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out if cut off too severely. I endeavored to get some seed of this plant, but the 

 stems being constantly cut by the villagers make it very difficult to secure them. It 

 seldom flowers. The roots, however, can be secured in any quantity." (Suzuki.) 



10525. Pyrus malus. Apple. 



From Amassia, Turkev. Presented bv Mr. H. Caramanian. Received March 16, 

 1904. 



3Iisket. A variety of apple from this noted fruit region of Turkey. In letter of 

 April 25, Mr. Caramanian remarks "that tiie Misket apple is the best variety of apple 

 grown in this country. It has a crimson-red color when fully ripe. Its texture is 

 fine and its flavor deliciously sweet. It has a keen, musky smell peculiar to itself, 

 from which it takes its name, misk in Arabic meaning musk. In a room containing 

 only one apple one may discover its presence by its smell. In exceptional cases 

 individual specimens weigh as much as a pound, but are generally smaller. In such 

 a town (Amassia), where a hundredweight of peaches costs from 20 to 25 cents, this 

 apple is sometimes sold as high as 15 cents a pound. First-class apples are exported 

 to Constantinople and the rest are used here." 



10526. Pruxus domestica. Plum. 



From Amassia, Turkey. Presented bv Mr. H. Caramanian. Received March 16, 

 1904. 



Urydny. A variety of plum'from this noted fruit region of Turkey. In a letter of 

 April 25, Mr. Caramanian says: "The Uryany plum is one of the choicest varieties 

 of plums that I have ever seen here or in America. It is of a greenish yellow color 

 when fully ripe. It is very fleshy and juicy, with an exceedingly thin skin. It 

 tastes sweet and the stone is not very loose. As the orchardists do not know how to 

 take care of the fruit trees, Ave find only a few i3erfect specimens on the trees." 



10527. Phaseolus radiatus. Mung bean. 



From Patras, Greece. Received thru Mr. Socrates Xanthopoulo, March 17, 1904. 



10528 to 10530. Alxus spp. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Presented by Mr. H. Suzuki, of the Yokohama 

 Nursery Company. Received March 9, 1904. 



10528. Alncs japonica (?). 10530. Alnus incana. 



10529. Alnus firm a. 



" Species of Alnus which are used by the Japanese as shade or shelter trees 

 in the plantations of the Mitsumata paper plants, especially on hillside planta- 

 tions. From the fact that the different species of Alnus produce root tubercles 

 it is hoped that cultures can be secured of the micro-organisms which form 

 them. It has been suggested by Mr. Swingle that the value of this Alnus as a 

 shelter plant may be due largely to the nitrogen-collecting power of these 

 tubercles. If this proves to be true, the cultivation of these species of Alnus 

 may be of value for certain American cultures and especially in connection 

 with the cultivation of the paper plant." {FairchUd. ) 



10531. Beta cicla. Leaf beet. 



From Yomero, near Naples, Italy. Presented by Dr. Carl Sprenger, March 18, 

 1904. 



Seeds for experiments in breeding with the sugar beet, to be carried on by Dr. 

 C. O. Townsend and Mr. E. C. Rittue. 



10532. Trifolium pratense. Red clover. 



From Riga, Russia. Secured bv Mr. E. A. Bessev from Mr. Heinrich Goegginger. 

 Received March 21, 1904. 



Orel. — The seed of the promising hairless clover No. 16, to which it is desired to 

 call special attention, was obtained by Mr. Bessey through Mr. Goegginger, of Riga, 

 and was produced on the estate of a German grower near Yeletz, in the eastern part 



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