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9454. Medicaoo sativa. Alfalfa. 



From Khiva, Turkestan. Received thimiKli Mr. E. A. Besj^cy, troni Mr. II. AV. 

 Diiri>chinidt, of Tashkent (No. 153a, November 6, 1902, numl)en'il in sack 

 153), Fel)ruary 2S, 1903. 



"Khiva is one of the driest regions in Turkestan, the average rainfall being less 

 than 8 inches a vear. It is correspondinglv hot in summer, but rather cold in 

 winter; much colder than Bokhara, Askliabatl. or Karshi. Alfalfa is grown only by 

 irrigation. It is fertilized abundantly, at least with fresh soil if not with animal 

 I iianure. ' ' ( Bexseij. ) 



9455. Medic AGO sativa. Alfalfa. 



From Karshi, Turkestan. Received through Mr. K. A. Bessey, from Mr. 11. \V. 

 Diirrschmidt, of Tashkent ( Xo. 154a, November <>, 1902, numbered in sacks 

 154), February 28, 1903. 



"Karshi lies about 80 miles southwest of Samarcand and about as far southeast of 

 Bokhara. It is in the edgi- of the mountains and much cooler than Bokhara." 

 ( Be-tsieij. ) 



9456. QuERcus SURER. Cork oak. 

 From Paris, France. Received through Viimorin-.\ndricux i^ Co., March 5, 190;{. 



9457. LiNUM usiTATissiMUM. Flax. 



From Riga, Rus.«ia. Received throtigh the I'nited States consul, from A. Sell- 

 mar, March (5, 1903. 



Best Riga. 



9458 to 9462. Amygdalus communis. Almond. 



Received through Mr. .1. W. Kerr. Denton, Md. Grown ])y Mr. Kerr from buds 

 furnished by this nei^artnient. Receivcil March 7, 1903. 



9458. 



CnMilht. <;rown from S. P. I. No. 7133. 



9459. 



Fabricd. (Jrown from S. V. I. No. 71.35. 



9460. 



Jorflav. Grown from S. P. I. Nos. 7398 and 7401, mixed. 



9461. 

 Mollor. Grown from S. P. I. No. 7it()l. 



9462. 



Planeta. Grown from S. P. I. No. 7062. 

 See Nos. 7985 to 7989 and 9348 to 9.351. Budded on peach stocks. 



9463 and 9464. Prunus armeniaca. Apricot. 



Received through Mr. .J. W. Kerr, Denton, ^Id. Grown by Mr. Kerr from l)uds 

 furnished by this Department. Received March 7, 1903. 



9463. 



Pati'iarca. Grown from S. P. I. 7136. 



9464. 



Grown from S. P. I. No. 6844. 



