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the Panjab under the name of unab; the best kind is 

 imported from Kandahar." (D. Brandis, Forest Flora 

 of India, p. 88, under Z. jujuba Lan. ) 



Notes on Behavior of Previous Introductions. 



Mr. Joseph L. Delafield, 35 Nassau St., New York, 

 in a letter dated November 19, 1917, states regarding 

 the Tashkand watermelon (S.P.I. No. 29243), of which 

 he has a number of seeds, that in his opinion it is 

 valuable to market gardeners, as it will keep well in 

 shipment and bear considerable rough handling with- 

 out injury. In a letter, dated Oct. 29, Mr. Delafield 

 states that he found the Tashkand watermelon of su- 

 perior quality, the vine being strong and bearing 

 fair-sized fruits filled solid. 



A letter from the Tribble Nursery Co., Elk Grove, 

 Cal., dated December 10, 1917, concerning various in- 

 troductions which they have tested, reports on several 

 as follows: 



"21989. Fei tao seedling peach, four trees. Each tree 

 bore identically the same fruit. Fruit averaged 1 

 pound each. Tree good grower and shows that it will 

 bear heavily. This is the finest white peach we have 

 ever seen. It is far superior to the White Heath 

 Cling and much larger. We use this nearly exclusive- 

 ly for home canning. Ripens early August; blooms full 

 March 1st. 31652. Methly plum. One of the most valuable 

 introductions we have tried. Ripens very early, blooms 

 with Japanese types of plums and needs to be thinned 

 10 and 15 to 1 when it is as large as an average Wick- 

 son. Quetta Nectarine. One of the finest nectarines we 

 have seen, and the most fragrant. Very large. Red 

 over greenish white ground, sweet and delicious. Cling 

 stone. Ripens in August, shy in bearing so far, and 

 very susceptible to curl leaf. Early Chinese cherry. Small 

 fruit very good; light pink. Blooms in early Febru- 

 ary, often ripens last of March and never later than 

 middle of April. Bears very good crop and tree seems 

 perfectly free from any gum disease. Chinese pears. A 

 number of these bore fruit of no particular value. No 

 blight in trees, while other varieties blighted bad- 

 ly, as well as did many varieties of apples." 



