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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



56615. Phleum pratense L. Poa- 

 ceae. k Timothy. 



From Paris, France. Seeds purchased from 

 Messrs. Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. Received 

 February 26, 1923. 



"This has been grown near Epinal, Vosges, 

 France, for four or five generations." (Vilmorin- 

 Andrieux & Co.) 



Introduced for timothy-breeding investigations. 



56616. Trifolium pratense L. Fa- 

 baceag. Red clover. 



From Padua, Italy. Seeds purchased from 

 Nicola Gribaldo, Padua, through Asher Hob- 

 son, American representative, International 

 Institute of Agriculture, Rome. Received 

 February 26, 1923. 



Locally grown seed from the Province of Padua, 

 Italy, introduced for cultural and comparison tests. 



56617 to 56628. Saccharum offici- 

 narum L. Poaceae. Sugarcane. 



From Soledad, Cienfuegos, Cuba. Seeds pre" 

 sented by R. M. Grey, superintendent' 

 Cuban Gardens. Received February 13> 

 1923. 



"Seeds selected from our best varieties. The 

 plants from which the seeds were taken are highly 

 resistant to mosaic disease." (Grey.) 



56617. 



A. H. 175. 



56623. 



A. H. 9172. 



56618. 



A. H. 247. 



56624. 



A. H. 11,152. 



56619. 



A. H. 4124. 



56625. 



A. H. 12,096. 



56620. 



A. H. 6301. 



56626. 



A. H. 12,100. 



56621. 



A. H. 6304. 



56627. 



A. H. 13,024. 



56622. 



A, H. 6307. 



56628. 



A. H. 13,168. 



56629 and 56630. 



From Nice, France. Seeds presented by Dr. 

 A. Robertson Proschowsky. Received Feb- 

 ruary 26, 1923. 



56629. Gladiolus segetum Ker. Iridaceae. 



"One of the most beautiful wild flowers 

 around here. It might be very valuable for 

 hybridizing." (Proschowsky.) 



A European gladiolus of free habit, fond of 

 warm, dry soil and a sunny situation, with 

 rather small rose-purple flowers. It is an 

 admirable species for mixed borders. 

 (Adapted from Robinson, English Flower 

 Garden, p. 577.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 

 51146. 



56630. Trifolium alexandrinum L. Fa- 

 bacese. Berseem. 

 Introduced for department specialists en- 

 gaged in clover-breeding investigations. 



56 31 Ficus carica L. Moraceae. Fig. 



From Saonara, Padova, Italy. Cuttings pur- 

 chased from Fratelli Sgaravatti. Received 

 March 31, 1923. 



Dottaio. The best-kn wn g i : Tuscany, Italy* 

 and the variety which ccns itutes the largest part 

 of the dried figs exported from Italy. The tree 

 loves rich, moist soils and is not suitable for dry 

 lands; it is a strong grower and heavy bearer. The 

 medium-sized fruits, ab ut 3 inches long, are oval- 

 pyriform, with smooth, th n, yellowish green amber 

 skin. (Adapted from Guslav Eisen, The Fig, 

 p. 229.) 



This well-known Italian variety is introduced 

 *or cultural and comparison tests by department 

 pecialists engaged in fig-breeding experiments. 



56632. Saccharum officinarum L. 

 Poaceae. Sugarcane. 



From Coimbatore, India. Seeds presented by 

 T. S. Venkatraman, Government sugarcane 

 expert, the Agricultural College. Received 

 February 6, 1923. 



"These seeds are from cane of a rather thin type, 

 but which should prove resistant to mosaic disease." 

 ( Venkatraman.) 



56633 and 56634. 



From Upper Chindwin, northwestern Burma. 

 Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Ex- 

 plorer of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. 

 Received February 28, 1923. Quoted notes 

 by J. F. Rock. 



56633. Taraktogenos kurzh King. Fla- 

 courtiaoese. 



" (January 8, 1923.) Collected near the jun- 

 gle village of K3 T okta, Upper Chindwin. 

 These seeds are from the same forest as those 

 sent in 1921." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 

 52803. 



56634. Ziziphus sp. Rhamnaceae. 



"(January 6, 1923.) A tree 40 feet high, 

 with a stout trunk 1%, feet in diameter, found 

 in a very dry region on the Mytha River near 

 Kalewa, Upper Chindwin. The very small 

 round leaves are less than an inch wide and 

 the small globose, yellowish red drupes, less 

 than an inch in diameter, have large stones 

 and very scanty flesh." 



56635. Trifolium pratense L. Fa- 

 baceae. Red clover. 



From Budapest, Hungary. Seeds purchased 

 from the Hungarian Seed Culture Co. Re- 

 ceived March 1, 1923. 



Introduced for department specialists engaged in 

 clover-breeding investigations. 



56636 and 56637. 



From Yunnan, China. Seeds collected by 

 J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the 

 U. S. Department of Agriculture. Received 

 March 3, 1923. Quoted notes by Mr. Rock. 



56636. Alnus nepalensis D. Don. Betu- 

 lacese. Alder 

 "(No. 6858. September 27, 1922.) A tree 



up to 70 feet in height, with a trunk 3 to 4 feet 

 in diameter, which is very common all over 

 Yunnan at altitudes of 4,000 to 7,000 feet. It 

 is a rapid grower, used chiefly for firewood, 

 and appears to thrive in spite of the tall grass, 

 5 to 8 feet high, which surrounds it. I would 

 recommend it strongly for planting in grass- 

 land where trees can not usually be grown." 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 

 55670. 



56637. BucexandiapopulneaR. Br. Ham- 

 amelidaceae. 



"(Nos. 7574, 7575. November 21, 1922.) 

 A tall straight tree 60 to 80 feet in height, of 

 fine appearance, found near Kaotien, one 

 day's journey north of Tengyueh, at an alti- 

 tude of 6.000 feet. The broadly triangular 

 leaves are dark green, and the yellow male 

 flowers are in globose heads. This should be 

 an ornamental lawn tree." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 

 55674. 



56638. Bromus unioloides (Willd.) 

 H. B. K. Poaceae. Grass. 



From Auckland, New Zealand. Seeds pre- 

 sented by W. S. Hill, agricultural instructor, 

 Seddon Memorial Technical College. Re- 

 ceived March 1, 1923. 



