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2689. Pybus malus. Apple. 



From Troyes, France. Received through Mr. Walter T. Swingle, 1899. 



" Gros Locard." A large winter apple of excellent keeping qualities, go»d for the 

 table as well as for cider. Extensively grown in Pays d ; Othe, Department of Auhe, 

 east ceutral France. 



2690. Pyrus malus. Apple. 



From Troyes, France. Received through Mr. Walter T. Swingle, 1899. 



"D'Avrolles" or "Pontmate d'Avrolles." A cider apple suited to slightly clayey 

 soils. Produces cider of good quality, which keeps well. It is grown also in Pays 

 cVAthe and is always grafted there on a high stem. (See No. 2671.) 



2691. Pyrtjs baccata. Apple. 



From Troyes, France. Received through Mr. Walter T. Swingle, 1899. 



Hardy Siberian crab apples, many forms, very ornamental, some edible. Should 

 be tested in the Northwest as an ornamental, for stocks, and used in hybridizing. 

 This shipment was found to contain representatives of ten varieties, which received 

 separate numbers in the Division of Pomologv as follows: Cerise (17089), Ampla 

 (17090), Atropurpurea (17091), Coerulescens (17092), Fastigiata (17093), Flava (17094), 

 Flavescens (17095), Intermedia (17096), Kaido (17097), Serotina (17098). 



2692. Sorbus aucuparia. Mountain ash. 



From Troyes, France. Received through Mr. Walter T. Swingle, 1899. 

 "Sorbier majestieux." A grafted variety of vigorous growth. 



2693. Tilia tomentosa. Silver linden. 



From Troyes, France. Received through Mr. Walter T. Swingle, 1899. 



"Argente rernarquable." An ornamental tree from southern Europe. A grafted 

 variety of great vigor and unusual beauty for street planting. 



2694. Quercus cerris. Bitter oak. 



From Troyes, France. Received through Mr. Walter T. Swingle, 1899. 



"Chene hy bride d'Autriche." An evergreen species remaining bright green even 

 in cold climates. (See No. 2206. ) 



2695. Salix purpurea. Osier. 



From Troyes, France. Received through Mr. Walter T. Swingle, 1899. 



"Osier rouge." This is the osier willow of northern Europe, used for basket work. 

 It requires a deep moist soil, matures in 3 years, and may be cut annually for 8 or 10 

 years without replanting. An acre yields from 6 to 8 tons of canes, worth $10 or more 

 per ton. These willows are grown in France along roadsides, and especially along 

 the railway, the right of way being farmed out to large contractors for that purpose. 

 The two principal varieties are Osier Gravanche and Osier Luisette de Bordeau, the 

 first named being a long strong-growing sort; the latter fine and solid. Several 

 other species, such as Salix lutea and S. coerulea, are also grown on a small scale. 



2696. Salix alba. Osier. 



From Troyes, France. Received through Mr. Walter T. Swingle, 1899. 

 "Osier jaune." (See No. 2695.) 



2697. Pyrus malus. Apple. 



From Troyes, France. Received through Mr. Walter T. Swingle, 1899. 



"Cider apple." (See No. 2671.) 



This shipment includes three varieties, numbered as follows in the Division of 

 Pomology : 



"Rouge de Treves" (17086). A vigorous upright grower, much used for planting 

 along roadsides in eastern France and southwestern Germany. A late variety, 



