64 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



27112 to 27150 -Continued. 



Distribution.— The valley of the Kashgar River in eastern Turkestan, both 

 wild and cultivated, and also cultivated throughout southwestern Siberia and 

 central A.-ia. 



27124. Malus prunifolia (Willd.) Borkh. 



Pistnbittion. — Considered by some authors to be a hybrid between Malus 

 sylirstris and M. baccata, probably arising in Siberia. 



27125. Malus ringo Sieb. 



Distribution. — Central Japan, especially in the vicinity of Fujiyama Moun- 

 tain. 



27126. X Malus scheideckeri Spaeth. 



A hybrid of garden origin between Malus jloribunda and M. prunifolia. 



27127 '. Malus sikkimensis (Hook.) Koehne. 



Distribution. — Slopes of the Himalayas in the province of Sikkim, north- 

 eastern India. 



27128. Malus toringo Sieb. 



Distribution. — Originally from Japan; cultivated in European and American 

 gardens as an ornamental tree. 



27129. Pyrus balansae Decaisne. 



Distribution. — Wooded slopes of the hills in the province of Laristan, south- 

 ern Persia, at an elevation of 5,200 feet. 



27130. X Pyrus irregularis Moench. 



Distribution. — A hybrid between Pyrus communis and Sorbus aria, arising 

 in a garden in France, and first described by Bauhin in the year 1650. 



27131. Pyrus longipes Coss. and Dur. 



Distribution. — Forests on the slopes of the Atlas Mountains in the province 

 of Batna and on the Aures Hills in western Algeria. 



27132. Pyrus michauxii Bosc. 



Probably a hybrid between Pyrus amygdaliformis and P. nivalis. 



27133. Pyrus nivalis Jacq. 



Distribution. — Slopes of the mountains in southern Germany, France, and 

 northern Italy, and in the Austrian Alps. 



27134. Pyrus nivalis elaeagrifolia (Pall.) Schneider. 

 Distribution. — Throughout Asia Minor and in Armenia. 



27135. Pyrus sinai Desf. 



Distribution. — The slopes of Mount Sinai, Arabia. 



27136. X Sorbus alpina (Willd.) Heynh. 



This form is supposed to be a hybrid between Sorbus aria and Aronia arbuti- 

 folia. 



27137. Sorbus Americana Marsh. 



Distribution. — Mountain slopes from Labrador to North Carolina and west 

 to Michigan. 



27138. Sorbus aria graeca (Lodd.) Boiss. 



Distribution. — Slopes of the mountains in Greece, Crete, Crimea, and Syria. 



27139. Sorbus aucuparia lanuginosa (Kit.) Beck. 



Distribution. — This form occurs with the species in the south-central and 

 southeastern part of Europe. 

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