﻿,38 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



46804 to 46820— Continued. 



46810. Rhus viminalis Ait. Anacardiacese. 



" Karree boom,. A hardy, evergreen tree, withstanding the drought and 

 frost of the upper karoo, which has an altitude of 4,600 feet and a rain- 

 fall of about 10 inches in summer only. It grows readily from seeds, 

 cuttings, or poles or stumps set in moist ground and kept moist until 

 growth starts- Plants have been known to make a growth of 13* feet in 

 three years. It prefers a thin, limestone soil, but thrives on other soils 

 and attains a height of about 30 feet and a spread of the same distance. 

 It is considered an excellent timber for gate and fence posts, poles having 

 been found in good condition 25 years after they had been set in the 

 ground. The wood is flexible and is considered excellent for yokes, keys. 

 tobacco pipes, and furniture. Sheep and goats browse on the foliage, and 

 the sweetish fruits are eaten by children and poultry. The karree boom 

 makes a beautiful street and shade tree, being hardier and more orna- 

 mental than Schinus molle, which it resembles in habit. It should be 

 tried in southern California, in Arizona, and in New Mexico. Sow seeds 

 in the spring ; plant cuttings or poles in midsummer." 



46811. Trifolium angustifolium L. Fabacese. Clover. 

 ''An annual, naturalized around Cape Town. It might succeed as a 



green-manure crop on sandy soils in California or other regions of winter 

 rainfall." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 34196. 



46812. Triticum durum Desf. Poacese. Wheat. 

 " South African durum, grown in the Cape Province from American 



seed." 



-46813 to 46817. Triticum aestivum L. Poacese. Wheat. 



(T. vulgar e Vill.) 



46813. "Spring Early. Bearded; white; excellent milling quality; 

 splendid yielder. This variety has become very popular of late in 

 the western provinces ; origin unknown." 



46814. " Tliew. This wheat has withstood rust for several years in 

 the western provinces and is giving encouraging results." 



46815. " Rietti. Bearded; ear long and open, shedding rather too 

 easily. It stools well and is a heavy yielder, especially in wet, late 

 seasons ; wonderfully rust resistant. The grain is dark, but the 

 flour is very white, and the variety is greatly valued as a milling 

 wheat. This is the most extensively grown wheat in the western 

 provinces, though Glujas Early threatens to oust it from this posi- 

 tion. It has not given very good results in the region of summer 

 rainfall." 



46816. " Du Toit. Beardless; small, white grain; a good milling 

 wheat. This variety has been grown for a number of years in 

 certain of the western-province districts." 



46817. "Glujas Early. Beardless or semibearded; white; excel- 

 lent quality ; good yielder ; does not shell out too easily. This is 

 probably the most rust resistant of all the white varieties of wheat 

 yet introduced into the western provinces and stands second only 

 to Rietti in the acreage under cultivation in the principal wheat 

 areas. It is annually gaining in popularity, with every prospect 

 of ousting Rietti from the premier position. Now largely grown in 

 the Transvaal also." 



