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22432 to 22459— Continued. 



each other, a rare thing -with Chinese cabbage. Very much esteemed 

 locally. Needs a rich, well-irrigated soil. Sow in June, transplant iu 

 early September. 2 feet apart in each direction, take up after the first 

 frost and store in cool, frostproof pit." (Meyer.) 



22460 and 22461. Cupressus spp. Cedar. 



From Paris, France. Purchased from Yilmorin-Andrieux & Co. Received 

 March 27, 1908. 



22460. Cupressus benthami knightiana (Perry) Mast. 



22461. Cupressus benthami lindleyi (Klotzsch) Mast. 



22463 and 22464. Stizolobium spp. 



From Saharunpur, Northwest Province, British India. Presented by Mr. 

 A. C. Hartless, superintendent, Government Botanic Gardens. Received 

 March 30, 1908. 



22463. Stizolobium niveum (Roxb.) Kuntze. 

 (For description see No. 19181.) 



22464. Stizolobium capitatum (Roxb.) Kuntze. 



22465. Medicago sativa L. Alfalfa. 



From Guaranda, Ecuador. Presented by Father Luis Sodiro, through Mr. 

 C. J. Brand. Received March, 1908. 



Morada or Guaranda. "This alfalfa is extensively grown in the Province 

 of Bolivar at altitudes of 6,000 to 9,000 feet. Methods of cultivation, etc., are 

 described in Bulletin No. 118, Bureau of Plant Industry." (Brand.) 



22466. Medicago sativa L. Alfalfa. 



From Lima, Peru. Presented by Prof. George Vanderghen, director of the 

 Escuela Nacional de Agricultura, through Mr. C. J. Brand. Received 

 March, 1908. 



Monsefu. "This alfalfa is quite commonly cultivated in Peru; yields more 

 cuttings and is more hairy, woody, and hollow stemmed than ordinary or 

 Chilean alfalfa." (Brand.) 



22467. Medicago sativa L. Alfalfa. 



From Oberschupf in Baden, Germany. Secured from Mr. Ludwig Keller, 

 landwirth, through Mr. C. J. Brand. Received March, 190S. 



Alt Deutsche Frankische. "(P. L. H. No. 3321.) This alfalfa has been 

 grown for some years in south Germany on soils rich in shells and Jurassic 

 lime. It is grown especially in the vineyard regions, where a specialty is made 

 of seed production. For this purpose fields having a southern exposure are 

 given preference. When grown between the rows of grapes it gives its highest 

 yields. Practically nothing is known of injury from dodder where this strain 

 is grown, which has led to a belief among some growers in Baden that it is 

 immune to dodder. This, however, is not the case. Sections where this Old 

 German Frankonian lucern is grown are little adapted, on account of climatic 

 conditions, to seed production, and it is said that this strain is the only one 

 which has given satisfactory results. The seed is generally sown broadcast 

 under barley. After the first year many growers throw the lucern into rows 

 by hoeing. This enables the lower heads on the plants to mature their seed, 

 and also tends to give a more uniformly ripe product. 



"The first cutting is made when the lucern is about half grown (60 centi- 

 meters high), in order that the second crop may have time to mature its seed 

 by September. Hulling machinery is uncommon in south Germany, so that 

 pods are thrashed from the straw and then stored in the granary until winter. 

 This method permits a certain amount of after-ripening and also in a measure 

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