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closely, except that the pointed tip of the fruit is more curved, according to Dr. J. 

 M. Swan, of the Canton Hospital. I saw no specimen myself. According to Doctor 

 Swan's gardener this variety blooms in March and April, while other sorts here 

 bloom in February. The peach is said to be very sweet, even inclined to be a bit 

 mawkish in flavor. The fruit is brought to the market some time early in July. The 

 market for peaches in Canton is a short one, being in all not over five w^eeks — the last 

 three weeks of June and the first two weeks of July. The Peen t'o type of peach is 

 unknown here in Canton, so far as I can ascertain. It certainly must be a rare form 

 here if it occurs at all. These cuttings were taken from small commercial orchards, 

 and, it being winter, I am obliged to take the identification through an interpreter 

 that they are the Eagle Beak. To insure getting all the varieties i]^ the orchard, I 

 got several lots from the different parts of the orchard. These I have marked 775, a, 

 b, c, respectively. The numbers 8331, 8332, 8333, and 8334 correspond with these 

 numbers. This peach is not larger than the Honey, but may prove later blooming 

 and be valuable on this account." {Fairchild. ) 



8335. ]MoRUS MULTiCAULis. Chinese mulberry. 



From Canton, China. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 

 776), February 3, 1902. 



"A variety of mulberry cultivated for its leaf, used in feeding silkworms. The 

 method of culture is to plant the cuttings deep in the ground, leaving two buds above 

 thesoil. The plant is never allowed to make a tree, but is cut down every year to the 

 ground. The plants are only 6 to 8 inches apart, in rows li feet from one another." 

 {Fairchild. ) 



8336. PopuLus sp. (?) Poplar. 



From Canton, China. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 777, 

 December 20, 1901), February 3, 1902. 



"A low growing poplar with small leaves of a peculiar, truncated shape, which 

 color up in December here in southern China a beautiful wine red. The splashes of 

 color which this po)ilar gives to the landscape are very beautiful and the species is 

 worth growing as an ornamental for this purpose alone." {Fairchild. ) 



8337. Amygdalus persica. Peach. 



From Canton, China. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 778, 

 December 20, 1901), February 3, 1902. 



Ying tsui Vo. " Eagle Beak peach from a garden at Fati, opposite the island of 

 Shameen. Probably much the same as Nos. 8331 to 8334, but as all these peaches 

 seem to be grown from seed and are not grafted it may be slightly different." 

 ( Fairchild. ) 



8338. Prunus sp. Red plum. 



From Canton, China. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 779, 

 December 20, 1901), February 3, 1902. 



Bung Mui. "The flower and fruit are both said to be red and the latter to be an 

 inch or more in diameter. It flowers somewhat later than the Tsivg Mui, which is 

 beginning to bloom now. This is from Yat Chim garden, at Fati, near Canton. 

 These Chinese plums are said to be good canners, but likely to have a bitter taste on 

 standing. They are not highly prized by the Europeans, who say they are hard and 

 have a tendency to be astringent. The trees I saw at Fati were not remarkable, 

 except for the great vigor of some young shoots springing from the old trunk which 

 had been cut down. I can not vouch positively for the name of the variety as I 

 worked through an interpreter." ( Fairchild. ) 



8339. Prunus sp. Plum. 



From Canton, China. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild ( No. 780, 

 December 20, 1901), February 3, 1902. 



Nam Wa Li. " A variety of plum called the Southern Glorious plum, a(!cording to 

 Dr. J. M. Swan's translation. It is a red plum, about three-fourths of an inch in 



