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(M. media), but it is also l)clicvc(l to be a natural bybrid of 

 M. sativa and ^I. falcata. It yielded well in Utah. Colorado, and 

 Nebraska, but did not do very well in Nevada and Texas. There 

 are numerous strains of this variety, chief of which are the (icr- 

 man, Baltic, and the famous Grim's alfalfa. 



The latter is one of the most hardy of all alfalfas. It will not 

 only withstand intense cold and drought Inil will do well on 

 poorer soils than do others, its chief drawback beini^- its tendency 

 to lodge. 



9. Cicruv.in strain. 



A German strain of Al. medica grown by Mr. Isenberg at 

 Waialae, Oahu, ])roved to succeed much lietter than the common 

 alfalfa. It is now exclusivelv grown there. 



10. Grim's alfalfa. 



Grim's alfalfa was originated l)y Mr. (irim of Xorth Daktita. 

 It is a close second if not a better variety than the Tiud<estan in 

 the matter of resistance to cold and drought and has out-yielded 

 it in several trials made in South Dakota. It is generally cou- 

 sidered to be better adapted to northern conditions than to the 

 southern. 



11. Baltic alfalfa. 



I Baltic alfalfa originated in I Baltic, South Dakota, and is b.e- 

 lieved to be a strain of (jrim's.'' It resembles the latter ver\- 

 closely, is free from a bacterial disease common to all others, an.d 

 is not so liable to lodge as the other strains of M. media. 



So far as the writer can determine, onlv the following varieties 

 have been grown in Hawaii thus far. They ai~i]iarently succeed 

 best in the order given : 



1 Utah (Chilian) 3 German 



2 California (Chilian) 6 .Arabian 



3 Kansas (Chilian) 7 Turkestan 



4 Australian (Chilian) 1^ IVruvian 



Semipalatinsk Alfalfa. Simc the nbovc w.-is written ii new dry-Innd iiIfalfM 

 (Scinipiiliitiiisk -Alfiilfn) li.is liccii iiilrodiiccd to the Isliiiuls by Messrs. IT. H.Tck- 

 ffld & Co.. tlirfiiiu'h tin- efforts of their iiiiinaser, Mr. J. F, ('. UiiRCMis. This .seed 

 was rollected in Sil.erin in l!)i;t liy Prof. N. K. Hansen of Ihi' .Soulli Dakota Col- 

 lege of .Xerieullurc. Of it, I'rof. Hansen says: 



"Tliese seeds were (ralhered upon my fourth e.\|>edition to Siheria on tlie dry. 

 open ste|)pes near Seniipalalinsk, Southern Silieria. 'IMiis is a region with n total 

 iinnnal jyrecipilation of ei(;ht inches, including hoth rain and snow, and with a 

 teinperatnre ran(;e of from 100 degrees in Kiinimer to .'SO decrees below zer i 

 Fahrenlieit in winter, o^fen witlioiit snow. The exi)edition was atithorized by the 

 .Sonth Dakota State Fieirisbitiire, Mareh. Iftl.T. * * * My opinion is tliat they 

 will l)e n crent heli> to aKi'ieiiltnre on the highest and dryest nplands of a number 

 of our western states where mo irriuation is i)ossible.'' 



D is ho);ed that this variety may prove usefnl for our dry uplands. We under 

 stand that the seed is bikini; rather widely distributed over the group and that 

 extensive plantings are to be made on the Islanil of Lanai. V. O. K. 



Col. 8ta. Report Htlo. 



