NO . 4% ■ '; ! 
V'."- BULLETIN OF FOREIGN PLANT INTRODUCTIONS. 
June 16 to 23, 1910. 
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NEW PLANT IMMIGRANTS 
A0ROPYROM SPP.. (Gramineae . ) ^508-3©A. Prom Russia. Received 
through Prof. N. E. Hansen. £'8*306. "This is considered a' 
very valuable grass, native of the driest -steppes of Eastern . 
Russia and a large part of Siberia. The chemical analysis 
of this plant has attracted the_ attention of the Russian 
Government agronomists, Indicating a higher, percent of protein 
than alfalfa. If this holds t true under cultivation in the 
United States it may "be a valuable addition to our western 
grasses. Prof. R. W>. Williams of the" Imperial Agricultural 
College at Moscow, Russia, is improving this species by se- 
lection from individual plants.- The present sample is selec- 
tion No., 1. The original seed was gathered growing wild in 
the Turgai Province, the dry steppe region in Western Asia, 
just north of the Sea of Aral." ('Hansen. ) 28307. "A grass 
native of the dry steppes of Eastern European Russia and West- 
ern Siberia. The present lot is selection No. 1, grown from a 
single plant by Prof. R. W. Williams." (Hansen.) 28308. "A 
native grass collected on the Russian Pamir plateau near the 
border of India. The present sample is selection No. 1, by 
Prof. Williams." (Hansen.) For distribution later. 
ANDR0P0G0N SORGHUM. (Gramineae.) 28290-292. Three varieties 
of sorgo from the Island of Tsung-ming, China. Secured by 
Mr. D. MacGregor, Superintendent, Parks and Open Spaces, 
Shanghai, China. For distribution later. 
AHONA CHERIMOLA. (Anonaceae.) 28293-294. Two varieties of 
cherimoyer from Nice, France. Presented by Dr." A. Robertson*- 
Proschowsky. "A very hardy variety found growing in my garden. 
The seeds may reproduce this hardy strain. The fruits are of 
no value." (Proschowsky.) For distribution later. 
ANONA SP. (Anonaceae.) 28287. A Ceylon species of Anona, pre- 
sented by Mr. G. Regnard, Port Louis, Mauritius. For distri- 
bution later. - . 
AVENA SATIVA. (Gramineae.) 28320. Received through Prof. N. B», 
Hansen. "Seed obtained originally from Nishni Novgorod Ex- 
position; sample grown in Kherson Province, Southern Russia. 
The present sample is from a strain grown 10 years by Prof. 
Williams of the Imperial Agricultural College, Moscow; grown 
