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54385 to 54395— Continued. 



54386. IMai.us ptjmila Mill. Malacese. Paradise apple, 



"No. 8. Root grafts, aphis-resistant Paradise, used as a dwarfing 

 stock." 



For previous introduction, see S. P I. No. 42638. 



54387 to 54392. Mat.t's s^'LVESTRIa Mill. Malacere. Apple. 



(Pyrus mains L.) 



54387. "No. ]. Bordeaux Reivettc. Now blijiht-proof apple, re- 

 sembling Cox's Orange in color and shape, with a rich aromatic 

 flavor ; fruit a good keeper, making an ideal apple for home or 

 export; heavy cropper." 



54388. " No. 3. Root grafts, Delicious X Cox's Orauf/e cross, nearly 

 aphis resistant ; a beautiful apple ; an early and heavy cropper of 

 superb quality." 



54389. " No. 6. Root grafts, Imm's Seedling. A large culinary 

 ajiple, one of tlie very best for that purpose ; good cropper, and 

 aphis resistant. A most promising stock ; of upright growth, with 

 very large foliage and a splendid root system." 



54390. " No. 2. Keaney's Winter; has proved aphis resistant with 

 me." 



54391. "No. 3. Plants on own roots, grown from root cuttings of 

 Ribston Pippin X Northern Spy, cross not yet named ; aphis re- 

 sistant. A superb keeper with a delicious flavor." 



54392. " No. 4. A sport from the Rihston-Spy cross, differing only 

 in its most peculiar color; aphis resistant. Flavor and keeping 

 qualities superb." 



54393. Prunus domestica L. Amygdalaeese. Prune. 



" No. 9. A very large black prune, early ripening, before Petite d'Agen; 

 should be valuable." 



54394. Pbunus salicina X cerasifera. Amygdalaeese. Hybrid plum. 



" No. 11. An enormous cropper and good shipper; splendid for jam 

 and bottling ; a valuable cimimercial fruit, should be planted largely." 



54395. Prunus salicina X cerasifera. Amygdalaceae. Hybrid plum. 



" No. 10. Wright's Hybrid Cherry plum X Wright's Early Jap, 

 cross like cherry plum {Prunus cerasifera) in appearance, but larger; 

 good alike for jam, bottling, and dessert. The tree is very upright in 

 growth and should make a good hedge." 



54396 to 54399. Aristida spp. Poaceae. Grass. 



From Loanda, Angola Africa. Seeds presented by J. Gossweiler, through 

 H. A. Longworth, agricultural missionary, Angola Mision, Malanzhe. 

 Angola. Received September 16, 1921. 



" Grasses of Angola found in the arid coast region and might be useful for 

 forage in arid conditions in the United States." {Longicorth.) 



54396. Aristida adscensionxs L. 



"A tufted weedy annual 6 to 12 inches tall, with dense narrow panicles; 

 the awns of the crowded spikelets are horizontally spreading." {Agnes 

 Chase.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 15334. 



54397. Aristida hordeacea Kunth. 



"An annual about a foot tall, bent at the lower joints, with bushy 

 barleylike heads about 3 or 4 inches long." {Agnes Chase.) 



