lew 
rubus spp. (Rosaceae), 55785-55787. Raspberry. From Yunnan, 
China. Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the 
Bureau of Plant Industry. Quoted notes by Mr. Rock; 
55785. "(Likiang. July, 1922.) A rambling shrub collected on 
the Likiahg snow range at an altitude of 15,000 feet in exposed situ- 
ations covered with snow in winter and early spring. The entire plant 
is woolly-white and slightly spiny, and' the leaves are snow white be- 
neath. The fruits, the size of a thimble, have a sweet, delicious 
flavor, and the individual drupelets are large and transparent," 
55786. "(Likiang. July 20, 1922.) A climbing shrub, with leaves, 
silvery beneath and green above, growing on the Likiang snow range at 
an altitude of 13,000 feet. The orange-red berries have a sweet. sub- 
acid flavor and attractive color,*' 
55787. "(Likiang. July 20, 1922.) A shrub 5 to 6 feet high, 
collected on the slopes of the Likiang snow range at an altitude of 
13,000 feet. The small leaves are green on both sides and the scarlet 
berries are sweet and very palatable." 
Notes on the Behavior of Previous Introduction*. 
A recent Department Circular (No. 208, October, 1922) by H, V. 
Harlan and II. N. Pope, of the Office of Cereal Investigations, and L, 
C. Aicher, of the Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station, is entitled 
"Trebi Barley, A Superior Variety For Irrigated Land.". Trebi barley 
(Hordeum vulgate pallidum) is a pure-line variety descended from a selection, 
of a single plant. The original importation of this plant (S. P. I. 
No. 15821), was from Samsoun, Asiatic Turkey, in 1905. It is probable 
that the original barley was grown under irrigation in one of the small 
valleys south of the Black Sea. The Trebi is a 6 -rowed barley with 
heads very similar to those of Coast barley. At Aberdeen, Idaho, the 
plants are two or three days earlier than Coast and slightly shorter. 
The kernels are large and bluish, and the awns break, off from the ker- 
nel more easily in thrashing than those of the Coast variety. The 
grain is readily used for all farm or manufacturing purposes except 
pearling. 
The summary of this circular reads as follows: 
Trebi is a new variety of barley now just being distributed to 
American farmers. This variety originated from a single plant from, a 
stock of seed imported from, the southern border of the Black Sea. 
It is especially adapted to irrigated conditions in eouthern Idaho 
and is recommended for. irrigated lands where the summer season is simi- 
lar to that in southern Idaho. A large percentage of the barley crop 
of the irrigated districts adjacent to Aberdeen, Idaho, now consists 
of this variety. 
At present Trebi barley is not recommended for use, on nonirrigated 
