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55835 and 55836. Amy<jdalus persica L. Aniygdalaceip. 



(Piunns persica Stokes.) Peach. 



Fi-niii tile I'liiiit liiti-dductioii Garden, (^hico, Calif. Soedliiii^ troes niini- 

 heivd ()cl()))er. T.tJL.'. tor (•(inveiiiciu'e in distribution. Quoted notes by 

 .1. E. .Morrow. 



A sliiiunent of stHMls of ti:e peacii variety Tardia AiiKirHlo was rweiv*'*} from 

 soutliei-ii Spain in .Novenil>er, linCi, and given S. 1'. 1. No. 4:5570. As is well 

 kncwn, v>each varieties do not eouie true to seed, and the two trees described 

 below are iironiislng seedlings from this sliipniont. 



55835. "Tree No. U, Test Nursery. Fruits 2^ by 2i inches; average 

 wtialit 4 ounces; color golden with a faint-red blush; basin deep and 

 MJirrow, sliglu depres.si()n ar suture; flesh yellow; pit yellow. Season 

 September 5 to September 15, later than last year. This is a good 

 winning clingstone peach and a heavy bearer." 



55836. "Tree No. 8, Test Nuisery. Fruits 2 by 2i inches; average 

 wciglit 4 ounces: basin deep, narrow: suture only a tliin line; flesh 

 deep yellow: pit small, yellow: llesh of good texture and flavor. This 

 pcacli shoxild be propagated IVir canning pui'poses. It is of smaller size 

 Hum last season and later in ripening."' 



55837. Phleum pratense L. Poacese. Timothy. 



From Kelbuni. Wellington. New Zealand. Presented l>y F. Bruce Levy, 

 biologj- section. Department of Agriculture, New Zealand. Received 

 Octol^er 16, 1922. 



"'J'liis seed, secured <lirectly from the grower, represents a strain of timothy 

 which has been grown in one district for 22 years." (Levij.) 



Locally grown seed introduced for department specialists engaged in timothy- 

 bi-eeding investigations. 



55838. Trifolium prate>se L. Fabacese. Red clover. 



Fioni (ihnica, r>almatiu, Yugoslavia. Presented l)y the Knin Agricultural 

 School. (4lavica. Keceiv(Ml October 14, 1922. 



Seeds consisting of a mixture of " North " and " Compo.site " varieties, har- 

 vested in 1921 in Zetva, and obtained from a seed firm in Laihach, Slovenia, 

 Yugoslavia. 



Locally grown red-clover seed introduced for cultural and comparison tests. 



55839. Maxgifera ixdtca L. Anacardiacese. Mango. 



From Honolulu. Hawaii. Plant presented by (lerrit P. Wilder, througli 

 Willis T. Pope, liorticulturisi. Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 lieceived October IS, 1922. 



•■ iroc>//(/(. The original was ))j'o(lun'!l from seed of the inangu known as 

 No. 7, originally from .lamaica. and Is grov.iug on the property of .T. L. Horner. 

 Makiki St.. Honolulu. 



"A I'ornial de:sci-iiition of the frnil is as follows: In size it is uuidium to 

 large: shape roundish; slightly tlattened on the sides, no apex ))oiui evident: 

 weight abour 10 ounces; coloi- when rijie a shade between oiange-yellow and 

 yellow-orange, with tinges of i>ink and red at the stem end and pale-yellow 

 ilots all over the surface; skin medium thin, tough, p«^ling (pialities fair, very 

 ], leasing fragrance; tiesh ricii a)iricot yellow, very good texture; flavor excel- 

 lent, juicy, sweet-acid: seed medium to vmall for .-■■ize of fruit. 



"An in'ii>oi'tant (•haracteristi<- of Ibis variety is that while still solid it has 

 a vci\ beautiful color as if ripe, making it a very desirable marketing fcu'in. 

 It is one or the very best of this seedling class of mangos. In moderate tempera- 

 tures it will remain in good condition as ripe fruit for two wt>eks." (Wilder.) 



