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LALLEMANTIA IBERICA. (Menthaceae. ) 29932. Seed from Eew, 

 England. Presented "by Dr. David Prain, Director, Royal Botani- 

 cal Gardens. This plant which is now "being cultivated in 

 Southern Russia for its oil-producing seed, is introduced in 

 order to test its value as an oil-crop, the oil "being consid- 

 ered one of the highest grade drying oils. As it occurs native 

 in the drier parts of Palestine, it may "be of great importance 

 in the semi-arid portions of the Southwest. For distribution 

 later. 



LATHYRUS SPP. (Fabaceae.) 29933-94R. Seeds of thirteen 

 species of Lathyrus fom Kew, England. Presented "by Dr. David 

 Prain, Director, Royal Botanic Gardens. Introduced for the work 

 of the Office of Forage Crop Investigations. For distribution 

 later. 



MAJTGIFERA INDICA. (Anacardiaceae . ) 30085-089. Cuttings 

 of mango from Lucknow, United Provinces, India. Presented "by 

 Mr. H. 3. Davies, Superintendent, Government Horticultural Gar- 

 dens, at the request of Rev. N. L. Rockey, Gonda, United Prov- 

 inces. 30085. Amin. 30086. Bombay. 30087. Dilpasand. 30088. 

 Langra. 30089. Safeda. All for distribution later. 



MEDICAGO CANCELLATA. (Fabaceae.) 30061. Seed collected 

 near Sarepta, Russia, on top of the Jergeni hills, on white 

 stony, sandy soil effervescing with acid, by Mr. W. Grekow, 

 Zarizyn, Saratoff, Russia. Presented by Mr. W. V. Arapow, 

 Samara, Russia. For distribution later. 



MEDICAGO FALCATA. (Fabaceae.) Seed from SvSlof, Sweden. 

 Presented by Dr. N. H. Nilsson, Director, Swedish Seed-breeding 

 Association. "This is seed from our real Medicago falcata which 

 grows wild in most parts of our country and it is a very good 

 species. Its harvest-value is not very great, as it is 

 frequently lying down, but as a pasture plant it is the more 

 valuable. It turns vast dry stretches of sandy (but calcareous) 

 ground into excellent pasture fields, where an astonishingly 

 great number of cattle can feed the whole summer. The seed 

 should be prepared in order to make it germinate." (Nilsson.) 

 For distribution later. 



MEDICAGO FALCATA. (Fabaceae.) 30009. Seed from Simla, 

 India. Purchased from Mr. F. Booth Tucker, The Salvation Army, 

 Simla. From Kashmir. For distribution later. 



PRUMJS SP. (Amygdalaceae. ) 29921. Seeds of a cherry 

 from Tokyo, Japan. Presented by Dr. T. Watase, the Tokyo Plant, 

 Seed and Implement Company. "Oshima Sakura. The fastest growing 

 variety of cherry trees, the wood of which is valued for fuel 

 and charcoal." In Japan where the charcoal fire is & great 



