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  1 
  TO 
  JUNE 
  30, 
  1911. 
  53 
  

  

  30914 
  to 
  30920— 
  Continued. 
  

   3091 
  9— 
  Continued 
  . 
  

  

  before 
  or 
  during 
  the 
  voyage, 
  a 
  process 
  which, 
  by 
  partly 
  decomposing 
  the 
  

   woody 
  fiber 
  of 
  the 
  pods 
  and 
  imparting 
  a 
  salt 
  flavor, 
  is 
  said 
  to 
  render 
  them 
  

   more 
  palatable 
  and 
  digestible." 
  

  

  30920. 
  The 
  name 
  of 
  this 
  variety 
  was 
  indistinct 
  on 
  the 
  label, 
  but 
  is 
  appar- 
  

   ently 
  Roy 
  a 
  vera. 
  

  

  30921 
  to 
  30955. 
  

  

  From 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  Received 
  through 
  Mr. 
  Frank 
  N. 
  Meyer, 
  agricultural 
  

   explorer, 
  May 
  11, 
  1911. 
  

   Cuttings 
  of 
  the 
  following: 
  

  

  30921. 
  Populus 
  pruinosa 
  Schrenk. 
  Desert 
  poplar. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Kara 
  Kulja, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  932, 
  February 
  14, 
  1911.) 
  

  

  A 
  species 
  of 
  desert 
  poplar, 
  called 
  Thai 
  Tograk, 
  occurring 
  in 
  big 
  groves 
  in 
  sandy 
  

   and 
  alkali 
  deserts 
  mostly 
  intermixed 
  with 
  Populus 
  euphratica, 
  to 
  which 
  it 
  

   bears 
  great 
  resemblance 
  in 
  general 
  habits. 
  The 
  leaves 
  are 
  nearly 
  always 
  

   kidney 
  shaped, 
  although 
  round 
  -oblong 
  ones 
  are 
  often 
  seen. 
  The 
  young 
  twigs 
  

   and 
  leaves, 
  however, 
  are 
  always 
  tomentose. 
  The 
  wood 
  is 
  used 
  in 
  the 
  same 
  

   way 
  as 
  that 
  of 
  P. 
  euphratica, 
  except 
  that 
  as 
  this 
  species 
  in 
  general 
  does 
  not 
  

   grow 
  so 
  large 
  one 
  can 
  not 
  manufacture 
  troughs 
  or 
  barrels 
  from 
  it; 
  it 
  is 
  said, 
  

   however, 
  that 
  this 
  wood 
  is 
  harder 
  and 
  more 
  lasting. 
  This 
  poplar 
  will 
  be 
  able 
  

   to 
  stand 
  more 
  intense 
  heat 
  and 
  drought, 
  but 
  slightly 
  less 
  cold 
  than 
  P. 
  euphratica. 
  

   (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30922. 
  Populus 
  balsamifera 
  laurifolia 
  (Ledeb.) 
  Wesm. 
  Poplar. 
  

   From 
  Yengi-Malah, 
  Tien 
  Shan 
  Range, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  Altitude 
  7,950 
  

  

  feet. 
  "(No. 
  933, 
  March 
  5, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  species 
  of 
  wild 
  poplar, 
  called 
  Tagh 
  tereh, 
  

   growing 
  into 
  a 
  small 
  or 
  medium-sized 
  tree. 
  Occurs 
  on 
  stony, 
  sterile, 
  and 
  

   desolate 
  places, 
  mostly 
  in 
  the 
  vicinity 
  of 
  mountain 
  streams. 
  Leaves 
  some- 
  

   what 
  leathery 
  and 
  varying 
  considerably 
  on 
  different 
  specimens. 
  Bark 
  glossy, 
  

   grayish 
  white, 
  making 
  a 
  grove 
  of 
  these 
  trees 
  a 
  very 
  cheerful 
  object 
  in 
  an 
  other- 
  

   wise 
  dull 
  winter 
  landscape. 
  Recommended 
  as 
  an 
  ornamental 
  park 
  tree, 
  also 
  

   as 
  a 
  fuel 
  supplier 
  in 
  cold 
  and 
  bleak 
  regions. 
  Suited 
  especially 
  to 
  cool 
  moun- 
  

   tain 
  climates." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30923. 
  Salix 
  sp. 
  Willow. 
  

   From 
  Yengi-Malah, 
  Tien 
  Shan 
  Range, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  Altitude 
  7,950 
  

  

  feet. 
  "(No. 
  934, 
  March 
  5, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  willow 
  called 
  Thai; 
  occurs 
  along 
  mountain 
  

   streams 
  in 
  stony 
  and 
  rocky 
  situations. 
  Mostly 
  seen 
  as 
  a 
  tall 
  shrub, 
  but 
  also 
  

   grows 
  into 
  a 
  small 
  tree. 
  Bark 
  of 
  young 
  twigs 
  yellow 
  in 
  color. 
  The 
  branches 
  

   have 
  a 
  slight 
  drooping 
  habit. 
  Apparently 
  very 
  resistant 
  to 
  cold, 
  drought, 
  and 
  

   adverse 
  conditions. 
  Of 
  value 
  as 
  a 
  small 
  garden 
  and 
  park 
  tree 
  in 
  the 
  cooler 
  

   sections 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30924. 
  Salix 
  sp. 
  Willow. 
  

   From 
  Kailik, 
  Tien 
  Shan 
  Range, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  Altitude 
  8,400 
  feet. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  935, 
  March 
  6, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  willow 
  occurring 
  on 
  sandy 
  and 
  stony 
  places. 
  

   Grows 
  into 
  a 
  tall 
  shrub 
  or 
  small 
  tree. 
  Bark 
  of 
  old 
  branches 
  white, 
  of 
  young 
  

   twigs 
  red 
  or 
  yellowish 
  red. 
  Of 
  value 
  like 
  the 
  preceding 
  number." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30925. 
  Salix 
  sp. 
  Willow. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Kailik, 
  Tien 
  Shan 
  Range, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  Altitude 
  8,200 
  

  

  feet. 
  "(No. 
  937, 
  March 
  6, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  small, 
  shrubby 
  willow, 
  found 
  on 
  sandy 
  

   flats. 
  This 
  willow 
  has 
  very 
  long 
  slender 
  branches, 
  which 
  are 
  remarkably 
  

  

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