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Prunus bokhariensis Royle. (Amygdalaceae . ) 43988. Cut- 

 tings of plum from Saharanpur, India. Presented by 

 Mr. A. C. Hartless, Superintendent, Government Botan- 

 ical Gardens. "Alucha black." A plum from Chinese 

 Turkestan, with medium-sized golden-yellow, cling- 

 stone fruits of fine flavor, which ripen late in July. 

 They are excellent for preserves and jellies. (Adapt- 

 ed from note of Frank N. Meyer.) 



Psidium guajava L. (Myrtaceae.) 43998. Seeds of 

 white guava from Caracas, Venezuela. Collected by Dr. 

 J. N. Rose, U. S. National Museum. "Seeds of a very 

 large guava, the largest I have ever seen. It was 4 

 inches long and resembled somewhat a large Bartlett 

 pear. It may be known to you, but was new to me. It 

 was called at Caracas the Peruvian guava, but I saw 

 nothing like it in Peru in 1914. It has only recently 

 been introduced into Caracas. I obtained the seeds 

 from Mr. Frederick L. Pantin, Acting Manager of the 

 Caracas and La Guaira railroad." (Rose.) 



Pyrus amygdaliformis Villars. (Malaceae.) 44041. 

 Cuttings of pear from Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented 

 by the Arnold Arboretum. A small tree, native of 

 southern Europe, occasionally 20 feet or more high, 

 or sometimes merely a large rounded shrub. The leaves, 

 which are very variable in shape and size, are from 

 If to 2| inches in length, the white flowers, 1 inch 

 wide, are produced in April in corymbs, and the round, 

 yellowish-brown fruits are about an Inch in diameter. 

 The chief merit of this tree is its picturesqueness 

 in age. (Adapted from W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs 

 Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 2, p. 273.) 



Pyrus betulaefolia Bunge . (Malaceae.) 44042. Cuttings 

 of pear from Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented by the 

 Arnold Arboretum. A slender, fast-growing, graceful 

 tree from northern China, attaining a height of 20 to 

 30 feet, with the young shoots thickly covered with 

 a persistent gray felt. The dark green oval or round- 

 ish, dentate, long-pointed leaves are 2 to 3 inches 

 long, the white flowers, f inch wide, occur eight to 

 ten in corymbs, and the grayish-brown roundish fruits 

 are about the size of a pea. The Chinese use this as 

 a stock on which to graft fruiting pears. (Adapted 

 from W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British 

 Isles, vol. 2, p. 279.) 



