66 SEEDS AMi PLANTS IMPORTED. 



27151 to 27157 Continued. 



27152. M\ns SYLVE8TRI8 Mill. Apple. 

 I'i -..in near Kopetnari, Caucasus, Russia. "(No. 463, March 1, 1910.) A 



n.l apple, Baid t" 1>«- large and line looking. For other remarks see preceding 

 number S. I'. I. No. 27151.)" I Meyer.) 



27153. Mam- BYLVESTBIS Mill. Apple. 

 From near Kopetnari, Caucasus, Russia, "(No. 464, March 1, 1910.) A white 



apple Baid t" grow very large; according to a native fruitgrower, some fruits 

 weigh several pounds each. For other remarks see preceding numbers (S. P. I. 

 Nob. 27151 and 27152.)" I Meyer.) 



27154. Phi \i - .\vn \i L. Cherry. 

 Prom near Kopetnari, Caucasus, Russia. "(No. 465, March 1, 1910.) A 



sweet, white cherry, having large fruits and ripening in early June. Able to 

 stand high summer temperatures. Said to be a very fine variety. Obtained 

 from a native Mingrelian orchard." (Meyer.) 



27155. Prunus avium L. Cherry. 

 From near Kopetnari, Caucasus, Russia. "(No. 466, March 1, 1910.) A 



sweet, white cherry ripening in early June, fruits not as large as those of the 

 preceding number (S. P. I. No. 27154). Obtained from a native Mingrelian 

 orchard." (Meyer.) 



27156. Prunus avium L. Cherry. 



From near Kopetnari, Caucasus, Russia. "(No. 467, March 1, 1910.) A 

 sweet, red cherry, ripening very early, the end of April or beginning of May. 

 Fruit not very large, but popular on account of its earliness. For other remarks 

 see No. 465 (S. P. I. No. 27154)." (Meyer.) 



27157. Prunus avium L. Cherry. 

 From Quirili, Caucasus, Russia. "(No. 468, March 1, 1910.) A sweet, 



black, early, native Caucasian variety of cherry, ripening toward the end of 

 May and able to stand high summer temperatures." (Meyer.) 



27158. Solanum jamesii Torr. Potato. 



From Prescott, Ariz. Presented by Mr. Daniel Hatz. Received March 23, 1910. 

 "Tubers of a native potato, grown in old willow land, without irrigation." 

 (Hatz.) 



Distribution. — On the slopes of the mountains at an elevation of 4,000 to 7,000 

 feet, from Colorado southward to Texas and Arizona. 



27159 and 27160. 



Presented by Mr. O. W. Barrett, Director of Agriculture, Lourenco Marquez, 

 Portuguese East Africa. Received March 21, 1910. 



Seeds of the following: 



27159. Bauhinia monandra Kurz. (?) 



From Deli, Portuguese Timor, East Indies. "(No. 32, February 18, 1910.) 

 Ornamental shrub. Pod 20 to 22 cm. long. Probably new or very rare in 

 America. Adapted to California, Gulf States, Porto Rico, etc." (Barrett.) 



27160. Adansonia digitata L. 



From territory of Tete, Zambesia, Portuguese East Africa, "(No. 33, Feb- 

 ruary 18, 1910.) Shisena name ' Chiwooia.' One of the largest if not the very 

 largest variety (species ?) of African Baobab, or ' Cream-of-Tartar ' tree. Height 

 15 to 25 meters; diameter 2 to 10 meters. A most striking tree for frostless 

 regions." (Barrett.) 



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