﻿28 
  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPORTED. 
  

  

  30628 
  to 
  30671— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  30649. 
  Prunus 
  sp. 
  Plum. 
  

   From 
  Langru, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1543a, 
  November 
  26, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  

  

  plum 
  called 
  I-nar-low. 
  Much 
  used 
  as 
  a 
  compote 
  and 
  stewed 
  with 
  meats. 
  Said 
  

   to 
  aid 
  the 
  digestion 
  of 
  meat." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30650. 
  Berberis 
  sp. 
  Barberry. 
  

   From 
  Pustan 
  Terek, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1549a, 
  December 
  29, 
  1910.) 
  

  

  A 
  tall-growing 
  barberry; 
  branches 
  armed 
  with 
  long 
  spines 
  and 
  bearing 
  large 
  

   blue 
  berries. 
  Found 
  between 
  rocks 
  and 
  in 
  stony 
  debris 
  at 
  altitudes 
  of 
  6,000 
  to 
  

   8,000 
  feet. 
  Of 
  possible 
  value 
  as 
  an 
  ornamental 
  park 
  and 
  garden 
  shrub 
  in 
  the 
  

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

  

  30651. 
  Berberis 
  sp. 
  Barberry. 
  

   From 
  Pustan 
  Terek, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1550a, 
  December 
  29, 
  1910.) 
  

  

  A 
  very 
  spiny, 
  compact-growing 
  barberry, 
  bearing 
  blue 
  berries; 
  found 
  on 
  a 
  

   stony 
  mountain 
  slope 
  at 
  an 
  altitude 
  of 
  about 
  7,000 
  feet. 
  Of 
  possible 
  value 
  as 
  a 
  

   hedge 
  plant 
  and 
  an 
  ornamental 
  shrub 
  in 
  the 
  northern 
  sections 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  

   States." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30652. 
  Fraxinus 
  sp. 
  Ash. 
  

   From 
  Khanaka, 
  Oasis 
  of 
  Sandju, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan, 
  altitude 
  of 
  6,000 
  feet. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1552a, 
  December 
  4, 
  1910.) 
  This 
  number 
  is 
  perhaps 
  the 
  same 
  species 
  of 
  

   ash 
  as 
  No. 
  30414, 
  but 
  grew 
  at 
  a 
  much 
  higher 
  elevation. 
  To 
  be 
  tried 
  in 
  the 
  dry, 
  

   cold 
  sections 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States. 
  Native 
  name 
  1-mo-don." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30653. 
  Colutea 
  sp. 
  

  

  From 
  near 
  Kizil-Kurgan, 
  Russian 
  Turkestan. 
  " 
  (No. 
  1554a, 
  October 
  11, 
  1910.) 
  

   A 
  spiny 
  shrub 
  growing 
  here 
  and 
  there 
  on 
  dry, 
  sunburned, 
  rocky 
  mountain 
  

   slopes. 
  Of 
  possible 
  value 
  as 
  an 
  ornamental 
  garden 
  and 
  park 
  shrub 
  in 
  dry 
  and 
  

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

  

  30654. 
  Caragana 
  sp. 
  

  

  From 
  Pustan 
  Terek, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1555a, 
  December 
  28, 
  1910.) 
  

   A 
  Caragana 
  of 
  tall-growing 
  habits, 
  often 
  attaining 
  a 
  height 
  of 
  6 
  to 
  8 
  feet. 
  Occurs 
  

   on 
  dry, 
  stony 
  places 
  at 
  altitudes 
  of 
  6,000 
  to 
  8,000 
  feet. 
  Native 
  name, 
  Karagan. 
  

   Of 
  possible 
  value 
  as 
  an 
  ornamental 
  park 
  and 
  garden 
  shrub 
  in 
  the 
  northern 
  sec- 
  

   tions 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30655. 
  Caragana 
  sp. 
  

  

  From 
  Pustan 
  Terek, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1556a, 
  December 
  28, 
  1910.) 
  

   A 
  Caragana 
  of 
  very 
  dwarf, 
  compact 
  growth, 
  occurring 
  in 
  stony 
  debris 
  at 
  alti- 
  

   tudes 
  ranging 
  from 
  6,000 
  to 
  8,000 
  feet. 
  Apparently 
  the 
  same 
  as 
  sent 
  under 
  No. 
  

   30153. 
  See 
  remarks 
  made 
  under 
  that 
  number. 
  To 
  be 
  tested 
  in 
  the 
  northern 
  

   sections 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States. 
  Native 
  name 
  Karagan." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30656. 
  Lonicera 
  sp. 
  

  

  From 
  near 
  Irkestan, 
  Russian 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1557a, 
  October 
  15, 
  1910.) 
  

   A 
  shrubby, 
  compact-growing 
  honeysuckle 
  occurring 
  in 
  dry, 
  stony, 
  and 
  wind- 
  

   swept 
  places. 
  Cuttings 
  sent 
  under 
  No. 
  29146, 
  which 
  number 
  see 
  for 
  further 
  

   remarks." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30657. 
  Rosa 
  sp. 
  Rose. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Khotan, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1558a, 
  November 
  20, 
  1910.) 
  

  

  A 
  wild 
  rose 
  which, 
  when 
  grown 
  in 
  hedges, 
  attains 
  a 
  height 
  of 
  10 
  to 
  15 
  feet, 
  but 
  

   when 
  standing 
  alone 
  only 
  5 
  to 
  6 
  feet. 
  To 
  judge 
  by 
  the 
  fruits, 
  it 
  seems 
  to 
  be 
  

   very 
  floriferous. 
  Stands 
  drought 
  and 
  alkali 
  well. 
  Of 
  value, 
  possibly, 
  as 
  an 
  

   ornamental 
  shrub 
  in 
  large 
  grounds 
  or 
  as 
  a 
  stock 
  in 
  hot, 
  arid 
  regions." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

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