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in Hawaii, where trees planted 30 years ago have borne good crops, 

 according to Mr. C. S. Judd, of the Board of Commissioners of Agri- 

 culture and Forestry, who sends in a quantity of seeds. 



Although it is extremely doubtful whether the Tangutian almond, 

 Amygdalus tangutica (Nos. 41708 and 41709), can be used as a stock 

 for almonds, it should certainly be hybridized with the ordinary 

 almond, if possible, and the production of a bush almond at least 

 attempted. The large number of seeds sent in by Rev. C. F. Snyder 

 from Kansu, China, may bring about this hybrid. 



Although in quality American varieties of the peach lead the world, 

 there may yet be found varieties less susceptible to the many peach 

 diseases than those we have, and the collection (Nos. 41731 to 41743) 

 from Seharunpur, India, may contain such varieties. 



The search for grapes suited to the conditions of the Southern 

 States and possibly capable of breeding with the Muscadine has 

 brought in Vitis tiliaefolia (No. 41707) from Vera Cruz, Mexico, 

 and Vitis davidii (No. 41877), from central China. 



The subtropical and East Indian plum, Primus bokhariensis (No. 

 42057), from Simla, which resembles Pnmus salicina, may play a 

 role in the production of a plum for our Southern States. 



The service tree of southern Europe, Sorbus domestica (No. 41703) , 

 which grows into such a stately, beautiful tree and bears palatable 

 fruits, appears to have been strangely neglected by horticulturists. 



Although very many varieties of the Japanese persimmon have 

 already been introduced, the extensive collections from Okitsu (Nos. 

 41691 to 41702, 41779 to 41793, and 42138 to 42165) may contain some 

 better suited to our conditions or less astringent than those we are 

 testing. 



The Brazilian expedition sent ait by this office in 1913 discovered 

 in the campo near Lavras a strange and quite remarkable fruit, Eu- 

 genia klotzschiana (No. 42030), characterized by a marked fragrance. 

 Through the kindness of Mr. Hunnicutt a quantity of seeds has been 

 secured and the species will be given a thorough trial. 



Solarium quitoense (No. 42034), the naranjilla of Quito, with 

 fruits the size and color of small oranges, which form the principal 

 article of food of the settlers during certain seasons, should certainly 

 be given a trial in this country. 



So much interest has been aroused in the Japanese flowering cherry 

 trees through the gift to the city of Washington by the mayor of 

 Tokyo of a collection of them and through the satisfactory growth 

 which specimen trees have made in Maryland. Massachusetts, and 

 California, that a demand for them has grown up which nurserymen 

 find it difficult to meet. It is of interest, therefore, to point out that 

 54 varieties (Nos. 41817 to 41870) from the municipal collection of 

 Tokyo, near Arakawa, which represent the loveliesl of the hundreds 



