38 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPOBTED 



56080 to 56117— Continued. 



56100. (Undetermined.) 



"(No. 66S9. September 27. 19-*2.) A tree 30 feet in hei,:ilit. fouiid in 

 the forests 20 li (fi miles) from Paitoupu, on steep liillsides with Gas- 

 tanea spp.. at an altitude of 8,100 feet. It is exceedingly ornamental, 

 with its shining dark-green leaves and great mas.ses of jtapery crimson 

 berries ; it excels holly in every respect as a decr>rative plant." 



56101 to 56111. Pybus spp. Malaeefe. Pear. 



56101. Pyrus sp. 



"(No. 0B;]6. September 24, 1922.) A wild pear tree If. feet high, 

 which grows in well-drained soil among huge bowldei-s on the steep 

 hillsides back of the temple of Fu Kwe Ssu. back of the village of 

 Klnngintiii. 20 H ((5 miles) from Yangpi. The fruits, larger than 

 any of the ordinary wild pears collectecl (except No. 6553 [S. P. I. 

 No. .56003]). are more pear shaped, with yellowish l)rown skins and 

 very juicy subacid flesh. This species is very hardy and perfectly free 

 from disease. Tlie region where it grows has a hot. dry spring, a 

 rainy summer, a hot, humid autumn, and a cold winter season of 

 two months." 



56102. Pykus sp. 



•• (No. 6703. October, 1922. » A wild i>ear tree •1T^ feet iiigli which 

 grows near Ti'.Iish.-io iit an altitude of <S.(>00 feet. Tlie very numerous 

 fruits, the size of cral) apples, haw ye-llowish lirowii skin, ydbiw 

 llesli, and large seeds." 



56103. Pyrvs sp. 



" (No. 67(!4. October, 1922.) A wild jjear tree :'.0 feet liigh fouud 

 growing with the preceding [S. P. I. No. .501021 near Talishao. The- 

 tree was loaded with the globular russet-brown fruits, an incii in 

 diameter, with very juicy, sour flesh." 



56104. Pyrus sp. 



" (No. 6711. September. Iir22.) .\ tree 20 to 25 feet higii. with 

 spreading whiplike branches, found wild in the mountains between 

 Uochiang and Pingpo, above the Hsijikuan River. The tree was 

 loaded with small oval russet fruits, half an incli in dinmeter, with 

 sour yellow flesh." 



56105 to 56110. Seeds of <lomesticate<l varieties. 



56105. Pyrus sp. 56108. Pyius sp. 



"(Yungchang, Octo- "(October 5, 1922. »" 



jei .>. J J — ) 56109. Pyrus sp. 



56106. Pyrus sp. "(Yangpi. September 

 "(Yungchang, Oeto- 26. 1922.)" 



'''' '^' l^-'^-)" 56110. PYKUS sp. 



56107. Pyrus sp. ••(Yungchang. (Klol,er 

 "(October 16, 1922.)" 5. 1'.rj'2. l" 

 56111. Pyrus sp. 



"(October, 1922.) A tree 30 feet high, with a.scendiug whiplik<^ 

 l)ranches, found wild in the valley between Shiashuichi ;ind riui- 

 tung, at an altittide of 6,500 feet. The tree was loaded with the 

 small, ovoid. I'usset-yollow. very juicy fruits and was very 

 ornamental." 

 56112. QuERcus sp. Fagace*. Oak. 



"(No. 6712. September. 1922.) ,V shrubby oak 10 feet high, which 

 forms dense bushes on the hills beyond Hsiakuan. one day's trip west 

 of Talifu, at an altitude of 6.800 feet. The tree is a heavy bearer, but 

 the acorns are not palatable." 



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