﻿30 
  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPORTED. 
  

  

  30628 
  to 
  30671— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  30663— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  Chinese 
  Turkestan, 
  being 
  mostly 
  used 
  to 
  tie 
  bunches 
  of 
  vegetables 
  and 
  grapes. 
  

   Recommended 
  as 
  a 
  tying-material 
  supplier 
  in 
  the 
  vegetable 
  garden 
  and 
  as 
  a 
  

   lining 
  plant 
  along 
  flower 
  or 
  shrubbery 
  beds 
  in 
  dry, 
  alkaline 
  sections. 
  It 
  is 
  

   said 
  to 
  flower 
  prettily 
  in 
  early 
  summer 
  with 
  small, 
  pale-blue 
  flowers. 
  Probably 
  

   a 
  variety 
  of 
  No. 
  29264." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  30664. 
  Elymus 
  dahuricus 
  Turcz. 
  Wild 
  rye. 
  

   From 
  Pustan 
  Terek, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan, 
  altitude 
  of 
  6,000 
  to 
  7,000 
  feet. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1565a, 
  December 
  29, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  tall 
  perennial 
  rye-grass 
  occurring 
  on 
  dry 
  

   loess 
  banks 
  along 
  a 
  ravine. 
  Apparently 
  rare. 
  The 
  long 
  strong 
  stems 
  of 
  golden- 
  

   yellow 
  color 
  could 
  be 
  used 
  perhaps 
  to 
  make 
  straw 
  braid; 
  also 
  to 
  sip 
  cool 
  drinks 
  

   through. 
  To 
  be 
  tested 
  in 
  the 
  Rocky 
  Mountain 
  regions 
  or 
  farther 
  west." 
  

   {Meyer.) 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  Dry, 
  stony 
  places 
  in 
  the 
  southern 
  part 
  of 
  Siberia 
  from 
  Tur- 
  

   kestan 
  eastward 
  to 
  the 
  region 
  beyond 
  Lake 
  Baikal. 
  

  

  30665. 
  Agropyron 
  actjtum 
  (DC.) 
  Roem. 
  and 
  Schult. 
  

  

  From 
  Pustan 
  Terek, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1566a, 
  December 
  29, 
  1910.) 
  

   A 
  tall 
  grass, 
  occurring 
  intermixed 
  with 
  the 
  preceding 
  one. 
  May 
  possess 
  value 
  

   as 
  a 
  forage 
  grass 
  in 
  dry 
  mountainous 
  regions." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  Considered 
  to 
  be 
  a 
  possible 
  hybrid 
  between 
  Agropyron 
  repens 
  

   and 
  A. 
  junceum, 
  growing 
  throughout 
  Europe 
  and 
  eastward 
  to 
  China. 
  

  

  30666. 
  Seslerea 
  argentea 
  Savi. 
  

  

  From 
  near 
  Gagri, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  1567a, 
  February 
  1, 
  1911.) 
  Found 
  

   on 
  mountain 
  slopes 
  between 
  boulders 
  and 
  washed-down 
  earth. 
  May 
  possess 
  

   value 
  as 
  a 
  fodder 
  grass 
  in 
  mild-winter 
  regions." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  Southern 
  Europe 
  and 
  western 
  Asia, 
  extending 
  from 
  Spain 
  

   through 
  Italy, 
  the 
  Balkan 
  region, 
  and 
  Bulgaria 
  to 
  Asia 
  Minor 
  and 
  the 
  Caucasus 
  

   region. 
  

  

  30667. 
  Cucumis 
  sativus 
  L. 
  Cucumber. 
  

   From 
  Yarkand, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1568a, 
  November 
  7, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  

  

  local 
  variety 
  of 
  cucumber, 
  called 
  Baddering. 
  Said 
  to 
  be 
  small, 
  whitish 
  green, 
  

   and 
  early. 
  To 
  be 
  tested 
  under 
  irrigation 
  in 
  the 
  hot, 
  arid 
  sections 
  of 
  the 
  L 
  T 
  nited 
  

   States." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  30668. 
  Capsicum 
  annuum 
  L. 
  Bed 
  pepper. 
  

   From 
  Yarkand, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1569a, 
  November 
  7, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  

  

  variety 
  of 
  chili 
  pepper 
  of 
  very 
  bright-orange 
  color. 
  Shape 
  medium 
  long, 
  nose 
  

   blunt, 
  and 
  slightly 
  ribbed. 
  Native 
  name 
  Kizil 
  mutch. 
  To 
  be 
  tested 
  like 
  the 
  

   preceding 
  number 
  (No. 
  30667)." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  30669. 
  Ocymum 
  BAsmcuai 
  L. 
  Sweet 
  basil. 
  

   From 
  Yarkand, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1570a, 
  November 
  7, 
  1910.) 
  This 
  

  

  is 
  very 
  much 
  grown 
  all 
  through 
  Asia 
  as 
  a 
  garden 
  plant. 
  Occurring 
  in 
  many 
  

   varieties. 
  Small 
  bunches 
  of 
  the 
  basil 
  are 
  worn 
  on 
  the 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  head, 
  tucked 
  

   away 
  beneath 
  the 
  headcloth. 
  Some 
  religious 
  meaning 
  seems 
  to 
  be 
  attached 
  

   to 
  it. 
  Of 
  value 
  as 
  a 
  flavoring 
  herb 
  in 
  regions 
  where 
  it 
  is 
  too 
  warm 
  for 
  mint 
  or 
  

   thyme." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  30670. 
  Hordetjm 
  sp. 
  Barley. 
  

   From 
  Yarkand, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1581a, 
  December 
  19, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  

  

  hull-less 
  barley 
  of 
  opaque 
  white 
  color, 
  called 
  Galangatch 
  arpa." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

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