﻿OCTOBER 
  1 
  TO 
  DECEMBER 
  31, 
  1910. 
  51 
  

  

  29213 
  to 
  29270— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  29262. 
  Vigna 
  unguiculata 
  (L.) 
  Walp. 
  Cowpea. 
  

   From 
  Khojend, 
  Russian 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1462a, 
  September 
  28, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  

  

  large 
  variety 
  of 
  cowpea 
  used 
  locally 
  as 
  a 
  food 
  for 
  man 
  and 
  beast. 
  Deserves 
  

   to 
  be 
  tested 
  under 
  irrigation 
  in 
  the 
  hot 
  and 
  dry 
  sections 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States." 
  

   {Meyer.) 
  

  

  29263. 
  Trifolium 
  fragiferum 
  L. 
  Clover. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Kok-su, 
  Russian 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1463a, 
  October 
  14, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  

  

  creeping 
  perennial 
  clover 
  found 
  along 
  a 
  watercourse 
  on 
  clayey 
  alkaline 
  soil 
  at 
  

   an 
  altitude 
  of 
  9,000 
  feet. 
  Possibly 
  of 
  value 
  as 
  a 
  forage 
  and 
  lawn 
  plant 
  in 
  the 
  

   cooler 
  and 
  intermountain 
  sections 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  29264. 
  Iris 
  sp. 
  Iris. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Kan-Shugan, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1464a, 
  October 
  18, 
  

  

  1910.) 
  An 
  iris 
  growing 
  in 
  enormous 
  quantities 
  on 
  alkaline 
  plains 
  at 
  elevations 
  

   of 
  6,000 
  feet 
  above 
  sea 
  level. 
  The 
  plants 
  are 
  a 
  conspicuous 
  feature 
  of 
  the 
  

   landscape. 
  Said 
  to 
  produce 
  masses 
  of 
  light-blue 
  flowers 
  in 
  early 
  summer. 
  

   Possibly 
  of 
  value 
  as 
  a 
  ground 
  cover 
  in 
  alkaline 
  sections 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States." 
  

   (Meyer.) 
  

  

  29265. 
  Glaucium 
  sp. 
  

  

  From 
  near 
  Ulukshat, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1465a, 
  October 
  15, 
  1910.) 
  

   Found 
  on 
  dry 
  stony 
  mountain 
  slopes 
  at 
  elevations 
  of 
  over 
  9,000 
  feet 
  above 
  sea 
  

   level. 
  Of 
  possible 
  use 
  as 
  an 
  ornamental 
  garden 
  plant 
  in 
  the 
  colder 
  sections 
  of 
  

   the 
  United 
  States." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  29266. 
  Statice 
  sp. 
  

  

  From 
  near 
  Kostakos, 
  Russian 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1466a, 
  September 
  24, 
  1910.) 
  

   A 
  remarkable 
  perennial 
  having 
  very 
  finely 
  divided 
  foliage 
  and 
  producing 
  

   masses 
  of 
  flowers 
  of 
  a 
  beautiful 
  metallic-blue 
  color. 
  Found 
  in 
  alkaline 
  places 
  

   in 
  the 
  desert. 
  Of 
  decided 
  value 
  as 
  a 
  cut 
  flower 
  and 
  as 
  an 
  ornamental 
  garden 
  

   plant 
  in 
  alkaline 
  sections 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  29267. 
  Vigna 
  sesquipedalis 
  (L.) 
  W. 
  F. 
  Wight. 
  

  

  From 
  Kashgar, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1467a, 
  October 
  23, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  very 
  

   long 
  bean 
  used 
  by 
  the 
  local 
  population 
  as 
  a 
  green 
  vegetable. 
  Can 
  also 
  be 
  dried 
  

   and 
  kept 
  for 
  winter 
  uses. 
  Able 
  to 
  withstand 
  considerable 
  alkali 
  in 
  the 
  soil. 
  

   Of 
  value 
  as 
  a 
  garden 
  vegetable 
  under 
  irrigation 
  in 
  alkaline 
  sections 
  in 
  the 
  hot 
  

   and 
  dry 
  parts 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  29268. 
  Cucumis 
  sativus 
  L. 
  Cucumber. 
  

   From 
  Kashgar, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1468a, 
  October 
  29, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  Chi- 
  

   nese 
  variety 
  of 
  cucumber, 
  called 
  Huang 
  kua, 
  of 
  medium 
  size; 
  green 
  color; 
  good 
  

   for 
  pickling 
  purposes. 
  Able 
  to 
  withstand 
  considerable 
  alkali 
  and 
  may 
  be 
  

   tested 
  like 
  the 
  preceding 
  number." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  29269. 
  Brassica 
  pekinensis 
  (Lour.) 
  Skeels. 
  Cabbage. 
  

   From 
  Kashgar, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No, 
  1469a, 
  October 
  23, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  Chi- 
  

   nese 
  variety 
  of 
  autumn 
  cabbage 
  called 
  Ghai 
  pai 
  tsai. 
  Looking 
  somewhat 
  like 
  

   Swiss 
  chard. 
  Leaves 
  of 
  dark 
  green, 
  having 
  a 
  very 
  broad, 
  white 
  midrib. 
  The 
  

   plants 
  do 
  not 
  make 
  any 
  head. 
  They 
  are 
  able 
  to 
  withstand 
  considerable 
  alkali 
  

   and 
  deserve 
  to 
  be 
  tested 
  like 
  preceding 
  numbers." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  29270. 
  Brassica 
  pekinensis 
  (Lour.) 
  Skeels. 
  Cabbage. 
  

   From 
  Kashgar, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  " 
  (No. 
  1470a, 
  October 
  23, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  large 
  

  

  variety 
  of 
  Chinese 
  winter 
  cabbage 
  called 
  Tung 
  pai 
  tsai. 
  Of 
  fine 
  quality 
  but 
  

   requires 
  a 
  long 
  season. 
  Able 
  to 
  grow 
  in 
  quite 
  alkaline 
  soil 
  and 
  deserves 
  to 
  be 
  

   tested 
  like 
  preceding 
  numbers." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

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