92 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



40854 to 40873— Continued. (Quoted notes by Dr. C. Schneider.) 



effect conies when these form a point above a sort of ruff of the lilac 

 blossoms. Small wonder that it fairly dazzled George Forrest, the col- 

 lector, when he found it massed naturally in the high mountains of 

 China. There the flower stalks sometimes rise to a height of 2* feet." 

 ( //. S. Adams, Garden Magazine, May, 191 //.) 



40858 and 40859. Cucubbita pepo L. Cucurbitacese. Pumpkin. 



40858. "(No. 448.) From Talifu, Yunnan, China. Cultivated. 

 Fruits large, round; yellowish red when ripe. October, 1014. " 



40859. "(No. 449.) From Talifu, Yunnan, China. Cultivated. 

 Fruits large ; yellowish red when ripe." 



4C860. Lagenabia vulgaris Ser. Cucurbitacese. Calabash gourd. 



"(No. 450.) Cultivated cucurbit. Fruit green and pale yellow." 



40861. Cucubbita pepo L. Cucurbitacese. Pumpkin. 

 "(No. 452.) From Talifu, Yunnan, China. Cultivated. Fruits large; 



yellowish red when ripe." 



40862. Vrns sp. Vitacese. 



"(NC.) From Talifu, Yunnan, China." 



Introduced as a small-fruited kaki, but evidently there is some mistake. 



40863. Diospyros kaki L. f. Diospyraceae. Persimmon. 

 "(B.) From Talifu. Yunnan, China. The common form, cultivated." 



4C864. Amygdalus sp. Amygdalacese. Wild peach. 



"(No. 549.) From Likiang, China. Semiwild and planted. Septem- 

 ber, 1914. Fruits yellowish." 



40865 to 40871. Pykus sp. Malacese. Pear. 



40865. "(D.) From Talifu. Yunnan, China. Cultivated pear, 

 Talifu market. October, 1914. Yellow with brown points, 7 cm. 

 long by S cm. broad. All these seeds from 50 fruits." 



40866. "(E.) Cultivated pear. Talifu market, October. 1914. Ye! 

 lowish brown, sun side red, 7 cm. long by 7 cm. broad. Seed* 

 from more than 50 fruits." 



40867. "(F. ) From Talifu. Yunnan. China. Cultivated pear, simi- 

 lar to S. P. I. No. 40S65 but thicker, 6.5 cm. long by 10 cm. broad." 



40868. "(G.) Cultivated pear. Talifu market. October, 1914. Yel- 

 low with red (sun side), numerous fine dark points, 5.5 cm. long 

 by 8 cm. broad." 



40869. "(H.) Cultivated pear, Talifu market. October. 1914. 

 Leather-colored, light points, 7 cm. long by 8.5 cm. broad." 



40870. "(K.) Cultivated pear. Talifu market, October, 1914. Yel- 

 low and red, fine points, 7 cm. long by 9 cm. broad." 



40871. "(L.) Cultivated pear, Talifu market, October. 1914. Yel- 

 low, fine points difficult to see, 8 cm. long by 12 cm. broad." 



40872. Mirabilis jai.apa L. Nyctaginacese. Marvel of Peru. 

 "(No. 399.) From Talifu, Yunnan, China, October. 1914." 



See S. P. I. Nos. 24033 to 24044 for previous introductions. 



40873. Kicinus communis L. Euphorbiacese. Castor bean. 

 "(No. 537.) Talifu, Yunnan, China. October, 1914." 



