APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1923 



56892. Avena sativa L. 



Poaceae. 



Oats. 



From Wageningen, Netherlands. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Dr. R. J. Mansholt, Eoyal Nether- 

 lands College of Agriculture. Received May 

 1, 1923. 



Mansholt III. A variety obtained by selection 

 from Victoire de Svalof. Its chief characteristics are 

 straw fairly short, very thick, stiff; grain white and 

 plump like that of Victoire de Svalof, but distinctly 

 larger; season early. It is an excellent variety, very 

 resistant to lodging. It should not be grown on 

 poor, light soils, as it' requires rich, well-fertilized 

 land. (Adapted from International Review of the 

 Science and Practice of Agriculture, Monthly Bulletin 

 of Agricultural Intelligence, vol. IS, p. SSI .) 



56893 to 56895. Trifolium incarna- 

 tum L. Fabacese. Crimson clover. 



From Paris, France. Seeds purchased from 

 Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. Received May 1, 

 1923. Quoted notes by Vilmorin-Andrieux & 

 Co. 



Introduced for department specialists engaged in 

 clover breeding. 



56893. "A late crimson clover." 



56894. "An early crimson clover." 



56895. "A very late white-flowered crimson 

 clover." 



56896 to 56898. Trifolium pratense 

 L. Fabacese. Red clover. 



From Lausanne, Switzerland. Seeds pur- 

 chased from Dr. G Martinet, director, Seed- 

 Control Station. Received May 1, 1923. 

 Quoted notes by Doctor Martinet. 



Introduced for department specialists engaged in 

 clover breeding. 



No. 1021. Descended from the cele- 

 brated variety of Winkel, near Bulach, 

 Switzerland. It is of rapid growth, yields 

 heavily, and can be used for two years after 

 seeding." 



56897. "No. 94S (MattenUee). A long-endur- 

 ing variety which yields well and renews 

 itself from time to time. The seeds are al- 

 most entirely yellow." 



56898. "No. 950 (MattenUee) . A long-endur- 

 ing variety which gives abundant forage 

 and seeds; the latter are dark violet." 



56899 to 56901. 



From Svalof, Sweden. Seeds presented by 

 N. H. Nilsson, Sveriges Utsadesforening. 

 Received May 1, 1923. 



56899 and 56900. Avena sativa L. Poaceae. 



Oats. 



56899. Orion. An early-ripening black 

 oat obtained at Svalof, Sweden, by 

 crossing Ligowo and 0668, a line from 

 a Norwegian variety. Orion ripens 

 two days earlier than the earliest 

 variety known in Norrland and is dis- 

 tinctly superior to the variety Guld- 

 regn. In regard to yield, Orion has 

 produced 5.5 per cent more grain and 

 7.5 per cent more straw than Mesdag. 

 In short, Orion is very satisfactory be- 

 cause it produces a heavy crop of grain 

 of good quality, ripens early, and has 

 stiff straw. (Adapted from Interna- 

 tional Review of the Science and Practice 

 of Agriculture, Monthly Bulletin of 

 Agricultural Intelligence, vol. IS, p. 

 667.) 



56810— 26f 2 



56899 to 56901 — Continued. 



56900. Odal. In the attempt to obtain 

 an early variety of oats with the good 

 qualities of the late variety Guldregn, 

 a cross between the latter variety and 

 Bala yielded a strain, 01168 b, in which 

 the desired characters were obtained. 

 Odal does not head early, but ripens 

 quickly. In regard to yield, Odal 

 produces on an average 9 per cent more 

 grain than Bala, but, owing to the 

 shortness of the stems, gives less straw 

 than either Bala or Guldregn. In its 

 resistance to lodging, Odal is nearly 

 equal to Guldregn. (Adapted from 

 International Review of the Science and 

 Practice of Agriculture, Monthly Bulle- 

 tin of Agricultural Intelligence, vol. 13, 

 p. SSI.) 



56901. Phleum pratense L. Poaceae. 



Timothy. 



Gloria. A high-yielding strain, developed 

 at Svalof by Dr. Hernfried Witte. 



56902 to 56904. Zea mays L. Po- 

 aceae. Corn. 



From Peru. Seeds presented by D. S. Bul- 

 lock, agricultural commissioner, Bureau of 

 Agricultural Economics. Received April 20, 

 1923. Quoted notes by Mr. Bullock. 



56902. "(Cuzco. January, 1923.) From Sr. 

 Gallegos, Comisionado Agronomico." 



56908. "(Cuzco. January, 1923.) From T. 

 E . Payne. G rown under irrigation at about 

 7,000 feet altitude." 



56904. " (Same.) From Sr. Mendoza. Grown 

 at a low altitude under irrigation." 



56905. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



From La Paz, Bolivia. Seeds presented by D. 

 S. Bullock, agricultural commissioner, Bu- 

 reau of Agricultural Economics. Received 

 April 20, 1923. 



"(January, 1923.) Bought in the market." 

 {Bullock.) 



56906. Phyllocarptjs septentriona- 

 lis Donn.-Smith. Csesalpiniacese. 



From El Barranquillo, Guatemala. Seeds pur- 

 chased from Fernando Carrera through A. C. 

 Frost, American consul, Guatemala. Re- 

 ceived May 3, 1923. 



"A magnificent flowering tree found in sandy 

 loam in eastern Guatemala at 1,500 to 2,000 feet 

 altitude. It is of broad, spreading habit, 40 to 50 

 feet high, with fight-green compound leaves. In 

 January and February the tree is a mass of crimson- 

 scarlet flowers, each about an inch broad, borne in 

 small clusters." (Wilson Popenoe.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 51409. 



56907. Ananas sp. Bromeliacese. 



Wild pineapple. 



From Bello Horizonte, Minas Geraes, Brazil. 

 Seeds presented by P. H. Rolfs, director, 

 Escola Superior de Agricultura e Veterinaria. 

 Received May 5, 1923. 



"A wild pineapple known locally as 'ananas.' 

 The fruit is more cylindrical than that of Red 

 Spanish." (Rolfs.) 



Introduced for department specialists engaged in 

 pineaDple breeding. 



