﻿JANUARY 
  1 
  TO 
  MARCH 
  31, 
  1910. 
  59 
  

  

  27049 
  to 
  27072— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  27066. 
  Citrus 
  aurantium 
  sinensis 
  L. 
  Orange. 
  

   From 
  Sukhum-Kale, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  455, 
  February 
  17, 
  1910.) 
  

  

  A 
  seedling 
  orange, 
  originated 
  at 
  the 
  Botanical 
  Garden 
  at 
  Sukhum-Kale. 
  Of 
  

   very 
  strong 
  growth, 
  somewhat 
  spiny, 
  especially 
  on 
  strong 
  shoots. 
  Fruits 
  

   medium 
  sized, 
  not 
  over 
  sweet 
  and 
  with 
  rather 
  numerous 
  seeds. 
  The 
  trees, 
  

   however, 
  are 
  hardier 
  here 
  in 
  this 
  locality 
  of 
  the 
  Caucasus 
  than 
  any 
  other 
  variety 
  

   according 
  to 
  Mr. 
  A. 
  Van 
  de 
  Velde, 
  the 
  head 
  gardener 
  in 
  charge 
  of 
  the 
  Botanic 
  

   Garden, 
  from 
  whom 
  these 
  cuttings 
  were 
  obtained." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  27067. 
  Citrus 
  aurantium 
  sinensis 
  L. 
  Orange. 
  

   From 
  Sukhum-Kale, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  456, 
  February 
  17, 
  1910.) 
  

  

  A 
  seedling 
  orange, 
  originated 
  a 
  few 
  years 
  ago 
  in 
  the 
  garden 
  of 
  Mr. 
  Shwetsoff, 
  

   at 
  Sukhum-Kale. 
  Fruit 
  large, 
  juicy, 
  and 
  sweet, 
  with 
  few 
  seeds. 
  Trees 
  of 
  

   medium-strong 
  growth, 
  with 
  very 
  dark-green 
  foliage. 
  Quite 
  hardy 
  in 
  this 
  

   part 
  of 
  the 
  Caucasus. 
  Obtained 
  from 
  the 
  same 
  source 
  as 
  No. 
  455 
  (S. 
  P. 
  I. 
  No. 
  

   27066) 
  and, 
  like 
  it, 
  may 
  be 
  tested 
  in 
  the 
  northern 
  limits 
  of 
  successful 
  orange 
  

   culture 
  in 
  the 
  United 
  States." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  27068. 
  Primula 
  vulgaris 
  Hill. 
  Primrose. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Sukhum-Kale, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  457, 
  February 
  10, 
  1910.) 
  

  

  Variety 
  sibthorpii. 
  A 
  beautiful 
  wild 
  primrose 
  growing 
  along 
  moist 
  embank- 
  

   ments, 
  producing 
  masses 
  of 
  rather 
  large 
  flowers 
  of 
  a 
  very 
  beautiful 
  purplish- 
  

   blue 
  color. 
  A 
  handsome 
  spring-flowering 
  plant 
  for 
  the 
  mild-wintered 
  sections 
  

   of 
  the 
  United 
  S 
  tales 
  . 
  " 
  ( 
  Meyer 
  . 
  ) 
  

   27069. 
  Fragaria 
  sp. 
  Strawberry. 
  

  

  From 
  near 
  Sukhum-Kale, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  458, 
  February 
  10, 
  1910.) 
  

   A 
  wild 
  strawberry, 
  occurring 
  here 
  and 
  there 
  along 
  embankments, 
  open 
  wood- 
  

   lands, 
  and 
  even 
  in 
  dry 
  calcareous 
  cliffs. 
  Flowers 
  in 
  early 
  February 
  and 
  some- 
  

   times 
  produces 
  ripe 
  fruits 
  at 
  the 
  end 
  of 
  February; 
  these 
  fruits 
  are 
  said 
  to 
  be 
  

   small 
  but 
  sweet. 
  I 
  suggest 
  that 
  this 
  strawberry 
  be 
  used 
  as 
  a 
  factor 
  in 
  creating 
  

   a 
  more 
  drought 
  and 
  heat 
  resistant 
  strain 
  of 
  this 
  favorite 
  fruit 
  than 
  we 
  have 
  at 
  the 
  

   present." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  27070. 
  Viola 
  sp. 
  Violet. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Sukhum-Kale, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  459, 
  February 
  10, 
  1910.) 
  

  

  A 
  wild 
  violet 
  occurring 
  at 
  the 
  edges 
  of 
  woodlands 
  and 
  on 
  open 
  places. 
  Has 
  

   large 
  flowers 
  of 
  a 
  beautiful 
  dark- 
  violet 
  color, 
  not 
  very 
  fragrant. 
  Of 
  value 
  as 
  an 
  

   ornamental 
  garden 
  perennial 
  in 
  the 
  mild-wintered 
  sections 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  

   States 
  and 
  as 
  an 
  element 
  in 
  breeding 
  more 
  heat-resistant 
  strains 
  of 
  this 
  flower." 
  

   {Meyer.) 
  

  

  27071. 
  Ficaria 
  sp. 
  

  

  From 
  near 
  Sukhum-Kale, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  460, 
  February 
  16, 
  1910.) 
  

   .A 
  Ficaria 
  in 
  looks 
  and 
  habits 
  between 
  F. 
  ranunculoides 
  and 
  Caltha 
  palustris. 
  

   Found 
  growing 
  in 
  moist, 
  open 
  woodlands; 
  flowers 
  in 
  February; 
  the 
  individual 
  

   flowers 
  often 
  measure 
  more 
  than 
  an 
  inch 
  in 
  diameter, 
  are 
  of 
  a 
  bright-yellow 
  

   color 
  and 
  stand 
  out 
  above 
  the 
  shining 
  foliage. 
  Recommended 
  as 
  an 
  ornamental 
  

   spring-flowering 
  plant 
  in 
  the 
  mild- 
  wintered 
  sections 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States." 
  

   {Meyer.) 
  

  

  27072. 
  Medicago 
  sp. 
  

  

  From 
  near 
  Sukhum-Kale, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  461, 
  February 
  7, 
  1910.) 
  

   Plants 
  found 
  in 
  earth 
  cliffs. 
  To 
  be 
  tested 
  in 
  a 
  mild 
  climate." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

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