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  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPORTED. 
  

  

  31688 
  to 
  31697— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  31693. 
  Rosa 
  sp. 
  Rose. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Ghapsagai, 
  Mongolia. 
  

  

  " 
  (No. 
  1624a, 
  April 
  26, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  shrubby 
  rose 
  found 
  in 
  dry, 
  stony 
  places 
  at 
  an 
  

   altitude 
  of 
  3,700 
  feet. 
  May 
  be 
  yellow 
  flowered; 
  if 
  so, 
  the 
  same 
  remarks 
  apply 
  

   to 
  it 
  as 
  made 
  on 
  the 
  preceding 
  number." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  31694. 
  Rosa 
  sp. 
  . 
  Rose. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Ghapsagai, 
  Mongolia. 
  

  

  " 
  (No. 
  1625a, 
  April 
  27, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  wild 
  rose 
  of 
  rather 
  tall, 
  bushy 
  growth, 
  covered 
  

   with 
  numerous 
  spines, 
  which 
  are 
  very 
  white, 
  color 
  of 
  flowers 
  apparently 
  rose. 
  

   Of 
  value 
  possibly 
  as 
  a 
  stock 
  in 
  dry, 
  cold 
  regions 
  and 
  as 
  a 
  factor 
  in 
  hybridiza- 
  

   tion 
  work 
  . 
  " 
  ( 
  Meyer 
  . 
  ) 
  

  

  31695. 
  Rosa 
  persica 
  Michx. 
  Rose. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Ghapsagai, 
  Mongolia, 
  Russian 
  territory. 
  

  

  " 
  (No. 
  1626a, 
  April 
  27, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  very 
  rare 
  and 
  curious 
  rose 
  having 
  small, 
  yel- 
  

   low 
  flowers 
  and 
  undivided, 
  glaucous 
  foliage; 
  looks 
  not 
  unlike 
  a 
  barberry; 
  grows 
  

   to 
  a 
  height 
  of 
  from 
  1 
  to 
  3 
  feet. 
  Occurs 
  on 
  dry 
  clayey 
  ridges 
  and 
  on 
  alkaline 
  

   loess 
  plains 
  between 
  other 
  vegetation. 
  Of 
  botanical 
  interest 
  only. 
  " 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  31696. 
  Satureja 
  sp. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Barlik, 
  Mongolia. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1627a* 
  May 
  1, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  labiate 
  closely 
  allied 
  to 
  thyme, 
  having 
  very 
  

   pleasantly 
  flavored 
  foliage 
  that 
  can 
  be 
  advantageously 
  used 
  in 
  soups, 
  with 
  meats, 
  

   pickles, 
  etc. 
  Occurs 
  on 
  dry, 
  rocky 
  ridges 
  and 
  between 
  stony 
  debris. 
  Espe- 
  

   cially 
  suitable 
  for 
  the 
  drier 
  sections 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States 
  as 
  a 
  savory 
  garden 
  

   herb." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  31697. 
  Raphanus 
  sativus 
  L. 
  Radish. 
  

   From 
  Chugutchak, 
  Mongolia. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1628a, 
  May 
  16, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  medium-large 
  variety 
  of 
  Chinese 
  winter 
  rad- 
  

   ish, 
  called 
  Ching 
  loba. 
  An 
  excellent 
  winter 
  vegetable, 
  which 
  is 
  eaten 
  alike 
  by 
  

   Russians, 
  Tartars, 
  Sarts, 
  Kalmucks, 
  and 
  Chinese, 
  although 
  introduced 
  and 
  

   grown 
  by 
  the 
  last-named 
  only 
  in 
  these 
  parts 
  of 
  the 
  world. 
  

  

  "The 
  Chinese 
  way 
  of 
  serving 
  is 
  to 
  slice 
  them 
  in 
  very 
  thin 
  strips, 
  to 
  sprinkle 
  

   some 
  soy-bean 
  sauce 
  or 
  old 
  vinegar 
  over 
  them, 
  and 
  to 
  eat 
  them 
  as 
  an 
  appetizer. 
  

   The 
  Russian 
  way, 
  however, 
  is 
  to 
  cut 
  them 
  in 
  square 
  strips, 
  to 
  sprinkle 
  salt 
  

   over 
  them 
  and 
  a 
  liberal 
  quantity 
  of 
  vinegar, 
  and 
  to 
  serve 
  them 
  as 
  a 
  salad 
  with 
  

   the 
  regular 
  meal. 
  

  

  "The 
  plants 
  like 
  a 
  well-drained 
  yet 
  rich 
  soil 
  and 
  do 
  not 
  object 
  to 
  a 
  certain 
  

   amount 
  of 
  alkali. 
  They 
  require 
  water 
  and 
  must 
  be 
  irrigated 
  in 
  times 
  of 
  drought, 
  

   as 
  otherwise 
  they 
  remain 
  stunted 
  and 
  acquire 
  a 
  pungent 
  taste. 
  They 
  are 
  sown 
  

   out 
  in 
  the 
  latter 
  part 
  of 
  July 
  or 
  early 
  August, 
  three 
  to 
  four 
  seeds 
  per 
  hill 
  and 
  

   1 
  to 
  1J 
  feet 
  apart 
  in 
  all 
  directions. 
  Later 
  on 
  the 
  plants 
  are 
  thinned 
  out, 
  so 
  

   that 
  only 
  one 
  is 
  left, 
  like 
  beet 
  roots, 
  for 
  instance. 
  

  

  "They 
  stand 
  light 
  frosts, 
  but 
  must 
  be 
  harvested 
  before 
  the 
  heavy 
  frosts 
  begin. 
  

   They 
  are 
  pulled 
  out 
  by 
  a 
  twist 
  of 
  the 
  hand 
  and 
  are 
  left 
  to 
  dry 
  out 
  for 
  some 
  

   hours 
  on 
  the 
  field; 
  then 
  the 
  leaves 
  are 
  torn 
  off 
  and 
  the 
  roots 
  are 
  stored 
  in 
  dug- 
  

   out 
  cellars, 
  much 
  like 
  potatoes 
  or 
  sugar 
  beets. 
  A 
  few 
  of 
  the 
  best 
  are 
  saved 
  

   and 
  planted 
  out 
  as 
  soon 
  as 
  the 
  danger 
  of 
  frosts 
  is 
  passed. 
  

  

  "These 
  winter 
  radishes 
  deserve 
  to 
  become 
  better 
  known 
  in 
  the 
  United 
  States. 
  

   They 
  are 
  of 
  easy 
  culture, 
  attractive 
  appearance, 
  and 
  possess 
  a 
  refreshing 
  taste, 
  

   while 
  their 
  appetizing 
  and 
  stomach-strengthening 
  properties 
  are 
  so 
  astonishing 
  

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