 



7741. Mei>ica(jo truncatula. 



7742. Medicago ciliaris. 



7743. Medkago secundifi-oka. 



•obtained on Ain el Hadjar Plateau." (ScoJieltJ.) 



7744. Memlotis mackocaki'a. 



"Specimen found near Hotel Continental, Mustapha. It is not particularly 

 common. The j>lant is mentioned by Battandier as being upright, profusely 

 branched, with bright green leaflets, very large, obovate, glaucous under- 

 neath; flowers al)out (i mm. long, paU- yellow, in loose bunches, exceeding the 

 leaves. The fruit is almost as lai-ge as a small pea, ovoid, obtuse, or spherical; 

 seeds, one or two, large, tuberculate. It is .said that Arabs sometimes use 

 these fruits as a spice, since they have the odor of the melilot in a very high 

 degree." (SroHeld.) 



7745. Ononis sp. 



7746. OxoBRVCHis sp. 



7747. Oxoxis avellana. 



7748. Kkiohotrva .tapoxica. Loquat. 



(Seed never turned over to the office of Seefl and Plant Introduction and 

 DistriV)ntion. ) 



7749. Gexi.sta sphaerocarpa. 



7750. ScoRPiiRrs vermiculata. 



7751. SCOKIMIKUS SULCATA. 



"Specimen found near Hotel Continental, Mustapha. This i)lant seems to 

 be at present of very little value. Like .S'. rennicuhtUi it never attains any con- 

 siderable height, and is, if anything, less vigorous than S. innniculata. It 

 thrives, however, in very poor soil, and is a harmless weed." {Scofield. ) ■ 



7752. Trigonella gladiata. 



"Nearly related to T. foenum-graecum." {Scofield.) 



7753. Trifolium angitstifolium. 



"Specimen from grounds of Danish consulate, Mustapha. This plant is 

 closely allied to T. incarnatiun. It does not thrive well in Algeria, seldom 

 reaching more than 1 foot in height, and producing few, if any, liranches. 

 Some very, vigorous specimens were seen near Oran and west of there, where 

 it is more common than near Algiers. It is an annual, maturing early in May. ' ' 

 (Srqtield.) 



