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  30, 
  1911. 
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  sand 
  or 
  in 
  alkaline 
  soils, 
  and 
  while 
  they 
  can 
  exist 
  with 
  very 
  little 
  water 
  they 
  

  

  do 
  not 
  grow 
  luxuriantly. 
  They 
  can 
  not 
  stand 
  low, 
  water-logged 
  soils. 
  

  

  ' 
  ' 
  Their 
  propagation 
  is 
  easy; 
  cuttings 
  from 
  the 
  size 
  of 
  a 
  lead 
  pencil 
  up 
  to 
  poles 
  

   6 
  feet 
  long 
  and 
  2 
  to 
  3 
  inches 
  thick 
  all 
  strike 
  roots 
  easily, 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  the 
  soil 
  is 
  

   moist 
  enough 
  to 
  give 
  them 
  a 
  chance. 
  In 
  those 
  regions 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States 
  

   where 
  the 
  summers 
  are 
  very 
  hot 
  and 
  dry 
  and 
  the 
  winters 
  are 
  not 
  too 
  cold, 
  where 
  

   the 
  soils 
  are 
  sandy 
  or 
  alkaline 
  but 
  where 
  irrigation 
  water 
  is 
  occasionally 
  supplied, 
  

   the 
  oleaster 
  deserves 
  the 
  highest 
  consideration 
  as 
  a 
  hedge 
  plant, 
  as 
  a 
  fence 
  

   material, 
  as 
  a 
  windbreak, 
  as 
  a 
  sand 
  binder, 
  as 
  a 
  fuel 
  supplier, 
  and 
  as 
  a 
  charac- 
  

   teristic 
  ornamental 
  tree 
  around 
  the 
  home." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  31823. 
  Oryza 
  sativa 
  L. 
  Rice. 
  

   From 
  Yarkand, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  

  

  " 
  (No. 
  1571a, 
  December 
  19, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  Chinese 
  variety 
  of 
  glutinous 
  rice 
  called 
  

   Lo 
  mi. 
  Originally 
  introduced 
  from 
  eastern 
  China, 
  now 
  sparingly 
  grown 
  around 
  

   Yarkand. 
  It 
  is 
  considered 
  a 
  very 
  fine 
  variety 
  and 
  almost 
  twice 
  as 
  expensive 
  as 
  

   other 
  rices. 
  

  

  "This 
  and 
  the 
  following 
  varieties 
  of 
  rices 
  should 
  be 
  tested 
  in 
  the 
  western 
  

   sections 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States. 
  They 
  are 
  all 
  grown 
  in 
  standing 
  water 
  and 
  the 
  

   soil 
  in 
  which 
  they 
  thrive 
  is 
  generally 
  well 
  charged 
  with 
  alkali. 
  Rice 
  is 
  a 
  rather 
  

   expensive 
  food 
  in 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan 
  on 
  account 
  of 
  the 
  scarcity 
  of 
  water, 
  which 
  

   could 
  be 
  employed 
  for 
  other 
  crops, 
  but 
  the 
  people 
  as 
  a 
  whole 
  are 
  so 
  fond 
  of 
  it 
  

   that 
  they 
  are 
  willing 
  to 
  make 
  many 
  sacrifices 
  for 
  it. 
  Several 
  local 
  varieties 
  

   have 
  been 
  developed 
  during 
  the 
  long 
  period 
  of 
  human 
  occupation, 
  and 
  some 
  of 
  

   the 
  best 
  are 
  being 
  offered 
  here. 
  ' 
  ' 
  ( 
  Meyer.) 
  

  

  31824. 
  Oryza 
  sativa 
  L. 
  Rice. 
  

   From 
  Yarkand, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  

  

  " 
  (No. 
  1572a, 
  December 
  19, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  variety 
  of 
  rice 
  called 
  Khotan 
  JDowsera. 
  

   The 
  grains 
  become 
  large 
  and 
  very 
  white 
  when 
  boiled, 
  and 
  this 
  variety 
  is 
  con- 
  

   sidered 
  very 
  good 
  . 
  " 
  ( 
  Meyer. 
  ) 
  

  

  31825. 
  Oryza 
  sativa 
  L. 
  Rice. 
  

   From 
  Yarkand, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1573a, 
  December 
  19, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  variety 
  of 
  rice 
  called 
  Ak-zu; 
  has 
  red 
  

   beards. 
  Said 
  to 
  be 
  very 
  white 
  and 
  plump 
  when 
  boiled." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  31826. 
  Oryza 
  sativa 
  L. 
  Rice. 
  

  

  From 
  Yarkand, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  

  

  " 
  (No. 
  1574a, 
  December 
  14, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  variety 
  of 
  rice 
  called 
  Kara 
  Kiltrick; 
  has 
  

   black 
  beards. 
  ' 
  ' 
  ( 
  Meyer. 
  ) 
  

  

  31827. 
  Oryza 
  sativa 
  L. 
  Rice. 
  

   From 
  Yarkand, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  

  

  " 
  (No. 
  1575a, 
  December 
  19, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  variety 
  of 
  rice 
  called 
  Yarkand 
  JDowsera; 
  

   has 
  white 
  beards. 
  It 
  is 
  considered 
  the 
  best 
  variety 
  locally, 
  as 
  it 
  has 
  about 
  the 
  

   same 
  qualities 
  as 
  the 
  Khotan 
  Dowsera 
  (No. 
  31824.)" 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  31828. 
  Oryza 
  sativa 
  L. 
  Rice. 
  

   From 
  Yarkand, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  

  

  " 
  (No. 
  1576a, 
  December 
  19, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  variety 
  of 
  rice 
  called 
  Sarich 
  Kiltrick; 
  

   has 
  yellow 
  beards, 
  but 
  white 
  seeds." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

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