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of seeds which is harvested for the next season crop. 

 Chinese name Kuan ts'ai (Wong ts'ai) , meaning 'Jar vege- 

 table 1 or 'Bamboo-leaf vegetable'." (Meyer.) 



Passiflora sp. (Passif loraceae. ) 45226. Passion fruit. 

 Prom Oran, Argentina. Presented by Mr. S. W. Damon. 

 "A yellow-fruited, acid type, which I consider much 

 superior to the purple type." (Damon.) 



Primus conradinae ( Amygdalae eae. ) 45215. Cherry. Grown 

 at the Plant Introduction Field Station, Rockville, 

 Maryland, from scions presented by Mr. David Fair- 

 child from his place "In the Woods". "Handsome tree, 

 from western China, up to 40 feet in height, with the 

 trunk 8 to 20 inches in diameter, thin, pale green 

 leaves, and white to deep blush-colored flowers, an 

 inch or less across, which appear early in the spring. 

 It is very similar to Sargent's cherry (P. serrulata 

 sachalinensis) . Its satisfactory behavior over a wide 

 range of territory would seem to indicate its possi- 

 ble use as a stock. It might prove immune to the 

 gummosis disease, or the crown gall or even the peach 

 tree borer, and deserves an extensive trial." (Fair- 

 child.) 



Primus mume Sieb & Zucc. (Amygdalaceae. ) 45176. 

 Japanese apricot. Grown at the Plant Introduction Field 

 Station, Chico, California, from scions presented by 

 Mr. David Fairchild, from his place "In the Woods". 

 "Variety Ginfukurin. A white-flowered variety of the so- 

 called 'Japanese flowering plum tree'. These are 

 among the most picturesque of all flowering trees; 

 and compose a large part of the illustrations on Jap- 

 anese screens. Because of their extreme earliness 

 and the fragrance of their blooms, they deserve a 

 place in our gardens. The fruits are sour but they 

 have a delicious wild flavor and aroma about them re- 

 minding one of our wild goose plum. When pickled they 

 form, as do olives with us, an important adjunct to a 

 meal. These pickled mumes form a part of the ration 

 of the Japanese army and their use is said to quench 

 thirst effectually. They are extremely sour and their 

 use with meats might become popular in America. The 

 flowers of many varieties are often caught by the 

 frost; but the Ginfukurin is rather slow in coming into 

 bloom, and so is more likely to escape." (Fairchild.) 



