234 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 175 



323957 to 324063— Continued 

 324002 to 324010— Continued 



324006. Col. No. B-72. Fruit 2.4 cm. diameter, red skin and flesh, late 

 ripening. 



324007. Col. No. B-117. Assumed to be propagated from a selection 

 found in wild. Fruit 3.0 cm., orange, flesh yellow. Largest seen. 



324008. Col. No. B-118. Fruit 2.3 cm. diameter, very deep red. 



324009. Col. No. B-123. About 50 km. west of Pyatiborsk, in pasture 

 near village of Bekesheuskaya. Elevation 540 m. Large selection, 

 fruit 2.7 cm. diameter, yellow. 



324010. Col. No. B-132. Pyatiborsk. Presented by L. T. Bobro, Senior 

 Engineer, Forestry Department, Stavropol. Lowest winter temperature 

 -5°C. 



324011 to 324012. Prunus domestica L. Common plum, 



324011. Col. No. B-81. About 20 to 25 km. south southeast of Stavropol. 

 About 660 m. on forested plateau, near abandoned farmhouse. Appears 

 same as 'Stanley Prune' of commerce. 



324012. Col. No. B-157. Forester's orchard, near Camel Mountain, 18 km. 

 west of Zheleznovodsk. Fruit to 4.0 cm., blue black, flesh yellow, pit 

 completely free, very good. Much fruit still on tree. 



324013. Prunus fruticosa Pall. European dwarf cherry. 



Col. No. B-84. Stavropol Botanic Garden, Stavropol. To 9 m. high. 

 Fruit 1.0 cm. diameter; stem 2.5 cm. 



324014 to 324018. Prunus mandshurica (Maxim.) Koehne 



Manchurian apricot. 



About 20 to 25 km. south southeast of Stavropol, on forested plateau. 

 Elevation 660 m. 



324014. Col. No. B-64. Wild apricot. Trees to 6 m. high, in shelterbelt. 

 Fruit all on ground. 



324015. Col. No. B-82. Wild apricot. In shelterbelt. One tree, only 

 7 fruit, very late ; fruit to 5.0 cm., very good. 



324016. Col. No. B-133. Locally called "Armeniaca vulgaris". Pyati- 

 borsk. Presented by L. T. Bobro, Senior Engineer, Forestry Depart- 

 ment, Stavropol. Lowest winter temperature — 5°C. 



3.2 km. southeast of Kislovodsk. Elevation 800 m., steep terrain, open. 



324017. Col. No. B-145. Tree vigorous; fruit 3.0 cm. diameter, round, 

 stone partly cling; late ripening mostly on ground. 



324018. Col. No. B-147. Tree very vigorous, fruit 3.0 cm. wide, 3.8 cm. 

 long, freestone, sweet, good; prolific, very late ripening, about half still 

 on tree. 



324019. Prunus persica (L.) Batch Peach. 

 Col. No. B-153. In forestry planting at Pyatiborsk. Seedlings from wild 



tree found on collective farm in area. Very uniform; fruit 4.0 to 4.5 cm. 

 diameter, white, cling, green when ripe, acid but quite good, very late, fall 

 from tree while firm. 



324020. Prunus salicina Lindl. Japanese plum. 



Col. No. B-143. 3.2 km. southeast of Kislovodsk. Elevation 800 meters, 

 steep terrain, open, abandoned orchard. Tree three m. high; fruit 3.0 cm., 

 green, round; clingstone. Very delicious. 



324021 and 324022. Prunus spinosa L. Blackthorn. 



