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41729. Pyrus salicifolia Pall. Malacese. Willow-leaved pear. 



From the Caucasus. Presented by Mr. Theodore Kryshtofovich, Russian 

 Government Agricultural Commissioner. Received January 12. 191(5. 

 " It is the most ornamental of all true pears. Its leaves and flowers often 

 open simultaneously, and it then presents a very charming picture, the willow- 

 like leaves being of a conspicuous silky white." (IF. ./. Bam. Trees and Shrubs 

 Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 2, p. 292. i 



See S. P. I. No. 40497 for previous introduction. 



41730. Vaccinium ovatum Pursli. Vacciniaceae. Huckleberry. 



From Ucluelet, Vancouver Island, B. C. Collected by Mr. David Fail-child, 

 of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Received January 12, 191G. 

 An evergreen shrub of bushy habit, 10 to 12 feet high in England. Leaves 

 small, of firm leathery texture, dark glossy green above, paler beneath, nearly 

 smooth. Flowers produced in September, four to six together in short, nodding 

 racemes from the leaf axils, white, roundish, bell shaped ; berry black. Native 

 of western North America. While hardy enough to survive the hardest winters 

 experienced at Kew, it often suffers in severe frost through the cutting back 

 of the younger growth. At Bearwood, in Berkshire, there is a specimen 10 to 

 12 feet high, which is one of the finest in the country. It is a handsome bush 

 when seen at its best. (Adapted from W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in 

 the British Isles, vol. 2, p. 628. ) 



41731 to 41743. 



From India. Presented by Mr. A. C. Hartless, superintendent, Government 

 Botanic Gardens, Seharunpur. Received January 12, 1916. Descriptive 

 notes by Mr. Hartless. 



41731 to 41736. Amygdalus persica L. Amygdalacese. Peach. 



(Prunas persica Stokes.) 



41731. "Mixed. From Quetta." 



41732. " White Kashmiri. From Kashmir. Ripens about two weeks 

 after the early variety Silver peach [S. p. I. No. 41734]. An in- 

 digenous variety, pulp sweet, hut the fruit is somewhat smaller 

 than Large Red. It is grown from seed." 



41733. "Seharunpur or Country. From Seharunpur. Similar to 

 Hardoi [S. p. I. No. 4173S1 and Large Agra [S. V. I. No. 417401. 

 varying according to the localities in which they are grown." 



41734. " Silver peach. From Kashmir. Early variety. Whiteskiu; 

 large fruit, sweet in taste. A grafted foreign variety." 



41735. " Large Red. From Kashmir. Ripens two weeks after Large 

 Red [S. P. I. No. 41736]. The skin and pulp are both red. Com- 

 monly known as Seharunpur. Grafted." 



41736. " Large Red. From Kashmir. The skin and pulp are both 

 red. Early variety. Commonly known as Seharunpur." 



41737. Amygdalus peksica i'latycaiu'a (Decaisne) Ricker. Amygda- 

 (Prunus persica platycarpa Bailey.) [lacese. Peach. 



"Flat China peach, or Pecn-to. From Seharunpur. A peculiar Chi 

 nese variety, very hardy and of lair quality." 

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