38 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 
32662 to 32676— Continued. 
32675. Cydonia oblong a Miller. Quince. 
From Kozlov, Tambov Government, Russia. 
"(No. 1018, December 28, 1911.) A quince selected by Mr. I. V. Mijurin 
at Kozlov; is able to withstand successfully the severe climate of central 
Russia, where quinces ordinarily perish when the thermometer drops to —20° C. 
(-4° F.) This variety has stood -35° C. (-31° F.) and remained unhurt. 
Fruits medium size, of oblong shape. Valuable as a home fruit for the northern 
United States. " (Meyer.) 
32676. Cydonia oblonga Miller. Quince. 
From Kozlov, Tambov Government, Russia. 
"(No. 1019, December 28, 1911.) A variety of quince selected by Mr. I. V. 
Mijurin at Kozlov, bearing medium-sized, round fruits. For further remarks 
see the preceding number. " (Meyer.) 
32678. Amygdalus persica nectarina Ait. Nectarine. 
Grown at the Plant Introduction Field Station, Chico, Cal. Numbered Feb- 
ruary, 1912. 
Crosby. Same as S. P. I. No. 11777, budded on Amygdalus davidiana, S. P. I. 
No. 26604. 
32679. Myrciaria edulis (Veil.) Skeels. 
From Paraguay. Presented by Dr. Moises S. Bertoni, Estacion Agronomica, 
Puerto Bertoni. Received February 3, 1912. 
"Ih va hai." 
32680 to 32689. Triticum spp. Wheat. 
From Argentina. Presented by Dr. Carlos Thays, Director, Botanic Garden, 
Buenos Aires. Received January 30, 1912. 
Seeds of the following; quoted notes by Dr. Thays: 
32680. Triticum durum Desf. 
" Tangaro. Cultivated in the central pampas. Production 1,900 kilos [about 
2 tons] per hectare [2.47 acres]." 
32681 to 32689. Triticum aestivum L. 
32681. "Barleta. Cultivated in the southern part of the province of 
Buenos Aires. Production 1,440 kilos per hectare. " 
32682. "French Red. From the western part of the province of 
Buenos Aires. Yield 1,550 kilos per hectare. " 
32683. " Tusella. From central pampas. Yield 1,480 kilos per 
hectare. " 
32684. "Barleta. From Chubut. Yield 1,900 kilos per hectare." 
32685. "Barleta. From the south of Cordoba. Yield 1,690 kilos per 
hectare." 
32686. "Australian. From southern Santa Fe. Yield 1,380 kilos 
per hectare." 
32687. "Hungarian. From central pampas. Yield 1,290 kilos per 
hectare." 
32688. "Barleta. From Rio Negro. Yield 1,320 kilos per hectare." 
32689. "French. From southern San Luis. Yield 1,550 kilos per 
hectare. " 
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