﻿58 
  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPORTED. 
  

  

  30921 
  to 
  30955— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  30953. 
  Asparagus 
  sp. 
  Asparagus. 
  

   From 
  Tchoa, 
  Tekes 
  Valley, 
  Tien 
  Shan 
  Range, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  Altitude 
  

  

  of 
  4,300 
  feet. 
  "(No. 
  978, 
  March 
  15, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  wild 
  asparagus 
  of 
  climbing 
  

   habits, 
  growing 
  from 
  8 
  to 
  15 
  feet 
  in 
  length. 
  Found 
  between 
  Berberis 
  bushes. 
  

   The 
  young 
  sprouts 
  are 
  eaten 
  as 
  a 
  spring 
  vegetable. 
  Of 
  possible 
  value 
  as 
  an 
  

   ornamental 
  plant 
  in 
  northern 
  regions, 
  and 
  as 
  cut 
  greens 
  for 
  decorative 
  work." 
  

   {Meyer.) 
  

  

  30954. 
  Medicago 
  sp. 
  Alfalfa. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Tuwan, 
  Tien 
  Shan 
  Range, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  979, 
  March 
  

  

  14, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  wild 
  alfalfa 
  of 
  erect 
  growth, 
  bearing 
  yellow 
  flowers 
  and 
  short 
  flat 
  

   pods. 
  Found 
  on 
  clayey 
  and 
  peaty 
  hill 
  slopes 
  at 
  altitudes 
  between 
  6,000 
  and 
  

   7,000 
  feet. 
  Stands 
  great 
  cold 
  in 
  winter 
  and 
  drought 
  in 
  summer 
  and 
  is 
  eagerly 
  

   eaten 
  by 
  horses, 
  cattle, 
  and 
  sheep. 
  Of 
  value, 
  probably, 
  as 
  a 
  forage 
  plant 
  in 
  

   sections 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States 
  where 
  the 
  ordinary 
  alfalfa 
  is 
  winterkilled. 
  Native 
  

   name 
  Yau 
  beda, 
  in 
  Turki, 
  and 
  Serlik 
  beda, 
  in 
  Kalmuck." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30955. 
  Medicago 
  falcata 
  L. 
  

  

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

   stan. 
  Altitude 
  of 
  3,700 
  feet. 
  "(No. 
  980, 
  March 
  18, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  wild 
  alfalfa 
  of 
  

   semierect 
  growth 
  having 
  yellow 
  flowers 
  and 
  short, 
  slightly 
  curved 
  pods; 
  occur- 
  

   ring 
  on 
  abandoned 
  wheat 
  fields 
  and 
  along 
  the 
  edge 
  of 
  cultivated 
  lands; 
  seems 
  

   to 
  like 
  lime 
  in 
  the 
  soil. 
  Is 
  considered 
  by 
  the 
  local 
  population 
  superior 
  in 
  

   fodder 
  value 
  to 
  the 
  cultivated 
  alfalfa. 
  The 
  hay 
  of 
  Medicago 
  falcata 
  tastes 
  aro- 
  

   ma 
  tically 
  sweet, 
  while 
  that 
  of 
  M. 
  sativa 
  has 
  a 
  slightly 
  saline 
  flavor. 
  Of 
  value 
  

   possibly 
  as 
  a 
  fodder 
  plant 
  in 
  elevated 
  regions. 
  Native 
  names 
  Tagh 
  beda, 
  in 
  

   Turki, 
  and 
  San 
  Musu, 
  in 
  Dzungan, 
  both 
  meaning 
  wild 
  or 
  mountain 
  lucern." 
  

   (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30956 
  to 
  30962. 
  

  

  From 
  Port 
  Louis, 
  Mauritius. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Gabriel 
  Regnard. 
  Received 
  

   May 
  12 
  and 
  15, 
  1911. 
  

   Seeds 
  of 
  the 
  following: 
  

  

  30956. 
  Combretum 
  coccineum 
  (Sonnerat) 
  Lam. 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  A 
  climbing 
  shrub, 
  found 
  in 
  Madagascar 
  and 
  the 
  island 
  of 
  

   Mauritius. 
  

  

  30957. 
  Mimusops 
  elengi 
  L. 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  A 
  tree 
  attaining 
  a 
  height 
  of 
  50 
  feet, 
  common 
  in 
  the 
  Dekkan, 
  

   India, 
  and 
  the 
  Malay 
  Peninsula; 
  generally 
  cultivated 
  in 
  the 
  Tropics. 
  

  

  30958. 
  Pithecolobium 
  saman 
  (Jacq.) 
  Benth. 
  Saman. 
  

   See 
  No. 
  2724 
  for 
  description. 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  Nicaragua 
  and 
  the 
  northern 
  part 
  of 
  South 
  America. 
  

  

  30959. 
  Pongam 
  pinnata 
  (L.) 
  W. 
  F. 
  Wight. 
  

   See 
  No. 
  27570 
  for 
  previous 
  introduction. 
  

  

  30960. 
  Toluifera 
  sp. 
  

  

  30961. 
  Nauclea 
  orientalis 
  L. 
  

  

  "A 
  very 
  large 
  tree 
  from 
  Australia." 
  (Regnard.) 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  A 
  tree 
  found 
  in 
  the 
  Malay 
  Peninsula 
  and 
  eastward 
  through 
  the 
  

   Malay 
  Archipelago 
  and 
  Polynesia 
  to 
  northern 
  Australia. 
  

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