INVENTORY. 



26471 to 26475. 



From Kashmir, India. Presented by Mr. J. Mollison, Inspector General of Agri- 

 culture in India, Nagpur, Central Provinces. Received January 3, 1910. 

 Seeds of the following wild species; notes by Mr. Mollison: 



26471. Prunus cerasus L. Cherry. 



"This tree bears fruit when 5 years old and 10 feet high." 

 26472 to 26474. "These trees bear fruit when 4 years old and 15 feet high." 



26472. Amygdalus persica L. Peach. 



26473. Prunus armeniaca L. Apricot. 



26474. Pyrus communis L. Pear. 

 26475. Malus sylvestris Mill. Apple. 



"This tree bears fruit when 6 years old and 20 feet high." 



"These seeds are sown in October or in March. If sown in October, the 

 seedling comes out in March, but if sown in March, it comes out in April." 



26476. Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin. 



From Senegal, West Africa. Presented by Dr. L. Trabut, Government Botanic 

 Gardens, Algiers, Algeria. Received January 4, 1910. 



"Variety occidentals." 



Distribution. — Rajputana and Banda, in India, and in tropical Africa. 



26477 to 26484. Phoenix dactylifera L. Date. 



From Tripoli-in-Barbary, North Africa. Procured by the American vice consul, 

 at the request of Mr. William Coffin, formerly American consul. Received 

 December 15, 1909. 



Seeds of the following: 



26477. Bayoudi. 26481. Hallaoui. 



26478. Brunsi. 26482. Hammuri. 



26479. Cabouni. 26483. Hurra. 



26480. Hadruri. 26484. Limsi. 



26485 to 26489. Pyrus spp. 



From Manchuria. Presented by Mr. Edward C. Parker, agriculturist, Bureau of 

 Agriculture, Industry and Commerce, Mukden. Received January 3 and 4, 

 1910. 



Cuttings of the following; descriptive notes by Mr. Parker: 



"All these pears are very hardy and resistant to droughts and high, drying winds. 

 They are cultivated by the Chinese in many places among the hills of southwestern 

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