﻿JANUARY 
  1 
  TO 
  MARCH 
  31, 
  1910. 
  19 
  

  

  26613 
  to 
  26618— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  Cuttings 
  of 
  the 
  following: 
  

  

  26613. 
  Populus 
  balsamifera 
  suaveolens 
  (Fisch.) 
  Wesm. 
  Poplar. 
  

   "(No. 
  364, 
  December 
  17, 
  1909.) 
  A 
  pyramidal 
  form 
  of 
  poplar 
  of 
  rather 
  slow 
  

  

  growth 
  and 
  of 
  neat 
  habits. 
  Introduced 
  originally 
  from 
  Turkestan; 
  proves 
  to 
  

   be 
  hardy 
  in 
  St. 
  Petersburg. 
  Recommended 
  very 
  much 
  for 
  small 
  gardens 
  in 
  

   uncongenial 
  climates." 
  

  

  26614. 
  X 
  Populus 
  berolinensis 
  Koch. 
  Poplar. 
  

   "(No. 
  365, 
  December 
  17, 
  1909.) 
  Variety 
  Rossica. 
  This 
  poplar 
  is 
  a 
  form 
  of 
  

  

  the 
  ordinary 
  so-called 
  Berlin 
  poplar, 
  but 
  is 
  proving 
  to 
  be 
  much 
  hardier 
  than 
  

   the 
  type. 
  It 
  is, 
  therefore, 
  widely 
  planted 
  in 
  and 
  around 
  St. 
  Petersburg 
  as 
  a 
  

   shade 
  tree, 
  mostly 
  seen 
  stiffly 
  clipped, 
  but 
  when 
  left 
  alone 
  grows 
  into 
  a 
  rather 
  

   tall 
  tree 
  of 
  open, 
  airy 
  habits. 
  Recommended 
  for 
  cold 
  and 
  uncongenial 
  cli- 
  

   mates." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  26615. 
  Salix 
  viminalis 
  splendens 
  songarica 
  Anderss. 
  Willow. 
  

   "(No. 
  366, 
  December 
  17, 
  1909.) 
  A 
  very 
  hardy 
  willow, 
  of 
  tall, 
  bushy 
  growth. 
  

  

  Introduced 
  from 
  the 
  Altai 
  Mountains, 
  central 
  Asia. 
  Is 
  proving 
  to 
  be 
  of 
  much 
  

   stronger 
  and 
  healthier 
  growth 
  in 
  St. 
  Petersburg 
  than 
  the 
  European 
  forms 
  of 
  

   Salix 
  viminalis. 
  Recommended 
  for 
  cold 
  and 
  uncongenial 
  climates." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  26616. 
  Salix 
  viminalis 
  pallida 
  (Hort.). 
  Willow. 
  

   "(No. 
  367, 
  December 
  17, 
  1909.) 
  A 
  very 
  strong-growing 
  willow, 
  introduced 
  

  

  from 
  Siberia, 
  proving 
  to 
  be 
  very 
  much 
  hardier 
  and 
  of 
  more 
  healthy 
  growth 
  in 
  

   St. 
  Petersburg 
  than 
  the 
  ordinary 
  forms 
  of 
  S. 
  viminalis, 
  therefore 
  recommended 
  

   for 
  cold 
  and 
  uncongenial 
  climates." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  26617. 
  Ribes 
  petraeum 
  Wulf. 
  Currant. 
  

   "(No. 
  368, 
  December 
  17, 
  1909.) 
  A 
  large-fruited, 
  very 
  hardy 
  species 
  of 
  red 
  

  

  currant 
  from 
  the 
  Altai 
  Mountains, 
  Turkestan, 
  proving 
  to 
  be 
  of 
  much 
  thriftier 
  

   growth 
  in 
  St. 
  Petersburg 
  than 
  the 
  common 
  red 
  currants. 
  May 
  be 
  valuable 
  in 
  

   breeding 
  and 
  in 
  improving 
  the 
  red 
  currant 
  and 
  extending 
  its 
  culture 
  further 
  

   northward 
  in 
  the 
  United 
  States." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  26618. 
  Rosa 
  gallica 
  X 
  ? 
  

  

  "(No. 
  369, 
  December 
  17, 
  1909.) 
  A 
  semidouble 
  form, 
  having 
  rose-red 
  flowers, 
  

   and 
  being 
  extremely 
  floriferous. 
  Perfectly 
  hardy 
  in 
  the 
  severe 
  climate 
  of 
  

   St. 
  Petersburg, 
  and 
  proves 
  there 
  to 
  be 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  most 
  satisfactory 
  garden 
  

   roses. 
  Recommended 
  as 
  an 
  ornamental 
  garden 
  shrub 
  of 
  small 
  dimensions 
  in 
  

   the 
  upper 
  Mississippi 
  Valley 
  States." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  26619 
  and 
  26620. 
  Hibiscus 
  sabdariffa 
  L. 
  Roselle. 
  

  

  From 
  Miami, 
  Fla. 
  Grown 
  at 
  the 
  Subtropical 
  Garden. 
  Received 
  January 
  29, 
  

   1910. 
  

   Seeds 
  of 
  the 
  following: 
  

  

  26619. 
  "The 
  seed 
  from 
  which 
  this 
  number 
  was 
  grown 
  was 
  presented 
  to 
  the 
  

   Department 
  by 
  Mr. 
  E. 
  N. 
  Reasoner 
  in 
  1909, 
  he 
  having 
  obtained 
  same 
  from 
  

   the 
  West 
  Indies. 
  

  

  "This 
  variety 
  is 
  distinguished 
  by 
  its 
  green 
  leaves 
  and 
  stems, 
  and 
  less 
  

   robust 
  growth 
  than 
  the 
  ordinary 
  roselle. 
  The 
  calyxes 
  are 
  small 
  and 
  whitish 
  

   in 
  color. 
  Mr. 
  A. 
  S. 
  Archer, 
  Antigua, 
  British 
  West 
  Indies, 
  says 
  that 
  in 
  the 
  

   West 
  Indies 
  the 
  calyxes 
  of 
  this 
  variety 
  are 
  not 
  used 
  for 
  jelly 
  and 
  jam 
  on 
  

   account 
  of 
  the 
  lack 
  of 
  color. 
  It 
  is. 
  however, 
  used 
  in 
  making 
  a 
  wine 
  which 
  is 
  

   prepared 
  as 
  follows: 
  The 
  fruit 
  is 
  picked 
  when 
  fully 
  ripe 
  and 
  the 
  seed 
  pods 
  

   removed, 
  after 
  which 
  the 
  calyxes 
  are 
  washed 
  in 
  cold 
  water 
  and 
  put 
  into 
  a 
  

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