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6668 to 56675— Continued. 



56673. Trifolium ochroleucon Huds. 



A perennial clover with brown under- 

 ground stems, which grows wild in west- 

 ern, central, and southern Europe. The 

 flowers are yellowish. The plant multi- 

 plies by means of buds produced on the 

 underground stems. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No. 25387. 



56674. Trifolium pannonicum Jacq. 



A clover with stems up to 10 inches long 

 and yellowish flowers, found on the high 

 mountains of southeastern France. It is 

 considered by some authorities to be 

 merely a race of red clover. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No. 28312. 



56675. Trifolium physodes Stev. 



A perennial prostrate clover with oval 

 leaflets and roundish heads of pink flow- 

 ers which open in July and August. Na- 

 tive to southeastern Europe. In the 

 flowering stage this species resembles 

 white clover, but it does not creep. 



56676. Aleurites Montana (Lour.) 

 Wilson. Euphorbiacese. Mu-oiltree. 



From Hongkong, China. Seeds presented by 

 H. Green, superintendent, Botanical and For- 

 estry Department . Received March 1 7, 1 923 . 

 Aleurites montana yields an oil from the seeds 

 practically identical with that from A. fordii, the 

 tung-oil tree of China. While the seeds of the two 

 species are almost indistinguishable, the fruits are 

 ■easily recognized by their exteriors; those of the 

 former are prominently ridged, while those of the 

 latter are smooth. 



56677. Castanopsis delavayi Franch. 

 Fagacese. Chestnut. 



From Yunnan, China. Seeds collected by 

 J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the 

 U. S. Department of Agriculture. Received 

 March 9, 1923. 

 "(No. 7742. December 1, 1922.) A tree 60 to 

 100 feet tall, with trunk 4 to 5 feet in diameter, 

 which grows on the summit of the Salwin Ridge. 

 The leaves are large, broadly ovate, coarsely ser- 

 rate, glossy above and silvery beneath. The burs 

 are in spikes, and the nuts are small, something like 

 those of the chinquapin, and very sweet and pal- 

 atable. This is identical with the chestnut sent 

 from the Talifu-Yangpi Trail, No. 6682 [S. P. I. 

 No. 56080]." 



56678. SOLANUM TUBEROSUM L. So- 



lanacese. Potato. 



From Bogota, Colombia. Tubers presented by 



Brother Ariste Joseph. Received February 



26, 1923. 



" These potatoes are from the Paramos de Guasca, 



where this curious variety is grown by the ancient 



tribe known as the Chibchas." (Ariste.) 



56679 to 56683. Trifolium spp. Fa- 

 baceae. 



From Reading, England. Seeds purchased 



from Sutton & Sons. Received March 20, 



1923. Quoted notes from Sutton's Farmers' 



Yearbook. 



Introduced for the use of department specialists 



engaged in clover breeding. 



56679 and 56680. Trifolium incarnatum L. 

 Crimson clover. 

 "These crimson clovers are used as catch 

 crops. The seed is harrowed into the stubble 

 as soon as the wheat crop is off, and some- 

 times it is sown in the spring." 



56679. Late red. 56680. Late white. 



56679 to 56683— Continued. 



56681 to 56683. TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE L. 



Red clover. 



56681. "Red or broad clover. An indige- 

 nous strain used for fodder." 



56682. " Sutton's cow grass or late- 

 flowering red clover. A most valuable 

 strain where ordinary red clover is 

 unsuitable." 



" Sutton's Giant Hybrid cow clover. 

 Produces a greater quantity per acre 

 than any other clover, giving two and 

 sometimes three cuttings a year. Dura- 

 tion two or three years." 



56684. Trifolium pratense L. Fa- 

 Red clover. 



From Italy. Seeds purchased from Consorzio 

 Agrario Cooper ativo Canavesano, Ivrea, 

 through Asher Hobson, American representa- 

 tive, International Institute of Agriculture, 

 Rome. Received March 12, 1923. 



A strain of locally grown red clover from Sicily 

 introduced for specialists in the Department of 

 Agriculture. 



56685 and 56686. Phaseolus spp. 

 Fabacese. 



From Chicacao, Guatemala. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Jorge G. Salas, Director General 

 of Agriculture. Received March 20, 1923. 

 Quoted notes by Senor Salas. 



"From Chicacao, Solola; altitude 1,300 feet." 



56685. Phaseolus adenanthus G. Meyer. 

 " Frijol de animal." 



56686. Phaseolus sp. 

 " Frijol de monte." 



56687 and 56688. Pyrus calleryana 

 Decaisne. Malaceae. Pear. 



From Nanking, China. Seeds purchased from 

 J. Lossing Buck, acting dean, College of 

 Agriculture. Received March 22, 1923. 



Introduced for the use of department specialists 

 engaged in pear-breeding investigations. 



56687. From Hunan. 



56688. From Kuling, Kiangsi. 



56689 to 56692. 



From Bedford, England. Plants presented 

 by Laxton Bros. Received March 26, 1923. 

 Quoted notes from catalogue of Laxton Bros. 



56689 and 56690. Pyrus spp. Malaceae. 



Pear. 



56689. Pyrus sp. 



" Superb. A hybrid between Beurre 

 Superfin and Williams. A very early 

 dessert pear of fine flavor, partaking of 

 the good qualities of both its parents, 

 but ripening earlier than Williams." 



56690. Pyrus sp. 



"Beurre Bedford. A hybrid between 

 Marie Louise and Durondeau. The 

 fruit, which is as large as Marie Louise, 

 and borne as freely as Conference, is pear 

 shaped, tapering at the end with a long 

 stalk. The skin is yellow, marked with 

 russet brown and crimson, and the 

 juicy melting flesh is of very fine flavor. 

 This is superior to any other October 

 pear and a very heavy cropper." 



58691 and 56692. Rubus spp. Rosacese. 



