﻿54 
  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPORTED. 
  

  

  30042 
  to 
  30060— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  30051. 
  Salix 
  sp. 
  Willow. 
  

   From 
  Pustan 
  Terek, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan, 
  7,000 
  feet 
  elevation 
  above 
  sea 
  level. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  873, 
  December 
  29, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  tall-growing 
  willow 
  with 
  rather 
  slender 
  

   branches, 
  called 
  Kok 
  suchet. 
  The 
  bark 
  on 
  young 
  twigs 
  is 
  of 
  a 
  vivid 
  green, 
  

   making 
  the 
  tree 
  look 
  in 
  winter 
  as 
  if 
  it 
  still 
  had 
  leaves. 
  The 
  locality 
  where 
  

   these 
  trees 
  grow 
  is 
  over 
  6,000 
  feet 
  in 
  altitude 
  and 
  the 
  soil 
  alkaline; 
  they 
  are 
  

   therefore 
  recommended 
  for 
  the 
  northwestern 
  regions 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States 
  to 
  

   serve 
  as 
  ornamental 
  park 
  and 
  garden 
  trees." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30052. 
  Salix 
  sp. 
  Willow. 
  

   From 
  Khanaka, 
  Oasis 
  of 
  Sandju, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan, 
  elevation 
  6,000 
  feet 
  

  

  above 
  sea 
  level. 
  "(No. 
  874, 
  December 
  5, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  willow 
  which 
  grows 
  to 
  be 
  

   very 
  old 
  and 
  large 
  when 
  not 
  continually 
  pollarded. 
  Bark 
  of 
  young 
  branches 
  

   of 
  a 
  mahogany-brown 
  color. 
  Old 
  trees 
  twist 
  curiously 
  and 
  become 
  highly 
  

   picturesque 
  objects 
  in 
  the 
  landscape. 
  Resistant 
  to 
  alkali, 
  great 
  heat, 
  and 
  

   drought. 
  Recommended 
  as 
  an 
  ornamental 
  tree 
  in 
  those 
  regions 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  

   States 
  where 
  the 
  rainfall 
  is 
  light 
  and 
  the 
  summer 
  temperatures 
  high. 
  ' 
  ' 
  ( 
  Meyer.) 
  

  

  30053. 
  Salix 
  sp. 
  Willow. 
  

   From 
  Yarkand, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  875, 
  December 
  18, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  

  

  willow 
  called 
  Tagh 
  suchet. 
  A 
  medium-sized 
  tree 
  with 
  long, 
  somewhat 
  droop- 
  

   ing 
  branches 
  whose 
  bark 
  is 
  of 
  a 
  beautiful 
  yellowish-green 
  color. 
  Cultivated 
  in 
  

   gardens 
  as 
  an 
  ornamental 
  tree. 
  Able 
  to 
  stand 
  considerable 
  drought 
  and 
  alkali. 
  

   Recommended 
  as 
  an 
  ornamental 
  garden 
  tree 
  in 
  desert 
  regions 
  under 
  irrigation." 
  

   (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30054. 
  Populus 
  euphratica 
  Oliver. 
  Desert 
  poplar. 
  

   From 
  Toplich, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  879, 
  December 
  21, 
  1910.) 
  The 
  

  

  desert 
  poplar 
  called 
  KabaJc 
  Tograk. 
  A 
  remarkable 
  poplar, 
  very 
  frequent 
  on 
  

   dry, 
  sandy, 
  and 
  alkaline 
  wastes; 
  sometimes 
  found 
  as 
  a 
  solitary 
  specimen, 
  then 
  

   again 
  in 
  big 
  groves. 
  Leaves 
  are 
  curiously 
  variable, 
  occurring 
  in 
  all 
  sorts 
  of 
  

   shapes 
  often 
  on 
  one 
  branch. 
  The 
  wood 
  is 
  heavy 
  and 
  saturated 
  with 
  alkali. 
  

   It 
  is 
  used 
  mainly 
  as 
  a 
  fuel, 
  although 
  buckets, 
  dippers, 
  and 
  troughs 
  are 
  made 
  

   from 
  it. 
  The 
  tree 
  is 
  sand 
  binding 
  and 
  is 
  recommended 
  for 
  this 
  purpose; 
  also 
  

   as 
  an 
  ornamental 
  garden 
  and 
  park 
  tree 
  and 
  as 
  a 
  fuel 
  supplier 
  in 
  desert 
  regions." 
  

   (Meyer.)' 
  

  

  30055. 
  Populus 
  nigra 
  L. 
  Black 
  poplar. 
  

   From 
  Khanaka, 
  Oasis 
  of 
  Sandju, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  881, 
  December 
  

  

  4, 
  1910.) 
  The 
  black 
  poplar 
  called 
  Sa-yu 
  terelc; 
  found 
  here 
  and 
  there 
  in 
  tre- 
  

   mendous 
  specimens, 
  especially 
  in 
  old 
  burial 
  grounds; 
  not 
  a 
  common 
  tree, 
  

   however. 
  It 
  is 
  from 
  this 
  species 
  that 
  the 
  so-called 
  Lombardy 
  poplar 
  has 
  origi- 
  

   nated. 
  It 
  grows 
  to 
  a 
  great 
  age 
  and 
  becomes 
  very 
  spreading; 
  recommended 
  as 
  a 
  

   stately 
  park 
  tree 
  in 
  the 
  drier 
  regions 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30056. 
  Populus 
  alba 
  L. 
  White 
  poplar. 
  

   From 
  Upal, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  885, 
  December 
  31, 
  1910.) 
  The 
  

  

  white 
  poplar 
  called 
  Ah 
  tereh; 
  grown 
  all 
  through 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan 
  as 
  a 
  lumber 
  

   and 
  fuel 
  supplier; 
  stands 
  considerable 
  drought 
  and 
  alkali. 
  In 
  some 
  burial 
  

   grounds 
  one 
  finds 
  gigantic 
  specimens, 
  with 
  a 
  circumference 
  of 
  25 
  to 
  30 
  feet, 
  

   5 
  feet 
  above 
  the 
  ground. 
  This 
  poplar 
  is 
  recommended 
  as 
  a 
  quick-growing 
  

   shade 
  tree 
  in 
  desert 
  regions 
  under 
  irrigation. 
  The 
  trees 
  can 
  be 
  pollarded 
  and 
  

   then 
  furnish 
  a 
  number 
  of 
  even-sized 
  poles, 
  which 
  come 
  in 
  very 
  handy 
  for 
  rough 
  

   building 
  purposes 
  . 
  " 
  ( 
  Meyer. 
  ) 
  

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