﻿OCTOBEE 
  1 
  TO 
  DECEMBEE 
  31, 
  1911. 
  43 
  

  

  32175 
  to 
  32245— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  32217. 
  Agrostis 
  alba 
  L. 
  Creeping 
  bent-grass. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Widriehta, 
  southwestern 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  " 
  (No. 
  1675a, 
  September 
  30, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  grass 
  of 
  tall, 
  airy 
  growth, 
  found 
  at 
  the 
  

   foot 
  of 
  an 
  earth 
  bank. 
  Possibly 
  of 
  value 
  like 
  the 
  preceding 
  number. 
  ' 
  ' 
  ( 
  Meyer. 
  ) 
  

  

  32218. 
  Dactylis 
  glomerata 
  L. 
  Orchard 
  grass. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Widrichta, 
  southwestern 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1676a, 
  September 
  30, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  coarse 
  grass 
  found 
  in 
  an 
  earth 
  bank. 
  

   Of 
  value 
  like 
  the 
  preceding 
  number. 
  " 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  32219. 
  FESTUCAsp. 
  

   From 
  Omsk, 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1677a, 
  July 
  18, 
  1911.) 
  Obtained 
  by 
  my 
  interpreter 
  at 
  Omsk, 
  said 
  to 
  

   come 
  from 
  western 
  Akmolinsk, 
  and 
  not 
  to 
  send 
  up 
  new 
  shoots 
  after 
  having 
  

   once 
  been 
  plowed 
  under. 
  Possibly 
  of 
  value 
  for 
  forage 
  purposes 
  on 
  dry 
  plains. 
  " 
  

   {Meyer.) 
  

  

  32220. 
  Phleum 
  pratense 
  L. 
  Timothy. 
  

   From 
  Omsk, 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  " 
  (No. 
  1678a, 
  July 
  18, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  strain 
  of 
  timothy 
  coming 
  from 
  Kungur, 
  Perm 
  

   Government, 
  said 
  to 
  be 
  superior 
  to 
  the 
  ordinary 
  kind. 
  Obtained 
  at 
  Omsk 
  by 
  

   my 
  interpreter. 
  Of 
  value 
  like 
  the 
  preceding 
  number. 
  " 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  32221. 
  Bromus 
  lnermis 
  Leyss. 
  Brome-grass. 
  

   From 
  Omsk, 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  " 
  (No. 
  1679a, 
  July 
  18, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  coarse 
  grass 
  said 
  to 
  be 
  a 
  good 
  fodder 
  and 
  able 
  

   to 
  stand 
  much 
  drought. 
  Obtained 
  by 
  my 
  interpreter. 
  Of 
  value 
  like 
  the 
  

   preceding 
  numbers. 
  ' 
  ' 
  ( 
  Meyer. 
  ) 
  

  

  32222. 
  Trieolium 
  pratense 
  L. 
  Red 
  clover. 
  

   From 
  Omsk, 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1680a, 
  July 
  18, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  species 
  of 
  clover 
  said 
  to 
  stand 
  much 
  drought. 
  

   Obtained 
  by 
  my 
  interpreter. 
  Of 
  value 
  like 
  the 
  preceding 
  numbers. 
  ' 
  ' 
  ( 
  Meyer.) 
  

  

  32223. 
  Malus 
  sp. 
  Crab 
  apple. 
  

   From 
  Barnaul, 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1681a, 
  September 
  5, 
  1911.) 
  Alow-growing 
  variety 
  of 
  Siberian 
  crab 
  

   apple. 
  The 
  fruits 
  are 
  the 
  size 
  of 
  a 
  plum, 
  of 
  a 
  yellowish 
  color 
  with 
  a 
  red 
  blush. 
  

   Thrives 
  best 
  on 
  hill 
  slopes 
  facing 
  north; 
  suitable 
  for 
  cold 
  regions." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  32224. 
  Pruntts 
  fruticosa 
  Pallas. 
  Cherry. 
  

   From 
  Omsk, 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1682a, 
  August 
  5, 
  1911.) 
  The 
  so-called 
  Kurgan 
  cherry, 
  grown 
  quite 
  

   extensively 
  throughout 
  the 
  Ural 
  district 
  and 
  in 
  western 
  Siberia 
  as 
  a 
  home 
  fruit. 
  

   The 
  dark-red 
  individual 
  cherries 
  are 
  only 
  as 
  large 
  as 
  good-sized 
  red 
  currants 
  

   and 
  are 
  sour. 
  However, 
  they 
  make 
  delicious 
  compote 
  and 
  preserves, 
  having 
  a 
  

   spicy, 
  nutty 
  flavor, 
  and 
  are 
  in 
  great 
  demand 
  for 
  this 
  purpose. 
  In 
  Omsk 
  they 
  

   are 
  sold 
  during 
  July 
  and 
  August 
  at 
  4 
  to 
  5 
  rubles 
  (S2.06 
  to 
  $2.57) 
  per 
  pood 
  (36 
  

   pounds) 
  . 
  These 
  cherry 
  bushes 
  grow 
  from 
  2 
  to 
  4 
  feet 
  in 
  height, 
  bear 
  glossy 
  dark- 
  

   green 
  leaves, 
  and 
  stand 
  a 
  remarkable 
  amount 
  of 
  drought, 
  cold, 
  and 
  neglect. 
  A 
  

   well-kept 
  plantation 
  is 
  very 
  pleasing 
  to 
  the 
  eye 
  and 
  resembles 
  a 
  tea 
  plantation 
  

   more 
  than 
  anything 
  else. 
  This 
  plant 
  deserves 
  to 
  be 
  given 
  an 
  extensive 
  and 
  

   thorough 
  trial 
  as 
  a 
  home 
  fruit 
  in 
  the 
  cold 
  and 
  semiarid 
  sections 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  

   States. 
  Is 
  recommended 
  also 
  as 
  a 
  factor 
  in 
  hybridization 
  experiments 
  to 
  

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