﻿54 
  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPORTED. 
  

  

  27980 
  to 
  27995— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  27982. 
  Medicago 
  sativa 
  L. 
  Alfalfa. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Yelisavetpol, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  -1317a, 
  April 
  7, 
  1910.) 
  

  

  An 
  alfalfa 
  found 
  wild 
  on 
  the 
  brinks 
  of 
  ravines, 
  in 
  open 
  plains, 
  and 
  along 
  roads. 
  

   Grows 
  on 
  rather 
  heavy 
  clayey 
  soil. 
  Roots 
  sent 
  under 
  No. 
  756." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  27983. 
  Vicia 
  paba 
  L. 
  Broad 
  bean. 
  

   From 
  Yelisavetpol, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  1318a, 
  April 
  7, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  

  

  email 
  variety 
  of 
  broad 
  bean, 
  grown 
  as 
  a 
  garden 
  vegetable 
  by 
  the 
  Persian 
  popu- 
  

   lation." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  27984. 
  Phaseolus 
  vulgaris 
  L. 
  Bean. 
  

   From 
  Yelisavetpol, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  1319a, 
  April 
  7, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  

  

  local 
  variety 
  of 
  running 
  garden 
  bean, 
  called 
  i 
  Kolo-lobia.' 
  > 
  Considered 
  locally 
  

   one 
  of 
  the 
  finest 
  beans 
  grown 
  for 
  culinary 
  purposes. 
  Can 
  be 
  eaten 
  green 
  as 
  well 
  

   as 
  dried. 
  To 
  be 
  tested 
  under 
  irrigation 
  in 
  the 
  hot-summered, 
  arid, 
  and 
  semi- 
  

   arid 
  sections 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  27985. 
  Phaseolus 
  vulgaris 
  L. 
  Bean. 
  

   From 
  Geok-Tepe, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  1320a, 
  April 
  12, 
  1910.) 
  An 
  

  

  improved 
  variety 
  of 
  the 
  preceding 
  number, 
  called 
  ' 
  Kolo-lobia. 
  ' 
  Came 
  originally 
  

   from 
  the 
  Nuga 
  district, 
  Caucasus. 
  Considered 
  even 
  by 
  the 
  Russians 
  a 
  very 
  

   fine 
  bean 
  for 
  the 
  table. 
  Obtained 
  from 
  Mr. 
  J. 
  K. 
  Dieterichs. 
  To 
  be 
  tested 
  

   in 
  regions 
  like 
  No. 
  1319a 
  (S. 
  P. 
  I. 
  No. 
  27984)." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  27986. 
  Citrullus 
  vulgaris 
  Schrad. 
  Watermelon. 
  

   From 
  Yelisavetpol, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  1321a, 
  April 
  7, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  

  

  red-fleshed 
  variety, 
  said 
  to 
  grow 
  large 
  and 
  to 
  be 
  of 
  very 
  fine 
  quality. 
  To 
  be 
  

   tested 
  in 
  regions 
  like 
  No. 
  1319a 
  (S. 
  P. 
  I. 
  No. 
  27984)." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  27987. 
  Citrullus 
  vulgaris 
  Schrad. 
  Watermelon. 
  

   From 
  Yelisavetpol, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  1322a, 
  April 
  7, 
  1910.) 
  Mixed 
  

  

  varieties 
  of 
  watermelons. 
  The 
  small 
  seeds 
  are 
  said 
  to 
  produce 
  fruits 
  weighing 
  

   up 
  to 
  30 
  pounds, 
  and 
  when 
  being 
  eaten 
  the 
  seeds 
  in 
  these 
  are 
  scarcely 
  notice- 
  

   able. 
  The 
  Yelisavetpol 
  watermelons 
  are 
  noted 
  for 
  their 
  large 
  size 
  and 
  good 
  

   quality. 
  To 
  be 
  tested 
  in 
  regions 
  like 
  No. 
  1319a 
  (S. 
  P. 
  I. 
  No. 
  27984)." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  27988. 
  Cucumis 
  melo 
  L. 
  Muskmelon. 
  

   From 
  Geok-Tepe, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  1323a, 
  April 
  12, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  

  

  variety 
  of 
  muskmelon, 
  called 
  'Dootma.' 
  Comes 
  from 
  the 
  Erivan 
  district, 
  seeds 
  

   sent 
  from 
  this 
  locality 
  under 
  No. 
  1306a 
  (S. 
  P. 
  I. 
  No. 
  27805). 
  Obtained 
  from 
  

   Mr. 
  Dieterichs. 
  To 
  be 
  tested 
  like 
  No. 
  1319a 
  (S. 
  P. 
  I. 
  No. 
  27984). 
  These 
  

   melons 
  are 
  buried 
  underneath 
  the 
  soil 
  while 
  growing, 
  as 
  otherwise 
  they 
  do 
  not 
  

   acquire 
  the 
  right 
  flavor 
  and 
  aroma." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  27989. 
  Cucumis 
  melo 
  L. 
  Muskmelon. 
  

   From 
  Yelisavetpol, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  1324a, 
  April 
  7, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  local 
  

  

  variety 
  of 
  muskmelon, 
  said 
  to 
  be 
  large 
  and 
  of 
  fine 
  quality. 
  To 
  be 
  tested 
  like 
  

   No. 
  1319a 
  (S. 
  P. 
  I. 
  No. 
  27984)." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  27990. 
  Cucumis 
  melo 
  L. 
  Muskmelon. 
  

   From 
  Yelisavetpol, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  1325a, 
  April 
  7, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  

  

  choice 
  local 
  variety 
  of 
  muskmelon. 
  Said 
  to 
  be 
  of 
  very 
  fine 
  texture 
  and 
  flavor. 
  

   To 
  be 
  tested 
  like 
  No. 
  1319a 
  (S. 
  P. 
  I. 
  No. 
  27984)." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  27991. 
  Cucumis 
  melo 
  L. 
  Muskmelon. 
  

   From 
  Geok-Tepe, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  1326a, 
  April 
  12, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  

  

  strictly 
  local 
  variety 
  of 
  muskmelon, 
  called 
  'GermeJc.' 
  Of 
  extra 
  fine 
  quality, 
  

   208 
  

  

  