28 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



10577. Trifolium pkateksi:. Red clover. 



From Riga, Russia. Secured ))>• Mr. K. A. Bessey from Mr. H. Goeggiriger. 

 Received April 15, 1904. 



"Red clover from Ufa, a dry region and cold in winter but having little snow. 

 Seed rather jjoor, but for climatic regions ought to be valuable." {Besseij.) 



10578. Phleum pratense. Timothy. 



From Tokyo, Japan. Presented by Pr. Oscar Loew, of Komaha Agricultural 

 Experiment Station. Received April L'5, 1904. 



"Sample of seed for Mr. Gilmore's experiments in the selection of better races of 

 timothy at the State Agricultural Fxperiment Station, Ithaca, N. Y. Furnished 

 Doctor Loew by the Tokyo Plant Seed Company. The origin of the seed is uncer- 

 tain. Presumably, however, it was gathered in Japan." (Fairchild.) 



10579. EuTREMA hederaefolia. Dry-land -Nvasabi. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Presented by Mr. H. Suzuki, of the Yokohama Nur- 

 sery Company. Received April 1<S, 1904. 



"This wasabi is said to grow well in ordinary dry soil in shade, but it being a 

 native of the central part of Japan it might not resist your climate. 



"It seems to be much easier of cultivation than the ordinary wasabi which we 

 sent you before, tho it will take some years before it grows to the size of ordinary 

 wasabi roots, l)ut, as the leaves have a ve»y good flavor, it is said to be eaten l)y the 

 natives as one of the best kinds of spi(;e. It is mostly growing wild and not in culti- 

 vation yet." (Suzuki.) 



10580 to 10582. Prunus cerasus. Cherry. 



From Moscow, Russia. Secured by Mr. E. A. Bessey, thru Mr. Emil Meyer, 

 head gardener of the Agricultural Institute. Received April 18, 1904. 



10580. Vladimir. 10582. Vladimir. 



10581. Roditelsky. 



10583 to 10586. Barley. 



From Svalof, Sweden. Received thru the Allmanna Svenska Utsiideaaktiebolaget 

 (General Swedish Seed-Breeding Company), April 18, 1904. 



"A collection of pedigreed brewing barleys, each one 100 percent pure seed, which 

 have been produced by selection at the Swedish Seed-Breeding Institute in Svalof, 

 under the direction of Dr. N. H. Niisson. They are recommended for their remark- 

 able uniformity of growth, their heavy yielding character, and the low nitrogen 

 content of their kernels. Belonging to the two-rowed type of barley, they require 

 to be kept longer on the growing floor or in the growing drum of the malt house, 

 but in the opinion of European experts these pedigreed pure races of barley grow 

 more uniformly and make a better quality of beer than the ordinary types of barley 

 grown in America, which are all of mixed races. The different sorts represent 

 practically pure types of Doctor Nilsson's various barley races and translations of 

 his descriptions are given herewith." [Fairchild.) 



10583. HORDEUM DISTICHUM NUTANS. 



Frinsess. 0105. Head relatively thick and broad, with somewhat separated 

 kernels and spreading awns. Before ripening, yellowish. Kernel finely 

 built, medium in size, full, on both sides unusually finely wrinkled, yellow, 

 with a slightly whitish tint. Plant strong, of medium height, thickly leaved, 

 very well stooled, with strong, relatively stiff stems; leaves somewhat high on 

 the stem. Medium late, ripening a few days later than the CJievalier. Ex- 

 traordinarily productive, especially suited for mild, moderately strong, not 

 too heavy sods. As a brewing barley, especially high prized. Belonging to 

 Doctor Nilsson's Alpha group 



10584. HoRDEUM DISTICHUM NUTANS. 



Chevalier II. 0403. Head long, small, and loose, with kernels not diver- 

 gent; never reddish colored. Kernel medium sized, full, and especially finely 



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