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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



84252 to 84553 — Continued. 



84268. No. 161. Obtained in the old 

 tarkand marker, September 8, 



1929. 



84269. No. ISO. Obtained in The old 



I market, September S. 



_ 



S427. N _ 5. Obtained in the old , 

 :. September 16. 1929. 



84271. X B04. Obtained in the • 

 Zhim . market, September 24. 19-0. 



84272. Amygdalus peesica L. [Pr 

 persica Stokes . Ainygdalaceae. 



Peach. 



N . 166. Obtained in the market at 



15 miles sonth of Ferehana. 



1929. A very delicious 



stone, white-fleshed peach of medium 



size. 



S42'C LUS PERSICA NBC3CASINA 



Air. Ainygdalaceae. Nectarine. 



N< 279. Obtained in the Chim 

 market. September 23. 1929. A ve.-y red, 

 smocth-skinned peach of delicious flavor. 



S4274. A::: l fSCHAEMDM L. Poa- 



ceae. Grass. 



No. 104. _From n-ar Tokmak. August 

 1929. x:und along an irrigation 

 ditch. 



£4275, Axthyllis VULNBRARIA L. Faba- 

 ceae. Sidney vetch. 



A perennial herb, found tbrou?hout j 

 Europe, northern Africa, and Asia, which 

 is grown for sheep fodder and is particu- 

 larly recommended for lime soils. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 67163. 



S4252 to 84553 — Continued. 



84282. CALAMAGB 

 Roth. Poaceae. 



epigejos (L. i 

 Grass. 



84278. Apoci.ntm vexettm L. 

 naceae. 



Apocy 



No. 301. Kendyr. From the Chimbai 

 Experiment Station. September 25. 1929. 

 A fiber plant, grown quite extensively in ' 

 some Sections. 



S4277 and S427S. A?.:st:i<a pukgbns 

 Desf. Poaceae. Grass. 



84277. No. 214. From the Agricul- 

 tural Museum, Chardjui. September 

 1'";. 1929. A tail, vigorous-growing 

 grass. 



S427S. No. 260. Grass from sand j 

 dunes 18 miles northeast of Chim- 

 bai on the road to Takhtakupur. i 

 September 24. 1929. 



84279. Brachtpodium sxlvaticum 

 (Hods.) Eeauv. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 59. From the mountains south 

 of Alma Ata. northeastern Turkestan, j 

 August 21. : _ 



84280. BROMDS MACROSTaCHTS TRIARISTA- 



vus Hack. Poaceae. Bromegrass. 



No. 35. From the Krassny Root Dry- 

 Experiment Station. Yohra German ; 

 i: lie, August " 1929. An annual | 



si i - tl it furnishes good winter and : 

 spring grazing. 



S4281. Bbomcs sp. Poaceae. 



Bromegrass. 



N 168. From *outh of Tashkent. 

 Turkestan, September 4. 1929. An an- 

 nual grass from the dry plains of the ! 

 Oolorirjava Steppes. 31 'miles south of j 



Tashkent. 



No. 75. From the mountains south of 

 Issvk. northeastern Turkestan. August 



22. ] ! 2 



84283. Casthamus tixctorics L. As- 

 teraceae. Safflower. 



No. 33. F*r< m K ?sny Koot Dry- 



Station, Volga German 



Republic; August 16, 1929. Used for oil 



and c: 



84284. Cephalaria sp. Dipsacaceae. 



No. 57. From the mountains south 

 of AIh mgi it 21. 1929. A olant 



very attractive globular heads of 

 wers. 



84255. Chaeto-jhloa italica i L. > Scribn. 

 taria italica Beauv.). Poaceae. 



Millet, 



N . 163. From Ferghana District, 

 ami r 5, 1929. Obtained in the old 

 :: a ?lau market. 



84286. Chaetochxoa italica iL.) Scribn. 

 - -fa italica Beauv. ;. Poaceae. 



Millet. 



No. 297. From the village of Man- 

 sion. September 26. 1929. 

 Tyj ks of millet found in one field. 



842S7 to 84290. Citrullus vulgaris 

 Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



84287. No. 194. Obtained at Samar- 

 kand. September B, 1929. A deli- 

 : as dark-green watermelon. 



842S8. No. 225. Obtained 93 miles 

 north of Chardziu. September 17, 

 1929. A watermelon with pale-pink 

 flesh and many seeds, not very good 

 oality, but. 'because of its thick 

 rind, it is used for preserves. 



84289. No. 2S0. From the village of 

 Mangite, Khiva reeion. September 

 25, 1929 



84290. No. 302. From Chimbai. 

 tember 24. 1929. 



«ep- 



84291 to 84299. 

 Cucurbitaceae. 



Cuccmis melo L. 

 Melon. 



84291, No. 165. Obtained in the mar- 

 ket at Vooadyl. 15 miles south 

 of Ferghana September 6. 1929, A 

 delicious melon with white flesh, 

 dark sreen rind, decidedly seg- 

 mented, and somewhat flattened at 

 the ends. 



£4292. No. 167. From near Kokand. 

 Turkestan. September 7. 1929. A 

 very delicious oval melon with sweet 

 and juicy white flesh. The rough 

 yeilow rind is marked with irregular 

 green stripes. 



84293. No. 195. From the vicinity of 

 Urgoot, 22 miles south of Samar- 

 kand, Turkestan. September 8. 1929. 

 A yellow, oblong netted type of 

 melon with crisp flesh which is not 

 particularly sweet. 



84294. No. 200. Ameru melon. From 

 the old Chardjui market. September 

 16: 1929c Grown for local use. but 

 not suitable for shipping. 



84295. No. 210. Gitlabij melon. From 

 the old Chardjui market. September 

 16, 1939. An autumn variety, 

 grown for export. 



