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44197 to 44S00. 



From China. Collected by Mr. Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer for 

 the Department of Agriculture. Received at the Plant Introduction Field 

 Station, Chico, Calif., February 21, 1917. 

 44197 and 44198. Castanea mollissima Blume. Fagacese. Chestnut. 



44197. "No. 2324a. Peking, China, November 10, 1916.) A good 

 quality of Chinese chestnuts, said to come from the Pangshan dis- 

 trict to the northeast of Peking. Dark-colored nuts. Price, 7 cents 

 (Mes.) per pound." (Meyer.) 



44198. "(No. 2325a. Peking, China, November 10, 1916.) Chinese 

 chestnuts of good quality, said to come from the Pangshan district 

 to the northeast of Peking. Light-colored nuts. Price, 6 to S 

 cents (Mex.) per pound." (Meyer.) 



44199 and 44200. Juglans eegia L. Juglandacese. English walnut. 



44199. "(No. 2S26a. Peking, China, November 10, 1916.) Chinese 

 walnuts, large size, said to come from the mountains west of 

 Peking. Price, 11 cents (Mex.) per catty. Chinese walnuts seem 

 especially adapted to semiarid regions with warm summers and 

 dry, cold winters." (Meyer.) 



44200. "(No. 2327a. Peking. China, November 10, 1916.) Chinese 

 walnuts, medium size, said to come from the mountains west of 

 Peking. Price, 9 cents (Mex.) per catty." (Meyer.) 



44201. Persea AMERICANA Mill. Lauracese. Avocado. 



(p. gratissima Gaertn. f.) 



From Ceiba, Honduras. Cuttings presented by Mr. Francis J. Dyer, Ameri- 

 can consul. Received March 7, 1917. 

 " This tree grows on the property of Mr. Jos. Taranto, in the business quarter 

 of La Ceiba. It is said to produce the best fruit known locally, and it certainly 

 is better than any others I have seen in the local markets." (Dyer.) 



44202. Mammea amertcana L. Clusiacese. Mamey. 



From Mount Coffee, Liberia. Presented by Mr. Henry O. Stewart. Received 

 February 23, 1917. 

 A tree 40 to 50 feet high, native of tropical America and the West Indies, with 

 large, leathery, shining leaves and white, scented tlowers. The nearly spherical 

 fruit is 3 to 5 inches in diameter, with a thick, barky skin and sweetish orange- 

 colored pulp, which is eaten raw or stewed or preserved with sugar. The small 

 flowers are sometimes distilled, the product thus obtained being used in flavor- 

 ing liquors. Propagation is by seed. (Adapted from Macmillan, Handbook of 

 Tropical Garderiing, p. 169.) 



44203 to 44238. 



From China. Collected by Mr. Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer for 

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

 44203. ZiziPHUs jujuba Mill. Rhamnacese. Jujube. 



(Z. sativa, Gaertn.) 

 "(No. 2330a. Peking, China, December 16, 1916.) A small quantity 

 of cleaned jujube stones, obtained mostly from large fruits. To be sown, 

 in California and in Texas to obtain new types." (Meyer.) 



