July 23, 1910 



HORTICULTURE, 



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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 



AGRICULTURE. 

 Bulletin No. 36, Foreign Plant Intro- 

 ductions, April 24 to May 1, 1910. 

 Fagus orientalis. 27662. From 

 Tiflis, Caucasus, Russia. The Cauca- 

 sian beech growing into a tall and im- 

 posing tree. The wood is excellent 

 material for tubs and barrels, furni- 

 ture and vats. These seeds came from 

 Elisavetpol where there is only a 

 slight annual rainfall, 10-12 inches. 

 (Meyer's introduction.) 



Fragaria chiloensis. 27423-429. A 

 collection of seven kinds of Chilean 

 strawberries from Mr. Jose D. Hus- 

 bands, including white, pink, yellow 

 and red fleshed varieties. "The medi- 

 um-sized, red sorts are softer fleshed, 

 sweeter and better flavored than the 

 white kinds. They do not keep long 

 after picking and must be used fresh. 

 The large white and yellow classes 

 have solid flesh, are good keepers and 

 shippers, but they lack the exquisite 

 flavor of American varieties; they are 

 good eating and are highly esteemed 

 as desirable sorts. The demand is 



MORUS AL15A HTRAMIDALIS 



(S. p. I. 27716). 



A robust variety of mulberry, looking 

 at a distance strikingly like a Lombardy 

 popl.ir. May pi-ove of value in the mlld- 

 winterod, semi-arid sections of the United 

 States. 



largely in excess of the supply." (Hus- 

 bands.) For distribution later. 



Gleditsia Caspica. 27335. From Tif- 

 lis, Caucasus. A honey locust grow- 

 ing into a rather spreading, densely 

 branched, low tree, bearing a multi- 

 tude of heavy, fleshy pods. Of value 

 as a shade and park tree in the semi- 

 arid regions of the United States. 

 (Meyer's introduction.) 



Halimodendron Halodendron. 27668. 

 From Tiflis, Caucasus. A very spiny 

 shrub, a native of the Caucasus. Ap- 

 parently very drought resistant. An 

 ornamental garden shrub and hedge 

 plant. (Meyer's introduction.) 



Inodes sp. 27342. From Souchoum 

 Kale, Caucasus. A low-growing sabal, 

 for planting along driveways or paths 

 in orchards where tall plants are not 

 wanted. The climate is mild enough 

 here to grow oranges and other citrus 

 fruits. (Meyer's Introduction.) 



Juniperus communis. 27673. From 

 Tiflis, Caucasus. This well known 

 shrub, occasionally growing Into a 



small tree, occurs in many places in 

 the Caucasus and is recommended as 

 an ornamental evergreen in semi-arid 

 section. Juniperus foetidissima. 27C71. 

 From Tiflis, Caucasus. A tall tree oc- 

 curring in dry places. Of value as an 

 ornamental and timber tree in dry 

 regions where fairly mild winters pre- 

 vail. (Meyer's introduction.) 



I^agenaria vulgaris. 27712. From 

 Hankow, China. Presented by Mr. A. 

 Sugdeu. "Small, yellow gourd which 

 hangs on the plant all winter; has a 

 fluffy white flower." (Sugden.) For 

 distribution later. 



Laurocerasus officinalis. 27684. From 

 Tiflis, Caucasus. A variety of laurel- 

 cherry coming from the higher moun- 

 tains of the Caucasus. Able to stand a 

 temperature of 10 deg. below zero. Of 

 rather slow growth and of low, spread- 

 ing habit. (Meyer's introduction). 



Lolium multiflorum. 27435. Italian 

 rye grass from Mr. Jose D. Husbands, 

 Limavida, Chile. "Best all around 

 wild pasture grass. May be classed as 

 equal to timothy; an annual." (Hus- 

 bands.) For distribution later. 



Mains sp. 27769. From Tiflis, Cau- 

 casus. A native Caucasian variety of 

 winter apple, excellent for keeping and 

 shipping. (Meyer's introduction.) 



Medicago arabica. 27675. From 

 Souchoum Kale, Caucasus. This was 

 picked out of No. 27343. See this num- 

 ber for description. (Meyer's intro- 

 duction.) 



Medicago denticulata. 27343. From 

 Kale, Caucasus. An annual bur clover 

 found growing along an embankment. 

 Probably two species in this lot. 

 (Meyer's introduction.) 



Medicago lupulina. 27437. From Mr. 

 Jose D. Husbands, Limavida, Chile. 

 "A new sort from the highlands of 

 the Cordilleras." M. sativa. 27438. 

 "Seed from wild alfalfa plant found in 

 the virgin forest of the inner Cordil- 

 lera at a high altitude." (Husbands.) 

 For distribution later. 



Melilotus indica. 27439. From Mr. 

 Jose D. Husbands. Limavida, Chile. 

 "A wild sweet clover, yellow-flowered, 

 highly esteemed for fodder, eaten by 

 all animals." (Husbands.) For distri- 

 bution later. 



Melilotus spp. 27603-608. Seed of 

 4 species of Melilotus, M. dentata, M 

 indica, M. italica and M. messanensis, 

 fiom St. Petersburg, Russia. Pre- 

 sented by Dr. A. F. V. Waldheim. 

 For distribution later. 



Morus spp. 27714-720. From Tiflis, 

 Caucasus. 27714. An interesting va- 

 riety of the weeping mulberry, making 

 twigs often 10 feet in length and hang- 

 ing straight down. Very beautiful 

 when grafted high, that is, from 10 to 

 20 feet above the ground. Morus alba. 

 27715-719. 27715. An ornamental mul- 

 berry making a dense globular head. 

 Can be used to advantage in gardens 

 of somewhat formal outlines. 27716. 

 A robust variety of mulberry, looking 

 at a distance strikingly like a Lom- 

 bardy poplar. 27717. A variety of 

 mulberry having large leaves and 

 bearing large, black berries of good 

 taste; of value as an ornamental and 

 friut tree. 27718. Variety italia. A 

 very large-leaved variety of mulberry, 

 said to be of Japanese origin. The 

 leaves are unlike other mulberries, 

 being more or less lobed like Brous- 

 sonetia papyrifera. 27719. A mul- 

 berry bearing long, black berries of a 

 raspberry-like taste. 27720. Morus 



nigra. A native variety of mulberry 

 producing large, black berries of a 

 fresh-sweet taste and from which ex- 

 cellent preserves can be made. Ripens 

 from the end of July until the middle 

 of September. (Meyer's introductions.) 



Nothofagus sp. 27440. From Mr. 

 Jose D. Husbands, Limavida, Chile. 

 White-oak. "A fine timber tree for 

 any industrial use." (Husbands.) 

 For distribution later. 



Paeonia Mlokosewitschi. 27674 

 From Tiflis, Caucasus. A rare nativ» 

 Caucasian peony, herbaceous, bearing 

 yellow flowers. To be employed Id 

 creating a strain of double, yellow- 

 flowered herbaceous peonies. (Meyer's 

 Introduction.) 



Paspalum sp. 27570. From Para, 

 Brazil. Presented by Mr. Walter 

 Fischer. "This grass is the first to 

 take possession of clearings and la 

 much relished by cattle, and conse- 

 quently highly valued by the natives. 

 It grows w'ith astonishing rapidity, 

 throwing out runners 20 to 30 feet in 

 length in a very short time. Its 

 height when in flower is 2 to 3 feet. 

 For Florida it would probably make 

 an excellent sand binder and pasture 

 grass. According to Dr. Huber, of 

 Para, this grass has never been named 

 and it is not known whether it is in- 



.11 MIKKU.S FuETIDISSIMA 



(S. p. I. 27671). 

 A flue f-preailfng specimen of this juniper 

 found in the mountains near Geok-Tapa, 

 Russia. The lumber is valuable for fence 

 posts and in the manufacture of lead pen- 

 cils. It makes a desirable ornamental park 

 and garden tree. It may prove valuable 

 in lUe mild-wintered, semi-arid sections of 

 this country. 



digenous or introduced." (Fischer.) 

 For distribution later 



Populus spp. 27721-723. From 

 Tiflis, Caucasus. 27721. Populus alba. 

 A tall growing, very pyramidal poplar, 

 having a white trunk. 27722. Populus 

 alba. A well-known pyramidal poplar, 

 coming originally from Turkestan. 

 Often confused with, yet distinct from, 

 P. alba pyramidalis. Quite resistant 

 to canker. 27723. Populus sp. A tall 

 poplar of very spreading habits and 

 having silvery white bark. Grows 

 very fast. Apparently a native of the 

 Caucasus. (Meyer's introductions.) 



Prunus microcarpa. 27337. Seeds 

 from Tiflis, Caucasus. Plants under 

 No. 27303. A shrubby, small fruited 

 cherry, flowering early in spring. To 

 be tried as an ornamental flowering 

 shrub and perhaps also as a stock for 

 stone fruits. (Meyer's introduction.) 



Punica granatum. 27772-774. From 

 Tiflis, Caucausus. 27772. Fruits of 

 medium size, globular, compressed on 

 the sides. Rind light red; flesh rosy- 

 white, sweet. A medium prolific 

 bearer. 27773. Fruits very large; 



