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293752 to 293865— Continued 



293823. 'Ziuzinskaia'. 

 293824. Prunus laurocerasus L. Cherry-laurel. 



Col, No. 1369. Hills above Yalta. Evergreen shrub, in wild; fruit 

 black, on racemes. 



293825 and 293826. Prunus mahaleb L. Mahaleb cherry. 



293825. Col. No. 1348. Rocky hillside near Bostandek, western Tien 

 Shan Mountains. Tree small, upright, in wild. 



293826. Col. No. 1358. Rocky, barren hillside above Bostandek, west- 

 ern Tien Shan Mountains. Elevation 900 meters. Tree in wild, small, 

 almost shrublike; fruits few. 



293827 to 293829. Prunus spinosa L. Sloe plum. 



293827. Col. No. 1375. Open, dry, rocky slopes, Yalta. Elevation 900 

 meters. Spiny shrub to 1 meter high, in wild; fruits small, blue, 

 round. A parent of the cultivated plum. 



293828. Col. No. 1379. Barlako&h meadow, above Yalta. Elevation 

 1,050 meters. Spiny shrub to 1.25 meters high, in wild; fruits bright 

 purple, astringent. 



293829. Coi. No. 1431. Wet areas, Strashensky Forest, Moldavia. 

 Spiny shrub to 1.8 meters high, in wild; fruits round, blue black. 



293830 to 293832. Pyrus (hybrids). Malaceae. 



293830. No. 4. 'Ussuriiskaia' X (P. ussuriensis X P- communis, F2). 

 'Viliams Letnii*. Seeds from seedling pear. 



293831. No. 32. 'Bere Zimnei Michurina' X 'Bom Luiz Avranzh,' a 

 western Europe variety. 



293832. Col. No. 1396. Barlakosh meadow, Big .Chuchel Mountains, 

 Crimea. Elevation 1,050 meters. Putative hybrid, P. communis X P- 

 elaeagrifolia, in wild. 



293833 to 293842. Pyrus communis L. 



293833. No field notes. Yedentsi Forest, 200 km. north of Kishinev, 

 Moldavia. Tree old, in wild. 



293834. Col. No. 1380. Dry, barren, open meadow, Barlakosh, Crimea. 

 Elevation 900 meters. Tree vigorous, in wild; fruits small. 



293835. Col. No. 1381. Dry, open fields, Barlakosh, Crimea. Elevation 

 900 meters. Tree in wild, drought tolerant; fruits small. 



293836. Col. No. 1382. Dry, sunny, open fields, Barlakosh, Crimea. 

 Tree compact, in wild? foliage good. 



293837. Col. No. 1392. Southeast slope, Big Chuchel Mountains. Ele- 

 vation 1,150 meters. Tree small, in wild; foliage good. 



293838. Col. No. 1393. Open, dry slope, Big Chuchel Mountains. Ele-r 

 vation 1,050 meters. Annual rainfall about 400 mm. Tree small, in 

 wild; head round, dense. 



293839. Col. No. 1415. Hillside, Strashensky Forest, Kholorash Re- 

 gion, Moldavia. Tree small, in Wild. May be drought tolerant. 



293840. Col. No. 1416. Open fields, Strashensky Forest, Kholorash Re- 

 gion, Moldavia. Tree in wild, restricted habit; fruit small. 



293841. Col. No. 1417. Open, dry fields, Kholorash Region, Moldavia. 

 Tree old, broad, spreading, in wild; foliage good. Climate severe. 



293842. Col. No. 1423. Dry, windy site, Yedentsi Forest, Moldavia. 

 300 meters. Tree in wild, typical. 



293843 to 293846. Pyrus elaeagrifolia Pall. 



293843. Col. No. 1384. Dry, open fields, Barlakosh, Crimea. Elevation 



