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HiASEOLUS VULGARIS. 27818-826. A collection of 9 varieties of 
native Caucasian beans from Tiflis, Caucasus. 27984-985. Two 
varieties of "beans from Elisavetpol and Geok-Tapa, Caucasus. 
Said to be among the finest beans in existence for culinary 
purposes. To be given special care and tested in hot and 
semi-arid regions. (Meyer's introductions.) 
PHASEOLUS VULGARIS. "Succotash bean." 22954. Seed grown at 
Arlington Farm, Va., by Prof. C. V. Piper. Original seed pre- 
sented by Mr. G. S. Arnold, Angelica, New York, June 10, 1908. 
Re says of it: "They are climbers, prolific and very nice for 
table use as green shelled beans." For distribution later. 
P1STACIA VERA. 27993. Elisavetpol, Caucasus. Pistachio huts 
bought on the market in Elisavetpol, said to come from Persia. 
Not of very fine flavor. (Meyer's introduction.) 
POLYGONUM TINCTORIUM. 27949. Prom Yokohama, Japan. Purchased 
from the Yokohama Nursery Co. "Introduced for trial as a 
nectar producing crop to be grown on waste lands in coopera- , 
tion with the Bureau of Entomology; also for testing as a 
tannin plant." (R. A. Young.) Distributed. 
PROTEA MELLIPERA. 28016. Prom Cape Town, South Africa. Pre- 
sented by the Conservator of Forests. A South African bush, 
useful both as an ornamental and as a bee plant. For distri- 
bution later. 
PRUNUS PUMILA. 28022. From Tiflis Botanical Garden, Caucasus. 
A low-growing bush cherry found in dry, stony places in the 
Caucasus. Bears a multitude of small, rosy flowers in April, 
and small, sour fruits which can be used for jellies. Recom- 
mended for use in hybridising to create large-fruited, bushy 
forms of cherries for arid and semi-arid regions. (Meyer's 
introduction.) 
PUNICA GRANATUM. 27961-62, 27965-967. A collection of five 
varieties of pomegranates from Elisavetpol, Caucasus. 
Elisavetpol is famous for its pomegranates, which are said 
to be of finer quality than those grown anywhere else in 
the Caucasus. (Meyer's introductions.) 
RAPRANUS SATIVUS. 27807. From Erivan, Caucasus. A local 
variety of radish, being large, round and of a bright re.d 
color. A spring vegetable. 27808. Large, long, white radish 
from Erivan. (Meyer's introductions.) 
SATUREJA HORTENSIS. 27813. A Caucasian summer vegetable, called 
Marza; said to grow only a few inches high. (Meyer's intro^ 
due tion.) 
