SKn'KMHKK. 1".)(M). To DKCK.M HKK. IHO.J, 1 (')*.) 



rapacity ami ivsislaiue to rust. Tlu' i liniate of Vt-soiil-Hfiiiaii (altitinlc TOO iiu'tcrs) 

 isawaiiu one, L'o° and ; 2.S" F. l)t'iii^ the usual miiiiniiniis in wiuti'i'. The smiws, 

 soiiK'tinies a tuut or more dci'p, ari' of very short duration. Tlie mean yiclcl of tliis 

 variety \va.s ahout ItJ to 22 husliels ])er acre on stiff clay soil witliont iiardpan. It is 

 on tliis stiff soil tliat the variety f^eeni-s to do best. The resistance to dron<;ht shown 

 hy this sort is eviilenced l)y the fact that it has proved a .success in the Chelif Valley, 

 wheie as «'arly as the be^iiiniu'r of .liuu' the thermometer rises to 107° F., antl 

 drouijhtsof lonji duration are saiil to occur in the sprin<,'. In .\l;reria tiie wht-at is 

 planted in Novend)er ami harvested in June, l)ut it is worth whiii' testinj; it in 

 .America as a sjirini; wheat in the northern States. The only noticeable we<'ds in the 

 (ields from which this seed was bouorht were wild ani.s*', a wiM oat (Aimn stirilis), 

 and a iar^e flowered carrot, none beinji of a serious character except the wild ani.se, 

 which ripens about the same time with tlie w lieat. It is, however, a lijrht seeded 

 plant, and its seeds are easilv blown out liv tlie fanninj^ mill." {F<ilr<-lil/i} <md 

 Scofiehl. ) 



7786. Triticum vut/jare. Wheat. 



From Kharkof, Russia. Received November 9, 15)01, throu<;h Dr. \. lioenicke, 

 president of tbe Kharkof Ajirifultural Society. 



Klmrhtf. (Same as No. 7467.) 



7787. Triticum vul(;ark. Wheat. 



From Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Received tlimugli Hon. W. U.Martin, acting 

 United States consular agent, November 9, 1901. 



Belogl'nut. A varietv of hard winter wheat from Uyelaya (liinskaya station, Dmi 

 Territory. (See Nos. '(i{)12 and (lOl.!. ) 



7788. IIedysarum coronarium albidum. Sulla. 



From Setif, Province of Constantine, Algeria. Received through Messrs. D. (i. 

 Fairchild and C. S. Scofield (N<j. 735c), Novend)er 1 1, 1901. 



"This variety, which differs from the type of the species by having white flowers, 

 is found by Mr. Ryf (see No. 7586) to be much longer lived and in general i»referable 

 to the ordinary //. coronar'nnn of the region. The seeds, however, are very slow in 

 germinating and should be put through some .sort of a seed-scratching <levice before 

 jilant ing. ' ' ( Fairchild and tkofield. ) 



7789. Hedysarum naudinianum. 



From Setif, Province of Constantine, Algeria. Received through Messrs. D. G. 

 Fairchild and C. S. Scofield (No. 735b), November 11, 1901. 



"This is a very hardy, narrow leaved, bushy variety, in<ligenous to the vicinity of 

 Setif. It has been recently introduced into cultivation by Mr. Ryf (see No. 7586), 

 who is trying it under the same cultural methods that he u.ses with his new strain of 

 alfalfa. His experiments are not yet completed, but he has reasons to hope that this 

 species will prove of value, especially for dry and rather poor soils." {Fairchild and 

 Scofield. ) 



7790. Hedysarum coronarium. Sulla. 



From Setif, Province of Constantine, Algeria. Received through Messrs. D. G. 

 Fairchild and C. S. Scofield, November 11, 1901. 



Red Flon:ered. "This is the ordinary type which is widely grown as a forage or 

 soiling crop in Algeria. It is perennial and yields abundant crops under favorable 

 conditions. It is widely used in all countries bordering on the western Mediterra- 

 nean. As a hay crop, its greatest weakness is that its leaves fall easily when they 

 become dry . ' ' ( Fairchild and Scofield. ) 



7791. Melilotus sp. Melilot. 



From China. Received from Dr. C. Sprenger, Vomero, near Naples, Italy, 

 November 1, 1901. 



