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41058 to 41061. Prunus spp. Amygdalacese. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Purchased from the Yokohama Nursery Co. 

 Received September 7, 1915. 



41058 to 41060. Pkunus sekkulata sachalinensis (Schmidt) Makino. 

 (Pruntis sargcntii Render.) Sargent's cherry. 



41058. Yamazakura seeds from Koganei, near Tokyo. 



41059. Yamazakura seeds from Arashiyama, Kyoto. 



41060. Yamazakura seeds from Yoshino, Nara. 



See S. P. I. Nos. 38761, 40190, and 40623 for previous introductions 

 and description. 



41061. Pkunus mume Sieb. and Zucc. Japanese apricot. 



"A deciduous tree of rounded habit, 20 to 30 feet high, with smooth, 

 lustrous twigs. Leaves 2i to 4 inches long, roundish or broadly ovate, 

 contracted at tbe end into a long tapering point, sharply and often 

 doubly toothed, with scattered hairs on both sides, becoming smooth 

 except about the midrib beneath; leafstalk one-half to three-fourths 

 inch long. Flowers pale rose, 1 to 1^ inches across, produced singly or 

 in pairs (each on a very short stalk) from the joints of the previous 

 year's wood; petals broadly obovate; calyx one-half inch across, with 

 oblong rounded lobes. Fruit described as yellowish, globose, 1 to 1^ 

 inches wide, scarcely edible ; shell of nut perforated. Native of Korea 

 and perhaps China. It is much cultivated in Japan for ornament, and 

 the double-flowered form was originally introduced to Europe from that 

 country by Messrs. Baltet, of Troyes, in 1878. It was first distributed as 

 'P. myrobalana, fl. plena.' a name which still clings to it in many places. 

 It is a true apricot, not a plum. In late years it has been imported from 

 Japanese nurseries in quantity and in various forms ; of these the fol- 

 lowing are now in our gardens: Alba (white), alba plena (double white), 

 flora plena (double rose), pendula (weeping). The flowers are delicately 

 perfumed. This apricot is very valuable in gardens, especially the double- 

 flowered forms, for its early, profuse flowering, being in bloom generally 

 about the same time as the almond, and at its best almost as beautiful. 

 It should be given a sheltered place. It can be distinguished from the 

 common apricot by the longer, more slender apex to the leaf." (W. J. 

 Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Jsles, vol. :?, p. ' '/'/.) 



"The pickled mume fruits form part of the army ration of the Japanese 

 soldier. They are among the sourest things known. The trees are hardy 

 at Washington, and some varieties flower in February." (Fairchild.) 



See S. P. I. Nos. 9211 to 9216, 28685, and 34582 for previous introduc- 

 tions. 



For an illustration of the fruits of this apricot, see Plate IV. 



41062. Garcinia mangostana L. Clusiacese. Mangosteen. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Presented by tbe director, Bureau of 

 Agriculture. Plants received July 22, 1915. 



See S. P. I. No. 25887 for description. 



41063. Oryza sativa L. Poaceae. Upland rice. 



From Lavras, Minas Geraes, Brazil. Presented by Mr. Benjamin H. Hunni- 

 cut, director, Escola Agricola de Lavras, through Mr. C. C. Knight, vice 

 director. Received August 5, 1915. 



