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1048. Citrullus vulgaris. Watermelon. 



From Uirian Horticultural School, Russia. Received through Prof. N. E. Han- 

 sen, May 24, 1898. (1 package.) 



A yellow-skinned variety exhibited at Kief fair, September, 1897. Seed given by 

 Yaroslav Memetz, Vinnitza, Podolia. 



1049. Oeratonia siliqua. St. John's Bread. 



From Nizhni Novgorod, Russia. Received through Prof. N. E. Hansen, May 24, 

 1898. (8 packages.) Bought from a Persian merchant at Nizhni Novgorod 

 fair. 



The carob. The sweet-fleshed pods are used for food in Italy and the Orient, and 

 are supposed by some to have been used by John the Baptist. Often called Turkish 

 or Persian locusts, or locust beans. 



1050. Oonringia orientalis. Hare's-ear mustard. 



From Valujka, Russia. Received through Prof. N. E. Hansen, May 24, 1898. 

 "Wild oil plant," collected by the peasants for the extraction of oil. 



1051. Koeleria cristata. Prairie June grass. 



From Valujka, Russia. Received through Prof. N. E. Hansen, May 24, 

 (1 package.) 



"Wild steppe grass." Cattle like it best mown; grass small; seed germinates 

 slowly; perennial. 



1052. Festuoa elatior. Meadow fescue. 



From Valujka, Russia. Received through Prof. N. E. Hansen, May 24, 1898. 

 (1 package.) 



Grows wild in Valujka. 



1053. Triticum vulgare. Wheat. 



From Uralsk, on the Ural River, Russia. Received through Prof. N. E. Hansen, 

 May 24, 1898. 



Turkestan variety. 



1054. Lathyrits tuberosus. 



From Rovnaya, Samara Province, Russia. Received through Prof. N. E. Hansen, 



May 24, 1898. (2 packages.) 



Grows wild at Rovnaya. 



1055. Elymus sabtjlosits. Lyme grass. 



From Valujka, Russia. Received through Prof. N. E. Hansen, May 24,1898. (I 

 package.) 



Grows wild in Valujka. Very like E. condensatus of the Pacific slope. 



1056. Astragalus. Milk vetch. 



From St. Petersburg. Received through Prof. N.E.Hansen, May 24,1898. (1 

 package.) 



Not yet determined at St. Petersburg. Grows wild on sandy soil, and cattle like it. 

 Hairy when old, but herbaceous when very young. 



1057. Vitis vinifera. Grape. 



From Kuldja, China. Received through Prof. N. E. Hansen, May 24, 1898. 



Professor Hansen writes: "Mixed cuttings from a Chinese vineyard. I grew a few 

 plants from these cuttings, which I carried with me in the overland journey." 



