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55497 to 55499. 



From Talifu. Yunnan, China. Stvds colk'cteil liy .1. F. Uock, AiiiifMilturnl 

 Explorer of the United States Dt-partnieiil of A|j;rii'ulture. Ue«"eived 

 June 18. 1922. Quoted notes by Mr. liot-k. 



55497. I'YRLS sp. Mahicea'. Pear. 



"(Talifu, Yunnan. April 18, 1022.) An edible pear about tlie Hize of 

 a large apple; the flesh is liglit yellow, and the skin is thin, Hrni, and 

 light citron colored with a red hue, hence the name W'li pa li, ' fiiuch»'d- 

 by-the-fire ' pear. The ti'ee grows on the side of tlie lake opposite to 

 Talifu." 



55498. PRrNUS ma.tkstica Koehno. .Vniygdalacca'. Cherry. 



"(No. 3066. Near Chukai, Yunnan. April 5, 1922.) A lovely tree with 

 large serrate leaves ; the lu-anclies were bent with their load of large, 

 oblong, deep-red. cherrylike fruits. It is early fruiliiig, liie fruits ap- 

 pearing in late February or early in March, and the tree seems to be abso- 

 lutely free from insect or fungous pests. It occurs throughout the I'.lack 

 River Valley at altitudes of about 5,000 feet on mountain slopes, also 

 near Szeniao, where it is rare, and more commonly near Nanchien. The 

 Chinese name is Yin to or Yin too." 



55499. IlUBUS KLLiPTicus .7. K. Smith. Rosacefo. Raspberry. 

 (/?. flanis Buch.-Ham.) 



"(Nanchien, Yunnan. April 8, 1922.) A very stout shrub which, espe- 

 cially when young, is densely covered with long, red, almost hairlike 

 spines. The howers are white, and the deep-yellow, almost orange, very 

 juicy acid fruits are collected by the hill tribes and brought to the mar- 

 kets; the fruits ripen earlier on the mountains than in the valley. The 

 shrub is found at altitudes of 6,000 to 7,000 feet all the way up to Talifu; 

 it grows on the high hills near Szemao, and I also came acntss it in 

 Kengtung." 



55500 and 55501. 



From Nanchien, Yunnan, China. Cuttings collected by J. F. Rock, Agri- 

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

 ceived June 13, 1922. Quoted notes by Mr. Rock. 



55500. Prunus ma.jestica Koehne. Amygdalacese. Cherry. 



"(Szemao, Yunnan, March 18, 1922.) These seeds were sent to me at 

 Talifu from the mountains near Szemao; they are said to be fmm tiie 

 first wild edible cherries which came to the market." 



55501. Sacchaeltm officinarum L. Poacea^. Sugar cane. 



"(Nanchien, Yunnan. April 27, 1922.) The cane is eriMi. t:ill, of a 

 uniform reddish yellow color, and very juicy and sweet. It is cultivated 

 throughout the central portion of Yunnan, south of Meiigwa, and al»o 

 near Puerhfu, in southern Yunnan: it is grown at an altitude of ;.,(M¥> 

 to 6,000 feet and even higher. The region is very dry, and arid moun- 

 tains form the slopes of the valleys." 



55502. Trifolium pratense L. Fabaceae. Red clover. 

 From Valence sur Rhone, France. Seeds purchased from Tezier Fr^re.s. 



Received June 17, 1022. 

 Medium red clover seed introduced for comparison and cultural exi)eriment.s. 

 "This seed is from the 1921 harvest and was grown about 8 kilometers 

 (about 5 miles) ea.st of Valence." {Tezier Frdres.) 



55503. Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. Sohinsicea>. Tomato. 



From Buenos Aires, Argentina. Seeds presented by D. S. HuUock ngri- 

 cultniii! cominissioner, Bureau of M;irkets and Crop Estinuites. Uidted 

 Stiites Di'partnu-nl of Agricultun-. Received June 15. lirji.'. 



Perfeccion. Introduced for the use of specialists of this bureau who are 

 engaged in tomato-breeding experiments. 



