Inventory 45, Seeds and Plants Imported. 



Plate VI. 



A Chinese Dwarf Peach for Plant Breeders iAmyqdalus persica), S. P. I. 



No. 41395. 



Although dwarf peaches such as the Dwarf Orleans have long been known an' 1 little usemade of them, 



a new dwarf from China, the homo of the peach, may not he without interest, particularly to 

 breeders. This variety, sent in by Rev. George Campbell, of Ejayingchow, near Swatow, pro- 

 duced sc\en fruits when only ].j inches high. They were white clingstones "f a good quality and 



quite ornamental, and were borne Close to the trunk, which was about the size of a lead pencil. It 



is -aid to come true to seed. ( Photographed by Mr. Peter Bisset in 1916 from seed planted at Chico, 

 , in October, 1915; P20612FS.) 



Cal. 



