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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



38850 and 38851— Continued. 



38851. Gleuitsia amorphoides (Griseb.) Taub. Ciesalpiniacese. 

 \^Satugandra amorphoides Griseb.) 

 See S. P. I. Nos. 8934 and 33965 for previous introductions and de- 

 scription. 



38853. Medicago sativa L. Fabaceae. Alfalfa. 

 From Ekatarinodar, Kuban Government, Russia. Secured by Mr. E. 

 Brown, of the Bureau of Plant Industry, from Mr. A. N. Rockel. Re- 

 ceived July 3, 1914. 

 " This is the best alfalfa region in southern Russia, where it has been culti- 

 vated for 30 years. Seed is said to have been first brought from Turkestan. In 

 the southern part of the district where the soil is deepest, alfalfa lasts 10 to 12 

 years. In the northern part the soil is shallower, and alfalfa does not usually 

 last over 4 or 5 years." (Broton.) 



38853. YiTis tiltaefolia Humb. and Bonpl. Vitacese. Grape. 



(Vitis carihaea DC.) 

 From Herradura, Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Collected by Mr. Wilson Popenoe, 

 Agricultural Explorer for the Department of Agriculture. Received 

 July 23, 1914. 



"(No. 1, July 17, 1914.) A vigorous, rapid-growing vine, occurring in the 

 mountains of this Province, These cuttings were obtained from a plant grow- 

 ing in the garden of Prof. F. S. Earle, who considers the species to be of great 

 interest and value for use in developing a race of grapes which can be success- 

 fully grown in strictly tropical regions, and he recommends that careful atten- 

 tion be devoted to the hybridization of this species with some of the northern 

 cultivated grapes. In Prof. Earle's garden the vine has completely covered a 

 cashew tree 20 or 25 feet in height and produces fruit very similar in appear- 

 ance to the wild grape of the North. The bunches are 3 to 5 inches in length, 

 loose, the berries deep purple in color, and about three-eighths of an inch in 

 diameter. They are used here for making jelly and grape juice." (Popenoe.) 



38854. Ochroma lagopus Swartz. Bombacacese. 



From Ceylon. Presented by Mr. J. T. Crawley, director, Estacion Experi- 

 mental Agronomica, Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. Received July 17, 

 1914. 



"A very valuable plant of large growth; the wool produced by the fruit is 

 textile, and the wood of the trunk is very light. It is employed in Cuba among 

 other purposes for sustaining on the water the nets used for fishing, instead of 

 cork." (Craioley.) 



38855 and 38856. 



From Peking, China. Collected by Mr. Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural 

 Explorer for the Department of Agriculture. Received July 24, 1914. 

 Quoted notes by Mr. Meyer. 



38855. Saxifraga sp. Saxifragaceje. Saxifraga. 



"(No. 1220. June 14, 1914.) A wild plant, offered for sale in the streets 

 of Peking. Said to be ornamental, having rose-colored flowers. Loves 

 somewhat moist, shady situations. Chinese name Ssu chi hat Vang, 

 meaning * four-season begonia.' " 



