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coast of Hondo, where it is associated with camellia, Diospyros laki, and 

 other garden favorites, it is somewhat different from the inland trees ; the head 

 is more dense and with a rounded top not unlike that of some of the older 

 yews in this country ; the leaves too are shorter, narrower, and more pointed. 

 The wood is strong and straight grained; it is much valued for building and 

 cabinetmaking." {Veitch, Manual of Coniferw, 2d ed., p. 119.) 



43076 to 43112. Pruxus nigra Ait. Amygdalaceae. 



Canada plum. 



From Canada. Scions secured by Mr. M. J. Dorsey, University of Minne- 

 sota, St. Paul. Received August 7, 1916. 

 43076 to 43088. 



" Scions from the most promising of the W. D. Buchanen seedlings, 

 growing in the orchard at the Manitoba Agricultural College. These 

 were selected for their promise from the larger collection of Mr. Bu- 

 chanen and represent the best wild types found in the range of the species 

 in Canada. No records are available as to their exact place of origin. 

 The numbers refer to the row and tree locations in the above orchard." 

 (Dorsey.) 



43076. Row 1, tree 1. 43083. Row 2, tree 16. 



43077. Row 1, tree 14. 43084. Row 2, tree 24. 



43078. Row 1, tree 16. 43085. Row 2, tree 26. 



43079. Row 1, tree 25. 43086. Row 3, tree 9. 



43080. Row 1, tree 26. 43087. Row 3, tree 13. 



43081. Row 1, tree 27. 43088. Row 3, tree 16. 



43082. Row 2, tree 1. 

 43089 to 43112. 



" Scions taken from the best trees now remaining in the Buchanen 

 nursery, near Winnipeg. These were selected with the assistance of 

 Mr. Buchanen and are numbered as they were cut. All records of their 

 origin are lost and no labels are legible. The types represent the best 

 of the species in Canada and should be of interest both for their fruit and 

 also taxonomically. None of the seedlings show any evidence of winter- 

 killing, and for this reason they are no doubt of value as breeding stock 

 for the northern United States." (Dorsey.) 



43089. No. 1, tree 16. 43101. No. 15. 



43090. No. 3. 43102. No. 16. 



43091. No. 4. 43103. No. 17. 



43092. No. 5. 43104. No. 18. 



43093. No. 6. 43105. No. 19. 



43094. No. 7. 43106. No. 20. 



43095. No. 8. 43107. No. 21. 



43096. No. 10. 43108. No. 22. 



43097. No. 11. 43109. No. 23. 



43098. No. 12. 43110. No. 24. 



43099. No. 13. 43111. No. 25. 



43100. No. 14. 43112. No. 26. 

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