48 SEEDS AXD PLANTS IMPORTED. 



43586. Amygdalus persica L. Amygdalaceae. Peach.. 



{Prunus persica Stokes.) 



From Nanking, China. Presented by Mr. Paul Jameson, American consul. 

 Received November 22, 1916. 

 "A complete assortment of seeds of all peaches grown in this district. It is 

 the custom to pick the fruit before it ripens." (Jameson.) 



Introduced for the work of the Office of Horticultural and Poniological In- 

 vestigations. 



43587 to 43589. Eosa spp. Rosacese. Rose. 



From Kew, England. Cuttings presented by Mr. W. Watson, curator. Royal 

 Botanic Gardens. Received November 20. 1916. 



43587. Rosa ferruginea Vill. 

 (Rosa nihri folia Vill.) 



An erect shrub, o To 7 feet in height, whose stems are covered with a 

 purplish bloom and are armed with small decurved prickles. The leaves 

 are composed of five to seven beautiful purplish red, smooth leaflets, up 

 to li inches in length. The deep-red flowers are li inches wide and 

 occur a few in a cluster. The nearly globose red fruit is one-half an 

 inch or more long and is smooth. This shrub is found in central Europe, 

 especially in the Alps and Pyrenees and other mountainous regions. Its 

 color makes it a most valuable ornamental in the vegetative condition, 

 and it is very striking when plantetl in groups. (Adapted from Bean, 

 Trees and Siirubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 2, p. 4-iO-) 



43588. Rosa moyesii Hemsl. and Wils. 



A shrub 6 to 10 feet in height, with erect stems armed with stout, pale, 

 broad-based prickles. The leaves are from 3 to 6 inches long and are com- 

 posed of 7 to 13 leaflets, which are dark green above and pale glaucous 

 below. The flowers, which occur solitary or in pairs, are a lurid dark 

 red and from 2 to 2^ inches in width. The red bottle-shaped fruits are 

 1* inches or more long, with a distinct neck between the body of the 

 fruit and the persistent sepals. This rose is a native of western China 

 and was first found on the frontier of Tibet at an altitude of 9,000 feet 

 and over. It is perfectly hardy in the British Isles and is remarkable for 

 the color of its petals. (Adaptetl from Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in 

 the British Isles, vol. 2, p. If35.) 



43589. Rosa villosa L. 



{Rosa pomifera Herrmann.) 



A bush 4 to 6 feet high, armed with scattered, slender, but broad-based 

 prickles up to one-half an inch long. The leaves, which are from 4 to 7 

 inches in length, are composed of five to seven leaflets, which are doubly 

 serrate and downy on both surfaces. The deep rosy pink flowers are up to 

 2i inches wide and are produced in clusters of from three to six. The rich 

 red fruit is pear shaped or rounded and about li inches long. This rose 

 is a native of central Europe and has a larger fruit than any other hardy 

 rose. (Adapted from Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British 

 Isles, col 2, p. ^39.) 



