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Panax quinquefolium . (Araliaceae . ) 38742-751. Seeds 

 of ten varieties of ginseng from China. Presented by His 

 Excellency Ts'ao Ju-lin, twice Minister for Foreign Affairs, 

 through Dr. Paul S. Reinsch, American Minister, Pekin, at 

 the request of Mr. Frank N. Meyer. Wild and cultivated 

 varieties from Shengking province, Manchuria. 



Plagianthus lietulinus . (Malvaceae.) 38969. Seeds from 

 Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand. Presented by Mr. D. Petrie. 

 "A tree, varying from 30 to 60 feet in height, with termi- 

 nal panicles of white flowers. The young shrub forms a 

 mass of tortuous interlacing branches." (Laing and Black- 

 well, Plants of New Zealand.) "This tree is from the 

 southern part of our colony and should be hardy enough for 

 your lowlands. The tree is dioecious and it would be in- 

 teresting to note how many turn out male and how many fe- 

 male. The tree naturally grows on alluvial flats and by 

 the side of streams that meander through such stations. I 

 doubt if it would thrive anywhere else." (Petrie.) 



Prunus arjneniaca . (Amygdalaceae . ) 38778, 38978. Seeds 

 of an apricot from Somma Vesuviana, Italy. Presented by 

 Dr. Gustav Eisen, Rome. "Pelese apricot. Size large, 

 slightly ovoid. Deep crease between the cheeks, one of 

 which is larger than the other. Skin smooth, without 

 spots. Color, orange chrome, with carmine flush. Seed 

 medium, with a small projection or hump. Flesh very firm, 

 ripens evenly all around and shows no unripe side. Flavor 

 very fine. Sweetness medium (the specimen having been 

 picked while unripe.) Leaves pointed. I consider this 

 apricot one of the finest if not the finest I have come 

 across. It should be a splendid shipper, and if the 

 sweetness is increased by allowing the fruit to ripen 

 more, it should prove a very desirable table fruit, supe- 

 rior to the Royal. An average fruit displaced 53 cubic 

 cm. water, when immersed in a graduate." (Eisen.) 



Prunus sargenti. (Amygdalaceae.) 38761. Seeds from 

 the Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented by 

 the Director, Dr. C. S. Sargent. "This species is con- 

 sidered by Wilson valuable as a stock for Japanese cher- 

 ries . " (Sargent . ) 



Prunus tojnentosa. (Amygdalaceae.) 38856. Seeds from 

 Pekin, China. About 125 pounds of stones of the north 

 Chinese bush-cherry, a fruiting shrub of great promise for 

 the cooler, semi-arid sections of the United States. Chi- 

 nese name ' Suan tau'r' or ' Suan ying tau'r,' meaning 'sour 

 cherry.'" (Meyer's introduction.) 



