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of the Orel jrovernment. The ^ntwor iiuulc a inactive of savinj; liis own s(«'il. ami 

 heiu'e this strain liad liet-n •^mw ti on the same estate for a wnnilu-r of years. 



Aeeonlinji to Mr. (ioej^LMnyer, tiiegoveriiineiit of Orel furnislics tlie best red clover 

 seed oijtainaitie in Kupsia. Its chief erops are winter rye and oats, and it is in rota- 

 tion with tlu'pe that the elover is g;ro\vn. A small (|nantity of winter wheat i.s also 

 grown. 



This variety is distinguished by the dustlessness of its iiay, due to almost complete 

 absence of hairiness from all parts of the |)lant; by its heavy yields for the first crop; 

 by it.s lealine.^^s and the persisteme of the ba.sU leaves; by the succulence of the 

 stem-s, which improves greatly the (luality of the liay and reduces the waste due to 

 woody, uneatable portions; by greater palatability than hay from domestic seed, and 

 l)y tlie fact that it comes to "proi)er maturity for harvesting from ten days to two 

 weeks latf r than the ordinary .\merican reil cli.ver. 



Except in certain sections and for ci-rtain purposes this variety is not n-com- 

 mended for supjilanting domestic red clover, but rather fi>r supplementing the lat- 

 ter. See Hulletin No. »o of the Bureau of Plant Indu.strv entitle<l "A New Type of 

 Red Clover." {Charles J. nniwL) 



10533 and 10534. Tkifolittm i'katkxsk. Red clover. 



From Riga, Russia. Secure<l bv ^Ir. K. \. I>cssev from Mr. Fr. Lassmann, Riga, 

 Ru.ssia. Received March 21," 1904. 



10533. 



From estate owned i>y Mr. Feu'sdin. Mohileff government, near Zhlobin. 



10534. Courland. 



From estate of Mr. .Sillin, Neuhof, Courland government. A high-growing 



sort. 



10535 to 10543. Victa faba. Broad bean. 



From Paris, France. Received thru Vilmorin-Andricux t*i Co., March 21, 1904. 



10535. Large, common field va- 10539. ]yindsor. 



"^'*>'- 10540. (1 rem Windsor, or Genoa. 



10536. Perfection. 10541. Small Green J alienne. 



10537. .S'enV/a, long-podded. 10542. Duarf Earl,/. 



10538. Aguadulce extra long- ^^g^g y.,,/,/, r/«»," green. 



podded. 



10544. Bean. 



Originally from Spain. Received thru Mr. Rosendo Torras, of Brunsw ick, (xa., 

 March 20, 1904. 



Large white beans, slightly marked with red, varying in size. "Apparently 

 different from any raised in this country." ( Torra.^. ) 



10545. Phleum pkatense. Timothy. 



From Vienna, Austria. Received thru Dr. Victor Lieb, (Jourt Gardener to 

 Palace of Miramar, near Trieste, Austria, March 24, 1904. 



10546. Phleum pratense. Timothy. 



From Lulea, Sweden. Received tliru Dr. Paul Hellstnnn, March 24, 1904. 



Grown at Person Norrbattens Lau, Sweden, in 1901. Imported for the experi- 

 ments in the breeding of timothy at Ithaca, N. Y. 



10547 to 10550. Phleum spp. 



From Vienna, Austria. Received thru Doctor Weinzierl, Councilor, Seed Con- 

 trol Station in Vienna, March 24, 1904. 



Four species of Phleum from the experiment station in the Austrian Alps, known 

 as the Sandling-Alp Station, which has won a wide reputation for its work on 



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