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20575. Lathyrus pratensis. Meadow pea. 



From Ultima, 60° N. lat., Sweden. "(No. 55.) A native wild legu- 

 minous forage plant." (Hansen.) 



20576. Phleum alpinum. Mountain timothy. 



From Ultima, Sweden. "(No. 56.) Native timothy from Sanding, in 

 the Austrian Alps. Seed grown the second year at the experiment station 

 at Forsse, 63° N. lat, in 1906. The present sample is from Dr. E. O. 

 Arenander, at the experiment station at Ultuna." (Hansen.) 



20577. Vicia cracca. Bird vetch. 



From the Vesterbotten district, Sweden. "(No. 57.) A valuable forage 

 plant collected from wild plants in northern Sweden, north of the Polar 

 Circle, in the Vesterbotten district, 64° N. lat. Over 80 per cent of the 

 seeds are hard, so should be prepared by scratching by the Svalof method 

 before sowing." (Hansen.) 



20578. Trifolium pratense. Red clover. 



From Bodoe, Norway. "(No. 58.) Wild red clover collected on the 

 Landingeness farm, near the experiment station at Bodoe, 67° N. lat." 

 (Hansen.) 



20579. Hordeum hexastichum. Six-row barley. 



From Tjeldnaes, Loedingen district, Norway. "(No. 59.) A spring 

 barley which ripens in 94 days. From 68° 20' N. lat." (Hansen.) 



20580. Hordeum vulgare. Barley. 



From Stroemmen, Tysfjord district, 68° N. lat, Norway. "(No. 60.) A 

 spring barley which ripens in 96 days." (Hansen.) 



20581. Hordeum vulgare. Barley. 



From Hammeroe district, 68° N. lat., Norway. "(No. 61.) A spring 

 barley which ripens in 93 days." (Hansen.) 



20582. Hordeum vulgare. Barley. 



From Moljord, Beieren district, Norway. "(No. 62.) A spring barley 

 of very ancient cultivation in this district; lat 66° 54'." (Hansen.) 



20583. Hordeum vulgare. Barley. 



From Liland, Evenaes district, 68° 29' N. lat, Norway. (No. 63.) 

 Spring barley. 



20584. Avena sativa. Oat. 



From Breirem, Vefsen district, Norway. "(No. 64.) Spring oats from 

 65° 55' N. lat., where they ripen in 91 days." (Hansen.) 



20585. Secale cereale. Bye. 



From Aaenget, Mo district, Norway. "(No. 65.) Spring rye from 66° 

 20' N. lat., where it ripens in 120 days. Aaenget is about 10 Norwegian 

 miles from the coast." (Hansen.) 



20586. Secale cereale. Rye. 



From Hjertoe, Nordfolden district, Norway. "(No. 66.) Winter rye 

 from 67° 40' N. lat. This rye has been cultivated for many years in this 

 locality." ( Hansen. ) 



20587. Hordeum vulgare. Barley. 



From Trysil, Hatfjelddalen district, Norway. "(No. 67.) One of the 

 very earliest varieties of spring barley, which ripens on sandy soil in 98 

 days. Trysil is a mountain village in the Trysil Valley in Nerli ; latitude 

 65° 32'." (Hansen.) 

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