18 SEEDS AXII TLANTS IMPORTED. 



44037 to 44039— Continued. 



44038. Ki.Ki SINK coKAt A.\A (I..) (ijiPiMi. I'dace.-f. African millet. 

 A crrass closely related to and iiiiuli resemhliiiir iroose-LN'ass illlt'iis'nie 



indird). ol'teii cultivated as an ninaiiieiital. 



44039. HoLcr.s soKf.iuM L. I'oaceiP. Sorghum. 

 i Soi't/hioii riilficrr I'ei's. » 



.\l>)iaieiiily a noiisaccliarine or forajre variely. 



44040. Akscuvnomkxi; s]). Fabacetse. 



Fi-oiii Kl Coyolar. Costa Uica. Presented liy Mr. ("alios Werckle. Ue- 



ceived .lannai'y 17. I'.UT. 



■' Yellow xoiftitira. A very dense-jrrowinfr lejrnnnnous annual, whose roots 



are ainiost coniiiletely covered with noduU s. People say that it is a .i;ood 



forajre ])lant. luit T have never seen cattle eat it. <)ur best iilani tor n'trili- 



cati'in of the soil." ( W'rr'hlc.) 



44041 to 44056. J'yiu s spj). Maiacea^. Pear. 



From .Jania'ca Plain. Mass. <"uttinirs jiresented liy the .\rnold Arboretum. 

 Het-eived January -l."i. III! 7. 



4041. I'YKt'S AMYCHALIFORillS Vill. 



A small tree, native of .southern Eurojie, occasionally lin feet or more 

 high, or sometimes merely a large, rounded shrub. The leaves which 

 are varialile in shape and s>,(\ are from H to lii inches in length; th«' 

 white Howers. 1 inch w de. are iiroduced in Ajtril n corymbs; and the 

 round, yellowish brown fruits are about an iiuli in diamelei-. The chief 

 merit of this tree is its i»ictures(iueness in age. (.\dai)ted from lU'cut. 

 Trees and Shrubs Hardii i» the liritixh Ishx. r»l. i. ji. .>l-l.) 



44042. PYnrs HKTT-i.AEKfu.iA FUinge. 



A slender, fast-growing, graceful tree from northern <"hina atfaiiiing 

 a height of 20 to .SO feet, with the young shoots thickly covered with a 

 persistent gi'ay felt. The dark-green <nal or nunidish. dentate, long- 

 jiointed leaves are 2 to ."> inches ioug : the white flowers, three <|Uarters 

 of an inch wide, occur eight to ten in corymbs; an;l the gra.vish brown 

 roundish fi-uits are about the size of a iiea. The Chinese use this as 

 a stock on which to gi'aft fruiting pears. (Adapted from l'><(ni. Trrrs 

 (Hid Shriilis Utirdii in tlir Rritixli Jslcs. vol. ,?. ]>. ?7'.0. ) 



44043. PviMs lasKTsciivKiDKKi Uehder. 



A medium-sized Chinese tn^e. with sharp-pointed serrate leaves 2 to 

 4 inches long, wlnte flowers about three-fpiarters of .in inch wide occur- 

 ring seven to ten in racemes, and nearly globular yellow fniils up to 

 \r. inches long. It is jiossible that the native name I'lii-li may incliide 

 this species. (Adapted from Rdidcr. Prnrredimix <>( the Anierioru 

 Arndrnni of Arl.s and Srieiifcs, rol. .70. p. .j.j/. i 



44044. PviMs ( Ai.i.iKVA.NA Decaisue. 



.^ee S. P. 1. .\o. 4:]!iN7 im- ]ire\ious ini loduction .md description. 



44045. PviMs I'll AKocAiii'A (.i.oiiosA Iteluier. 



A n;ediiim-sizcd Chinese tree witli ovate. r<niiid-based. deep-green 

 leavt's; nniisually large, while (lowers; 'and globular brown or russet 

 sleiiiler-slalked fruits. (Adajited from lUiiUif. Staiithird CiicloixdUi of 

 ll'irl itiilt in < . rol. .7. j). .?7^'0. ) 



