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28942 to 29012— Continued. 



28961. I'runus cerasifera divaricata (Ledeb.) Schneider. Plum. 



From Zerafshan Valley, near Wishist, Samarkand, Turkestan. "(No. 1351a, 

 July 14, 1910.) A wild plum found sparingly along watercourses at an eleva- 

 tion of about 4,500 feet; grows as a dense shrub or small tree and bears in most 

 remarkable (luantities small, round, green plums with a reddish hue. Owing 

 to their great productiveness and their resistan(;e to long j)eriods of drought 

 and heat these plums may prove valuable in hybridizing v ork." {Meyer.) 

 28952. Prunus sp. 



From near Kulikalan, Samarkand, Turkestan. "(No. 1352a, July 9, 1910.) 

 An ornamental species of Prunus which grows to be a small tree; it has large 

 light-green leaves and bears long racemes of small, scarlet, oval fruits of a sweet- 

 bitter taste. Found along a watercourse in the mountains, altitude about 

 6,000 feet. Of value as an ornamental park and garden tree." {Meyer.) 

 28953 to 28962. "The following numbers of apricots should be sown to 



obtain some superior varieties of apricots with sweet kernels which would 



bring a much higher price on the market than the present bitter kernels 



do." {Meyer.) 



28953. Prunus armeniaca L. Apricot. 

 From Askabad, Turkestan. "(No. 1353a, June 9, 1910.) A small 



pale-yellow apricot, flesh rather hard, freestone, kernel large and sweet. 

 Said to come from Persia." {Meyer.) 



28954. Prunus armeniaca L. Apricot. 

 From Askabad, Turkestan. "(No. 1354a, June 9, 1910.) A smooth- 

 skinned apricot of pale-yellow color; looks like a nectarine. Said to 

 have come from Geok-tepe, Turkestan." {Meyer.) 



28955. Prunus armeniaca L. Apricot. 

 From Askabad, Turkestan. "(No. 1355a, June 9, 1910.) A waxy- 

 white variety of apricot of a very sweet and melting taste; clingstone; 

 sweet kernel. Said to come from northern Persia." {Meyer.) 



28956. Prunus armeniaca L. Apricot. 

 From Askabad, Turkestan. "(No. 1356a, June 9, 1910.) A large 



orange-yellow apricot of a sweet melting taste; somewhat fibrous; semi- 

 clingstone; kernel sweet. Said to come from Persia." {Meyer.) 



28957. Prunus armeniaca L. Apricot. 

 PVoni Askabad, Turkestan. "(No. 1357a, June 9, 1910.) A yellow 



apricot of remarkable clingstone properties." {Meyer.) 



28958. Prunus armeniaca L. Apricot. 

 From Old Bokhara, Turkestan. "(No. 1358a, June 20, 1910.) A large 



pale-yellow apricot of very fine aromatic taste; freestone; kernel large 

 and sweet." {Meyer.) 



28959. Prunus armeniaca L. Apricot. 

 From Samarkand, Turkestan. "(No. 1359a, July 3, 1910.) A large 



smooth-skinned apricot of white color with a red cheek; looks totally un- 

 like an apricot. Flesh melting and sweet." {Meyer.) 



28960. Prunus armeniaca L. Apricot. 

 From Dirdar, Zerafshan Valley, Samarkand, Turkestan. "(No. 



1360a, July 13, 1910.) A large pale-yellow apricot of melting flavor; 

 flesh firm and sweet; freestone; kernel sweet." (Meyer.) 

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