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from its parent, the Victor, seem to be sufficiently well fixed to 

 merit it recognition as a separate variety, and it has been named 

 Temprano on account of its early habit. The Temprano is more 

 subject to leaf-blight than any of the varieties mentioned in this 

 paper, and therefore, on account of its deficiency in vigor, it is 

 not recommended for planting on a large scale. In fact, the 

 Temprano is of more value in a subtropical than a tropical country, 

 where early frosts at the approach of the cold season destroy the 

 ordinary varieties before their fruiting season is over." {Wester, 

 Philippine Agricultural Review, p. 267, June, 101.'/.) 

 42475. " Hybrid." 



42476. Rcbus sp. Rosaceae. 



From Mobile. Ala. Plants presented by Mr. G. P. McKenzie, landscape 

 gardener. Received April 17, 1916. 



"Fa mill/ Delight. Pink berry bush. This berry was found in the woods 

 near Citronelle, Ala. I think it is a cross between the raspberry and black- 

 berry. It makes a good hedge ; a hedge 50 feet long planted in the fall of 1910 is 9 

 feet high and gives us from 2 to 5 quarts of berries a day for about six weeks. 

 My family like the berries much better than they do strawberries. It makes the 

 finest kind of jelly and jam, and as a fresh fruit it is hard to beat." (Mc- 

 Kenzie.) 



42477 to 42519. Vitis spp. Vitacese. Grape. 



From Palermo, Italy. Cuttings received through Mr. F. Paulsen, director, 

 Regio Vivaio di Yiti Americane, at the request of the Superior Minister 

 of Agriculture, April 14, 1916. Quoted notes from Dr. Grimaldi, in La 

 Viticoltura Moderna. 

 In 1904, Dr. Clemente Grimaldi wrote concerning his work on the hybridi- 

 zation of grapes: "Notwithstanding the labors given for almost 15 years to 

 hybridization, I have believed that I should maintain the utmost reserve in 

 publishing the hybrids, and until now I have made known only six, all stocks, 

 which are the following: Nos. 50, 88, 125, 791, 110, and 323." Later in the same 

 article he wrote : "Among the hybrids obtained by me the following at present 

 give me the hope that they will be of service as direct producers," and he lists 

 Nos. 88, 97, 317, 953, 1075, and 1132. 



These hybrids were requested at the suggestion of Dr. Gustav Eisen, and 

 they represent some of the best results obtained from the hybridization of 

 American species of Yitis with Vitis vinifera strains of Italian origin for the 

 purpose of securing varieties resistant to Peronospora and other diseases. Of 

 the Ruggeri and Paulsen hybrids descriptions have not been accessible, but 

 have probably appeared in later volumes of La Viticoltura Moderna. 



42477. "Paulsen hybrid No. 2 A (Riparia X Rupestris)." 



42478. " Ruggeri hybrid No. 19." 



42479. " Grimaldi hybrid No. 8S." 



"Calabrian X Rupestris (lamia (published in 1SS9). Extremely vig- 

 orous, fertile, with the appearance of Rupestris; shoots very large, short 

 and branched. Adaptability to lime similar to Grimaldi hybrid No. 50 

 (Calabrian X Azemar), as shown by its behavior in the lime plat (oasi 



