OCTOBKR 1 TO DECEMBEH :U, H>22 3 



{Aniyydalus per-m-a; Xo. 55929) V, to 4 iiu-lies in diamotor. which 

 ho found grovvino- wikl in tlio Liki:rii<r Valley, and othn- tifi'^s 4<) to 

 50 feet tall with fruits tasting like cherries (Nos. 55885 and 55888). 



Among the numerous wild siHvies of Prunus are plnnis with fruits 

 the size of walnius (Prunus sp. : No. 55824), a lemon-yellow form 

 from regions su})jected to extreme drought and inlenst' Jieat from 

 October to June (No. 55901). and small-fruited forms, from 12.()0() 

 feet altitude on the slopes of Satseto in pure limestone soils, which 

 may prove of value for .stocks. 



Mr. Rock has collected species of Rubus !)earing delicious orauge- 

 red berries from 12.000 to 13,000 feet altitude (Nos. 55891. 55892, 

 and 55904) and others fi-om tlie .shade of the spruce forest with 

 fruits orange-red and translucent and an inch in <liameler (No. 

 55892), crimson-stemmed drooping-branched ornamental forms (No. 

 55898). and still others which are spineless (No. 56114). 



Mr. Rock has sent in a wild grape (Vtfift sp. ; No. 55953) which 

 he found covering rosebushes there. It is a prolific bearer and its 

 dull-l)urple berries are very sweet, which is not usually the ca.se with 

 wdd species of Vitis. He has sent nuts from a wild walnut tree 50 

 feet tall and with a spread of branches of 100 feet {Jitf/lans reffui; 

 No. 55989); a tree hazelnut iCoi'i/lus sp. : No. 55987) which grows 

 to be 60 to 80 feet tall and has handsome, very large leaves and 

 large edible nuts; various as yet unidentified sj^ecies of persinnnon 

 (Diospj/rof; .spp. ; Nos. 56182 to 56184); the rare Catalpa ducloiu-i'i 

 (No. 55931) which nuikes a tree 70 to 80 feet tall and 4 feet in diam- 

 eter and produces hard durable timber suitable for building pur- 

 poses that may contribute to the development of a superior hybrid 

 catalpa foi- forest purposes. In the way of ornamental shrubs, 

 lilies, and other ornamental plants the region has already become 

 noted in England. Mr. Rock has sent seeds of a honeysuckle 

 {Lonicera sp. ; No. 55897); the rare OsteomeJei^ sohirennae (No. 

 55992) with its dull-purple fruits which are sweet and edible; gor- 

 geous primroses (PrwiuJa ii\)j).) ; an edible-fruited viburnum {Vibur- 

 wwmsp. ; No. 55950) ; an ornamental currant {Rihes sp. ; No. 55890) ; 

 the wild peony {Pa coma deJacayi: Nos. 55898, 55937, 55994) : and a 

 striking new ornamental tree [Cornvf^ sp. ; No. 55955). 



In addition to Mr. Rock's collections there have been received 

 from various correspondents throughout the world a wild plum 

 from Beirut (Prunus ursina; No. 55872) for trial as a stocky in 

 southern California; Goodman's Choice peach (Aniygdalm pcrsica; 

 No. 55881), a great success in Australia, which if it suc- 

 ceeds in America as it has there might easily add millions 

 to the Califoi-nia peach-canning industry; a new mango 

 (Mangifera indica; No. 55839) from Gerrit P. Wilder, of Honolulu, 

 which turns yellow Avhile hard and keeps well for two weeks; 39 

 varieties of beardless spring wheat (Triticum a-citivutn; Nos. 55842 

 to 55870) originated bv two noted plant breeders of New South 

 Wales. J. P. Shelton and J. T. Pridham, of Sydney. Some of these 

 varieties are said to produce better flour than the noted Hard 

 Federation wheat, Avhich is also of Australian origin. 



Dr. P. J. S. Cramer, of the Java Department of Agricidture, 

 presents two interesting varieties of sugar cane (Sa^charuni of- 

 ficinmrnm: Nos. 55829 and 55830) from the Sugar Experiment Sta- 



