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3612. Apple quince. — A cultivated variety of Cydonia Cydonia (L.) Lyons. Native 

 of Europe and Asia and an important cultivated fruit. Grown at Newark, 

 New Jersey, and presented by H. H. Rusby. 



3613. Loquat. Mespilus. Japanese medlar. — The fruit of Eriobotrya japonica 



(Thunb.) Lindl. Native of eastern Asia and cultivated. Collected in the 

 conservatory of the New York Botanical Garden, April, 1905. 

 3613. 1. Choke-berry. Choke pear. — The fruit of Aronia nigra (Willd.) Britton. 

 Native of eastern North America. Collected by H. H. Rusby at Lake 

 Mine-gami, near Glenada, Quebec, September, 1920. 



3614. Tecocote. — The fruit of Crataegus mexicanus DC. Native and cultivated 



in Mexico. Obtained in Mexico City by H. H. Rusby, November, 1896. 



3615. Another specimen of the samp. Same source. 



3616. The fruit of a species of Crataegus. — Native of the Pacific coast region. 



Collected by H. H. Rusby at Horn Brook, California, July, 1909. 



3617. The fruit of a species of Crataegus. — Native of northeastern North America 



and sold in the Canadian markets. 



3618. The fruit of a species of Crataegus. — Native of northeastern North America. 



Collected by H. H. Rusby at Marlboro, New Hampshire, September 1, 1919. 



3619. California holly. — The fruit of Heteromeles arbutifolia (Poir.) Roem. 

 Native of California and cultivated for ornament. Fruit eaten by the 

 aborigines. Collected in California and presented by Mrs. W. Gilman 

 Thompson. 



3620. Talo. Montino. — The fruit of Osteomeles pernettyoides Decne. Native of 



the Andes, South America, and cultivated. Purchased by H. H. Rusby in 

 the market of Bogota, Colombia, August, 19 17. 



THE PLUM FAMILY (Amygdalaceae) 



Numbers 3621-3627 represent cultivated varieties of the peach, Amygdalus Persica 

 L. Native of southwestern Asia and cultivated in all temperate and 

 subtropical regions. 



3621. The Elberta peach. — Representing a race originated in North China. This 



peach is an abundant yielder, and handsome, but of poor flavor. 



3622. The Smock peach, of the same race. — Late, small, woolly, yellow, and tart, 



valuable for preserving. 



3623. The Salway peach. — Representing the Persian race, to which most of our 

 northern-grown varieties belong. Grown and presented by J. A. Staples, 

 of Marlboro, New York. 



3624. The late Crawford peach. — One of our best varieties of the same race. 



3625. The Iron Mountain peach. — A large white variety of this race, and one of 



the very best. 



3626. The same, canned. 



3627. Stevens seedling peach. — Another excellent variety. Presented by J. A. 



Staples, of Marlboro, New York. 



3628. Rough-skinned nectarine. — The fruit of a cultivated variety of Amygdalus 



persica nectarina. Native of Asia and cultivated. Acquired by H. H. 

 Rusby at Redlands, California, August, 1909. 



3629. Smooth-skinned nectarine. — Another variety of the same. Same source. 



