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25692. Carica papaya L. Papaw. 



From Gonda, United Provinces, India. Presented by Eev. N. L. Rocky. Re- 

 ceived June 28, 1909. 

 "Papita or papaya seed grown in latitute 27° 7' north, longitude 81° 51/ east. 

 Fruit was about 4 pounds each; tree 16 months old. This seed came from fruit 

 grown in Gonda, the seed of which I obtained originally in Bangalore. I have had 

 trees live and bear for 6 years and continue to freely grow. I see no reason why this 

 luscious fruit should not grow and thrive all along the Gulf and in the islands." 

 {Rocky.) 



25694. Pithecolobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth. Guamuchitl. 



From Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Purchased from Senor Hernandez, Street 

 of the Giant 83£. Received June 28, 1909. 

 See No. 23457 for description, and Nos. 25690 and 25691 for distribution of this 

 species. 



25699 to 25701. 



The following material received at the Upper Mississippi Valley Plant Introduc- 

 tion Garden, Ames, Iowa. Numbered for convenience in recording distri- 

 bution, June 30, 1909. 



25699. Cydonia sp. Quince. 

 " (Iowa Expt. Sta. No. 518, 1906.) Seed received from Mr. Paul D. Bergen, 



Shantung, China. In his letter of October 2, 1906, Mr. Bergen says: 'The 

 quince is the regular Shantung species, very good for jelly.' " (S. A. Beach.) 



25700. Malus sp. Apple. 

 " (Iowa Expt. Sta. No. 519, 1906. ) Seed received from Mr. Paul D. Bergen, 



Shantung, China. In his letter of October 2, 1906, Mr. Bergen says: 'These 

 apples are native to this district, and are a small, dark-red, sourish variety. 

 Our climate here is milder considerably than that of Iowa. The country is 

 here so completely cultivated that there is small place for wild fruits of any 

 kind. The Chinese are considerably skilled also in the art of grafting, so that 

 their fruits are very much modified from the ancestral stock.' " (S. A. Beach.) 



25701. Malus sp. Apple. 

 "(Iowa Expt. Sta. No. 432, 1906.) Seed received from Mr. H. P. Perkins, 



Poatingfu, China, October 12, 1906. In his letter of September 5, 1906, Mr. 

 Perkins says: 'These are seeds saved from our breakfast apples, which were 

 of 2 or 3 varieties, none of them equal to our best JJnited States summer apples, 

 and I fear they will not answer your purpose, as the winters here are probably 

 far less cold than are yours. This place is near Shanhaikuan, which is the 

 place where the great wall reaches the sea. The fruit region is some 40 miles 

 north (Changli). There are hills there, but I imagine the fruit is grown not 

 very far up the hillsides. We are on a sea bay which usually does not freeze 

 over in the winter. We call all this part of China North China, but nothing 

 inside the great wall is really very far north.' " (S. A. Beach.) 



25702 and 25703. Ortza satiya L. Rice. 



From Saigon, Cochin China. Presented by Mr. Jacob E. Conner, American 



consul, at the request of consul-general Wilder, of Hongkong, China. Received 



June 28, 1909. 

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