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10583 to 10586 — Continued. 



formed, finely wrinkled, and strongly yellow colored. Plant medium strong; 

 leaves abundant, but placed low on the plants. Not very abundantly stooled, 

 with somewhat weak culms. On account of this latter habit a variety espe- 

 cially suited to warm, light, not very heavy soils. Productivity, medium. 

 Ripening time, not very early, but still a few days before the Frinsess. As a 

 brewing sort, in suitable locations, much esteemed. Belonging to Doctor 

 Nilsson's Alpha group. 



10586. HORDEUM DISTICHUM NUTANS. 



Hannchen. Head unusually thick for nodding barley; kernels not divergent 

 and therefore the head is more compact, narrower, small, standing horizon- 

 tally on the straight culm; light yellow in color before ripening. The awns 

 are often thrown off. Kernel small, especially fine in form and color; light 

 yellow, very finely wrinkled. Plant of peculiar habit, late starting into 

 growth, but nevertheless very heavily stooliiig with several equally strong, 

 graceful, but hard and very stiff culms which have few leaves, and these are 

 near the ground. Ripens very earl>% little later than the Swcmsneck. Pro- 

 ductiveness very good. Especially aiapted for light, warm soils, and above 

 all for high altitudes. Can stand well heavy manuring. As a brewing barley 

 well qualified. It belongs to Doctor Nilsson's Alpha group. 



10586. HoRDEUM DISTICHUM ERECTUM. 



Primus. 0706. Head rather long and relatively small, somewhat loosely 

 built, with awns slightly spreading. Head borne on the culm, which is bent 

 above almost horizontally. Kernel good, medium large, especially finely 

 formed and full, finely wrinkled, rich yellow. Plant strong, moderately 

 stooled, with upright very strong culms. Ripens early, scarcely perceptibly 

 later in maturing (a day or so) than the Hannchen. Productiveness especially 

 good. Quite certainly, so far as quality is concerned, the highest grade yet 

 known among the ' ' Imperial ' ' barleys. Especially suited to heavy, cold loams 

 and clay soils, such as are to be found in middle Sweden. Bred in the region 

 where the sort aire: dy — thanks to its strong culms and earliness — has opened 

 quite new regions for the culture of brewing barley. 



10587. JuGLANS hyb. "Walnut. 



From Santa Ana, Cal. Received thru Mr. P. H. Dorsett, of Chico, Cal., April 18, 

 1904. 



"I am sending you a tree which, as near as can at this time be determined, is a 

 hybrid between the southern California black winut and the native live oak. 

 Native black-walnut seeds wee planted as stocks, and these trees appeared in the 

 rows. Walnut buds 'take' on these as readily as on the native stock, or even more 

 readily." {Dorsett.) 



10588. LoLiUM PERENNE. Rye-grass. 



Fjom The Hague, Holland. Presented by Mr. Berendsen, hortulanus of the 

 Royal Zoological-Botanical Society. Received April 17, 1904. 



Wester woldiciim. "A variety of rye-grass originated in the north of Holland, which 

 has the reputation of being much superior in rapidity of growth and quantity of hay 

 cut to that grown from the Scotch variety, which is sometimes planted here." 

 {Berendsen. ) . 



10589. Phleum pratense. Timothy. 



From The Hague, Holla-id. Presented by Mr. Berendsen, hortulanus of the 

 Royal Zoological-Botanical Society. Received April 17, 1904. 



"According to Mr. Berendsen the timothy seed used in Holland is usually imported 

 from Scotland. This may be of Scotch origin. Imported for the timothy experi- 

 ments conducted at the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station, Ithaca, 

 N. Y." {Fairchild.) 



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