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  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPOETED. 
  

  

  32175 
  to 
  32245— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  32182. 
  Onobrychis 
  vulgaris 
  Hill 
  1756. 
  

  

  (Onobrychis 
  viciaefolia 
  Scop. 
  1772.) 
  

  

  From 
  between 
  Chistunka 
  and 
  Sminogorsk, 
  southwestern 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1640a, 
  September 
  8 
  to 
  24, 
  1911.) 
  The 
  wild 
  Siberian 
  esparcet 
  found 
  

   along 
  the 
  edges 
  of 
  wheat 
  fields 
  and 
  on 
  stretches 
  of 
  level 
  land 
  that 
  was 
  once 
  in 
  

   cultivation. 
  Apparently 
  able 
  to 
  stand 
  an 
  unusual 
  amount 
  of 
  cold 
  and 
  drought. 
  

   Recommended 
  as 
  a 
  forage 
  plant 
  in 
  those 
  sections 
  of 
  the 
  semiarid 
  belt, 
  where 
  

   the 
  ordinary 
  alfalfa 
  gets 
  winterkilled 
  . 
  " 
  ( 
  Meyer. 
  ) 
  

  

  32183. 
  Onobrychis 
  vulgaris 
  Hill. 
  

   From 
  Omsk, 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1641a, 
  August 
  9, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  large-seeded 
  esparcet 
  being 
  tested 
  at 
  the 
  

   agricultural 
  experiment 
  station 
  near 
  Omsk 
  and 
  promising 
  to 
  become 
  an 
  impor- 
  

   tant 
  forage 
  plant 
  for 
  semiarid 
  western 
  Siberia." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  32184. 
  Astragalus 
  sp. 
  

  

  From 
  near 
  Chistunka, 
  southwestern 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1642a, 
  September 
  9, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  species 
  of 
  Astragalus 
  bearing 
  a 
  close 
  

   resemblance 
  to 
  esparcet, 
  found 
  on 
  abandoned 
  wheat 
  fields. 
  Of 
  bunchy 
  erect 
  

   habits, 
  making 
  many 
  stems, 
  well 
  supplied 
  with 
  almost 
  glabrous 
  foliage. 
  Flowers 
  

   purplish 
  blue, 
  seed 
  racemes 
  persistent. 
  Eaten 
  by 
  horses 
  and 
  cattle. 
  Of 
  value 
  

   possibly 
  along 
  with 
  sholteek 
  and 
  esparcet 
  as 
  a 
  forage 
  plant 
  for 
  cool 
  semiarid 
  

   climates. 
  ' 
  ' 
  ( 
  Meyer.) 
  

  

  32185. 
  Astragalus 
  sp. 
  

  

  From 
  near 
  Chistunka, 
  southwestern 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1643a, 
  September 
  8, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  species 
  of 
  Astragalus 
  of 
  somewhat 
  open 
  

   growth. 
  Main 
  stems 
  being 
  erect, 
  side 
  stems 
  lying 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  on 
  the 
  ground- 
  

   Foliage 
  not 
  very 
  dense 
  and 
  quite 
  hairy, 
  flowers 
  yellow, 
  seed 
  racemes 
  persistent. 
  

   Occurring 
  on 
  abandoned 
  wheat 
  fields 
  and 
  along 
  ditches. 
  To 
  be 
  tested 
  like 
  the 
  

   preceding 
  number, 
  but 
  it 
  is 
  not 
  so 
  promising." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  32186. 
  Astragalus 
  sp. 
  

  

  From 
  near 
  Sminogorsk, 
  southwestern 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  " 
  (No. 
  1644a, 
  September 
  24, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  small 
  serradelialike 
  species 
  of 
  Astragalus, 
  

   occurring 
  on 
  sandy 
  pasture 
  grounds; 
  is 
  browsed 
  by 
  cattle. 
  Of 
  value 
  possibly 
  as 
  

   a 
  pasture 
  plant 
  on 
  sandy 
  lands 
  in 
  semiarid 
  regions." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  32187. 
  Hedysarum 
  sibiricum 
  Poir. 
  

   From 
  Tomsk, 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1645a, 
  August 
  22, 
  1911.) 
  An 
  upright-growing 
  variety 
  that 
  throws 
  up 
  

   many 
  stems 
  and 
  is 
  well 
  supplied 
  with 
  rather 
  large 
  glabrous 
  foliage. 
  May 
  

   possess 
  value 
  as 
  a 
  forage 
  plant 
  for 
  the 
  northern 
  sections 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States 
  

   and 
  may 
  also 
  serve 
  as 
  a 
  factor 
  in 
  hybridization 
  experiments 
  to 
  be 
  made 
  with 
  the 
  

   famous 
  sulla 
  (Hedysarum 
  coronarium) 
  in 
  making 
  it 
  hardier 
  and 
  available 
  to 
  

   regions 
  outside 
  the 
  Mediterranean." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  Central 
  Siberia, 
  extending 
  eastward 
  to 
  the 
  region 
  of 
  Lake 
  

   Baikal. 
  

  

  32188. 
  Hedysarum 
  sp. 
  

  

  From 
  near 
  Sminogorsk, 
  southwestern 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  " 
  (No. 
  1646a, 
  September 
  21 
  to 
  24, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  rare 
  legume 
  found 
  here 
  and 
  there 
  

   in 
  southern 
  Siberia. 
  Makes 
  a 
  luxuriant 
  growth 
  of 
  leaves 
  when 
  planted 
  in 
  rich 
  

   soil. 
  Flowers 
  of 
  a 
  purple- 
  violet 
  color 
  and 
  attractive 
  to 
  the 
  eye. 
  Of 
  value 
  

   like 
  the 
  preceding 
  number, 
  and 
  perhaps 
  of 
  even 
  more 
  importance. 
  Should 
  

   be 
  tested 
  with 
  great 
  care." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

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