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55520 to 55547— Continued. 



55528. Lolium mtjltiflorum Lam. Poacese. Italian rye-grass. 



" Italian rye-grass is used to a limited extent for meadow, pasture, 

 and lawn and in, the South, is of some importance for winter forage " 

 (A. S. Hitchcock.) 



55529 to 55546. Tbitictjm durum Desf. Poaceae. Durum wheat. 



55529. Adjini. 55538. Mahmoudi AC 3. 



55530. Agili. 55539. Malioudi AP 5. 



55531. Agiliblanc (No. 1). 55540. Medea. 



55532. Agilioimc (No. 2). 55541. Meklcil. 



55533. Aouedj. 55542. Mekki2. 



55534. Derbessi. 55543. Souri AC 60. 



55535. Biskri. 55544. Souri AP 5. 



55536. Hamira. 55545. Sbei 1. 



55537. JenahRhetifah. 55546. Sbei 2. 



55547. Vicia michatjxii Spreng. Fabacese. Vetch. 



Introduced for trial as green manure and as a forage plant. 



A creeping or climbing annual vetch, native to Syria, with very nar- 

 row leaflets, light-yellow flowers, and hairy pods about an inch long. 

 (Adapted from Post, Flora of Syria, Palestine, and Sinai, p. 288.) 



55548. Ornithopus sativus Brot. Fabacese. Serradella. 



From Hamburg, Germany. Seeds purchased from Ernst & Von Spreckel- 

 sen. Received June 20, 1922. 



Introduced for testing as a winter forage crop in the South. 



For previous Introduction, see S. P. I. No. 39345. 



55549. Amygdalus persica L. Amygdalacese. Peach. 



(Prunus persica Stokes.) 



From Eastwood, New South Wales. Plants purchased from C. E. Vessey, 

 Mount -Toman Nurseries, through H. R. Wright, Avondale, Auckland, 

 New Zealand. Received June 20, 1922. 



" Goodman's Choice. We have sent out a number of letters to friends who 

 are in a position to know the behavior of this peach and its comparison with 

 Phillips Cling. So far we have only two replies, one from Mr. Goodman, 

 who states that this is easily the best-quality canning peach the canners have 

 ever seen, and that growers in this State (Victoria) are putting in more acres 

 of it than all other yellow clings put together. 



" His catalogue description, quoted below, shows that it ripens about six 

 weeks later than Tuscan Cling: 



" ' Undoubtedly the greatest yellow-fleshed clingstone peach introduced for 

 many years. The tree is a heavy bearer each season of medium-sized fruit that 

 is admirable for canning. The skin has a red blush on the sunny side; the 

 flesh is beautifully rich and translucent ; the variety is remarkable for even 

 crops and gradual ripening, which means so much when the picking campaign is 

 in progress. The fruit ripens toward the end of February and, as the name 

 indicates, represents my choice for canning.' 



" We know the behavior of the clings generally in this State, and we find 

 that they have a great tendency to be uneven in shape. Our own nurseyman 

 states that Goodman's Choice is one of the best late peaches that he has come 

 across, but as we have no growers for canneries around there we can not give 

 an authoritative report from that point of view ourselves." (Herbert J. Rum- 

 sey, Dundas, New South Wales.) 



