6 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



55817 to 55819— Continued. 



55817. Malls 8p. Malacesp. Apple. 



"(Likiaiig. .July, 1922.) A tree 40 feet high, found wild and semi- 

 cultivated in tlie vicinity of Likianji'. The handsome fruits, about 2 

 Indies in diameter, aj-e bright crimson with just a touch of yellow. The 

 flesii is firm, not mealy, with an acid-sweet flavor. A delicious bright- 

 i-ed jelly is made l)y boiling the fruits whole, in the skin, 2 parts of apples 

 to 1 i>art of water; the juice is strained and hfiiled with sugar, 3 parts 

 of sugar to 5 parts of juice." 



55818. Pruntjs sp. Amygdalacea?. Plum. 



"(Near Szemao. .July. 1922.) A large tree. 40 feet or more in height, 

 collected 30 li (9 miles I from Szemao. at 5,000 feet altitude. The red 

 fruits are the size of walnuts, with hjose, rather sour flesh. This should 

 be g(jod as a stock plant." 



55819. Pruxus sp. Amygdalaceae. Plum. 



"(Near Szemao. July, 1922.) A large tree 45 feet high, found in the 

 mountains at an altitude of 6,000 feet. The dark-red fruits, the size of 

 large walnuts, have hard flesh with a sour insipid flavor. This tree 

 was free from disease and should make a good stock plant." 



55830 to 55826. 



From Likiang, Yunnan. China. Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, Agricul- 

 tural Explorer of the United States Department of Agriculture. Re- 

 ceived October 9, 1922. Quoted notes by Mr. Rock. 



55820. CoTOXEASTER sp. ^lalacese. 



"(No. .5749. August, 1922.) A very ornamental shrub 8 to 10 feet 

 high, growing in open scrubland among limestone bowlders at altitudes 

 of 9.000 to 10,000 feet on the Likiang Snow Range. The leaves are 

 densely packed along the stems; the jiinkish flowers are numerous, as 

 are also the .scarlet and yellow fruits, the latter i-esembling miniature 

 apples." 



55821. CoTONEASTER sp. ilalacea'. 



"(No. 5781. August, 1922.) A prostrate shrub, growing on pure 

 llme.stone rocks on the Likiang Snow Range at altitudes of 8,000 to 

 10,000 feet. It has small dark-green glossy leathery leaves, pinkish 

 white flowers, and rich-red fruits and would make a splendid shrub for 

 rockeiies." 



55822. Prixus sp. Amygdala, fu'. Cherry. 



"(August, 1922.) A tree 35 to 40 feet high, growing among limestone 

 itowidei-s at an ;iltitude of 10,0(X) feet. It is a fine shapely tree, with 

 glossy leathery foliage, racemes of white flowers, and dark-red glossy 

 fruits the size of a pea. 



" The temperarure at the village of Ngulake. in the Likiang Plain, 

 drops to below zero Fahrenheit in the wintei', Miid a fall of 22 inches of 

 snow in December is not uncommon." 



55823. Prunus sp. Amygdalacew. Cherry, 



"(August. 1922.) A shapely tree, which grows at an altitude of 

 10.000 feet among limestone bowlders on the Likiang Snow Range. It 

 has long drooping racemes of cream-colored flowers and small yellowish 

 gi-een fruits which are sour when ripe." 



55824. Prunus .sp. Amygdalace;ie. Plum. 



"(August. 1922.) A very hardy plum tree 35 to 40 feet high, growing 

 semiwild in the vicinity of Likiang, at altitudes of 8,.500 to 9,000 feet. 

 The bright-red. perfectly round fruits are the size of large walnuts, 

 clingstone, with yellow sweetish sour flesh which makes excellent 

 jelly and jam." 



