SEPTEMliEK, iyO(l, TO DECEMBER, n)03. lU3 



6649. Olea europaea. Olive. 



From Corfu, (ireece. Presented hv Mr. Antonio Colla throuprh Mr. H. (i. Fair- 

 child (No. 5:55, February 12, 1901). Received May 21, 1901. 



"A variety of olive which is said to ripen its fruit in July instead of in October 

 and at the sunie time to be a heavier yielder than tlie ordinary sorts jrrovvn in Corfu. 

 Called ' OUro dl Estate,' and I am assured by Mr. Colla, of Corfu, that this variety is 

 known only in a small part of the island of Corfu." {FairchiUi. ) 



6650. -luGLANS REGiA. Walnut. 



From Corfu, Greece. Presented by Mr. Antonio Colla through Mr. D. G. Fair- 

 child (No. 531, February 12, 1901). Received May 21, 1901. 



"A very large variety of walnut grown at Paleocastritza, near the town of Corfu. 

 The nut is of (juite unusual proportions and the shell is saitl to be of only medium 

 thickness. The thin skin of the kernel is also said to be less bitter than that of ordi- 

 nary varieties." (Fairchihl.) 



6651. JuGLANS REGIA. Walnut. 



From Corfu, Greece. Presented by Mr. Antonio Colla through Mr. D. G. 

 Fairchild (No. 532, February 12, 1901). Received May 21, 1901. 



"A variety of walnut having a shell so thin that it splits open of it.«elf as the 

 exocarp or outer covering dries, ex^iosiu}' the kernel within. An interesting house 

 nut, but jirobably of little commercial value. May, howeve^, be excellent for breed- 

 i ng pu ri)oses. ' ' ( Fairch ild. ) 



6652. JuGLANS REGIA. Walnut. 

 From Corfu, Greece. Received May 21, 1901. 



(No data.) 



6653. LiNUM usiTATissiMUM. Flax. 



From Kafr-el-Zavat, Egvpt. Received through Mr. D. G. Fairchild (No. 607, 

 April 18, 1901)", May 21, 1901. 



" The native Egyptian flax which, according to Mr. Bonaparte's experiments near 

 Cairo, is much inferior to the Belgian imported variety. I can not say positively 

 that this Egyptian variety used by Bonaparte was identical with this seed sent. The 

 stems are long, not blanched near the ground, but of quite miniature and slender size 

 compared with that from Belgian seed. For breeders only." {Fairchild.) 



6654. Citrus limonum. Lemon. 



From Cairo, Egypt. Received through Mr. D. G. Fairchild (No. 608, April 18, 

 1901), May 21, 1901. 



Lemon beledi. "A native Egyptian lemon which is not grafted, l)ut grown from 

 seed. It comes true to seed, or reasonably so at any rate. It is a thin-skinned, 

 very juicy variety and is keenly appreciated in Egypt, although a good Syrian variety 

 is common there. This is valued for its great juiciness and wonderfully prolific 

 character." {Fairchild.) 



6655. GossYPiUM sp. Cotton. 



From Cairo, Egypt. Received through Mr. D. G. Fairchild, May 21, 1901. 



' ' Samples of a variety said to be growing wild in the Sudan, and also a sample from 

 the Province of Tokar, in the Sudan, grown from seed sent up there from Lower Egypt 

 last year to show the quality of Sudan-grown cotton." {Fairchild.) 



6656. Pyrus malus. Apple. 



Received through Hunter & Sons, Gosford, New South Wales, May 22, 1901. 

 Irish Peach. 



