﻿26 
  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPORTED. 
  

  

  30628 
  to 
  30671— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  30633. 
  Elaeagnus 
  angustifolia 
  L. 
  Oleaster. 
  

  

  From 
  Kashgar, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  923, 
  January 
  29, 
  1911.) 
  This 
  

   bears 
  large 
  fruits 
  of 
  a 
  pale-orange 
  color. 
  It 
  is 
  a 
  vigorous 
  grower. 
  Seeds 
  sent 
  

   under 
  No. 
  30412; 
  see 
  this 
  number 
  for 
  further 
  remarks. 
  Native 
  name 
  Djigda." 
  

   {Meyer.) 
  

  

  30634. 
  Prunus 
  armeniaca 
  L. 
  Apricot. 
  

   From 
  Kashgar, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  924, 
  January 
  31, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  very 
  

  

  early 
  variety 
  of 
  apricot. 
  Fruits 
  smooth, 
  of 
  red 
  color. 
  Kernel 
  sweet." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  30635. 
  Malus 
  sp. 
  Apple. 
  

   From 
  Kashgar, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  928, 
  February 
  4, 
  1911.) 
  An 
  

  

  apple 
  called 
  Kizil 
  alma. 
  Fruits 
  large, 
  of 
  red 
  color 
  and 
  fresh, 
  sweet 
  taste. 
  Ripens 
  

   in 
  July. 
  Suitable 
  for 
  hot, 
  dry 
  regions." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  30636. 
  Erucasativa 
  Hill. 
  Roquette. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Kurvas, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1510a, 
  December 
  4, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  

  

  plant 
  called 
  Sarich 
  beda, 
  meaning 
  yellow 
  lucern. 
  Grows 
  as 
  an 
  annual 
  weed 
  in 
  

   wheat 
  and 
  barley 
  fields 
  at 
  an 
  altitude 
  of 
  about 
  8,000 
  feet. 
  Said 
  to 
  be 
  much 
  

   liked 
  by 
  cattle. 
  To 
  be 
  tested 
  in 
  the 
  cooler 
  regions 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States." 
  

   {Meyer.) 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  An 
  annual 
  plant 
  belonging 
  to 
  the 
  mustard 
  family 
  and 
  growing 
  

   in 
  the 
  countries 
  bordering 
  on 
  the 
  Mediterranean 
  from 
  Spain 
  to 
  Syria 
  and 
  in 
  

   northern 
  Africa, 
  and 
  extending 
  eastward 
  to 
  Turkestan. 
  

  

  30637. 
  Apocynum 
  venetum 
  L. 
  

  

  From 
  Yarkand, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1517a, 
  November 
  9, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  

   fiber 
  plant, 
  growing 
  on 
  moist, 
  saline, 
  sandy 
  places. 
  The 
  natives 
  make 
  ropes 
  

   and 
  string 
  from 
  the 
  fiber, 
  but 
  it 
  is 
  not 
  considered 
  a 
  very 
  good 
  material. 
  These 
  

   plants 
  are 
  not 
  cultivated 
  in 
  any 
  way, 
  but 
  grow 
  in 
  a 
  jungle, 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  in 
  the 
  

   sandy 
  expanses 
  along 
  watercourses. 
  As 
  the 
  rhizomes 
  are 
  capable 
  of 
  running 
  

   considerable 
  distances, 
  these 
  plants 
  should 
  be 
  tested 
  where 
  there 
  is 
  no 
  chance 
  

   of 
  then 
  becoming 
  a 
  nuisance. 
  There 
  seems 
  to 
  be 
  some 
  variation 
  in 
  quality 
  

   and 
  color 
  of 
  the 
  fiber, 
  probably 
  due 
  to 
  soil 
  and 
  to 
  treatment. 
  It 
  is 
  said 
  that 
  

   this 
  Apocynum 
  fiber 
  is 
  exported 
  from 
  Kulja 
  to 
  Russia 
  and 
  that 
  it 
  forms 
  an 
  

   ingredient 
  in 
  the 
  Russian 
  bank 
  notes. 
  This 
  variety 
  is 
  called 
  AJc-chilga, 
  mean- 
  

   ing 
  white 
  fiber, 
  and 
  was 
  collected 
  not 
  far 
  from 
  Yarkand. 
  Obtained 
  through 
  

   the 
  Hon. 
  George 
  Macartney, 
  British 
  consul, 
  Kashgar." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  Southern 
  Europe 
  and 
  Asia, 
  extending 
  from 
  northern 
  Italy 
  

   through 
  Russia 
  and 
  Dzungaria 
  to 
  China. 
  

  

  30638. 
  Apocynum 
  venetum 
  L. 
  

  

  From 
  Yarkand, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1518a, 
  November 
  9, 
  1910.) 
  This 
  

   variety 
  is 
  called 
  Tohachilga. 
  It 
  was 
  collected 
  near 
  Merket, 
  to 
  the 
  north 
  of 
  

   Yarkand, 
  where 
  veritable 
  jungles 
  of 
  it 
  are 
  said 
  to 
  exist. 
  It 
  is 
  supposed 
  to 
  be 
  

   much 
  taller 
  growing 
  than 
  the 
  preceding 
  number 
  (No. 
  30637), 
  but 
  is 
  of 
  an 
  inferior 
  

   quality. 
  It 
  was 
  obtained 
  through 
  the 
  same 
  source." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  30639. 
  Citrullus 
  vulgaris 
  L. 
  Watermelon. 
  

  

  From 
  Kashgar, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1522a, 
  January 
  28, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  

   watermelon 
  of 
  round-oval 
  shape, 
  medium 
  size, 
  light-green 
  rind, 
  dark-red 
  flesh 
  

   of 
  very 
  sweet 
  taste; 
  seeds 
  black, 
  with 
  curious 
  markings. 
  An 
  early 
  ripener, 
  but 
  

   not 
  a 
  keeper. 
  To 
  be 
  tested 
  like 
  No. 
  30396." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

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