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64907 to 65000— Continued. 



64986 to 64988. Stipa tortilis Desf. 

 Poaceae. Grass. 



An annual bushy grass with prostrate 

 or ascending stems up to a foot and a 

 half long and gray-green leaves. Native 

 to sandy and stony places in the Medi- 

 terranean countries. 



64986. No. 12. From the road between 

 Mogador and Marrakesh, Morocco, 

 May 17, 1925. 



64987. No. 44. Collected in a wheat 

 field, near Marrakesh, Morocco, on 

 the road to Mogador, May 17, 1925. 



. From the road between Moga- 

 dor and Marrakesh, Morocco, May 

 16, 1925. 



. Tamarix gallica L. Tamarica- 

 ceae. Tamarisk. 



No. 139. July, 1925. Var. canariensis. 

 A very attractive form of the common 

 variety which is used in the island of 

 Teneriffe as a windbreak to protect the 

 banana plantations. 



64990 to 64997. Trifolium spp. Faba- 

 ceae. Clover. 



64990. Trifolium axgustifolium L. 



No. 91. From the Barranco de la 

 Galga, Palma, Canary Islands, July 

 20, 1925. 



An annual clover, native to the 

 Mediterranean region, with one to 

 three prostrate or ascending stems up 

 to a foot or more in length. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. 

 I. No. 46811. 



64991. Trifolium isthmocarpum Brot. 



No. 39. From the road between Casa 

 Blanca and Fedhala, Morocco, May 10, 

 1925. 



A many-stemmed annual clover, 

 about a foot high, with dense heads of 

 pink flowers. Native to Spain and 

 North Africa. 



64992. Trifolium striatum spixescexs 

 Lange. 



No. 164. From the road between 

 Honda and Grazalema. Spain, July 1, 

 1925. A tiny dwarf clover not over 4 

 inches high, which forms patches of 

 considerable size in the region near 

 Honda. 



64993 to 64995. Trifolium tomexto- 



SUM L. 



A dense low-growing annual or bi- 

 ennial clover with stems usually less 

 than 8 inches long. Native to dry 

 barren places in the Mediterranean 

 region. 



64993. No. 24. Front an irrigation 

 ditch just outside of Marrakesh, 

 Morocco, May 17, 1925. 



84994. No. 42. From the edge of an 

 irrigation ditch near the experi- 

 mental farm. Marrakesh, Morocco, 

 May 17, 1925. 



64995. No. 98. From the road be- 

 tween Casa Blanca and Fedhala, 

 May 10, 1925. 



64996. Trifolium sp. 



No. 30. A dwarf clover, not over 3 

 inches high, which forms dense mats 



64907 to 65000— Continued. 



in the dry soil on the road between 

 Rabat and Casa Blanca, Morocco, May 

 8, 1925. 



64997. Trifolium sp. 



No. 41. A dwarf clover, not over 5 

 inches high, forming patches of con- 

 siderable size in the dry clay soil near 

 Marabout, beyond Amismiz, Morocco, 

 May 30, 1925. 



64998. Triticum durum Desf. Poaceae. 

 Durum wheat. 



No. 34. From the experimental farm, 

 Marrakesh, presented by Auguste Tor- 

 nezy, inspector of agriculture at Marra- 

 kesh, May 17, 1925. Var. dredria. A 

 native Moroccan variety which, accord- 

 ing to Mr. Tornezy, has the advantage of 

 keeping the birds from stealing the grain 

 because the heads bend as they ripen, 

 throwing the awns into an upright po- 

 sition which the birds do not like. 



64999 and 65000. Vicia sativa L. Faba- 

 ceae. Common vetch. 



64999. No. 11. From a hedgerow along 

 the road between Tanaourt and 

 Marrakesh, Morocco, May 17, 1925. 



65000. No. 45. From wheat fields be- 

 tween Mogador and Marrakesh, Mo- 

 rocco, May 17, 1925. • 



65001 to 65047. 



From the Mediterranean region. Collected 

 by David Fairchild, agricultural explorer, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, with the Alli- 

 son V. Armour expedition. Received 

 September, 1925. Notes by Doctor Fair- 

 child. 



65001 and 65002. Capsicum axnuum L. 

 Solanaceae. Red pepper. 



65001. No. 197. Obtained in the mar- 

 ket at Inca, Majorca. Balearic Is- 

 lands, August 19, 1925. A remark- 

 able, extremely large, handsome 

 scarlet variety of fine flavor. The 

 pods measure 8 inches in length and 

 9 inches in the largest circumfer- 

 ence. Nearly all of the seeds are 

 located on the central placenta. 



65002. No. 217. Obtained in the mar- 

 ket at Port Mahon, Minorca, Bale- 

 aric Islands. A variety of " bull- 

 nose " pepper of unusual size, being 

 4 inches long and 4 inches across. 

 It is rather too deeply lobed to be 

 ideal in shape, nevertheless it is 

 large enough to be quite attractive. 



65003. Cistus crispus L. Cistaceae. 



No. 158b. From the Montelirio estate 

 near Ronda. Spain, July 1, 1925. A 

 pink-flowered species growing with No. 

 158a [S. P. I. No. 65004] in cork-oak 

 forests near Ronda. 



A compact hairy shrub about 2 feet 

 high, with sessile, very narrow leaves 

 and three to four flowers about 2 inches 

 across. Native to southern Europe. 



65004. Cistus sp. Cistaceae. 



No. 158a. A beautiful white-flowered 

 rockrose of southern Spain which covers 

 great stretches of country in the cork- 

 oak forests around Ronda. From the 

 Montelirio estate near Ronda, July 1, 

 1925. 



65005. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Watermelon. 



No. 220. From the market at Las Pal- 

 mas, Grand Canary, Canary Islands. Au- 



