BULLETIN OFPOREIGN PLANT INTRODUuTIONS . 
NO. 30. 
March 1 to 8, 1910. 
NEW PLANT IMMIGRANTS. 
JUNIPERUS OXYGEDRUS. ;i6884. From near SebaBtOi;ol, Crimea. An 
ornamental juniper -A/ith light green foliage which is cover- ■ 
ed with a whitish bloom, and bears light "brown "berries. 
Grows on very ster^le hill and moi:intain sides. Mostly 
seen as a spreading shrub, though occasionally reaching the 
size of a small tree. (Meyer's Introduction.) 
LTG-USTRUM VULG-ARE. 26877. From near Baidari. , Crimea. Col- 
lected from some shi'ubs found gr'owing on very dry and ex- 
posed pla(;es. This privet seems to be able to stand more 
drought than it is generally credited with. Of value as 
an ornam.ental shrub. (Meyer's Introduction.) 
MALIJS BACCATA. 26681. Fruits of a form of Malus baccata 
from Nertchinsk, Siberia, quite different from the ordinary 
M. baccata. Is deing used at Lesnoi ii'orestry Institute 
near St. Petersburg to create hardier apples by hybridizing 
7/ith M. vrunifolia and others. To be sent to Ames, Iowa. 
MALUS BACCATA X PRUNIFOLIA. 26682. From same source as 
the preceding number. This hybrid has better keeping qual- 
ities than the ordinary American crab apples. To be sent 
to Ames, Iowa. (Meyer's Introductions.) 
MEDICACtO 3P-. 26666. Plants from near Aloupka, Crimea, Russia. 
Perennial alfalfas growing on cliffs and steep hill slopes 
in decomposed rock and clayey soil. They will probably not 
bear heavy frosts. There are pi'obably 2 or 3 sjiecies miced, 
MEDICACO SP. 26667. From near Kirikmesh, Crimea, Russia. 
Plants of perennial alfalfas growing on earth cliffs; have 
very long roots and. therefore drought resistant. Probably 
the same^^as the preceding number (26666). MEPICAGO ORBICU- 
LARIS. 26673. From near Ealaklava, Crj^mea. Seeds of an 
aniiual alfalfa found- growing on hill slopes and. on stony, 
rather sterile x-^la-ins . Germinates in early winter and 
ripens in early summer. Beloved by sheep; also fed to work- 
ing horses. Maj' be of value as a winter forage plant in 
California. MEDICAGO ORBICULARIS MICROCARPA. 26677. Ap- 
parentlj'" a variety of 26673. 
