20 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPOilTED. 



28942 to 29012 -Continued. 



28953 to 28962— Continued. 



28961. Prunus armeniaca L. Apricot. 



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

 1361a, July 13, 1910.) An orange-yellow apricot; flesh firm and slightly 

 subacid; kernels sweet. Locally much used dried." {Meyer.) 



28962. Prunus armeniaca L. Apricot. 

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



1362a, July 12, 1910.) A fine variety of apricot of pale-yellow color; 

 flesh firm but sweet and melting; kernels sweet; freestone." {Meyer.) 



28963. Amygdalus persica nectarina Ait. Nectarine. 

 From Samarkand, Turkestan. "(No. 1363a, July 4, 1910.) A small nectarine 



of very firm flesh and of subacid flavor; red throughout; from a distance resem- 

 bles a crab apple more than anything else. Said to come from Char tchui." 

 {Meyer.) 



28964. CucuMis melo L. Muskmelon. 

 From Merv, Turkestan. "(No. 1364a, Jime 13, 1910.) A muskmelon said 



to be very sweet and early. Obtained from a native dealer in Merv. To be 

 tried imder irrigation in the hot and dry sections of the southwestern United 

 States." {Meyer.) 



28965. CucuMis melo L. Muskmelon. 

 From Merv, Turkestan. "(No. 1365a, June 13, 1910.) A muskmelon said 



to be very sweet but later than the preceding number, otherwise the same 

 remarks apply to it." {Meyer.) 



28966. CucuMis sativus L. Cucumber. 



From Askabad, Turkestan. "(No. 1366a, June 7, 1910.) A Persian variety 

 of greenish-yellow, medium-long cucumber, said to be early." {Meyer.) 



28967. CucuMis melo L. Muskmelon. 

 From Old Bokhara, Turkestan. "(No. 1357a, June 21, 1910.) A fine variety 



of muskmelon, being early, of greenish-yellow color, small size, and very 

 sweet." {Meyer.) 



28968. CucuMis melo L. Muskmelon. 



From Askabad, Turkestan. "(No. 136Sa, June 7, 1910.) A muskmelon said 

 to be of very fine quality and very sweet. Obtained from a Persian seed dealer. 

 To be tried like No. 1364a (S. P. I. No. 28964)." {Meyer.) 



28969 to 28971. Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. Watermelon. 



From Tarasowka, Podolsk, Russia. "(June, 1910.) The climate of Podolsk 

 is very temperate and as these melons seem to be something out of the ordinary 

 they should be carefully tested in a temperate section of the United States. 

 They were obtained, through correspondence, from a former assistant. ' ' ( Meyer. ) 



28969. "(No. 1369a.) A small-seeded watermelon, having red flesh 

 and said to be of very fine quality." {Meyer.) 



28970. "(No. 1370a.) Like the preceding number but with white 

 flesh." {Meyer.) 



28971. " (No. 1371a.) Like the preceding numbers but with yellow 

 flesh." {Meyer.) 



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