SEPTEMBER, 1900, TO DECEMBER, 1903. 201 



8448 to 8453— Continued. 



Apple tree.s and scions as follows: 



8448. 8451. 



Algerienne. Nain Paradis. 



8449. 8452. 



U Eve. Precoge de Tunis. 



8450. 8453. 



De Chataignier. Nain de Mahon. 



8454 and 8455. Cydonia vulgaris. Quince 



From Misserghin, near Oran, Algeria. Received through Messrs. D. G. Fair- 

 child and C. S. Scofield from the Nursery of the Orphelinat de l'Annon- 

 ciation, February 26, 1902. 



Quince scions as follows: 



8454. 8455. 



De Laghouat. De Met] ion. 



8456 to 8460. 



From San Giovanni a Teduccio, Italy. Received through Dammann & Co., 

 • March 3, 1902. 



8456. Viola cornuta. 8459. Viola cornuta. 



8457. Viola cornuta alba. 



8458. Viola cornuta. 

 Admiration. 



Blue Perfection. 

 8460. Viola odorata semper- 



FLORENS. 



8461. Lathyrus sp. 



From the Vomero, Naples, Italy. Received through Dr. C. Sprenger, March 5, 

 1902. 



"A native of Mexico. ' ' (Sprenger. ) 



8462. Vitis vinifera. Grape. 



From Kurrachee, India. Received through Messrs. Lathropand Fairchild (No. 

 827, February 2, 1902), March 10, 1902. 



Sufetha. "An indigenous white grape, grown successfully at Kurrachee. It is one 

 of the three best in cultivation here, where there is only 7 inches of rainfall and the 

 temperature in summer goes to 110° F. from March to the end of June, and the soil is 

 noticeably alkaline. Berry large and round; bunches 4J pounds in weight; long, 

 crowded, heavy cropper; flavor good; skin thick and leathery. It is said to be a good 

 keeper and shipper, being shipped from Kurrachee to Bombay and Lahore. These 

 cuttings are from the Kurrachee Public Gardens. ' ' ( Fairchild. ) 



8463. Vitis vinifera. G-rape. 



From Kurrachee, India. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 

 829, February 2, 1902), March 10, 1902. 



Goolabie. "An indigenous variety of grape which thrives better than such forms 

 as the Black Hamburg, and, according -to our informant, Mr. Lester, superintendent 

 of the public gardens of Kurrachee, it is considered superior in flavor to the Black 

 Hamburg. This is the favorite grape for Kurrachee conditions, which resemble those 

 of Tulare (California) and Arizona, being a desert where only 7 inches of rain 

 falls and where, for the summer months, a temperature of 110° is of daily occurrence. 

 The soil is decidedly alkaline, in fact too much so for ordinary European grapes. 

 The variety is said to be a purple, small-berried kind, a very heavy cropper, fruit- 



