60 SEEDS AXD PLANTS IMPORTED. 



44339 to 44343. 



From Kew, England. Seeds presented by Sir David Prain, director, Royal 

 Botanic Gardens. Received March 19, 1917. 



44339. Berbeeis sp. Berberidacefe. Barberry. 



Received as Berberis vilmoriniana, for which a place of publication 

 has not yet been found. 



See S. P. I. Xos. 33024, 40139, and 42184 for previous introduction. 



44340. Malls xieuzwetskyana Dieck. Malacere. Apple. 



A tree, native of southwestern Siberia, resembling the common apple 

 in habit, with reddish tinged young MOod and young leaves, large clusters 

 of deep-pink flowers, and dark-red conical apples with purplish flesh. 

 The attractive coloring of the wood, leaves, and fruit makes this an 

 especially ornamental species. (Adapted from The Garden, May 22, 1915, 

 and from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 5, p. 2871, as 

 Pyrus m-alus niedztcetskyana.) 



44341. SoKHL's KOEHNEAXA C. Schueid. Malacese. 



A shrub, native to central China, up to 4 meters (13 feet) in height, 

 with generally smooth, compound leaves from 8 to 15.5 cm. long; white 

 flowers, usually on the very short lateral branches ; and round white 

 fruits, about 7 or 8 ram. in diameter. (Adapted from Sargent, Plantae 

 Wilsonianae, vol. 1, pp. Jp 1-Jfl 2 .) 



44342. X SoEBus meixichu (Lindeb.) Hedl. Malaceje. 



A hybrid tree, whose parents are Sorhits aucuparia and S. hybrida. 

 It is a native of the island of Aland and the neighboring islands and has 

 compound, serrate leaves. (Adapted from Hedlund, Monographic der 

 Gattung Sorbus, pp. J/O-SO.) 



44343. SoEBUS vilmoetxi C. Schneid. Malacea. 



A large shiiib or small tree, native of western China, with attractive, 

 pinnate leaves ; white flowers about a quarter of an inch in diameter, 

 in corymbs appearing in June; and pale rosy-red fruits. In summer 

 and also in autumn this is a most attractive Sorbus. (Adapted from 

 The Garden, September 2, 1916.) 



44344. AcHRAs zapota L. Sapotaceae. Sapodilla. 

 (A. sapota L.) 



From Bokeelia, Fla. Seed presented by Mr. Harry P. .lohuson. Received 

 March 24, 1917. 



" Seeds of the largest sapodilla fruit I have ever seen ; grown on my place 

 here. As large as a big orange." (Johnson.) 



44345. Inodes exul O. F. Cook. Phoenicacese. Palmetto. 



From San Antonio, Tex. Seed presented by Mr. C. R. Letteer, San An- 

 tonio Experiment Farm. Received March 26, 1917, 



"Collected at Victoria, Tex., in 1912." (Letteer.) 



A large palmetto, cultivated in Texas, with deep-green foliage, solitary fruits, 

 and large seeds not wrinkled above. (Adapted from Circular 113, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry, pp. 11-lJf.) 



See also S. P. I. No. 35116 for further description. 



