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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



36287 to 35314— Continued. 



35307. Amygdalus davidiana (Carr.) B. S. and Z. Cfhinese -wild peach. 



(Prunus davidiana Franchet.) 



"(No. 1802a, Peking, China, Mar. 20, 1913.) A few seeds of this remark- 

 able wild peach, upon which the Chinese graft practically all sorts of stone 

 fruits. See former notes (S. P. I. No. 22009). Collected in gardens in Peking." 

 85308. RiBES sp. Currant. 



"(No. 1803a, Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Feb. 6, 1913.) A species of currant 

 bearing small, reddish berries, coming from the Amur district, proving to be 

 very hardy in the rather uncongenial climate of Krasnoyarsk. Obtained from 

 Dr. V. M. Krutoffski, in whose garden this currant bush flourishes. Of value 

 probably in the northwestern Plains section of the United States." 



35309. RiBES sp. Currant. 

 "(No. 1804a, Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Feb. 7, 1913.) A species of currant 



bearing relatively small berries of a dark-red color and a sourish taste. Pre- 

 serv^es made from them have a most excellent taste. Occurs only in damp 

 places in shady situations here and there in the northern Altai Mountains. 

 Obtained from Mr. A. Y. Tugaiinoff, curator of the Krasnoyarsk Museum, who 

 collected them in the mountains of the southern part of the Pro\ince of Yeni- 

 seisk. The local name of this berry is KazirJcan; may be expected to thrive 

 in the higher mountain regions of the United States; alro in Alaska. Sow in 

 a peaty soil and keep shady and moist." 



35310. JuNiPERUS DAVURiCA Pallas. Juniper. 

 "(No. 1805a, Chita, Transbaikalia, Siberia, Feb. 14, 1913.) A very hardy 



juniper of low-spreading habits, occurring only in a few localities in Trans- 

 baikalia, which possesses an extreme continental climate which is subject to 

 tremendous fluctuations in temperature. This juniper may prove to be of 

 value as an ornamental evergreen around homes in the northwestern Plains 

 of the United States. Obtained from Mr. M. M. Timogovitsch, a plant col- 

 lector at Chita, Siberia." 



35311. Medicago falcata L. Alfalfa. 

 "(No. 1806a, St. Petersburg, Russia, Dec. 12, 1912.) Seeds of the Burkoon, 



as this plant is called in southeastern Russia. These seeds were collected in 

 the eastern part of Russia and obtained from Mr. A. D. Woeikoff, a nurseryman 

 and plant collector at Novospassko, Syzran Government, Russia." 



35312. Medicago falcata L. Alfalfa. 

 "(No. 1807a, Issyl-kul, western Siberia, Jan. 27, 1913.) Seed of the Sholteek, 



as this yellow alfalfa is called in western Siberia. Obtained from Mr. I. M. 

 Karsin, a gentleman much interested in the improvement of local forage plants 

 and grains, li\dng at Issyl-kul, western Siberia. These seeds were collected in 

 the Omsk district, western Siberia, and are a distinct strain, different from the 

 varieties that occur in eastern Russia." 



35313. Onobrychis vulgaris Hill. Sainfoin. 

 {Onobrychis viciaefoUa Scop.) 



' ' (No. 1808a, Issyl-kul, western Siberia, January 27, 1913) . Sibirica. A native 

 west Siberian forage plant obtained from Mr. I. M. Karsin, at Issyl-kul, who 

 believes that this western Siberian form of sainfoin is bound to play a great role 

 some of these days as a late fodder crop in dry regions with short growing seasons. 

 This sainfoin thrives best in a soil which contains considerable Ume. " 



