﻿56 
  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPORTED. 
  

  

  30921 
  to 
  30955— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  30940. 
  Elaeagnus 
  angustifolia 
  L. 
  Oleaster. 
  

  

  From 
  near 
  Yamatu, 
  Tien 
  Shan 
  Range, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  Altitude 
  of 
  2,500 
  

   feet. 
  ' 
  ' 
  (No. 
  959, 
  March 
  21, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  variety 
  of 
  wild 
  oleaster 
  having 
  a 
  beautiful 
  

   shining, 
  chocolate-brown 
  bark. 
  Found 
  on 
  a 
  sandy 
  waste 
  along 
  the 
  Tekes 
  

   River. 
  Grows 
  into 
  a 
  tall 
  shrub 
  or 
  a 
  small 
  tree. 
  Of 
  decided 
  ornamental 
  value 
  

   for 
  parks 
  and 
  gardens 
  in 
  the 
  cooler 
  sections 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  30941. 
  Ulmus 
  sp. 
  Elm. 
  

   From 
  Aksu, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  962, 
  February 
  25, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  culti- 
  

   vated 
  variety 
  of 
  elm 
  called 
  Seda, 
  forming 
  a 
  very 
  dense, 
  well-rounded 
  head. 
  

   Grows 
  to 
  great 
  age 
  and 
  becomes 
  through 
  its 
  dense 
  black 
  mass 
  of 
  branches 
  a 
  

   feature 
  of 
  the 
  landscape 
  in 
  Turkestan. 
  Recommended 
  as 
  a 
  peculiar 
  formal 
  

   shade 
  tree 
  for 
  cemeteries, 
  also 
  as 
  an 
  ornamental 
  tree 
  of 
  stiff 
  outlines 
  in 
  front 
  of 
  

   buildings 
  of 
  classical 
  designs. 
  A 
  variety 
  sent 
  under 
  No. 
  30364, 
  which 
  may 
  

   prove 
  to 
  be 
  the 
  same 
  as 
  this." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30942. 
  Fraxinus 
  sp. 
  Ash. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Yamatu, 
  Tien 
  Shan 
  Range, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  Altitude 
  of 
  

  

  2,500 
  feet. 
  "(No. 
  963, 
  March 
  21, 
  1911.) 
  An 
  ash 
  growing 
  into 
  a 
  tall 
  shrub 
  or 
  a 
  

   medium-sized 
  tree; 
  occurs 
  on 
  saline, 
  moist 
  places. 
  Of 
  value 
  possibly 
  as 
  

   an 
  ornamental 
  tree 
  in 
  the 
  alkaline 
  northern 
  sections 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States." 
  

   (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30943. 
  Ribes 
  sp. 
  Currant. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Idin-Kul, 
  Tien 
  Shan 
  Range, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  Altitude 
  of 
  

  

  8,200 
  feet. 
  "(No. 
  964, 
  March 
  10, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  wild 
  currant, 
  found 
  on 
  rocky 
  moun- 
  

   tain 
  slopes 
  in 
  the 
  shade 
  of 
  spruce 
  trees. 
  Of 
  value 
  possibly 
  for 
  hybridization 
  

   work." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30944. 
  Ribes 
  sp. 
  Currant. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Idin-Kul, 
  Tien 
  Shan 
  Range, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  Altitude 
  of 
  

  

  8,200 
  feet. 
  " 
  (No. 
  965, 
  March 
  10, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  wild 
  currant, 
  found 
  on 
  rocky 
  moun- 
  

   tain 
  slopes 
  in 
  the 
  shade 
  of 
  spruce 
  trees. 
  Of 
  very 
  tall 
  growth, 
  6 
  to 
  10 
  feet. 
  Young 
  

   shoots 
  covered 
  with 
  prickles. 
  Possibly 
  of 
  value 
  like 
  the 
  preceding 
  number; 
  

   also 
  as 
  a 
  hardy 
  ornamental 
  park 
  shrub 
  . 
  " 
  ( 
  Meyer.) 
  

  

  30945. 
  Ribes 
  sp. 
  Gooseberry. 
  

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

   stan. 
  Altitude 
  of 
  3,700 
  feet. 
  "(No. 
  966, 
  March 
  19, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  rare 
  species 
  of 
  

   wild 
  gooseberry, 
  found 
  on 
  shady 
  places 
  amidst 
  various 
  scrub. 
  Young 
  branches 
  

   rather 
  spiny. 
  Of 
  value 
  possibly 
  like 
  preceding 
  number." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30946. 
  Malus 
  sp. 
  Apple. 
  

   From 
  Kurgan, 
  Tien 
  Shan 
  Range, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  Altitude 
  of 
  7,700 
  feet. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  968, 
  March 
  5, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  wild 
  apple, 
  which 
  grows 
  into 
  a 
  small-sized 
  tree. 
  

   Young 
  branches 
  very 
  dark 
  red 
  in 
  color. 
  This 
  form 
  apparently 
  stands 
  great 
  

   drought 
  and 
  severe 
  cold 
  and 
  may 
  be 
  of 
  value 
  in 
  hybridization 
  work 
  to 
  create 
  

   hardier 
  strains 
  of 
  apples 
  suitable 
  for 
  the 
  coldest 
  sections 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States. 
  

   May 
  also 
  be 
  tried 
  as 
  a 
  dwarfing 
  stock 
  in 
  cold 
  sections." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30947. 
  Malus 
  sp. 
  Apple. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Kitchik 
  Djighilan, 
  Tien 
  Shan 
  Range, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  Alti- 
  

   tude 
  of 
  4,100 
  feet. 
  "(No. 
  969, 
  March 
  17, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  wild 
  apple 
  of 
  somewhat 
  

   bushy 
  growth, 
  found 
  on 
  the 
  northern 
  slopes 
  of 
  otherwise 
  barren 
  mountains. 
  

   Bears 
  small 
  round 
  fruits 
  of 
  red 
  color 
  and 
  subacid 
  taste, 
  having 
  long 
  peduncles. 
  

   Calyx 
  persistent. 
  Leaves 
  somewhat 
  tomentose 
  and 
  smaller 
  than 
  those 
  of 
  

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