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parent tree is about 30 feet high, the trunk 8 inches 

 thick at the base, and the crown slender, as it is 

 crowded in among other trees. It is bearing a good 

 crop of fruit this season." 43935. "From the cafetal 

 of Don Miguel Gomez, south of the plaza, in the vil- 

 lage of San Cristobal Verapaz. This is a fine large 

 fruit almost identical inform and size with the Trapp 

 variety in Florida. It has a smaller seed than the 

 Trapp, however, and the size of the fruit will perhaps 

 average somewhat larger. It is of excellent quality, 

 and the tree is a heavy bearer, so that it looks like 

 a very promising variety. Form spherical to somewhat 

 oblate; size large, weight 18 ozs., length 3f inches, 

 breadth 3| inches; base rounded, the stem inserted 

 without depression; apex rounded or almost impercept- 

 ibly flattened; surface slightly pebbled, deep green, 

 with a somewhat glossy character, and numerous rather 

 large yellowish dots; skin more than 1/16 inch thick, 

 not quite f inch, coarsely granular, woody, brittle; 

 flesh creamy yellow, tinged with pale green near the 

 skin, free from fiber and of fine, firm texture; flav- 

 or rich and pleasant, not watery; quality excellent; 

 seed medium sized, oblate, weighing nearly 3 ozs., 

 tight in cavity, with both seed coats rather thin and 

 adhering closely to the lightly wrinkled cotyledons. 

 Season January to March at San Cristobal Verapaz, 

 elevation 4550 feet. The parent tree is about 50 feet 

 high, with a spread of 60 feet, the trunk 3 feet in 

 diameter at the base. It is carrying a heavy crop of 

 fruit . " (Popenoe . ) 



Populus maximowiczii A. Henry. (Salicaceae. ) 43862. 

 Cuttings of poplar from Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented 

 by the Arnold Arboretum. A magnificent large poplar, 

 the largest in eastern Asia, becoming 100 feet high 

 and 6 feet in diameter. The pale brown branchlets 

 are densely pubescent, and the nearly circular leaves, 

 which are whitish or rusty beneath are about 4 inches 

 long. The fruiting catkins are from 7 to 10 inches 

 long, remaining on the tree unopened until late sum- 

 mer or autumn. The shapely head and attractive foliage 

 make this hardy poplar very desirable. (Adapted from 

 Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 5, 

 p. 2763.) 



Pyrus communis L. (Malaceae.) 43737-43739. Pear 

 from Ottawa Canada. Presented by the Director, Cen- 

 tral Experiment Farm. "Professor A. J. Logsdail, 



