34 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



26761 to 26767 -Continued. 



26763. I *vii is 8 a i [( i folia Pall. (?) 



Prom hills near Sebastopol, Crimea, Russia. "(No. 372, January 11, 1910.) 

 A wild pear growing on exposed, stony mountain sides and in cliffs and gullies. 

 It grows up to 20 fett liiu r h, but is more generally seen as a tall bush, very variable 

 as to shape and outlines; young branches and foliage very downy. Apparently 

 very drought resistant. Will probably be of value as a stock for pears in the 

 semi-arid, hot-summered regions of the United States and especially for the 

 Southwest." (Meyer.) # 



26764. Pyrus salicifolia Pall. (?) 



From hills near Sebastopol, Crimea, Russia. "(No. 373, January 11, 1910. ) 

 A very compact-growing, round-headed variety of the preceding number 

 (S. P. I. No. 26763). Of use as an ornamental garden tree of small dimensions 

 in the semiarid, hot-summered regions of the United States." (Meyer.) 



26765. Crataegus orientalis Pall. (?) 



From hills near Sebastopol, Crimea, Russia. "(No. 374, January 11, 1910.) 

 A hawthorn growing on dry and stony places. Mostly seen as a shrub, but 

 also growing into a small tree. Able to stand considerable drought, heat, and 

 neglect. Of value as an ornamental garden tree and as a stock for pears in the 

 semiarid, hot-summered regions of the United States." (Meyer.) 



Distribution. — A tree or shrub, growing in the edges of the forests on the 

 mountain slopes of Greece and Asia Minor. 



26766. Jasminum sp. 



From hills near Sebastopol, Crimea, Russia. "(No. 375, January 11, 1910.) 

 A jasmine, apparently closely allied to /. nudiflorum; has bright-green branches 

 in winter, is of bushy growth, reaching a height of only a couple of feet. Found 

 on stony mountain sides in somewhat shady places. May prove of value as a 

 small ornamental garden shrub in the mild-wintered semiarid regions of the 

 United States." (Meyer.) 



26767. Ligustrum sp. 



From hills near Sebastopol, Crimea, Russia. "(No. 376, January 11, 1910.) 

 A low, bushy, semi -evergreen privet, perhaps a variety of L. vulgare; grows on 

 dry, rocky, mountain sides in somewhat shady places. Of use as a garden 

 shrub in the semiarid regions of the United States." (Meyer.) 



26768. Lucuma multiflora DC. "Jacana." 



From Mayaguez, Porto Rico. Presented by Mr. W. E. Hess, Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station. Received February 9, 1910. 



" Fruit 1£ to 2 inches long and wide. Some are pointed, others almost round; seeds 

 one-third inclosed in a sweet, mealy pulp. The pulp is edible, texture and color 

 strongly suggesting the yolk of a hard-boiled egg. 



"On account of its large, lustrous foliage and symmetrical growth this tree should be 

 valuable as an ornamental avenue tree for south Florida and California. It might also 

 pr:>ve a vigorous stock for the egg fruit (Lucuma nervosa DC); the fruit of this species 

 is delicious, but it seems to be a very slow grower. 



"I found Lucuma seed very slow in germinating. The fresh seeds require 3 to 5 

 months for germination, but after germinating they grow very rapidly." (Hess.) 



Distribution. — Porto Rico and other "West Indian islands; cultivated in southern 

 Florida and California. 



26769. Hibiscus sp. 



From Tientsin, China. Presented by Mr. F. Bade, through Mr. Hamilton Butler, 

 American vice consul-general in charge. Received January 25, 1910. 

 "Probably a Japanese single variety." (Bade.) 

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