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43737 to 43739. Pyeus communis L. Malaceoe. Pear. 



From Ottawa, Canada. Cuttings presented by the director, Central Ex- 

 periment Farm. Received December 6, 1916. 

 " Prof. A. J. Logsdail, assistant in plant breeding at the Central Experiment 

 Farm, tells me that the varieties of Russian pears constitute a part of an 

 original introduction by the late William Saunders 25 to 30 years ago. Out of 

 a large number of pears brought in from Russia, the following three varieties 

 are the only survivors. They have proved to be very hardy as far as cold 

 resistance is concei-ned, and have also proved, in a large measure, blight re- 

 sistant. I saw the three trees growing while at Ottawa last September; they 

 were vigorous specimens, the trunks being 8 to 10 inches in diameter, and they 

 had a fine growth of wood and foliage. I saw no evidence of blight on the 

 trees. The fruit of all three varieties is said to be fairly good. They here 

 partake of all the characteristics of the Russian types." (B. T. Galloway.) 



43737. " Bessemiankn (°-7753>. Blight resistant and very hardy." 

 (W. T. Macoun.) 



43738. " KursTcaya (°-7705). Particularly blight resistant and very 

 hardy." (W. T. Macoun.) 



43739. " ZuckerUrne (°-7729). Particularly blight resistant and very 

 hardy." (W. T. Macoun.) 



43740. Pruistus serrulata sacttalinensis (Schmidt) Makino. 

 (P. sargentii Rehder.) [Amygdalacefe. Sargent's cherry. 



From Tokyo, Japan. Purchased from the Tokyo Plant, Seed, & Implement 

 Co. Numbered December 9, 1916. 



A deciduous tree, 40 to 80 feet in height, with a trunk sometimes 3 feet in 

 diameter and with sharply serrate oval leaves which are often reddish when 

 young. The deep-pink flowers are from 1^ to 1^ inches wide, and are produced 

 in short-stalked umbels with two to six flowers in each umbel. The fruit is a 

 small black cherry, one-third of an inch in diameter. This tree is a native of 

 Japan and is cultivated in England and in the United States. It is probably the 

 finest timber tree among the true cherries and is also remarkable for its beau- 

 tiful flowers, which appear in April. The seeds germinate freely after lying 

 dormant for a year. (Adapted from Bean, Trees and Shruis Hardy in the 

 British Isles, vol. 2, pp. 250, 251.) 



43741. Tecoma argentea Bur. and Schum. Bignoniacese. 



From Asuncion. Paraguay. Presented by Mr. C. F. Mead. Received De- 

 cember 1, 1916. 



"Seeds of a tree called in Spanish Para- todo and in Guarani quirai. This 

 tree is found in abundance in open fields among palmeras along the upper Para- 

 guay River, both in Paraguayan Chaco and Matto Grosso. The bark is ac- 

 credited among natives as ' a great remedy ' and is also said to be used like 

 quinine. The timber has merit for certain construction purposes." (Mead.) 



43742. Lonicera similis delavayi (Franch.) Rehder. Caprifolia- 



cese. Honeysuckle. 



From Paris, France. Plants purchased from Messrs. Vilmorin-Andrieux 

 Co. Received December 9, 1916. 

 A half-evergreen climbing shrub, entirely glabrous except for the under 

 surface of the leaves. The leaves are narrow-oval to lance shaped, and the 



