JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1917. 35 



44145 to 44151. 



From China. Seeds collected by Mr. Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Ex- 

 plorer for the Department of Agriculture. Received February 9, 1917. 



44145. Pyeus tjssurtensis Maxim. Malacese. Pear. 

 " (No. 126b. Peking, China, December 29, 1916.) Twelve large and 



twelve small specimens of the Peking white pear, Pai U, some with and 

 others without calyx." (Meyer.) 



Received as Pyrusli simonii, which is now referred by Mr. Rehder to 

 P. ussuriensis. 



44146. Pyrus lindleyi Rehder. Malacese. Pear. 

 (P. sinensis Lindl.) 



"(No. 127b. Peking, China, December 19, 1916.) Hung hsiao li, 

 meaning ' red smile pear.' A remarkable pear of apple shape, with a 

 bright-red blush on one side, while the other side is yellowish, often 

 tinged with green ; meat sour and hard ; calyx deciduous ; peduncle 

 long. A very good keeper and shipper. Of value in breeding experi- 

 ments. Scions sent under No. 1266 [S. P. I. No. 44164]." {Meyer.) 



44147. Pyeus ussuriensis Maxim. Malacese. • Pear. 

 "(No. 128b. Tsunhwachow, Chihli Province, China, December 9, 



1916.) Specimens of the 'big sour pear,' Ta suan li, showing size 

 and persistency of calyx. Scions sent under No. 1272 [S. P. I. No. 

 44169]." {Meyer.) 



44148. Pyru^s ussuriensis Maxim. Malacese. Pear. 

 "(No. 129b. Tsunhwachow, Chihli Province, China, December 9, 



1916. ) Specimens of the ' eight li fragrant pear,' Pa li hsiang li. Notice 

 persistent calyx, short peduncle, and fine aroma." {Meyer.) 



44149. PicEA MEYERi Rehd. and Wils. Pinacese. Spruce. 

 "(No. 133b. Shinglungshan, Chihli Province, China, December 3, 



1916.) A tall-growing spruce, often having bluish needles." {Meyer.) 



" This quadrangular-leaved spruce is characterized by its hairy shoots, 

 curved nonpungent leaves, and medium-sized symmetrical cones with 

 rounded or truncate scales. It is most closely related to Picea gemmata 

 Rehd. and Wils., which has similarly hairy shoots, more densely hairy 

 buds, very pungent leaves, and larger cones with much broader scales. 

 It is also related to P. asperata Masters, which has paler, more yellow, 

 less pubescent shoots, slightly pungent leaves, larger cones with rhombic 

 scales paler in color, and winter buds with more loosely appressed and 

 more recurved scales. The shoots in P. meyeri show great variation 

 in degree of pubescence, and this is not constant from year to year 

 on the same branch. One year a shoot may be densely pubescent and 

 the next year the new shoot on the same branch almost glabrous." 

 {Sargent, Plantae Wilsonianae, vol. 2, p. 28-29.) 



44150. Pyrus ussuriensis Maxim. Malacese. Pear. 

 "(No. 2354a. Malanyu, Chihli Province, China, December 7, 1916.) 



Ta tsu hsiang li, meaning ' Tartar fragrant pear.' A small variety of 

 Chinese pear, of globose form, having a persistent calyx and a short 

 peduncle ; color greenish ; flesh of aromatic, pleasant tart flavor becom- 

 ing melting in December. This pear possibly may prove to be immune 

 to pear-blight." {Meyer.) 



