24 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



24451 to 24575— Continued. 



24568 and 24569. Elaeagnus angustifolia L. Oleaster. 



24568. "(No. 146.) A cultivated form with edible fruits fully an 

 inch in length, extensively grown in Turkestan. This sample is from 

 Chardchui. " (Hansen.) 



24569. "(No. 238.) Seed of an edible-fruited form, fruit fully an 

 inch long, as grown in Transcaucasia. This lot from bazaar at Tiflis, 

 Transcaucasia." (Hansen.) 



Distribution. — A native of southern Europe and western Asia, in the region 

 of the Caspian Sea. Cultivated as an ornamental in the United States. 



24570. Phaseolus radiatus L. Green gram. 

 " (No. 186.) As grown by the Mohammedans on the northern limits of cotton 



culture near Tashkend, Turkestan. Used as a catch crop when too late for 

 cotton. The peas are called Masch by the natives, and are used for food by 

 them. A promising legume as a cover crop for the cotton belt, and in the dry 

 parts of the Southwest." (Hansen.) 



24571. Allium sp. 



"(No. 191.) An ornamental native onion found in the mountains near 

 Tashkend, Turkestan. " (Hansen.) 



24572. Punica granatum L. Pomegranate. 

 "(No. 235.) Seed of a native variety grown by the native Sarts at Old 



Bokhara, Turkestan . " (Hansen.) 



24573. Zizyphus sativa Gaertn. Chinese date. 

 "(No. 237.) A sweet fruit from Kutais Province, Transcaucasia, bought in 



fruit bazaar at Baku." (Hansen.) 



24574. Pistacia vera L. Pistache. 

 "(No. 239.) Pistache nuts grown in southern Transcaucasia (Armenia) near 



Persian frontier. This lot is from bazaar at Tiflis, Transcaucasia." (Hansen.) 

 Distribution. — A native of Asia; beginning to be cultivated in California. 



24575. Sesamum orientale L. Sesame. 

 "(No. 245.) Seeds raised in the Golodnaya or Hunger steppe, Turkestan. 



The sesame oil is much liked for table use by the native Mohammedan Sarts. 

 The first oil pressed out is used for the table and in cooking; the rest, with the 

 seeds, is used for the manufacture of Khalvah, a favorite Russian and oriental 

 candy. The merits of this sesame oil-cake confection should be investigated 

 by manufacturers in the driest and hottest regions of the United States, as 

 Khalvah is certainly a delicious candy, with its fine silk-thread consistency 

 and rich nut flavor. Sesame oil alone will not probably win much favor here, 

 with the abundant and cheap cotton-seed oil. Sesame is an annual and 

 extensively grown in oriental countries." (Hansen.) 



24576. Punica granatum L. Pomegranate. 



From Chios, Turkey in Asia. Presented by Mr. N. J. Pantelides. Received 

 January 12, 1909. 

 Cuttings. 



"These pomegranates are not seedless, but the seed is so soft that it can be ground 

 between the teeth without the least difficulty, especially if the fruit is left to ripen 

 long enough on the tree, which needs to be copiously watered." (Extract from letter 

 of Mr. Pantelides, dated December 24, 1903.) 

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