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from 18 to 50 bushels per acre, depending upon treatment and the season. A red- 

 seeded, panicled millet (Panicum miliaceum), but varying greatly as to the form of 

 panicle. Grown chiefly for the seed, which, besides being good stock feed, is exten- 

 sively used in Russia for human food in the form of grits or gruel and with soups. 

 Well adapted for trial in almost all the prairie States, but especially in the drier, 

 colder districts. Amount obtained, 3 bushels. 

 Reprinted from Inventory No. 4. See Carleton, Bull. 23, Div. Bot. : 29. 



2798. ChvEtochloa italica. Millet. 



From Russia. Received March, 1899, through Mr. M. A. Carleton. 



Kursk. From the government of Kursk. Mean annual rainfall, about 21 inches; 

 for the growing season (May to September, inclusive) , about 11 inches. Soil, a sandy, 

 black, clay loam, rather rich in humus. Sown at the usual time for sowing forage 

 millets. Best drilled in at the rate of 25 to 30 pounds per acre. A very good form 

 of the ordinary German millet, until recently known as Panicum germanicum or 

 Setaria germanica, now regarded as one of the numerous varieties of Chaetochloa 

 italica. In Kursk, grown only for the forage it produces. Suitable for trial in the 

 North Central States from Ohio to Kansas. Amount obtained, 1 J bushels. 



Reprinted from Inventory No. 4. See Carleton, Bull. 23, Div. Bot. : 30. 



2799. Zea mays. Sugar corn. 



From Russia. Received March, 1899, through Mr. M. A. Carleton. 



Malakhof. From the government of Tula. Mean annual rainfall, near 21 inches; 

 for the growing season (May to September, inclusive), about 11 inches. Considered 

 in that region excellent sugar corn, and especially one that ripens very early. Suita- 

 ble for trial in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and perhaps South Dakota, Michigan, and 

 Illinois. Amount obtained, f bushel. 



Reprinted from Inventory No. 4. See Carleton, Bull. 23, Div. Bot. : 27. 



2800. Ayena satiya. Oat. 



From Russia. Received March, 1899, through Mr. M. A. Carleton. 



Tobolsk. From Tobolsk government. Mean annual rainfall, about 18 inches; for 

 the growing season (May to September, inclusive) , 12 inches. Mean annual tem- 

 perature, 31.7°; for the growing season, 56.5°. Seems an excellent sort of white 

 oat for a cold climate. Should be tried in northern New York, Wisconsin, Minne- 

 sota, North Dakota, and southern Alaska. Amount obtained, 12 bushels. 



Reprinted from Inventory No. 4. See Carleton, Bull. 23, Div. Bot. : 21. 



2801. Fagopyrum esculentum. Buckwheat. 



From Russia. Received March, 1899, through Mr. M. A. Carleton. 



Orenburg. From the government of Orenburg. Mean annual rainfall, 15.5 inches; 

 for the growing season (May to September, inclusive), 8 inches. Mean annual tem- 

 perature, 37.9°; for January, 4.5°; for July, 68.8°. Soil, black, sandy loam. Sown 

 as soon as there are no longer night frosts of any importance, at the rate of 1? bushels 

 per acre. Period of growth about 90 days. A very large seeded buckwheat, of a 

 deep brown color, wingless. Grown much in east Russia and west Siberia. A sort 

 of gruel is often made of the hulled seed, or it is made into cakes and served with 

 soups. Should be tried in the Great Plains from Oklahoma or Kansas northward, 

 and in portions of the mountain States and perhaps in Iowa and Minnesota. Amount 

 obtained, 15 bushels. 



Reprinted from Inventory No. 4. See Carleton, Bull. 23, Div. Bot. : 30. 



2802. Lathyrus sylvestris wagneri. Flat pea. 



From Russia. Received March, 1899, through Mr. M. A. Carleton. 



Tambof. From the government of Tambof. Mean annual rainfall, 20 inches; for 

 the growing season (May to September, inclusive) , 10 inches. Considered an excel- 

 lent forage plant in the drier regions, though it is slow in obtaining a start. Suitable 

 for the plains States north of Oklahoma. Amount obtained, f bushel. 



Reprinted from Inventory No. 4, See Carleton, Bull. 23, Div. Bot. : 31. 



