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2544. Prunus amygdalus. Almond. 



From Marseilles, France. Received through Mr. Walter T. Swingle, February, 

 1899. 



Very large and sweet; shell hard. 



2545. Prunus amygdalus. Almond. 



From Marseilles, France. Received through Mr. Walter T. Swingle, February, 

 1899. 



"Little Pistache." 



2546. Prunus amygdalus. Almond. 



From Marseilles, France. Received through Mr. Walter T. Swingle, February, 

 1899. 



", Large Sultan." 



2547. Crataegus azarolus. Azarole. 



From Marseilles, France. Received through Mr. W. T. Swingle, February, 1899. 



" Large-fruited, red." An improved grafted variety, said to be of Neapolitan 

 origin. The sour fruits make good preserves. (See No. 2171.) 



2548. Crataegus azarolus. Azarole. 



From Marseilles, France. Received through Mr. W. T. Swingle, February, 1899. 

 "Large-fruited, white." An improved grafted variety. (See No. 2547.) 



2549. Sorbus domestica. Sorb apple. 



From Marseilles, France. Received through Mr. W. T. Swingle, February, 1899. 



1 Ordinary red-fruited." A tree 15 to 40 feet high, grown along roadsides in 

 France. The small fruits are good to eat when very ripe and soft like medlars, and 

 are also used for making a kind of cider. The best sorts are grafted. In the vicinity 

 of Naples, Italy, the fruits, there called " sorbi," are much prized, especially for 

 alternating with figs and other laxative fruits. 



2550. Sorbus domestica. Sorb apple. 



From Marseilles, France. Received through Mr. W. T. Swingle, February, 1899. 

 " Large-fruited, gray." (See No. 2549.) 



2551. Punica granatum. Pomegranate. 



From Marseilles, France. Received through Mr. W. T. Swingle, February, 1899. 



"Common sweet." A shrub for cultivation in the South as a hedge plant and for 

 the fruits, which are as large as an apple and contain numerous small seeds, each 

 surrounded by deliciously flavored pulp. The rind is bitter and astringent. It may 

 be propagated from seeds or cuttings. This and the succeeding two are exception- 

 ally fine improved French varieties. 



2552. Punica granatum. Pomegranate. 



From Marseilles, France. Received through Mr. W. T. Swingle, February, 1899. 



"Very large-fruited, red." Very beautiful and of very good quality. (See No. 

 2551.) 



2553. Punica granatum. Pomegranate. 



From Marseilles, France. Received through Mr. W. T. Swingle, February, 1899. 

 "Very large-fruited, violet." Of very good quality. (See No. 2551.) 



