290 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMFUKTED. 



9583 to 9594— Continued. 



9584a. Calligonum acaxthopterlm, Bors^cz. var. setosa. 



9584b. Calligonum acanthoptervm, Borscz. var. setosa. 



(These three packages were kept separate because of a sUght variation in 

 the appearance of the seeds. ) 



9585. CALLKiOXLM A RBORE.SCEXS, Sp. nOV. 



9586. Calligonum arbore-scens X C. acanthoptercm. 



9587. Calligonum calliphysa. 



9588. Calligonum caput-medusae. 



9588a. Calligonum caput-medusae var. rubicunda. 



9589. Calligonum cumosum. 



9590. Callic;oxum densim. 



9591. Callkjonum eriopodum. 



9592. Calligonum microcarpum. 



9593. Calligonum pallasii. 



9594. CALLKiONUM ROTULA. 



9595. Citrus aurantium. Orange. 



From Las Pahnas, Canarv Islands. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and 

 Fairchild (No. 1171, April 14, 1903), May 1, 1903. 



Telde. "Considered the finest variety in Grand Canary and superior to those 

 grown in the central part of the island. These latter, it may be remarked, are con- 

 sidered by Mr. Lathrop and myself some of the finest flavored oranges which we 

 have ever eaten, Ijeing characterized by a freedom from fiber, a crisp texture of 

 flesh, and an indescribably vinous flavor. The variety is medium in size, thin 

 skinned and seeded. The color of the flesh varies, but in the best specimens is a 

 shade of dark orange. The juiciness is phenomenal, and though the fruit varies 

 greatly in flavor and color it is uniformly good and sweet. Any collection should l^e 

 glad to get this variety. Its origin is unknown as far as 1 can discover. The name 

 is that of the village where the fruit is grown, some 8 miles from Las Palmas." 

 ( Fairch ild. ) 



9596. Citrus auraxtiu:>i. Orange. 



From Las Palmas, Canarv Islands. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and 

 Fairchild (No. 1172, April 14, 1903), May 1, 1903. 



Canary seedless. "Scions from two trees which are growing on the estate of Don 

 Juan Rodriguez, in the famous orange region along the Barranca de la Hlguera de 

 Canaria. These trees are reputed to produce only fruit that is absolutely seedless, 

 and though they are very old trees they have never, so far as we could learn, pro- 

 duced fruits with more than the rudiments of seeds in them. No fruits were on the 

 trees when these cuttings were taken, so the statement as to their seedlessness is that 

 of the renter of the i)lace, 8ig. Rivero. If this orange is seedless, as claimed, and of 

 a quality equal to the other varieties of the same locality, as is affirmed l)y the culti- 

 vator, the sort is well W(jrth thorough investigation and comparison with the navel 

 orange now grown in California. It is, I believe, a smaller sort, and may prove 

 superior in flavor. The excellence of these oranges from this region, which is the 

 most noted in the islands, is attested by Mr. Lathrop, who thinks thera equal to the 

 best." ( Fairch dd.) 



