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5987. PuNiCA GRANATUM. Pomegranate. 



i'roiii Patras, Greece. Presented by the British consul, Mr. F. B. WikxI, thn»u^'h 

 Mr. I). (;. Fairchild (No. 548, February 16, 1901). Keceive<i March 14, 1901. 



"A very larj^e pomegranate, .^ometiines at Iea.st 8 inches in diameter. The fruit is 

 red and attractive, and inir^tead of being sweei as most sorts are, this is sour like a 

 i emon . " (Fa irchifd. ) 



5988. PuNiCA GRANATUM. Pomegranate. 



From Patras, Greece. Presented by tlie British consul, Mr. F. B.Wood, through 

 Mr. 1). G. Fairchild (No. 549, February 16, 1901). Received March 14, 1901. 



"A large sweet-favored pomegranate of excellent (luality." ( Fairchild. ) 



5989. Citrus aurantium. Blood orange. 



From Patras, Greece. Presented bv the British consid, Mr. F. B. Wood, througli 

 Mr. I). G. Fairchild (No. 550, February 16, 1901) . Received March U, 1901. 



J'atms blood. "A small, nearly seedless blood orange, the pulp being the most 

 completely blood-red of any orange T have ever seen, the segment partitions espe- 

 cially so. "^ Skin too thin for a good shipping variety, mottled dark and light, with^ 

 many large oil glands. It is very juicy, of e^^cellent, almost vincjus flavor." 

 ( Fairchild. ) 



5990. Citrus aurantium. Blood orange. 



From Corfu, Greece. Received through Mr. 1>. (t. Fairchild (No. 528, Febru- 

 ary 10, 1901), March 14, 1901. 

 "A blood variety, the ])ulp of whicli is beautifully mottled with light reel and the 

 skin with a darker orange color." [Fairdiild. ] 



5991. Citrus limonutvi. Lemon. 



From Corfu, Greece. Received through Mr. D. G. Fairchild (No. 529, Febru- 

 ary 10, 1901), :\Iarch 14, 1901. 



"A variety of lemon which bears quite seedless fruits from the flowers which 

 mature in Oetober, and fruits full of seed from the spring flowers. The seedless 

 fruits are called " mules" or " nmlas," and differ in shape from the ordinary, being 

 more globose and possessing a persistent pistil which often projects some distance 

 beyond the circumference of the fruit. Often over 10 and sometimes even 20 per 

 cent of the fruits on a tree are seedless, I am told. I am inclined to attribute the 

 seedlessness to lack of fertilization. ' ' ( Fairchild. ) 



5992. CoRYLUS sp. Hazelnut. 



From Corfu, Greece. Presented bv Antonio CoUa through Mr. D. G. Fair- 

 child (No. 540, February 13, 1901 f. Received March 14, 1901. 



"A large thin-shelled, fuU-meated hazelnut, growing wild in Corfu. The trees 

 are vigorous and good bearers." ( Fairchild. ) 



5993. Citrus limonum. Lemon. 



From Corfu, Greece. Received through Mr. D. G. Fairchild (No. 530, February 

 10, 1901), March 14, 1901. 



Similar to No. 5991. 



5994. PopuLus alba(?) Poplar. 



From Patras, Greece. Presented by the British consul, Mr. F. B. Wood, through 

 Mr. D. G. Fairchild (No. 551, February 16, 1901). Received March 14, 1901. 



"Cuttings from a poplar of remarkably rapid growth. The tree is 30 years old and 

 over 3i feet in diameter, while neighl^oring trees of about the same age are not more 

 than half that size. The tree is very beautiful, of spreading habit." [Fairchild.) 



