. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. IMPORTANCE OF PLANT INTRODUCTION 79 child May 9, 1901. One of the smallest and most delicate beans in the world. The beans are not much larger than grains of rice and are of a deep green color. They are said to be most delicious when cooked alone or with rice in the national Greek dish called pilaff. Their culture in Greece is restricted and the beans are con- sidered a great delicacy. Prof. Th. de Heldreich, of Athens University, called attention to this species, of which he has made a special study. Probably a variety of the gram of Indi
. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. IMPORTANCE OF PLANT INTRODUCTION 79 child May 9, 1901. One of the smallest and most delicate beans in the world. The beans are not much larger than grains of rice and are of a deep green color. They are said to be most delicious when cooked alone or with rice in the national Greek dish called pilaff. Their culture in Greece is restricted and the beans are con- sidered a great delicacy. Prof. Th. de Heldreich, of Athens University, called attention to this species, of which he has made a special study. Probably a variety of the gram of India (Phaseolus Uungo). Has proved of value for cultivation on barren soils in the South. Phleum Boehmeri, Wibel. Boehmer's timothy. Gra- mineje. From the experiment grounds of the agricultural academy, Moscow, Russia. Received through Mr. M. A. Carleton, March, 1899. A promising grass for dry regions. Pistacia vera, Linn. Pistachio or Pistache. Anacar- diacese. The introduction of the pistache into California promises to be a success, inasmuch as trees of this species have already fruited well at Niles, California. The work of introduction has been largely in the hands of Mr. Swingle, and the best varieties have been secured from Sicily; the hardiest stocks have been collected by Mr. Swingle from Asia Minor and Italy, and still hardier species than these are being sought for by the Office in Northern and Central China and Persia. The advantages of this pis- tache industry, from which the delicious table nut used extensively in the Levant is secured, is that the plants will be likely to grow and bear well in localities where the almond has proved a failure, owing to the late spring frosts. The nut furnishes the flavoring extract known by the same name, and is also a most delicate table nut when roasted and salted. Poa mulalensis, H. B. & K. Gramineae. Prom Quito, Ecuador. Presented by Mr. Luis Sodiro, S. J., through Mr. David Fairchild. Received May 25, 1904. Mr. Sodiro remark
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