12 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



55874 to 55884. 



From Petrograd, Russia. Seeds presented by Prof. N. I. Yavilov, director, 

 Russian Bureau of Applied Botany of the Agricultural Scientific Com- 

 mittee, through D. N. Borodin. Received October 19, 1922. Quoted notes 

 by Mr. Borodin. 



" The numbers refer to the inventory book of the Russian Bureau of Ap- 

 plied Botany." 



55874 to 55877. Pistjm arvexse L. Fabacere. Field pea. 



55874. - Vavilov's ' Mahoiv No. 193. 1921. From Varg on Goont. 



Pamir." 



55875. " Vavilov's ' Mahor." No. 194, 1921. From Sengi, Pamir." 



55876. •' Vavilov's ' Mushungy No. 190. From Chil-Dare-Darviz, 



Pamir." 



55877. "Vavilov's ' Mushung,' No. 195. From Kooliab, Pamir." 

 55878 to 55880. Pistjm sativum L. Fabacere. Garden pea. 



55878. "Pissarev's B/ll. No. 317. From Irkutsk Government, Si- 



beria." 



55879. " Pissarev's No. 318. From Ust-Uda. Urkutsk Government. 



Siberia." 



55880. "Pissarev's ' Tulunsky Hybrid,' No. 316. From Tulun. Si- 



beria." 

 The fact that the following are without ligules is noted as being of interest 

 to botanists, such forms being rare in this country : 



55881. Secale cereale L. Poacea?. Rye. 



" Vavilov's rye, grown in Russia in 1921. From Pamir." 



55882 to 55884. Teiticum aestivum L. Poaee;e. Common wheat. 



(T. vulf/arc Vill.) 



55882. " Vavilov's wheat, No. 96. From Pamir.'* 



55883. " Vavilov's wheat. No. 648. From Pamir." 



55884. "Vavilov's wheat. No. 1569. From Pamir."' 



55885 to 55893. 



From Yunnan, China. Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Ex- 

 plorer of the United States Department of Agriculture. Received October 

 21, 1922. Quoted notes by Mr. Rock. 



55885 to 55888. Amygdatjs peesica L. Amygdalaceae. Peach. 



iPrunus per-sipa Stokes.) 



55885. "(Puerhfu. August, 1922.) A large tree growing wild in 

 the mountains at an altitude of 5,000 feet. The fruits are a heau- 

 tiful red. clingstone, with juicy, rather strong-flavored tlesh re- 

 sembling that of a cherry." 



55886. "(Puerhfu. August, 1922.) A large tree 50 feet in height, 

 growing wild in the mountains at an altitude of 5,500 feet. The 

 fruits are of fairly good size, yellow with a red cheek, cling- 

 stone, with yellow, very juicy flesh of excellent flavor. 



55887. "(Likiang. August, 1922.) A large vigorous tree growing at 

 an altitude of 8,500 feet. The large fruits, 2$ inches in diameter, 

 are red and yellow on the surface, with firm snow-white, quite 

 tasteless tlesh. This should be a good stock plant." 



55888. "(Puerhfu. August, 1922.) A large tree. 4<i to 50 feet high, 

 growing wild in the mountains. The fruits are the size of small 

 apples, pure white outside, clingstone, with snow-white, very 

 juicy flesh resembling that of a cherry. 



