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25622 to 25630— Continued. 



25622. Pyrus sp. Pear. 



"(Iowa Expt. Sta. No. 464, 1906.) Seeds were secured from Mr. W. S. 

 Ament, Peking, China. In his letter Mr. Ament states that the fruit came 

 from a long distance, mostly from the mountain regions." (S. A. Beach.) 



25623. Pyrus sp. Pear. 



"(Iowa Expt. Sta. No. 89, 1907.) Seed received from Mr. H. P. Perkins, 

 Poatingfu, China. In his letter of January 14, 1907, Mr. Perkins says: 'I 

 inclose seeds of the only pear that grows in this region. It is far from being 

 an A-l pear but it is large and keeps well into the spring.' " (S. A. Beach.) 



25624. Sorbus sp. Mountain ash. 



" (Iowa Expt. Sta. No. 407, 1909. ) Native to Alaska. Scions received from 

 Prof. C. C. Georgeson, of the Alaska Agricultural Experiment Station, Sitka, 

 Alaska." (S. A. Beach.) 



25625. Cydonia sp. Quince. 



" (Iowa Expt. Sta. No. 518, 1906.) Seed received from Mr..Paul D. Bergen, 

 Shantung, China." (S. A. Beach.) 



25626. Malus sp. Apple. 



" (Iowa Expt. Sta. No. 519, 1906.) Seed received from Mr. Paul D. Bergen, 

 Shantung, China." (S. A. Beach.) 



25627. Malus sp. Apple. 



"(Iowa Expt. Sta. No. 461, 1906.) Seed received from Mr. W. S. Ament, 

 Peking, China. In his letter Mr. Ament states that the fruit came from a long 

 distance, mostly from the mountain regions." (S. A. Beach.) 



25628. Malus sp. Apple. 



"(Iowa Expt. Sta. No. 432, 1906.) Seed received from Mr. H. P. Perkins, 

 Poatingfu, China." (S. A. Beach.) 



25629. Malus sylvestris Mill. Apple. 



Evaline. "This variety originated in Wisconsin, not in northern Iowa, as 

 erroneously stated by Hansen. a It was one of a lot of seedlings grown from 

 seed brought to Fremont, Waupaca County, Wis., largely from Canada. It 

 was introduced by Mr. William A. Springer, of that place. In 1877 Mr. 

 Springer stated that 'it originated many years ago,' & and gave the following 

 description of it: 'Original tree on high, level, dark loam soil. Tree quite 

 upright, but spreading with age. Fruit quite large, with yellowish green 

 color; quality excellent. Season, February to March.' 



"It is distinct from the Evelyn, which originated with Mr. A. B. Lyman, 

 Excelsior, Minn., from seed of the Wealthy, and which is a dark-red apple or 

 yellow, striped with red. It is also distinct from a red apple which is being 

 disseminated by Mr. A. D. Barnes, Waupaca, Wis., under the name of Evelyn. 



" There is a tree of Evaline standing in an orchard which was planted on 

 the grounds of the Iowa Agricultural College about 1877. Haas stock was 

 planted and top-worked about 1878 with scions of the Evaline. This tree is 

 hardy, healthy, and productive. The fruit is above medium to rather large, 

 greenish or yellowish, often with a faint blush, with a good degree of uniformity 

 in size and appearance; flavor subacid; texture and quality superior to that of 



a "A Study of Northwestern Apples," Bulletin 76, South Dakota Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station, 1902, p. 49. 



b Iowa Horticultural Society, Report, 1877, pp. 81-83. 

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