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dry they are very hard, so hard that they must be soaked 

 in water until thoroughly wet and planted where they will 

 freeze so as to burst open the shell." (Deal.) For dis- 

 tribution later. 







I'nunis tonteitlrixu . ( Amygdalaceae . ) 36086. About 42000 

 seeds of a bush cherry from Tientsin, China. "A fruit, 

 eminently suited for the home garden in the colder, semi- 

 arid sections of the United States. The Chinese most 

 times bud or graft this bush-cherry on the remarkably 

 thrifty wild peach jlmygdalus davidiu/ui , on which stock it 

 takes a much more vigorous growth and is also better able 

 to withstand drought and adverse conditions than when left 

 on its own roots. Chinese name 'Ying tau'r'." (Meyer's 

 introduction.) For distribution later. 



Primus trilobu . (Amygdalaceae.) 36112. Seeds of a 

 flowering plum from Pekin, China. "A flowering plum much 

 cultivated in the gardens of north China and existing in a 

 great many varieties. The color of its flowers ranges 

 from pale pink to a dark violet-rose, while as regards 

 size, degrees of doubleness, profusion, difference in time 

 of opening and in the lasting qualities a very great vari- 

 ation exists. The Chinese in the north always graft or 

 bud this flowering plum on the wild peach (Amygdalus 

 daridiniHi . ) This is mostly down low in the ground but one 

 also finds specimens budded high up and trained as stand- 

 ard trees. In this way a specimen looks fine when planted 

 in a formal courtyard. This flowering plum is also a 

 great favorite with the Chinese for forcing and thousands 

 of dollars worth of them are disposed of every winter. 

 The few fruits that these bushes bear possess no value, 

 being the size of a cherry and having a large stone cover- 

 ed with an Inedible hairy skin of a yellowish-red color 

 when ripe. This shrub is much recommended for ornamental 

 purposes all over the temperate parts of the United States 

 and especially for the drier sections when grafted on 

 Amygdalus (laridirnKi,. For forcing purposes when budded on 

 this stock it may give surprising results for earliness. 

 The Chinese name is 'Yu ye mei hua' which means 'Elm- 

 leaved flowering plum.'" (Meyer's introduction.) For dis- 

 tribution later. 



(Brassicaceae . ) 36115. Seeds of the 

 Chinese winter radish from Peking, China. "A fine variety 

 of the long, green winter radish called ' Ching loba. 1 

 Especially recommended for its stomachic properties. As a 

 winter vegetable, especially for those doing hard manual 

 labor, this Chinese winter radish will be of inestimable 



