﻿32 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



39888 and 39889— Continued. 



under the name Cannabis sativa excelsior. The area under cu 

 is 2,314 acres, and the production of fiber 11,110 tons (?). Ucimiag- 

 nola hemp is more productive and more vigorous than that of Emilia, 

 and it is said to be resistant to Orobanche. Its stalks are 3 to 4 met. rs 

 high. It is sown by hand, pulied by hand, and water retted. The 

 yield is about 1,000 pounds per acre. Fiber of inferior quality is 

 obtained from seed stalks." (From abstract of report on Agriculture 

 and Industries of Piedmont by Major Percy Chapman, Textile Mercury, 

 October, 191 //.) 



" It grows somewhat taller and thicker in stalk than the other varie- 

 ties of hemp cultivated in this vicinity and is the most in demand by 

 planters." (Charles B. Perry, American consul, report of January 21, 

 1915.) 

 39889. " No. 30. Bologna hemp is grown on the rich alluvial soils of 

 the lower Po Valley, in the Provinces of Bologna, Ferrara, Modena, 

 Emilia, and Rovigo, in northeastern Italy. Greater care is given to 

 the crop in this region than anywhere else, and the result is hemp of 

 the finest quality and highest price on the market. Nearly 200.000 

 acres are devoted to the crop each year, and the annual production is 

 more than 80,000 tons. A 2-year rotation with wheat is practiced, the 

 land being plowed 12 to 18 inches deep in June immediately after the 

 wheat is harvested and thoroughly cultivated until the hemp seed is 

 sown the following February. The crop is cut by hand, water retted, 

 and broken mostly by machinery. Seed produced in Ferrara or 

 Bologna gives a hemp with a light, hollow stick, while the Cnrmag- 

 nola variety gives a more woody stick with a smaller percentage of 

 fiber." (L. H. Dewey.) 



" Ferrara hemp is the common name of the Bologna type most grown 

 in the Piedmont district." (Charles B. Perry, American consul, report 

 of January 21, 1915.) 



39890. Cucurbita sp. Cucurbitacese. 



From La Paz, -Bolivia. Presented by Dr. J. N. Rose, National Museum, 

 Washington, D. C. Received February 15, 1915. 



" Seeds of a large pumpkinlike plant, obtained from the market at La Paz. 

 Bolivia." (Rose.) 



"A large globose, pumpkinlike fruit, found in the markets of Peru and 

 Chile and said to have been cultivated in prehistoric times by the natives of 

 those regions ; highly esteemed by the modern inhabitants ; smooth outside, 

 with yellow flesh, and large seeds which are used as articles of food. Suitable 

 for the warmer regions of the United States where irrigation is practiced." 

 (Safford.) 



39891. Citrulltts vulgakis Schrader. Cucurbit acea?. 



Watermelon. 



From Burttholm, Vereeniging, South Africa. Presented by Prof. J. Burtt 



Davy, Transvaal Maize-Breeding Station. Received February 17, 1915. 



" Seeds of the true Tsama melon, sent to me from Kuruman as having been 



collected in the heart of the Kalahari Desert. I send these because there is so 



