250 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



9129. Triticum vulgare. Wheat. 



From Padi, Saratov government, Russia. Received through Mr. E. A. Bessey 

 (No. 109, July 25, 1902), November 15, 1902. 



Winter wheat. "A softish, light-colored wheat, with smooth heads. Said to have 

 been originally grown from the Hungarian Banat, but is somewhat darker colored 

 and harder. ' ' ( Bessey. ) 



9130. Triticum durum. Wheat. 



From Naples, Italy. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 

 1076) . Sample received by mail November 28, 1902; 300 kilos received Decem- 

 ber 10, 1902. 



Saragolla. "Wheat grown in the province of Apulia, along the Adriatic coast of 

 southern Italy. This wheat is esteemed by the producers of the famous Gragnano 

 macaroni as the best in the world for the production of a delicate, fine-flavored 

 product. It has not the strength of the Taganrog varieties, which, owing to the 

 small quantity of native wheat securable, are imported into Italy for semola-making 

 purposes. It has, however, a better flavor, I am told, and the yield of semola from 

 it is greater per weight of grain than from any of the imported hard wheats. It, 

 therefore, sells from 1.25 to 1.75 lire per quintal (100 kilos) higher than imported 

 wheats, which have to pay an import duty as well. Macaroni made from this variety 

 of wheat will not keep as long as that made from Taganrog sorts and is more liable 

 to the attacks of insects, but for quick consumption (three to six months) it is con- 

 sidered superior, and the gourmets of Naples order their macaroni made of the Sara- 

 golla wheat. The climate of the region about Foggia, where the best of this variety 

 is said to be grown, is one of the driest in Italy — only 18 inches of rainfall in the 

 year — and the soil is said to be stiff but impregnated with lime — i. e., calcareous. 

 This variety deserves the attention of American macaroni-wheat growers. As it 

 comes from a region w T here the winters are mild, it will probably not prove hardy as 

 a winter wheat north of the thirty-fifth parallel of latitude. The summer tempera- 

 ture of Apulia is high, but not commonly over 100° F. The heavy rains occur in 

 autumn, spring, and winter." (Fairchild.) 



9131. Triticum vulgare. Wheat. 



From Dzhizak, a town about 100 miles northwest of Samarcand, on the railroad. 

 Obtained through the Samarcand representatives of Mr. H. W. Diirrschmidt 

 by Mr. E. A. Bessey (No. 118, August 30, 1902). Received December 1, 1902. 



Chul biclai (or bugdai), meaning steppe wheat. "This grain is grown on the Steppes 

 without irrigation. The grains are hard, but it is not T. durum (according to Mr. Schif- 

 ron). This variety yields two harvests a year, for it can be sown as either a winter or 

 spring wheat. If the former, the harvest comes in July; if the latter, the harvest come* 

 in September. If sown in the spring, it is sown just as soon as the snow melts. The 

 spring-sown is the most certain to yield a good crop, for the fall-sown must depend 

 upon the rather uncertain snows. This seed, however, is from the fall-sown seed, 

 being obtained in July. It is selected from over 1,000 poods offered for sale and is 

 remarkably clean and'free from foreign seeds for this region." (Bessei/.) 



9132. Citrus nobilis X Citrus bigaradia. Tangerine. 



From Mustapha, Algiers, Algeria. Presented by Dr. L. Trabut, Government 

 Botanist. Received December 3, 1902. 



< iementine. 



9133. Hordeum DiSTiciiuM nutans. Barley. 



From Fort Atkinson, Wis. Received through Ex-Governor W. D. Hoard, Decem- 

 ber 5, n>02. 



Hanna. Grown from No. 5793. 



9134. Musa textilis. Manila hemp. 



From Manila, V. 1. Presented by Mr. W. S. Lyon, of the Insular Bureau of 

 Agriculture, to Mr. L. H. Dewey, Assistant Botanist, United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture. Received December 15, 1902. 



