PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



88516 to 88523— Continued. 



faces. The white flowers are in axillary 

 clusters among the branches. It is na- 

 tive to the Canary Islands, where it is 

 considered an excellent drought-resistant 

 forage plant. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 65584. 



88518. Danthonia se m I annulari s 

 (Labill.) R. Br. Poaceae. 



Wallaby grass. 



A perennial, fine-leaved tussocky grass, 

 1 to 2 feet high, which provides feed for 

 the greater part of the year. It is said 

 to be a good winter grass, will stand a 

 great amount of grazing, and its palat- 

 ability both for cattle and sheep is well 

 known. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 81942. 



88519. Lolium loliaceum (Bory and 

 Chaub.) Hand.-Mazz. (L. suoulatum 

 Vis.). Poaceae. Wimmera ryegrass. 



An annual bunch grass with much- 

 branched slender prostrate or ascending 

 stems 2 to 8 inches long. Native to dry 

 sandy places along the coast of south- 

 eastern Europe. 



previous introduction see No. 



previous introduction see No. 



previous introduction see No. 



For 

 81944. 



88520. Lotus dliginosds Schkuhr. Fa- 

 baceae. 



A herbaceous perennial pasture plant 

 of considerable importance in New Zea- 

 land, where it grows in swampy ground. 



For 

 73267. 



88521. Medicago arborea L. Fabaceae. 



Tree alfalfa. 



This shrubby species is grown quite 

 extensively as a hedge plant in the island 

 of Minorca, and the branches are cut 

 and fed to stock. 



For 

 65024. 



88522. Stizolobium aterrimum Piper 

 and Tracy. Fabaceae. Mauritus bean. 



88523. Trifolium subterraneum L. Fa- 

 baceae. Subterranean clover. 



An Australian clover which appears 

 to have value as a forage plant for the 

 southern United States. 



For previous introduction see No. 64592. 



88524 to 88535. Gossypium spp. Mal- 

 vaceae. Cotton. 



From the Union of Socialistic Soviet Re- 

 publics. Seeds presented by the Director 

 of the Turkestan Plant-Breeding Station, 

 Tashkent, through the Plant Quarantine 

 Control Administration. Received July 

 7, 1930. 



88524. Gossypium sp. 

 No. 0100. Navrotsky. 



88525. Gossypium sp. 

 No. 169. Dakhean. 



88526. Gossypium sp. 

 No. 182. Ak-Djura. 



88527. Gossypium sp. 



No. 0.251. Triumph Navrotsky, 



88524 to 88535— Continued. 



88528. Gossypium sp. 

 No. 407. Kuldja. 



88529. Gossypium sp. 



No. 454. Gorno-Bukharkaja. 



88530. Gossypium sp. 

 No. 508. Batyr. 



88531. Gossypium sp. 



No. 0.937. Million Dollar. 



88532. Gossypium sp. 

 No. 1306. Shreder. 



88533. Gossypium sp. 

 No. 1838. 



88534. Gossypium sp. 

 No. 2005. 



88535. Gossypium sp. 

 No. 2017. 



88536. Fkagaeia vesca L. Rosaceae. 

 Alpine strawberry. 



From Istanbul, Turkey. Seeds collected by 

 David Fairchild, agricultural explorer, 

 with the Allison V. Armour expedition. 

 Received July 8, 1930. 



No. 3526. Osmanli or ohoman variety. 

 Collected June 12, 1930. A very light- 

 colored variety extremely delicate and 

 rather sweet which brings the highest prices 

 on the Istanbul market, where it is sold in 

 special baskets made of split wood. The 

 culture is on high, dry clay soil on hillsides. 

 It is not a first-class variety in any respect. 



88537 to 88541. 



From Greece. Cuttings and seeds collected 

 by David Fairchild, agricultural ex- 

 plorer, with the Allison V. Armour ex- 

 pedition. Received July 8, 1930. 



88537. Olea europaea L. Oleaceae. 



Common olive. 



No. 3545. Kourmadia variety. Col- 

 lected June 17, 1930, from terraces near 

 Kataraktis, South Chios Island. This 

 variety is peculiar in that the fruits 

 as soon as ripe are eaten fresh without 

 processing. They are said to be sweet- 

 ish and palatable. The olive is not 

 only eaten fresh but is preserved in salt 

 and makes a light-brown pickled olive 

 with soft mealy flesh and mild peculiar 

 flavor. A very old variety in the island 

 of Chios. Tree seems to be vigorous 

 and productive. 



88538. Prunus sp. Amygdalaceae. 



No. 3542a. Collected June 17, 1930, 

 from the G. J. Chovencis garden, Chios. 

 A very pretty plumlike fruit which has 

 a delicate pubescence on the skin. It 

 resembles Burbank's plumcot in many 

 respects and may be a hybrid of some 

 sort. In flavor it is sweet, melting, 

 and has no bitter flavor about the stone 

 to suggest a Japanese origin. Decidedly 

 a good fruit. Color a delicate deep pink 

 over a greenish-yellow background. Seed 

 seems to have an apricot cbaracter. Said 

 to be earlier ripening than other sorts. 



88539. Punica granatum L. Punicaceae. 



Pomegranate. 



No. 3546. So-called Seedless variety, 

 collected June 16, 1930. This is not 



