﻿58 
  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPORTED. 
  

  

  27049 
  to 
  27072— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  27059. 
  Prunus 
  sp. 
  Plum. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Sukhuni-Kale, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  436, 
  February 
  10, 
  1910.) 
  

  

  A 
  native 
  plum, 
  from 
  the 
  Caucasus, 
  of 
  bluish 
  color, 
  medium 
  size, 
  found 
  wild 
  in 
  

   the 
  mountains 
  but 
  also 
  sparingly 
  cultivated 
  by 
  the 
  natives. 
  Probably 
  suitable 
  

   for 
  the 
  Gulf 
  region 
  and 
  for 
  northern 
  Florida. 
  Obtained 
  from 
  the 
  Experimental 
  

   Station 
  near 
  Sukhum. 
  ' 
  ' 
  ( 
  Meyer.) 
  

  

  27060. 
  Malus 
  sylvestris 
  Mill. 
  Apple. 
  

   From 
  Dioscuria, 
  near 
  Sukhum- 
  Kale, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  437, 
  Feb- 
  

   ruary 
  16, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  native 
  variety 
  of 
  apple, 
  generally 
  called 
  Afghasian 
  apple, 
  

   grown 
  by 
  the 
  natives 
  for 
  centuries. 
  The 
  fruits 
  are 
  large, 
  of 
  a 
  grayish-green 
  

   color 
  except 
  on 
  the 
  side 
  exposed 
  to 
  the 
  sun, 
  where 
  they 
  are 
  adorned 
  with 
  

   narrow, 
  vertical, 
  red 
  stripes; 
  of 
  a 
  fresh, 
  sour 
  taste; 
  picked 
  from 
  the 
  trees 
  in 
  the 
  

   latter 
  part 
  of 
  October 
  or 
  early 
  November, 
  they 
  have 
  to 
  lie 
  some 
  time 
  before 
  

   being 
  ripe; 
  can 
  be 
  kept 
  until 
  late 
  in 
  spring. 
  A 
  good 
  apple 
  for 
  the 
  warmer 
  

   sections 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States 
  and 
  especially 
  for 
  the 
  Gulf 
  region. 
  The 
  young 
  

   trees 
  of 
  this 
  variety 
  of 
  apple 
  are 
  characterized 
  by 
  the 
  very 
  upright 
  growth 
  of 
  

   the 
  branches 
  and 
  the 
  clean 
  bark; 
  when 
  the 
  trees 
  get 
  to 
  be 
  older, 
  however, 
  they 
  

   become 
  spreading 
  and 
  the 
  bark 
  begins 
  to 
  be 
  rough. 
  In 
  the 
  Caucasus, 
  this 
  

   variety 
  is 
  not 
  very 
  quickly 
  attacked 
  by 
  woolly 
  aphis, 
  but 
  when 
  once 
  this 
  pest 
  

   gets 
  a 
  hold 
  on 
  them, 
  they 
  become 
  full 
  of 
  lumps 
  and 
  knots 
  like 
  the 
  ordinary 
  

   European 
  varieties. 
  ' 
  ' 
  ( 
  Meyer.) 
  

  

  27061. 
  Malus 
  sylvestris 
  Mill. 
  Apple. 
  

   From 
  Dioscuria, 
  near 
  Sukhum-Kale, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  438, 
  Feb- 
  

   ruary 
  16, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  Circassian 
  apple 
  indigenous 
  to 
  the 
  Caucasus, 
  said 
  to 
  be 
  

   very 
  fine, 
  obtained 
  originally 
  from 
  a 
  native 
  prince. 
  Fit 
  for 
  the 
  mild-wintered 
  

   regions 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  27062. 
  Pyrus 
  communis 
  L. 
  Pear. 
  

   From 
  Dioscuria, 
  near 
  Sukhum-Kale, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  439, 
  Feb- 
  

   ruary 
  16, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  very 
  early 
  ripening 
  variety 
  of 
  pear, 
  called 
  ' 
  Duchesse 
  de 
  

   Sukhum.'' 
  Of 
  medium 
  size 
  and 
  melting 
  taste, 
  ripens 
  in 
  June. 
  Probably 
  a 
  

   good 
  variety 
  for 
  the 
  Southern 
  States 
  and 
  especially 
  the 
  Gulf 
  region." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  27063. 
  Pyrus 
  communis 
  L. 
  Pear. 
  

   From 
  Dioscuria, 
  near 
  Sukhum-Kale, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  440, 
  Feb- 
  

   ruary 
  16, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  variety 
  of 
  pear 
  locally 
  known 
  as 
  the 
  ' 
  Turkish 
  pear.' 
  

   Fruits 
  medium 
  large, 
  of 
  beautiful 
  shape, 
  ripening 
  in 
  August. 
  Trees 
  very 
  

   strong 
  growers 
  when 
  young 
  and 
  producing 
  heavy 
  crops. 
  Probably 
  a 
  good 
  

   variety 
  for 
  the 
  mild-wintered 
  regions 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  27064. 
  Morus 
  alba 
  L. 
  White 
  mulberry. 
  

   From 
  Dioscuria, 
  near 
  Sukhum-Kale, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  452, 
  Feb- 
  

   ruary 
  16, 
  1910.) 
  Variety 
  tortuosa. 
  A 
  strange 
  ornamental 
  mulberry, 
  having 
  

   branches 
  that 
  run 
  zigzag. 
  Of 
  use 
  as 
  a 
  decorative 
  garden 
  tree 
  in 
  regions 
  where 
  

   the 
  winters 
  are 
  mild 
  and 
  the 
  summers 
  hot 
  and 
  dry." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  27065. 
  Olea 
  europaea 
  L. 
  Olive. 
  

   From 
  Sukhum-Kale, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  454, 
  February 
  17, 
  1910.) 
  

  

  A 
  very 
  large-fruited 
  variety 
  of 
  olive, 
  named 
  ' 
  CuccM,' 
  bears 
  black 
  fruits 
  the 
  size 
  

   of 
  a 
  small 
  plum. 
  Although 
  the 
  climate 
  of 
  this 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  Caucasus 
  is 
  rather 
  

   unsuited 
  to 
  olives, 
  being 
  too 
  moist, 
  this 
  variety 
  fruits 
  regularly 
  here. 
  Obtained 
  

   from 
  the 
  Botanical 
  Garden 
  at 
  Sukhum-Kale." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  