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1475. Achillea millefolium. Yarrow. 



From France. Received through Mr. W. T. Swingle, December, 1898. (2 pack- 

 ages.) 



"Millefeuille." 



"A perennial composite with simple stems, twice pinnately parted leaves, and 

 white or pink flat-topped flower clusters. Common in old fields and meadows 

 throughout the eastern United States and extending westward through the prairie 

 region. In this country it is usually considered a weed ; but in Europe, and espe- 

 cially in England, is held to be a very valuable addition to sheep pastures." Jared 

 G. Smith. 



"Perennial of long duration, very early, good pasture for sheep alone or mixed 

 in compositions of grasses; can bear drought well even on dry lands. Suitable for 

 hardy turf on meager and dry lands. Sown in spring or at the end of the summer 

 and in autumn." (Vilmorin.) 



The seed weighs 23 to 27 pounds per bushel ; 4£ to 5£ pounds is required per acre. 



1476. Sin apis alba. White mustard. 



From France. Received through Mr. W. T. Swingle, December, 1898. (20 pack- 

 ages.) 



"Moutarde blanche." 



' 'Annual, very good forage for cows at the end of summer and in autumn; to be 

 sown for forage in August or September, upon the stubble of a cereal after lightly 

 working the ground ; for seed harvesting sow in April. For forage, to be eaten green, 

 alone or in mixture with other plants. It may be sown successively from spring to 

 the end of summer. The seed is oleaginous and serves frequently for the manufacture 

 of the spice of this name, but its most important use is as a medicine for mankind." 

 {Vilmorin.) 



The seed weighs 50 to 54 pounds per bushel ; 11 to 13 pounds per acre is sown for 

 forage, 4J to 5^- pounds for seed. 



1477. Brassica nigra. Black mustard. 



From France. Received through Mr. W. T. Swingle, December, 1898. (32 pack- 

 ages.) 



"Moutarde noire dAlsace" (black Alsatian mustard). Large-seeded. 



"Annual plant of rapid growth, cultivated more for the sake of its oil and medical 

 properties than for forage. The seed serves for the manufacture of mustard used 

 for seasoning and for the preparation of ground mustard, the basis of sinapisms, 

 but it may also be used as a very quickly developing forage plant. 



"Two principal varieties are distinguished in commerce — the Sicilian black mus- 

 tard, flowering and seeding very early, and the Alsace black mustard, with larger, 

 broader, and more yellowish leaves." ( Vilmorin.) 



The seed weighs 50 to 54 pounds per bushel; 5^ to 7 pounds per acre is required 

 for forage, 2f pounds per acre for seed production. 



1478. Brassica nigra. Black mustard. 



From France. Received through Mr. W. T. Swingle, December, 1898. (32 pack- 



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"Moutarde noire de Sicile" (black Sicilian mustard). 

 Small-seeded. (See No. 1477. ) 



1479. Brassica napus. Summer rape. 



From France. Received through Mr. W. T. Swingle, December, 1898. (9 pack- 

 ages.) 



"Navette d'e"te on quarantaine." 



Variety "sylvestris." 



"Used for the same purpose as the winter rape, less productive, but earlier, and 

 preferred for autumn seeding and the production of green spring forage in localities 

 where the winters are mild. For spring and summer seeding, with the purpose of 

 obtaining the product during the same year, this summer rape should be employed 

 to the exclusion of all others." ( Vilmorin.) 



