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feature of the home life, prizes are given "by horticultural 

 societies for the most "beautifully "burning charcoal. (Fair- 

 child.) For distribution later. 



POPULU3 SPP. (Salicaceae. ) 30054-057. Cuttings of pop- 

 lars from Chinese Turkestan. These varieties include one or 

 two very resistant to drought and alkali, one recommended as a 

 sandbinder, and are all recommended as quick growing shade 

 trees for the drier regions of the United States. (Meyer's 

 introductions.) For distribution later. 



PYRUS SP. (Malaceae.) 29972-975. Seeds of pears from 

 Kew, England. Presented "by Dr. David Prain, Director, Royal 

 Botanical Gardens. 29972. Pyrus "balansae. 29973. Pyrus 

 canescens. 29974. Pyrus longipes. 29975. Pyrus adenophorus. 

 All for distribution later. 



PYRUS SPP. (Malaceae.) 29994-995. Cuttings of pears 

 from Haifa, Palestine. Presented by Mr. A. Aaronsohn, Jewish 

 agricultural experiment station. 29994. Pyrus syriaca. 29995. 

 Pyrus sp. For distribution later. 



PYRUS SPP. (Malaceae.) 30030-30033. Cuttings and seeds 

 of pears from Algeria. Presented by Dr. L. Trabut, Algiers. 

 Cuttings of 30030. "A large fruited Pyrus sp." Cuttings of 

 30031. "This is near to P. longipes, but sufficiently 

 characterized by the form of the leaves and the fruit. This 

 pear grows on the tufas in the region of Lamoriciere, Daya. I 

 called it gharbensis from the name of the region which formed 

 part of the ancient kingdom of Gharb (of the west) at the time 

 Arab domination." Cuttings of 30032. "A Pyrus which I have 

 not yst distinguished, and which occurs in the basins of the 

 high plateaux on the edge of the great Chott, a location more 

 calcareous and even alkaline. (This Pyrus has been provision- 

 ally assigned to P. gharbensis but it is not identical.) 11 

 Seeds of 30033. "Pear occurring on the calcareous tuffs in the 

 dry region south of Oran. Stock good for very calcareous 

 soils." This seed was received under the name Pyrus gharben- 

 sis. All notes by Dr. Trabut. For distribution later. 



RUBUS SPP. (Rosaceae.) Seeds of three" species of Rubus 

 from Kew, England. Presented by Dr. David Prain, Director, 

 Royal Botanical Gardens. 29976. Rubus flosculosus. From the 

 province of Hupeh, Chinese Empire. 29977. Rubus lasiostylus. 

 From the Patung district, Hupeh province. 29978. Rubus parvi- 

 folius. From the provinces of Chihli, Shingking and Szechuan, 

 and in Corea and Japan. All for distribution later. 



SALIX SPP. (Salicaceae.) 30051-053, 30058. Cuttings of 

 willows from Chinese Turkestan. Among these are forms standing 



