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  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPOKTED. 
  

  

  27961 
  to 
  27968— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  27962. 
  Punica 
  granatum 
  L. 
  Pomegranate. 
  

  

  From 
  near 
  Yelisavetpol, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  754, 
  Apr. 
  7, 
  1910.) 
  The 
  

   wild 
  pomegranate 
  which 
  grows 
  everywhere 
  in 
  the 
  eastern 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  Cau- 
  

   casus 
  and 
  stands 
  drought, 
  heat, 
  sterility 
  of 
  soil, 
  etc., 
  to 
  a 
  remarkable 
  degree. 
  

   The 
  fruits 
  are 
  small 
  and 
  sour, 
  but 
  their 
  juice 
  can 
  be 
  used 
  as 
  a 
  digestive 
  season- 
  

   ing 
  with 
  meats 
  and 
  game. 
  Recommended 
  as 
  a 
  hedge 
  plant 
  in 
  mild-wintered, 
  

   semiarid 
  regions 
  . 
  " 
  ( 
  Meyer 
  . 
  ) 
  

  

  27963. 
  Vitis 
  vinifera 
  L. 
  Grape. 
  

   From 
  Yelisavetpol, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  761, 
  Apr. 
  5, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  tall 
  grape 
  

  

  of 
  local 
  origin, 
  called 
  ' 
  Tavrish' 
  (synonyms 
  Handja 
  Gandja 
  and 
  Blanc 
  de 
  Gangin). 
  

   Bunch 
  medium 
  large; 
  berries 
  round, 
  medium 
  size, 
  of 
  a 
  pale-yellow 
  color, 
  very 
  

   sweet; 
  skin 
  slightly 
  hard. 
  A 
  very 
  good 
  shipper 
  and 
  keeper, 
  being 
  seen 
  on 
  the 
  

   market 
  until 
  early 
  summer." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  27964. 
  Vitis 
  vinifera 
  L. 
  Grape. 
  

   From 
  Yelisavetpol, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "No. 
  762, 
  Apr. 
  5, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  native 
  

  

  Caucasian 
  grape 
  called 
  'Achshira' 
  (Tartar), 
  passing, 
  however, 
  with 
  the 
  German 
  

   settlers 
  in 
  the 
  Caucasus 
  under 
  the 
  name 
  of 
  'Ronde 
  Weisse.' 
  Bunches 
  medium 
  

   large; 
  berries 
  medium 
  size, 
  round, 
  white 
  in 
  color. 
  Phenomenally 
  productive. 
  

   Gives 
  a 
  light 
  white 
  wine 
  of 
  good 
  quality. 
  Very 
  much 
  planted 
  in 
  this 
  vicinity, 
  

   seeming 
  to 
  prefer 
  a 
  rather 
  heavy 
  soil." 
  ( 
  Meyer.) 
  

  

  27965. 
  Punica 
  granatum 
  L. 
  Pomegranate. 
  

   From 
  Geok-Tepe, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  765, 
  Apr. 
  12, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  pome- 
  

   granate 
  of 
  apparently 
  local 
  distribution, 
  called 
  ' 
  Valas.' 
  Fruits 
  very 
  large, 
  of 
  

   rosy-red 
  color, 
  very 
  juicy 
  and 
  of 
  sour-sweet 
  taste. 
  Considered 
  a 
  very 
  fine 
  

   variety. 
  Obtained 
  from 
  Mr. 
  A. 
  Shelkovnikoff." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  27966. 
  Punica 
  granatum 
  L. 
  Pomegranate. 
  

   From 
  Geok-Tepe, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  766, 
  Apr. 
  12, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  pome- 
  

   granate 
  called 
  'Kyrmisi 
  Kabugh.' 
  Fruits 
  large, 
  bright 
  red, 
  of 
  sour-sweet 
  taste. 
  

   Obtained 
  from 
  Mr. 
  A. 
  Shelkovnikoff. 
  Perhaps 
  the 
  same 
  as 
  No. 
  707 
  (S. 
  P. 
  I. 
  

   No. 
  27773)." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  27967. 
  Punica 
  granatum 
  L. 
  Pomegranate. 
  

   From 
  Geok-Tepe, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  767, 
  Apr. 
  12, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  pome- 
  

   granate 
  called 
  ' 
  Shirin 
  nar 
  .' 
  For 
  description 
  see 
  No. 
  706 
  (S. 
  P. 
  I. 
  No. 
  27772). 
  

   which 
  is 
  the 
  same. 
  Obtained 
  from 
  Mr. 
  A. 
  Shelkovnikoff." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  27968. 
  Malus 
  pumila 
  Miller. 
  Paradise 
  apple. 
  

   From 
  Geok-Tepe, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  768, 
  Apr. 
  11, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  bushy 
  

  

  apple, 
  apparently 
  rarely 
  growing 
  over 
  5 
  feet 
  in 
  height. 
  A 
  native 
  of 
  the 
  Cau- 
  

   casus, 
  from 
  whence 
  it 
  was 
  probably 
  introduced 
  into 
  western 
  Europe, 
  where 
  it 
  is 
  

   now 
  so 
  extensively 
  used 
  as 
  a 
  dwarfing 
  stock 
  for 
  apples. 
  This 
  shrubby 
  apple 
  

   produces 
  red 
  fruits 
  of 
  fair 
  quality, 
  is 
  very 
  drought 
  resistant, 
  and 
  stands 
  high 
  

   summer 
  temperatures. 
  May 
  be 
  used 
  in 
  hybridization 
  work 
  and 
  in 
  creating 
  a 
  

   strain 
  of 
  bush 
  apples." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  Cultivated 
  and 
  naturalized 
  in 
  central 
  and 
  eastern 
  Europe 
  aud 
  

   in 
  western 
  Asia. 
  

  

  27969. 
  Sicana 
  odorifera 
  (Veil.) 
  Naud. 
  Cassabanana. 
  

  

  From 
  Guatemala. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Capt. 
  A. 
  F. 
  Lucaa. 
  

   Received 
  May 
  21, 
  1910. 
  

   208 
  

  

  