106 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



20521 to 20795— Continued. 



20615. AOBOPYBOH CRISTATTJM. 



From Moscow, Russia. "(No. 95.) Grown from seed originally from 

 Don province, southern \*« »i ir;i River region, Russia. See No. H'>7 (S.P.I. 

 No. 20688). Variety l ». This lol was selected for its larger and heavier 

 a eds." i Hansen.) 



20616. Agboptbon shjibk i m. 



From Moscow, Russia. "(No. 96.) The original mixture of elemen- 

 tary species from the Trans-Ural region east of Orenburg; bence, in 

 extreme western Siberia, a valuable grass for dry steppes. This is 

 No. 2636 of Professor Williams, of the Moscow Agricultural College." 

 i Hansi a. i 



20617. Astragalus qltctphi i.i.os. ■ 



Prom Don province, Russia. "(No. '.'7. i A leguminous forage plant 

 from tii.' dry steppes of Don province of the Volga River region of south- 

 eastern Russia." I Hann n. i 



20618. Poa \i PIN \. 



From Kazan province, Russia. "(No. 98.) A good native pasture 

 grass from Kazan province of the northern Volga region in European 

 Russia." ( linns, n. i 



20619. PANII 1 M EB1 < II OBME. 



From Poltava province, Bouth-central Russia. "(No. 99.) A desirable 

 native grass." • Hatui n, i 



20620. ANDBOPOGON SOBGHT m. Sorghum. 



From Ussurie province, Siberia. "(No. 100.) Oaolan. This variety 

 grows from 20 to 25 feel In height, and during the Russo-Japanese war 

 the Cossacks on horseback found trouble In getting through the sorghui 

 fields, as they would be losl from view even with their spears, 

 i Hans* a. > 



20621. ANDBOPOGON SOBGHUM. Sorghum. 



From Ussurie province, Siberia. "(No. 101.) Oaolan. For descrip- 

 tion see No. 100 (S. P. 1. No. 20620). The bead does not appear as com- 

 pact as in No. 100. Seed broughl from .Manchuria by Russian student- 

 soldiers after the Russo-Japanese war." [Hansen,) 



20622. Agboptbon desebtobum. 



From the Trans-Ural region, Siberia. "(No. 102.) A drought- 

 resistant grass from the dry steppes." (Hansen.) 



20623. Agboptbon sp. 



From Moscow, Russia. "(No. 103.) This is from a single seed se- 

 lected by Professor Williams, of the Moscow Agricultural College, from 

 a plant with long, upright stolons from the Orenburg region on the 

 boundary between European Russia and Siberia. Promising as a grass 

 for dry, cold, regions." (Hansen.) 



20624. Phleum pbatense. Timothy. 



From Podolsk province, Russia. "(No. 104.) Wild native timothy." 

 (Hansen.) 



20625. Andbopogox soeghum. Sorghum. 



From Asiatic Russia. "(No. 105.) One of the best varieties culti- 

 vated by the native Mohammedans in Russian central Asia, east of the 

 Caspian Sea. The native variety is Ak-ju-gah-rah." (Hansen.) 

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