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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



88894 to 88899. 



From north Africa. Seeds and cuttings 

 collected by Prof. F. T. Bioletti. Uni- 

 versity of California, and Knowles A. 

 Ryerson. agricultural explorer. Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received August 21. 

 1930. 



88894 to 88897. PfiUNUS ARMEXIACA L. 

 Amygdalaceae. Apricot. 



Seeds from M. Flous, Sefron. near 

 Sfax, Morocco. 



88894. No. XXXVII. Clingstone, plus 

 medium size, golden yellow hue. 



88895. Xo. XXXVIII-A. Creamy yel- 

 low or yellow hue, pebble size (very 

 small), clingstone, reddening on side 

 exposed to tbe sun. 



88896. Xo. XL. Golden yellow hue, 

 freestone, huge fruit similar to 

 Gloire I' Auvergue. red spots on the 

 sunny side. 



88897. No. XXXIX. Golden yellow hue. 

 freestone, few dark spots ; more than 

 medium size. 



88898. Prunes sp. Amygdalaceae. 



Plum, 



(Heat resistant.) Cuttings of a plum 

 from Jolan, Morocco. 



88899. Prunes sp. Amygdalaceae. 



Plum. 



Belciana. Cuttings of a plum from 

 Rabat. Morocco. 



88900 to 88934. 



From Africa. Seeds collected by H. L. 

 Westover, agricultural explorer. Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received August 21, 

 1930. 



88900. Ammophila arexaria (L.) Link. 

 Poaceae. Beachgrass. 



Xo. 35. From Mogador, Morocco, July 

 23, 1930. Used in controlling sand 

 dunes. 



88901. Axdropogox sericeus R. Br. Poa- 

 ceae. Grass. 



Xo. 25. Queensland blue grass. From 

 Maison Carree, Algeria, July 9, 1930. A 

 grass, most palatable to stock, very 

 widely distributed in Australia. It grows 

 over 3 feet high on good soil and never 

 less than 1 foot on the worst of soils ; 

 keeps green all the year round and is 

 scarcely affected by drought or frost. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 34047. 



88S02. Aristida adscexsioxis L. Poa- 

 ceae. Grass. 



Xo. 55. From the limestone plains of 

 Mogador. Morocco. July 22. 1930. A 

 tufted weedy annual 6 to 12 inches tall, 

 with dense narrow panicles ; the awns of 

 the crowded spikelets are horizontally 

 spreading. 



For previous introduction see Xo. 

 54396. 



88903. Brachypodidm distachtum (L.) 

 Beauv. Poaceae. Grass. 



Xo. 50. From the mountains south- 

 west of Marrakech. Morocco, Julv 17. 

 1930. A very stiff, densely branched 

 annual grass. 4 to 12 inches high, up- 

 right or ascending in habit. It is found 

 in cultivated fields and along roadsides. 



88900 to 88934— Continued. 



olt u in chalky soil, in the Mediter- 

 ranean countries. 



For previous introduction see Xo. 

 00303. 



82904. BRACH YPODIU M RAMOSUM (L.) 



Roem. and Schult. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 42. From the experiment station. 

 Casa Blanca. July 17. 1930. A blue- 

 greeri perennial creeping grass, much 

 branched at the base, found in the 

 warmer portions of the Mediterranean 

 countries, especially on chalky soil and 

 in dry rocky places. 



For previous introductiou see Xo. 

 60364. 



8S9G5. Bromus rigidds Roth. Poaceae. 



Grass, 



Xo. 51. From the mountains south- 

 w st of Marrakech. Morocco. July 17. 

 1930. A weedy annual 2 feet tall with 

 hairy foliage and drooping panicles of 

 long awned spikelets. Xative to the 

 Mediterranean region. 



For previous introduction see Xo. 

 53092. 



88906. Chaetochloa nigrlrostris (Xees) 

 Skeels (Setaria nigrlrostris Dur. and 

 Schinz.). Poaceae. Grass. 



Xo. 24. From Maison Carree. Algeria, 

 July 9. 1930. A hardy tufted grass 

 which has made good growth. Although 

 the leaves are a little hard, there is a 

 very large quantity in proportion to the 

 stem : it appears to be a quick succulent 

 grower, carries a good quantity of seed, 

 and grows well in Xew South Wales. 



For previous introduction see Xo. 

 46133. 



88907. Coroxilla sp. Fabaceae. 



Xo. 37. From the mountains south 

 of Marrakech, Morocco, July 21. 1930. 



88908. Cy.mbopogox schoexaxthus (L.) 

 Sprens. (Andropogon sehoenanthus L.), 

 Poaceae. Camel hay, 



Xo. 33. From Morocco, July 19, 1930. 

 Seed of native grass obtained from the 

 experiment station and said to be rel- 

 ished by sheep. 



88909. Festuca elatior aruxdixacea 

 (Schreb.) Celak. Poaceae. 



Fescue grass, 



Xo. 40. From an irrigation ditch, 

 Demnat. Morocco. July 19. 1930. 



For previous introduction see Xo. 

 25209. 



88910. Lotus sp. Fabaceae. 



Xo. 28. From the experiment station, 

 Casa Blanca. Morocco, July 17. 1930. 



88911. Lotus sp. Fabaceae. 



Xo. 43. From Mogador. Morocco. Julv 

 23, 1930. 



88912 to 88914, Medicago sativa L. Fa- 

 baceae. Alfalfa. 



88912. Xo. 29. From Demnat, Morocco, 

 July 19, 1930; wild alfalfa. 



88913, Xo. 30. From Pasha, Demnat. 

 Morocco, July 19, 1930. 



