﻿46 
  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPORTED. 
  

  

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  to 
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  Continued. 
  

  

  Of 
  value 
  as 
  a 
  lining 
  plant 
  along 
  paths 
  and 
  as 
  low 
  hedge 
  material 
  for 
  the 
  cold 
  

   semiarid 
  sections 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States. 
  " 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  32238. 
  Hyssopus 
  officinalis 
  L. 
  Hyssop. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Ust 
  Kamenogorsk, 
  southwestern 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1696a, 
  October 
  2, 
  1911.) 
  Variety 
  ambigua. 
  A 
  very 
  aromatic 
  her- 
  

   baceous 
  perennial 
  growing 
  in 
  rocky 
  cliffs 
  and 
  between 
  stony 
  debris 
  along 
  the 
  

   Irtish 
  River. 
  Flowers 
  blue 
  and 
  apparently 
  very 
  rich 
  in 
  honey. 
  Of 
  value 
  as 
  a 
  

   useful 
  bee 
  plant 
  and 
  as 
  an 
  ornamental 
  perennial 
  for 
  the 
  hardy 
  border. 
  Will 
  

   probably 
  do 
  especially 
  well 
  in 
  the 
  drier 
  sections 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States. 
  " 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  32239. 
  Clematis 
  integrifolia 
  L. 
  Clematis. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Sminogorsk, 
  southwestern 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1697a, 
  September 
  18, 
  1911.) 
  An 
  erect-growing 
  herbaceous 
  clematis, 
  

   making 
  stems 
  2 
  to 
  4 
  feet 
  in 
  height 
  and 
  bearing 
  large 
  deep-blue 
  flowers 
  of 
  some- 
  

   what 
  roselike 
  form; 
  blooms 
  in 
  June. 
  Occurs 
  between 
  shrubbery 
  or 
  in 
  slightly 
  

   shaded 
  places 
  where 
  the 
  soil 
  remains 
  damp. 
  Of 
  value 
  as 
  an 
  ornamental 
  hardy 
  

   perennial 
  for 
  the 
  northern 
  United 
  States 
  and 
  may 
  also 
  be 
  of 
  use 
  as 
  a 
  factor 
  in 
  

   hybridization 
  experiments 
  in 
  trying 
  to 
  create 
  races 
  of 
  erect-growing 
  large- 
  

   flowered 
  forms 
  of 
  clematis. 
  ' 
  ' 
  ( 
  Meyer. 
  ) 
  

  

  32240. 
  Paeonia 
  anomala 
  L. 
  Peony. 
  

   From 
  Tomsk, 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  " 
  (No. 
  1698a, 
  August 
  19, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  strong-growing 
  wild 
  peony 
  found 
  on 
  well- 
  

   drained 
  hill 
  slopes, 
  mostly 
  between 
  scrub. 
  Flowers 
  large, 
  of 
  pale-rose 
  color; 
  

   foliage 
  somewhat 
  coarse. 
  Of 
  interest 
  as 
  a 
  perfectly 
  hardy 
  herbaceous 
  perennial 
  ; 
  

   will 
  thrive 
  in 
  regions 
  with 
  short 
  cool 
  summers 
  and 
  long 
  cold 
  winters. 
  ' 
  ' 
  ( 
  Meyer. 
  ) 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  Throughout 
  central 
  and 
  southern 
  Siberia 
  from 
  the 
  Ural 
  Moun- 
  

   tains 
  eastward 
  to 
  the 
  region 
  of 
  Lake 
  Baikal. 
  

  

  32241. 
  X 
  Rhododendron 
  praecox 
  Davis. 
  

   From 
  Tomsk, 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1699a, 
  August 
  20, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  rare 
  deciduous 
  shrubby 
  rhododendron, 
  

   able 
  to 
  stand 
  extreme 
  cold. 
  Obtained 
  from 
  the 
  botanical 
  garden 
  at 
  Tomsk, 
  

   Siberia." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  Considered 
  to 
  be 
  a 
  hybrid 
  between 
  Rhododendron 
  dauricum 
  L. 
  and 
  R. 
  ciliatum 
  

   Hook. 
  f. 
  

  

  32242. 
  GUELDENSTAEDTIA 
  MONOPHYLLA 
  Fisch. 
  

  

  From 
  Tomsk, 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  " 
  (No. 
  1700a, 
  August 
  20, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  very 
  rare 
  legume, 
  up 
  to 
  the 
  present 
  having 
  

   been 
  found 
  only 
  in 
  one 
  place 
  in 
  Mongolia 
  and 
  in 
  another 
  spot 
  in 
  southern 
  Siberia, 
  

   occurring 
  on 
  dry, 
  rocky 
  places. 
  Leaves 
  and 
  flowers 
  small. 
  This 
  plant 
  is 
  of 
  

   botanical 
  interest 
  only, 
  although 
  it 
  possibly 
  might 
  enter 
  as 
  an 
  item 
  in 
  the 
  flora 
  of 
  

   very 
  dry 
  pasturing 
  grounds 
  in 
  the 
  western 
  sections 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States. 
  Ob- 
  

   tained 
  like 
  the 
  preceding 
  number. 
  " 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  Dry 
  rocky 
  places 
  in 
  the 
  Altai 
  Mountain 
  region 
  of 
  south- 
  

   western 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  32243. 
  Asparagus 
  officinalis 
  L. 
  Asparagus. 
  

   From 
  Chistunka 
  Steppe, 
  southwestern 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1701a, 
  September 
  8, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  vigorously 
  growing 
  wild 
  asparagus, 
  

   found 
  here 
  and 
  there 
  on 
  a 
  dry 
  plain. 
  Seems 
  to 
  be 
  able 
  to 
  withstand 
  more 
  

   drought 
  and 
  adverse 
  conditions 
  than 
  the 
  ordinary 
  forms 
  of 
  asparagus. 
  To 
  be 
  

   tested 
  in 
  rustproof 
  breeding 
  experiments. 
  " 
  (Meyer.) 
  

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