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36429 to 35434— Continued. 



Seeds of the following; quoted notes by Dr. Willis: 

 35429. Bromus sp. 



"(No. 1.) Andes of Argentina, latitude 41° S., near Lago Hess. Burnt 

 mountain slopes, soil volcanic ash; altitude 800 meters. A grass growing in 

 bunches waist high . Reported good horse feed and doing well when irrigated . ' ' 

 36430. Elymus sp. 



"(No. 2.) From same locality as No. 1 (S. P. I. No. 35429). Prevailing 

 pasture grass of the burnt forests. Said to be excellent feed and to be culti- 

 vated by the Chilean Indians, who cut it for hay. " 



35431. Agrostis sp. 



"(No. 3.) From same locality as above (S. P. I. No. 35430). Pasto Arana, 

 or spider grass. A fine red grass not considered valuable for feed. " 



35432. JuNCOiDEs sp. 



" (No. 4.) Andes of Argentina, latitude 41° 30^^ S. Planicie del Toro on Rio 

 Villegas. Altitude 900 meters. Pasto Colorado, a common 'grass' of the north- 

 ern pampas; not abundant here in the mountains at this altitude. " 

 36433. Elymus sp. 



"(No. 5.) From the same locality as No. 4 (S. P. I. No. 35432). Cevarilla,a 

 grass that grows like wheat in moist places and is much valued for pasture. " 



35434. ToRREsiA sp. 



"(No. 6.) From the same locality as Nos. 1 and 2 (S. P. I. Nos. 35429 and 

 35430). Coiron, the prevailing bunch-grass of the pampas of Patagonia, but 

 common here in the dry gravelly bench lands and plains. " 

 "All these grasses thrive and ripen where heav}' frosts are frequent throughout the 

 summer. " 



35435 to 35443. Medicago sativa I.. Alfalfa. 



From Poona, India. Presented by Mr. T. Forster Main, deputy director of agri- 

 culture. Received May 23, 1913. 

 "From botanical examination it seems that practically the specimens do not show 

 any appreciable difference, the only slight differences which were noticed being the 

 more or less hairy nature of the leaves, the prominent or obscure toothing of their 

 margins, the more or less emargination of their tips, and the smaller or larger size of 

 the same. " {Extract from his letter of April 4, 1913.) 

 Seeds of the following: 



35435. "No. 1. i2a;I'o«." 35437. "No. 3. i?a;X'oi." 

 36436. "No. 2. i^ajX'oi." 3^438. "No. 4. /wTia^ar. " 



36439. "No. 5. Bhavnagar. Less hairy, large leaflets, 1\ inches to 1^ inches 

 long by one-fourth to one-half inch, oblanceolate, less emarginate, teeth 

 rather obscure. " 



36440. "No. 6. Manavadar. Small obovate-cuneate leaflets three-fourths 

 to 1 inch long by one-fifth to one-fourth inch broad, hairy on the under sur- 

 face, midrib, and nerves, with the apex emarginate and retuse." 



36441. "No. 7. Januagar." 



36442. "^o. 8. Palitana No. 1. Teeth of the leaflets more prominent. In- 

 ferior quality. 



36443. "No. 9. Palitana No. 2. More or less like Manavadar. Good 

 variety." 



