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  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPOETED. 
  

  

  26619 
  to 
  26620— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  stone 
  jar 
  — 
  a 
  metal 
  jar 
  will 
  not 
  do, 
  as 
  corrosion 
  of 
  the 
  metal 
  by 
  the 
  acid 
  makes 
  the 
  

   fluid 
  poisonous. 
  Fill 
  the 
  jar 
  with 
  calyxes 
  and 
  press 
  firmly, 
  then 
  pour 
  on 
  enough 
  

   cold 
  water 
  to 
  cover 
  the 
  calyxes 
  and 
  leave 
  for 
  18 
  hours. 
  Pour 
  off 
  liquid 
  and 
  

   sweeten 
  it 
  with 
  best 
  refined 
  sugar, 
  making 
  it 
  rather 
  sweet. 
  Pour 
  the 
  liquid 
  

   into 
  bottles, 
  leaving 
  a 
  few 
  inches 
  of 
  air 
  space, 
  and 
  place 
  in 
  each 
  bottle 
  2 
  or 
  3 
  

   bruised 
  cloves. 
  The 
  corks 
  should 
  be 
  well 
  wired 
  so 
  that 
  the 
  gases 
  generated 
  

   during 
  the 
  fermentation 
  can 
  not 
  force 
  them 
  out. 
  The 
  wine 
  is 
  fit 
  to 
  use 
  after 
  

   about 
  three 
  days, 
  and 
  has 
  the 
  color 
  of 
  champagne 
  and 
  is 
  almost 
  equal 
  to 
  it 
  

   in 
  taste. 
  

  

  "The 
  calyxes 
  of 
  the 
  red 
  variety 
  (S. 
  P. 
  I. 
  No. 
  26620) 
  may 
  be 
  utilized 
  in 
  the 
  

   same 
  way, 
  but 
  they 
  make 
  a 
  red 
  wine." 
  ( 
  Wester.) 
  

  

  26620. 
  Victor. 
  "A 
  few 
  roselle 
  plants 
  were 
  obtained 
  from 
  Mr. 
  W. 
  A. 
  H. 
  

   Hobbs, 
  Cocoanut 
  Grove, 
  Fla,, 
  in 
  1904, 
  and 
  planted 
  in 
  the 
  Subtropical 
  Gar- 
  

   den 
  at 
  Miami. 
  Some 
  of 
  these 
  plants 
  bore 
  very 
  much 
  larger 
  calyxes 
  than 
  

   the 
  rest 
  and 
  seed 
  was 
  saved 
  from 
  these 
  for 
  breeding 
  purposes. 
  The 
  selection 
  

   work 
  from 
  this 
  stock 
  has 
  been 
  carried 
  on 
  from 
  year 
  to 
  year 
  with 
  the 
  result 
  

   that 
  a 
  strain 
  of 
  roselle 
  has 
  been 
  obtained 
  that 
  has 
  much 
  larger 
  calyxes 
  than 
  

   the 
  common 
  kind 
  and 
  which 
  has 
  been 
  named 
  Victor. 
  In 
  south 
  Florida 
  the 
  

   plants 
  of 
  this 
  variety 
  are 
  more 
  dwarfed 
  than 
  those 
  of 
  the 
  common 
  kind, 
  

   seldom 
  exceeding 
  5 
  feet 
  in 
  height. 
  On 
  the 
  richer 
  soil 
  in 
  the 
  Gulf 
  States 
  

   farther 
  north 
  it 
  is 
  of 
  exceedingly 
  robust 
  growth, 
  frequently 
  attaining 
  a 
  height 
  

   of 
  more 
  than 
  8 
  feet. 
  

  

  "The 
  measurements 
  of 
  the 
  calyxes 
  are 
  49 
  mm. 
  in 
  length 
  and 
  28 
  mm. 
  in 
  

   diameter. 
  They 
  are 
  strongly 
  ribbed 
  longitudinally 
  and 
  frequently 
  inclined 
  

   to 
  be 
  convolute 
  at 
  the 
  apex. 
  

  

  "The 
  seed 
  may 
  be 
  planted 
  where 
  the 
  plants 
  are 
  to 
  grow, 
  a 
  few 
  to 
  each 
  hill, 
  

   4 
  to 
  8 
  feet 
  apart, 
  in 
  rows 
  6 
  to 
  10 
  feet 
  apart, 
  according 
  to 
  the 
  fertility 
  of 
  the 
  

   land 
  and 
  the 
  moisture 
  supply, 
  or 
  the 
  seed 
  may 
  be 
  sown 
  in 
  a 
  seed 
  bed 
  and 
  the 
  

   plants 
  transplanted 
  to 
  the 
  field 
  when 
  they 
  are 
  3 
  to 
  4 
  inches 
  high. 
  They 
  do 
  

   not 
  succeed 
  on 
  poorly 
  drained 
  land. 
  The 
  roselle 
  plant 
  is 
  peculiar 
  in 
  that 
  no 
  

   matter 
  what 
  time 
  seed 
  is 
  planted 
  it 
  does 
  not 
  bloom 
  until 
  the 
  latter 
  part 
  of 
  

   October, 
  the 
  first 
  calyxes 
  being 
  ready 
  for 
  picking 
  15 
  to 
  18 
  days 
  from 
  the 
  

   time 
  of 
  blooming, 
  consequently, 
  the 
  plant 
  can 
  be 
  grown 
  for 
  its 
  fruit 
  only 
  in 
  

   the 
  extreme 
  south. 
  A 
  fruit 
  sirup 
  may 
  be 
  made 
  from 
  the 
  leaves 
  and 
  tender 
  

   stems 
  of 
  the 
  plant, 
  and 
  jelly 
  has 
  also 
  been 
  obtained, 
  but 
  it 
  lacks 
  the 
  brilliant 
  

   color 
  and 
  also 
  the 
  firmness 
  of 
  the 
  jelly 
  made 
  from 
  the 
  calyxes." 
  ( 
  Wester.) 
  

  

  26621 
  to 
  26642. 
  Medicago 
  sativa 
  L. 
  Alfalfa. 
  

  

  From 
  Stockton, 
  Kans. 
  Grown 
  under 
  the 
  supervision 
  of 
  Mr. 
  Charles 
  J. 
  Brand, 
  

  

  on 
  the 
  farm 
  of 
  Mr. 
  E. 
  Bartholomew, 
  Stockton, 
  Kans. 
  Received 
  January, 
  

  

  1909, 
  and 
  numbered 
  for 
  convenience 
  in 
  recording 
  distribution, 
  January 
  28, 
  

  

  1910. 
  

  

  "The 
  following 
  samples 
  of 
  seed 
  were 
  all 
  produced 
  in 
  a 
  comparative 
  test 
  of 
  the 
  

  

  behavior 
  of 
  the 
  varieties 
  in 
  cultivated 
  rows." 
  (Brand.) 
  

  

  26621. 
  Colorado. 
  "Grown 
  from 
  S. 
  P. 
  I. 
  No. 
  12398." 
  

  

  26622. 
  Montana. 
  "Grown 
  from 
  S. 
  P. 
  I. 
  No. 
  13237." 
  

  

  26623. 
  Germany. 
  "Grown 
  from 
  S. 
  P. 
  I. 
  No. 
  12748, 
  the 
  Eifeler 
  lucern, 
  a 
  

   strain 
  of 
  alfalfa 
  that 
  is 
  highly 
  prized 
  in 
  the 
  restricted 
  area 
  of 
  southern 
  Ger- 
  

   many, 
  including 
  the 
  Rhine 
  Province 
  and 
  Hesse. 
  It 
  is 
  grown 
  especially 
  in 
  

   the 
  region 
  known 
  as 
  the 
  Eifel, 
  a 
  range 
  of 
  hills 
  reaching 
  a 
  maximum 
  height 
  

   of 
  about 
  2,500 
  feet. 
  It 
  is 
  not 
  a 
  region 
  of 
  great 
  cold, 
  the 
  mean 
  for 
  the 
  coldest 
  

   month 
  being 
  practically 
  identical 
  with 
  the 
  mean 
  for 
  November 
  at 
  St. 
  Paul, 
  

   Minn. 
  The 
  Eifel 
  has 
  a 
  mean 
  annual 
  rainfall 
  of 
  25 
  to 
  36 
  inches." 
  (Brand.) 
  

  

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