OCTOBEB 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1922 7 



55820 to 55826— Coiitinueil. 



55825. llUBUS BiFr.OKv:.s Biu'h.-Vhiin. Kdsaoea'. 



••(July, 192'2.) A rambling shrub, colleetetl on the Likiang Snow 

 Jiange at altitudes of ll.lKKt to 12,000 feet The large leaves^ have 

 woolly lower surfiut's, thn liirgc calyx is foliji(0<ius, .in.-l th»' subacid 

 yellow fruits are the size of a thimble." 



55826. RuBrs sp. Ito.saeejp. 



••(No. 5859. .July. 1!»'J2. » A vigorous rambling shrub, collectert at an 

 altitude of 12,00(J feet on the Likiang Snow Range. It has red spiny 

 stems, leaves with white lower surfaces, pinkish purple flowers, and 

 small diirk-red fruits of a delicious sweet flavor." 



55827. Castanea satina ^lill. Fao-aoete. European chestnut. 



From Morristown, N. .1. Nuts presented by Dr. C. S. Sargent, Arnold 

 Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass. Received October 27. 1922. 



From a tree grown on T. H. Symington's place. 



IntroiUici'd for dejcirtmeiif .s])ecialists engaged in chestnut-breeding experi- 

 ments. 



55828. CucuMis sativus L. CiKiirbitacete. Cucumber. 



From r.urringbar. New Simtli Wales. Seeds presented iiy B. Harrison. 

 Received October 11. 1922. 



•• lliirrix(iii''< Loufi. A cucumber 2 to 3 feet long, with tender, crisp, and 

 ](ulai!tb!e tiesb. This variety is the result of careful selection and cultivation." 

 ( Hiini-^dii. ) 



55829 and 55830. SA<'(HAi!r\i oi i u iN.xia m L. Poacea'. 



Sugar cane. 



From Pasoeroean. Javn. Cuttings presented by J. Kuyjier. assistant di- 

 rector. Sugar Experiment Station, Pasoeroean, at the re<iuest of Dr. 

 P. J. S. Cramer, Director of the General Exiterimenr Station, Buitenzorg. 

 Fieceived October 13. 1922. Quoted notes by Doctor Cramer. 



55829. " Tchoe glongoony. A variety with starch instead of sugar in its 

 stems ; this appears to be a botanically interesting variation." 



55830. "TrJ)oe irochoeri. A variety with hypertrophiod flow(M->. ii-e.l 

 here as a ve^getable." 



55831. A>iY(jDALus pErssK.^ L. Amyofdalacefe. Peach. 



(Frunus persica Stokes.) 



Fi-om Eastwood, near Sydney, New South Wales. Trees purchased from 

 (\ K. Vessey, Mount Tomah Nurseries. Received at the Plant Introduc- 

 tion Garden, Chico. Calif.. September. 1922. Numbered October, 19'22. 



(lodijman'x Clwice. 



The following notes concerning the merits of this pe:icli have been n'ceived 

 from nurserymen in Australia : 



P'rom Herbert J. Rumsey. Dundas. New South Wales, .Fune 13. 1Jt22: "We 

 have sent out a number of letters to friends who are in a position to know 

 the behavi«)r of this peach and its comparison with FhlI1iiJf< CUnn [at j)re.sent 

 the standard canning variety in California]. We liave had ii reply from Mw 

 «io()dm:ni. wlio states that this is easily the best quality canning peach the 

 canaers have ever seen and that gi-owers in that State (Victoria) are i)utting 

 in more acres of it than of all other yellow clings togetlier. 



'■His catalog description, quoted below, shows tliat il riinns about six 

 weeks later than TuJican CI inn: 



" ' T'ndoui)ted!y the gi*eatest yellow-tleshed clingstone peacli )ntrodu>-e<l for 

 many yeais. Tiie tree is a heavy beare;- each season of medium-sized fruits 

 that are admirable for canning. The skin lias a red blush on the sunny side; 



