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Amygdalus persica L. ( Amygdalaceae . ) 41395. Seeds from 

 Kia ylng chau, Swatow, China. Presented by Mr. George 

 Campbell, through Mr. George C. Hanson, American Consul, 

 Swatow. "Peach pits from a curious little tree grown here 

 only in pots as a house plant. The. leaves are like other 

 peach leaves but its manner of growth is quite different. 

 This particular tree is now just 15 inches high and had 

 five full-sized peaches, somewhat smaller than American 

 ones. I broke off two or three other fruits when quite 

 small. They are borne on the main trunk on stems about a 

 quarter of an inch long and make one think of Papayas. The 

 lowest was 6 inches from the earth of the pot and the 

 highest 8 inches, so the five were closely crowded to- 

 gether. The trunk at this point is little if any larger 

 than a lead pencil. The fruit is of a good color, as 

 Chinese peaches go, and taste better than any I have tasted 

 in China. The flesh is white and it clings to the pit. It 

 hangs on the tree a very long time and is quite ornamental. 

 The blossom is quite showy too. The Chinese say it comes 

 true from the pits. I picked the last one yesterday and 

 the first was ripe a month ago. The ordinary peaches here 

 are very poor, not fit to eat unless cooked." (Campbell.) 



Annona sp. (Annonaceae . ) 41384. Seeds from Cajabon, 

 Guatemala. Presented by Mr. Walter F. Curley. "Tziunwy 

 Pac, so called here in the Indian language. I had never 

 seen them before, until some Indians brought them in, they 

 say they are quite common in the mountain Chaal near the 

 British Honduras border, they are quite small, the outside 

 yellow with skin corrugated and resembling the larger fruit 

 Sincuya, there is very little inside to eat, but of fine 

 flavor, the seeds are very abundant. Ripe in the district 

 o-f Cajabon, Guatemala, in September." (Curley.) 



Castanea pumila x crenata. (Fagaceae.) 41357-41360. 

 Plants of hybrids between the American chinquapin and the 

 Japanese chestnut. Produced by Dr. W. Van Fleet, at Lit- 

 tle Silver, N. J. Grown at the Plant Introduction Field 

 Station, Chico, California. "Bear at from one to three 

 years from seed. Good producers and quite resistant to the 

 chestnut bark fungus. Nuts large, of fair quality, with 

 rather hard shells. 41357 and 41358 somewhat larger than 

 an ordinary American chestnut and somewhat sweeter. 41359 

 and 41360 are much larger than the American type; about 

 the size of a Spanish chestnut, the flavor being very 

 sweet, while the latter is more tender." (Van Fleet.) 



Chayota edulis Jacq. (Cucurbi taceae . ) 41426. Seeds of 

 chayote from San Jose, Costa Rica. Presented by Dr. Carlos 



