﻿54 
  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPORTED. 
  

  

  30921 
  to 
  30955— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  30925— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  pliable 
  and 
  furnish 
  an 
  excellent 
  tying 
  material. 
  To 
  be 
  experimented 
  with 
  as 
  

   a 
  source 
  of 
  supply 
  of 
  garden-tying 
  material 
  and 
  as 
  a 
  possible 
  basketry 
  willow 
  

   in 
  the 
  cooler 
  regions 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  30926. 
  Salix 
  sp. 
  Willow. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Kayirlik, 
  Tien 
  Shan 
  Range, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  Altitude 
  over 
  

  

  10,000 
  feet. 
  "(No. 
  938, 
  March 
  9, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  willow 
  occurring 
  on 
  dry 
  and 
  stony 
  

   places, 
  grows 
  into 
  a 
  good-sized, 
  spreading 
  bush 
  of 
  well-rounded 
  shape. 
  Suit- 
  

   able 
  for 
  use 
  as 
  a 
  lining 
  shrub 
  along 
  winding 
  roads 
  and 
  also 
  on 
  flat 
  expanses 
  

   along 
  watercourses. 
  Will 
  do 
  especially 
  well 
  in 
  cool 
  mountain 
  regions." 
  

   {Meyer.) 
  

  

  30927. 
  Salix 
  sp. 
  Willow. 
  

   From 
  the 
  valley 
  of 
  the 
  Chong 
  Djighilan, 
  Tien 
  Shan 
  Range, 
  Chinese 
  Tur- 
  

   kestan. 
  Altitude 
  3,700 
  feet. 
  "(No. 
  939, 
  March 
  18, 
  1.911.) 
  This 
  willow 
  grows 
  

   into 
  a 
  small-sized 
  tree 
  with 
  a 
  broad, 
  round 
  head, 
  and 
  looks 
  as 
  if 
  it 
  had 
  been 
  

   trimmed. 
  The 
  branches 
  are 
  of 
  a 
  pale 
  greenish 
  yellow 
  color. 
  Quite 
  orna- 
  

   mental. 
  Found 
  on 
  moist, 
  peaty 
  soil. 
  Of 
  value 
  as 
  a 
  small 
  park 
  and 
  garden 
  

   tree 
  in 
  the 
  northern 
  sections 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  30928. 
  Salix 
  sp. 
  Willow. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Kayirlik, 
  Tien 
  Shan 
  Range, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  Altitude 
  over 
  

  

  10,000 
  feet. 
  "(No. 
  941. 
  March 
  9, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  willow 
  occurring 
  in 
  stony 
  debris 
  

   at 
  high 
  altitudes. 
  On 
  exposed 
  cold 
  places 
  it 
  reaches 
  only 
  the 
  size 
  of 
  a 
  shrub, 
  

   but 
  on 
  sheltered 
  localities 
  it 
  grows 
  into 
  a 
  small 
  tree. 
  Bark 
  of 
  young 
  branches 
  

   yellow 
  in 
  color. 
  Of 
  value 
  like 
  the 
  preceding 
  number." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  30929. 
  Salix 
  sp. 
  Willow. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Kayirlik, 
  Tien 
  Shan 
  Range, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  Altitude 
  over 
  

  

  10,000 
  feet. 
  "(No. 
  942, 
  March 
  9, 
  1911.) 
  Small 
  bushy 
  willow, 
  with 
  silvery, 
  

   tomentose 
  leaves, 
  found 
  in 
  rocky 
  situations. 
  Of 
  value 
  for 
  rockery 
  work 
  and 
  as 
  

   a 
  border 
  shrub 
  in 
  cold, 
  bleak 
  regions." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  30930. 
  Tamarix 
  sp. 
  Tamarisk. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Lango, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  943, 
  February 
  13, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  

  

  tamarisk 
  found 
  in 
  immense 
  quantities 
  on 
  sandy 
  and 
  alkaline 
  places 
  in 
  the 
  

   desert, 
  it 
  is 
  called 
  Kara 
  yulrun, 
  and 
  is 
  mostly 
  seen 
  as 
  a 
  shrub 
  4 
  to 
  6 
  feet 
  tall, 
  but 
  

   in 
  favorable 
  situations 
  grows 
  into 
  a 
  small 
  tree 
  10 
  to 
  15 
  feet 
  high. 
  The 
  fallen 
  

   leaves 
  and 
  twigs 
  intermix 
  with 
  the 
  moving 
  sand 
  and 
  dust, 
  enabling 
  this 
  plant 
  

   to 
  build 
  mounds 
  often 
  of 
  considerable 
  height. 
  The 
  old 
  trunks 
  in 
  this 
  way 
  are 
  

   buried, 
  but 
  new 
  branches 
  shoot 
  up 
  all 
  the 
  time 
  and 
  increase 
  the 
  area 
  occupied 
  

   by 
  such 
  mounds. 
  The 
  wood 
  is 
  an 
  excellent 
  fuel 
  of 
  great 
  heating 
  qualities 
  and 
  

   is 
  extensively 
  used. 
  Reckless 
  cutting 
  and 
  the 
  grubbing 
  out 
  of 
  roots 
  have 
  

   denuded 
  large 
  areas 
  of 
  desert 
  lands, 
  which 
  formerly 
  were 
  covered 
  with 
  these 
  

   tamarisk 
  bushes 
  and 
  which 
  often 
  become 
  moving 
  wastes 
  again. 
  This 
  tamarisk 
  

   will 
  probably 
  be 
  found 
  of 
  great 
  value 
  in 
  the 
  alkaline 
  and 
  desert 
  regions 
  of 
  the 
  

   United 
  States 
  as 
  a 
  cover 
  plant 
  of 
  waste 
  areas, 
  as 
  a 
  sand 
  binder, 
  and 
  as 
  a 
  fuel 
  sup- 
  

   plier. 
  If 
  possible, 
  the 
  ground 
  water 
  should 
  not 
  be 
  too 
  far 
  from 
  the 
  surface, 
  

   otherwise 
  the 
  plants 
  will 
  make 
  very 
  little 
  growth." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  30931. 
  Tamarix 
  sp. 
  Tamarisk. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Tumchuk, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  944, 
  February 
  18, 
  1911.) 
  

  

  A 
  tamarisk 
  of 
  very 
  spreading 
  growth, 
  making 
  long, 
  slender 
  branches 
  of 
  rose-red 
  

   color. 
  Of 
  value 
  like 
  the 
  preceding 
  number, 
  also 
  as 
  an 
  ornamental 
  shrub 
  in 
  

   desert 
  regions." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

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