DECEMBER, llM)r), TO JULY, liHW. 37 



17466 to 17470 C'ontimiod. 



17468. ViTis s|.. Grape. 



I'loiii 'ricntsiii. "(Nos. (IL', (»:{, (»4. ainl (>.">.) A dark |tiir|)li> jmipt-, with 

 soiiicwliiil siiialltT l«'rrii"s Mian N«». Wt (S. 1*. I. No. I74()7); otli«T\vi.«t' tlic .«aiiu' 

 (lescriptioM a|)|)lu's t(» i(." (.)fe;ti'r.) 



17469. KosA sp. Rose. 



l-Kiiii rckiiii:. " ( Nos. <»" ami «58. ) A .si'inidouldc, yt'll<t\v mso fmiiiciitly 

 nu't in llic ^'unliMis licrc. Is a verv tlirifly j^rowcr ami al)lt' to vvitlistiu»<l loii;; 

 ihoii^'lils. TIh' .xtrai^jlit vouii^; slmuts (^mw fmiii T) to S feet in lu'i^'iil." 

 ( Mri/rr. ) 



17470. Amv(;i>ai.i'8 pkuhka. Peach. 



From I'ckin^. "^No. (W.) Bud HfirkH froni (ho tree in (ho ^'■'•'•'I'l'^ "f tlio 

 (iermaii Iciiatioii in Peking,', from whicli one ha;,' of stM-dH was stMit nmicr No. 

 •la (S. 1'. 1. No. I. si.'( )•_')." (Mri/n:) 



17471. Tkiticum iHiKUM. ' Macaroni wheat. 



From LittU'ton, Colo. Received throii)i;h !\Ir. .Tami's H. Mills, Fehniary 7, I'.iOil. 

 Knbaiiht. 



17472. Ckataeous sp. Hawthorn. 



From Shanghai, Chhia. Presen(ed hy Rev. J. M. W. Fandiam, I >. D., of the 

 Chines*! Tract Socie(y. Received Fchrnary H, lUOd. 



17473. RuBUS sp. Himalaya blackberry. 



From .\ll)any, Orej;. Received through Mr. Alhert IJrownlow, I'ehrnary, llHHi. 



IliiiKtIiiiiii (synonym, JfniKildjid (litiiil) hlackherry. "This hlackherry was ^row n 

 hy Mr. Lnther Bmhank from seeds receivetl hy him ahont ISSDor I.SIIO from a friend, 

 who stated that they had heen gathered high np on (ho Himalaya MonntainH. It 

 was sparingly disseminatcfi hy Mr. Mnrhank on (he Paci lie coast, ahont lHi)4. It is 

 reported to he; a very vigorous, semifrailing variety, .somewhat closely reHend)ling 

 the 'Fvergreen' hlackherry of Ori'gon, hnt, nnhke tliat sort, she<lding its leaves in 

 autumn. In western Washington and Oiegon it has heeii found entirely hardy and 

 in most soils yields very large crops of fruit of good hIzo and (piality, ripening earlier 

 than the ' Kvergieen.'" Although not strictly a trailer, its recnndxMil hahit and 

 very strong growth render a trellis advisahle in its < ulture. 



" It is distrd)Uted at this time with a view to determining its iclativi- hardiness and 

 its adai)tahiiity to culture in aoctions east ^)l the Rocky Mountains." ( Tdijlur. ) 



17474. PiSTACiA VKKA. Pistache. 



From Khost, India. Presented hy Mr. Philip Parker, of tiie Indian Irrigation 

 Service, through .1. S. Davis, es(|., executive engineer, P.annu, Karnm Valley 

 Irrigation Project. Keceiviid through Mr. \V. T. Swingle, May L'l, IlKKi'. 



"An unusually interesting dee[) green variety of the wild nut." {Siiinijlc.) 



17475. Andkoi'Ooon soijoiium. Kafir corn. 



I'rom Lawrence, Kans. Received through F. Parteldes »^ Co. , .April .'5, liHKi. 



17476. Mkdk A(i<) sATivA. Alfalfa. 



From Hrady, Nehr. 



Seed from a single plant. Selected hy J. M. Westgate, of this DepartmcMit, Sep- 

 tend)er 28, l!)()r>, in a field helonging to II. K. Peckham, on account of size, drought 

 resistanct!, hardiness, white llowers, and seeding (jualities. 



