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22432 to 22459— Continued. 



regular pear sliape with a long peduncle. There are several distinct 

 varieties of this pear and yet all are called Yar li. One form sent in 

 1905 under No. 119 (S. P. I. No. 16924)." (Meyer.) 



22439. Pyrits . chinensis Lindl. Pear. 

 From Poliping, west of Peking, Chihli, China. "(No. 226, Jan. 22, 



1908.) A hard-meated round pear of yellow color with a red cheek, looks 

 like an apple ; an extraordinary keeper, even when treated roughly. May 

 be of use as a cooking pear. Chinese name Hong hsau li." (Meyer.) 



22440. Malus sylvestris Mill. Apple. 

 From Poliping, west of Peking, Chihli, China. "(No. 227, Jan. 22, 



1908.) A small white apple, called Pai ping kus, used in sweetmeats and 

 preserves." (Meyer.) 



22441. Prunus sp. Flum. 



From Taidjatsoa, west of Pautingfu, Chihli, China. "(No. 240, Jan. 30, 

 1908.) A large yellow plum, very bushy but growing very vigorously. 

 Said to be good. Chinese name Huang li tse." (Meyer.) 



22442. Pyrus chinensis Lindl. Pear. 



From Taidjatsoa, west of Pautingfu, Chihli, China. "(No. 241, Jan. 30, 

 1908.) A large variety of the so-called Yar li. Sent also under Nos. 119 

 and 225 (S. P. I. Nos. 16924 and 22438). Chinese name of this variety- 

 Ta yar li." (Meyer.) 



22443. Pyrus chinensis Lindl. Pear. 



From Taidjatsoa, west of Pautingfu, Chihli, China. "(No. 242, Jan. 30, 

 1908. ) A round apple-shaped pear of red color, hard meated but sweet ; 

 a good shipper : fit perhaps as a cooking pear. Chinese name Hong bo li." 

 ( Meyer. ) 



22444. Amygdalus armeniaca (L.) Dum. Apricot. 



From Taidjatsoa, west of Pautingfu, Chihli, China. "(No. 244, Jan. 30, 

 1908.) An apricot which is said to be half red and half yellow. Chinese 

 name Hai tang hong sing." (Meyer.) 



22445. Amygdalus armeniaca (L.) Dum. Apricot. 



From Taidjatsoa, west of Pautingfu, Chihli, China. "(No. 245, Jan. 30, 

 1908.) A large yellow apricot with edible sweet kernel. Chinese name 

 Ta huang sing." (Meyer.) 



22446. Amygdalus armeniaca (L.) Dum. Apricot. 



From Taidjatsoa, west of Pautingfu, Chihli, China. "(No. 246, Jan. 30, 

 1908.) A small red apricot of sweet taste and with edible sweet kernel. 

 Chinese name Shau hong sing." (Meyer.) 



22447. Populus balsamifera suaveolens (Fisch.) Wesm. Poplar. 



From Taidjatsoa, west of Pautingfu, Chihli, China. "(No. 247, Jan. 30, 

 1908.) An extraordinary slender form of Populus suaveolens. A beauti- 

 ful tree when planted in a row along a water course with the western 

 sky as background. Chinese name Pau yang shu. For other remarks 

 see No. 230 (S. P. I. No. 22363)." (Meyer.) 



22448. Morus alba L. Mulberry. 



From Taidjatsoa, west of Pautingfu, Chihli, China. "(No. 248, Jan. 30, 

 1908.) A wild form of the mulberry growing into medium-sized, well- 

 formed trees. Apparently a distinct form. Chinese name Sang shu." 

 ( Meyer. ) 



22449. Rosa sp. Rose. 



From Pautingfu, Chihli, China. "(No. 249, Jan. 30, 1908.) Said to be 

 a beautiful, yellow rambler rose, flowering with an abundance of flowers. 

 Obtained from the garden of the American Presbyterian Mission in 

 Pautingfu, who procured it from a Chinese nurseryman." (Meyer.) 

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