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57665 to 57675. 



From Algeria. Seeds collected by Hilton 

 Simpson. Eeceived June 12, 1923. Quoted 

 notes by Mr. Simpson. 



Introduced for department cerealists. 



~"From Oued Abdi, Aures Mountains." 



57665 to 57667. Hordeum vulgare pal- 

 lidum Seringe. Poaceas. Six-rowed barley. 



57665. "(Menaa.) Sefra (yellow)." 



57666. "(Menaa.) Sefra (yellow). Best 

 seed of its kind." 



57667. "(TenietelAbed.) Sheir Telli." 



57668 to 57674. Teiticum durum Desf. Po- 

 aceae. Durum wheat. 



57668. "(Menaa.) El Ha mar a (the 

 red." 



57669. "(Menaa.) Nab el bel (tooth of 

 the camel)." 



57670. "(Menaa.) Shetla." 



57671. "(TenietelAbed.) Ajini." 



57672. "(Teniet el Abed.) El Hamara. 

 Said to be old." 



57673. " (Teniet el Abed.) El Hethba." 



57674. "(Teniet el Abed.) El Kahala." 

 57675. Zea mats L. Poaceae. Corn. 



Arabic: Mestora; Shawiya: 



"(Menaa.) 

 Tarlcisht." 



57676. Lilium 

 Liliaceae. 



stjlphureum Baker. 

 Lily. 



Prom Darjiling, India. Bulbs presented by 

 G. H. Cave, curator, Lloyd Botanic Garden, 

 through Harold Shantz, American vice 

 consul in charge, Calcutta, India. Re- 

 ceived June 9, 1923. 



A large and handsome lily, native to northern 

 Burma, with an erect green stem 6 or 7 feet high 

 and numerous scattered, linear, bright-green 

 leaves, the longest of which are about 4 inches long 

 and near the base of tbe plant. The flowers, usu- 

 ally in clusters of two or three, are pendent on 

 long peduncles, fragrant, and sulphur yellow, 

 tinged outside with light red. (Adapted from 

 Curtis' s Botanical Magazine, pi. 7257.) 



57677 to 57679. 



From Moron, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 

 presented by Jose M. Scasso, district agrono- 

 mist, Argentine Ministry of Agriculture. 

 Received June 29, 1923. Quoted notes by 

 Sr. Scasso. 



57677. Avena sterilis L. Poaceae. 



Oats 



"Avena amarilla del pais. Common yel- 

 low oats, cultivated throughout the country. 

 It is fairly hardy and resistant to trampling. 

 While it is susceptible to rust (Puccinia 

 coronifera forma avenae), it is not so much 

 so as the other varieties commonly cultivated 

 here. If sown in March it will give two 

 cuttings of green forage and a medium-sized 

 crop of seed in November or December. 

 Instead of cutting for forage, this can be used 

 as pasture, in which case, as mentioned above, 

 it resists trampling." 



57678. Medicago sativa L. Fabaceae. 



Alfalfa. 



"Alfalfa saludina. A variety from the 

 Province of Santiago del Estero. It is very 

 hardy and resistant to trampling and after 

 cutting grows up again with much vigor. 

 On the other hand, it has the defect of losing 

 its leaves when ripe, for which reason it is 

 cut for hay when it is just beginning to flower. 

 If not cut frequently it has a tendency to 

 become woody. Under irrigation it gives 

 seven or eight cuttings of green forage per 

 year in Santiago del Estero. It is called 

 'saludina' because it is more resistant to 

 alkali and saltpeter than the ordinary 

 variety." 



57679. Teiticum aestivum L. Poaceae. 



( T. vulgare Vill.) Common wheat. 



" Trigo tipo Hungaro. A semihard type, 

 rather rich in gluten, cultivated in this 

 country for 25 or 30 years. It is one of the 

 varieties most grown here and is moderately 

 rust resistant, but is sensitive to late frosts. 

 The yield is medium. The variety is com- 

 paratively early, maturing in about 140 

 days, and is resistant to trampling. The 

 grain does not shake out easily." 



