SKITKMBEK, 1!KH», To DKCKMHKU. \W:\. 257 



i|uoetion (if tlic infliuMiff of tin- stuck uii the scion. Tlic fruit of tin- .lapaiu'st- apri- 

 cot is used principally for |>ickliii<r pnriiosts. Tlu* trees arc unusually \ i;;oroiis grow- 

 ers, heavy hearers, and are coiisidereii the hest fonmiercial plnin trees of the Ume 

 class in the nursery re<rion of Ikeda, .lapan." ( FnircliihI.) 



9201. I'uuNis TOMKNTOSA. Japanese cherry. 



From Tokvo, Japan Kcci'ived through Messrs. Lathrop and Kairchild (No. 

 1015, .\ugust, l!t02|, Kehruary L'S, ltK«. 



".\ decorative cherry with fruit.s tlie size of a large pea and .sespile, or nearly so, 

 on the long, slender hranches. The fruit.s are ediMe, hut not of good (piality. For 

 hreeders and a.s an ornamental species. The fruits have a considerahle amount of 

 pulp on them and are much more delicate than those of the American choke cherry." 

 (Fairchild.) 



9202 to 9210. Prunus triflor.v. Japanese plum. 



From Yokohama, .lapan. Receiveil throuirh Messrs. Uithroi) and l'\iirchild 

 (No. 1019, August, 1!)02), January (1, IW.i. 



"Fruiting plums of the //'»/fn(/.7/() class, (ireat confusion exists in the nomencla- 

 ture of these .Japanese plums. The Jfntdulci/o cla-ss is often confu.seii with the Ii<>t<iii/,i/i>. 

 The early rijiening sorts are sometimes called JlattDiki/o; the late rijiening kirxls 

 Biilanki/ii. They are the largest of the true plums of .Japan, and have a smooth skin 

 like the Fnropean .species. Said to he shy hearers and not as profitahle for commer- 

 cial jnirpo-ses as the Sinriomo class of small-sized, thin-skinned, .«oft-Heslied fruit. 

 These Ilnt'inki/os or Hatanhios are somewhat like the //('/7;n»A' and Wicksoii in type. 

 They are hard fleshed, and make the hest stewe<l i)lums I have ever eaten. A list 

 of the varieties follows." {Fairchild. ) (See also Nos. 9222 and 9223.) 



9202. 9207. 



Okutsno. Ohatankyo. 



9203. 9208. 



Funigiya. Rimjotane. 



9204. 9209. 



Nakatcsumomo. TIaknbotan. 



9205. 9210. 

 Hackioji. Benibotan. 



9206. 



Suikaviomo. 



9211 to 9216. Prunus mume, Japanese plum. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild 

 (No. 1020, August, 1902), January 6, 1903. 



"One-year-old plants of the Vine class of Japanese plums. These are quite differ- 

 ent from European and American plum varieties, having a short but distinct jiubes- 

 cence. The fruit is exceedingly sour and is not designecl for table use, except in the 

 form of pickles'. These pickles are the sourest things I have ever tasted, and are 

 consumed in large quantities in Japan, being pickled with the leaves of a labiate, 

 Perilla argnta, which give the plums a reddish color and aromatic taste. They are 

 not much relished by Europeans, because of their intensely sour flavor. This class 

 of plunis is well known in America among breeders, but a collection of the different 

 varieties will doubtless be acceptable for purposes of comparison. It is more like 

 the apricot plum than anything else." (Fairchild.) 



9217 to 9220. Amygdalus persica. Japanese peach. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Received through Messrs. Lathroj) and Fairchild 

 (No. 1021, August, 1902), January 6, 190.3. 



"A collection of one-year-old plants of Japanese peach varieties. There are a num- 

 ber of distinct varieties of these Japanese peaches, and some are fairly sweet and 



