﻿JANUARY 
  1 
  TO 
  MARCH 
  31, 
  1912. 
  35 
  

  

  32656. 
  Diospyros 
  kaki 
  L. 
  f. 
  Persimmon. 
  

  

  From 
  Ormond, 
  Fla. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  James 
  P. 
  Vining, 
  Bretton 
  Inn. 
  Re- 
  

   ceived 
  February 
  2, 
  1912. 
  

  

  Ormond 
  Winter. 
  Fruits 
  of 
  this 
  variety 
  were 
  received 
  in 
  the 
  middle 
  of 
  January. 
  

   They 
  were 
  of 
  excellent 
  flavor 
  and 
  one 
  among 
  the 
  lot 
  was 
  found 
  to 
  be 
  seedless. 
  

   Cuttings. 
  

  

  32657 
  to 
  32659. 
  

  

  From 
  Bombay, 
  India. 
  Purchased 
  from 
  Ralli 
  Bros. 
  Received 
  January 
  30, 
  1912. 
  

   Seeds 
  of 
  the 
  following: 
  

  

  32657. 
  Dolichos 
  biflorus 
  L. 
  

   "EMthir 
  

  

  32658. 
  Phaseolus 
  aconitifolius 
  Jacq. 
  

   "Muth." 
  

  

  32659. 
  Vigna 
  cylindrica 
  (Stickman) 
  Skeela. 
  Catjang. 
  

   "Chowli." 
  

  

  32660. 
  Radicula 
  armoracia 
  (L.) 
  Robinson. 
  Horse-radish. 
  

  

  From 
  Moscow, 
  Russia. 
  Received 
  through 
  Mr. 
  Frank 
  N. 
  Meyer, 
  agricultural 
  

   explorer, 
  February 
  2, 
  1912. 
  

   "(No. 
  1020, 
  January 
  8, 
  1912.) 
  A 
  variety 
  of 
  horse-radish, 
  coming 
  from 
  Soosdal, 
  

   Vladimir 
  Government, 
  Russia, 
  famous 
  throughout 
  the 
  country 
  for 
  its 
  fine 
  qualities 
  

   and 
  said 
  to 
  be 
  the 
  best 
  horse-radish 
  in 
  Europe. 
  Is 
  in 
  special 
  demand 
  in 
  Russia 
  during 
  

   the 
  winter 
  holidays. 
  To 
  be 
  tested 
  in 
  the 
  northern 
  United 
  States 
  in 
  deep, 
  rich 
  soil." 
  

   {Meyer.) 
  

  

  32661. 
  Triticum 
  aestivum 
  L. 
  Wheat. 
  

  

  From 
  Njoro, 
  British 
  East 
  Africa. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  W. 
  G. 
  Sewall. 
  Received 
  

   January 
  23, 
  1912. 
  

  

  Rieti. 
  

  

  32662 
  to 
  32676. 
  

  

  From 
  Kozlov, 
  Tambov 
  Government, 
  Russia. 
  Received 
  through 
  Mr. 
  Frank 
  N. 
  

   Meyer, 
  agricultural 
  explorer, 
  January 
  29, 
  1912. 
  

   Cuttings 
  of 
  the 
  following: 
  

  

  32662. 
  Amygdalus 
  nana 
  X 
  davidiana. 
  

  

  From 
  Kozlov, 
  Tambov 
  Government, 
  Russia. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1005, 
  December 
  27, 
  1911.) 
  This 
  species 
  was 
  originated 
  by 
  Mr. 
  I. 
  V. 
  

   Mijurin 
  at 
  Kozlov, 
  with 
  the 
  idea 
  of 
  creating 
  a 
  perfectly 
  hardy 
  peach, 
  able 
  to 
  

   withstand 
  the 
  severe 
  climate 
  of 
  central 
  Russia. 
  This 
  hybrid 
  produces 
  non- 
  

   edible 
  fruits 
  and 
  has 
  the 
  characteristic 
  growth 
  of 
  Amygdalus 
  davidiana, 
  while 
  

   the 
  form 
  and 
  appearance 
  of 
  the 
  fruit 
  is 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  that 
  of 
  A. 
  nana. 
  Said 
  to 
  be 
  

   very 
  floriferous 
  and 
  extremely 
  showy 
  in 
  springtime. 
  Possesses 
  value 
  as 
  an 
  

   ornamental 
  tall 
  shrub 
  for 
  the 
  northern 
  United 
  States 
  and 
  may 
  serve 
  as 
  a 
  hybrid- 
  

   ization 
  factor 
  in 
  creating 
  races 
  of 
  perfectly 
  hardy 
  peaches, 
  as 
  Mr. 
  Mijurin's 
  

   experiences 
  were 
  that 
  while 
  A. 
  davidiana 
  and 
  A. 
  nana 
  do 
  not 
  hybridize 
  with 
  

   A. 
  persica, 
  this 
  hybrid 
  does." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

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