NEW PLANT IMMIGRANTS 89 
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Photo by N. E. Hansen 
RUSSIAN PEASANTS GATHERING SEEDS OF THE WILD ALFALFA NEAR THE EDGE OF THE 
GOBI DESERT FOR THE AGRICULTURAL EXPLORER, N. —E. HANSEN 
This is the yellow-flowered Medicago falcata, the hardiest of the alfalfas; destined, it 
is believed, to make its home on our northwestern ranges, or when bred with the ordinary 
alfalfa to render it proof against the severest drought and the most intense cold which visits 
the northwest. 
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Photo by David Fairchild 
A I57ACRE OASIS OF DATE PALMS IN CALIFORNIA 
This plantation was started by the government six years ago, and into it were gathered 
the best dates of the world. Most of them fruited this summer and attracted thousands of 
visitors. 
