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  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPOETED. 
  

  

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  to 
  32245— 
  Continued. 
  

   32224— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  create 
  a 
  perfectly 
  hardy 
  large-fruited 
  cherry 
  fit 
  to 
  thrive 
  in 
  the 
  upper 
  Mississippi 
  

   Valley 
  and 
  the 
  regions 
  west 
  of 
  it." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  - 
  Distribution. 
  — 
  Eastern 
  Russia 
  and 
  western 
  Siberia 
  from 
  the 
  valley 
  of 
  the 
  

   Volga 
  to 
  the 
  Altai 
  region. 
  

  

  32225. 
  Prunus 
  fruticosa 
  Pallas. 
  Cherry. 
  

   From 
  Tomsk, 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  ''(No. 
  1683a, 
  August 
  25, 
  1911.) 
  An 
  improved 
  form 
  of 
  the 
  Kurgan 
  cherry. 
  

   Obtained 
  from 
  Prof. 
  N. 
  F. 
  Kastchenko, 
  of 
  the 
  University 
  of 
  Tomsk. 
  See 
  the 
  

   preceding 
  number 
  for 
  further 
  remarks." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  32226. 
  Prunus 
  fruticosa 
  Pallas. 
  Cherry. 
  

   From 
  Tomsk, 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1684a, 
  August 
  25, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  large-fruited 
  variety 
  of 
  the 
  Kurgan 
  cherry 
  

   almost 
  as 
  large 
  as 
  ordinary 
  cherries, 
  flesh 
  blackish 
  red. 
  This 
  introduction 
  

   deserves 
  extra 
  care. 
  Obtained 
  like 
  the 
  preceding 
  numbers." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  32227. 
  Ribes 
  dikuscha 
  Fisch. 
  Currant. 
  

   From 
  Tomsk, 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1685a, 
  August 
  18, 
  1911.) 
  The 
  native 
  name 
  of 
  this 
  remarkable 
  currant 
  

   is 
  Aldansky 
  vinograd, 
  meaning 
  Aldan 
  grape, 
  on 
  account 
  of 
  the 
  resemblance 
  of 
  

   the 
  berries 
  to 
  grapes. 
  It 
  is 
  a 
  black-fruited 
  variety 
  native 
  to 
  the 
  Aldan 
  Moun- 
  

   tains 
  in 
  Yakutsk 
  Government. 
  Berries 
  large, 
  bluish 
  black 
  in 
  color, 
  and 
  of 
  

   sour 
  flavor. 
  They 
  are 
  fine 
  for 
  preserves 
  and 
  are 
  also 
  said 
  to 
  produce 
  a 
  sparkling 
  

   wine 
  resembling 
  champagne. 
  As 
  the 
  summer 
  is 
  remarkably 
  short 
  in 
  Yakutsk 
  

   Government 
  and 
  the 
  winter's 
  cold 
  most 
  intense, 
  this 
  currant 
  may 
  be 
  expected 
  

   to 
  thrive 
  in 
  even 
  the 
  coldest 
  sections 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States. 
  To 
  be 
  tested 
  in 
  the 
  

   mountains 
  of 
  New 
  England 
  and 
  in 
  Alaska. 
  Collected 
  in 
  the 
  botanic 
  garden 
  of 
  

   the 
  University 
  o 
  f 
  Tomsk 
  . 
  " 
  ( 
  Meyer 
  . 
  ) 
  

  

  32228. 
  Ribes 
  dikuscha 
  Fisch. 
  Currant. 
  

   From 
  Tomsk, 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1686a, 
  August 
  25, 
  1911.) 
  Variety 
  appendiculata. 
  An 
  improved 
  form 
  

   of 
  the 
  Yakutsk 
  black 
  currant, 
  being 
  more 
  prolific 
  and 
  bearing 
  larger 
  berries 
  

   than 
  the 
  type. 
  Obtained 
  from 
  Prof. 
  N. 
  F. 
  Kastchenko 
  of 
  the 
  University 
  of 
  

   Tomsk, 
  who 
  states 
  that 
  the 
  climate 
  in 
  Tomsk 
  is 
  actually 
  too 
  hot 
  for 
  this 
  remark- 
  

   able 
  currant. 
  This 
  number 
  should 
  be 
  tested 
  with 
  extreme 
  care." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  32229. 
  Ribes 
  nigrum 
  L. 
  Black 
  currant. 
  

   From 
  Tomsk, 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1687a, 
  August 
  18, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  native 
  Siberian 
  variety 
  of 
  black 
  currant 
  

   of 
  vigorous 
  growth; 
  fruits 
  large, 
  but 
  not 
  over 
  juicy. 
  Able 
  to 
  stand 
  intense 
  cold 
  

   and 
  recommended 
  as 
  a 
  home 
  fruit 
  for 
  the 
  cool 
  and 
  somewhat 
  moist 
  sections 
  

   of 
  the 
  United 
  States. 
  Obtained 
  from 
  the 
  botanical 
  garden 
  of 
  the 
  University 
  of 
  

   Tomsk, 
  Siberia." 
  (Meyer.) 
  m 
  

  

  32230. 
  Ribes 
  sp. 
  Currant. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Sminogorsk, 
  southwestern 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1688a, 
  September 
  24, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  wild 
  red 
  currant 
  of 
  thrifty 
  growth 
  and 
  

   able 
  to 
  exist 
  under 
  adverse 
  conditions. 
  Fruits 
  small 
  and 
  sour. 
  This 
  fruit 
  is 
  

   recommended 
  for 
  testing 
  only 
  in 
  the 
  sections 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States 
  where 
  red 
  

   currants 
  do 
  not 
  grow 
  at 
  present." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

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