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  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPORTED. 
  

  

  27609 
  and 
  27610. 
  Rollinia 
  spp. 
  

  

  From 
  Horqueta, 
  Paraguay, 
  South 
  America. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  T. 
  R. 
  Gwynn. 
  

   Received 
  April 
  20, 
  1910. 
  

   Seeds 
  of 
  the 
  following; 
  notes 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Gwynn: 
  

  

  27609. 
  Rollinia 
  orthopetala 
  A. 
  DC. 
  

  

  "Aratecwy 
  Yvird 
  mato. 
  A 
  good-sized 
  tree, 
  as 
  large 
  as 
  the 
  orange; 
  is 
  hand- 
  

   some 
  and 
  has 
  splendid 
  foliage. 
  The 
  fruits 
  are 
  small." 
  

   Distribution. 
  — 
  Paraguay 
  and 
  the 
  adjacent 
  parts 
  of 
  Brazil 
  and 
  Argentina. 
  

  

  27610. 
  Rollinia 
  emarginata 
  Schlecht. 
  

  

  " 
  Aratacu-quatu. 
  This 
  is 
  a 
  small 
  bush 
  growing 
  here 
  in 
  the 
  open 
  camp 
  in 
  

   almost 
  any 
  soil. 
  The 
  fruit 
  is 
  large 
  and 
  the 
  best 
  class 
  of 
  all 
  according 
  to 
  my 
  

   thinking.''' 
  

  

  See 
  No. 
  25528 
  for 
  previous 
  introduction. 
  

  

  27611 
  to 
  27650. 
  

  

  From 
  Erivan, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia, 
  close 
  to 
  the 
  frontiers 
  of 
  Persia 
  and 
  of 
  Asia 
  Minor. 
  

   Received 
  through 
  Mr. 
  Frank 
  N. 
  Meyer, 
  agricultural 
  explorer, 
  who 
  obtained 
  

   them 
  from 
  the 
  Government 
  Experimental 
  Fruit 
  Garden 
  at 
  Erivan, 
  March 
  28, 
  

   1910. 
  Received 
  April 
  14 
  and 
  30, 
  1910. 
  

   "Erivan 
  is 
  situated 
  at 
  an 
  elevation 
  of 
  3,229 
  feet 
  above 
  sea 
  level. 
  The 
  climate 
  is 
  

   decidedly 
  semiarid 
  with 
  even 
  a 
  slight 
  degree 
  of 
  aridness. 
  The 
  winters 
  are 
  cold 
  with 
  

   very 
  little 
  snow, 
  the 
  summers 
  hot 
  and 
  dry; 
  there 
  are 
  heavy 
  rains 
  at 
  intervals 
  in 
  the 
  

   spring 
  and 
  fall. 
  The 
  climate 
  as 
  a 
  whole 
  seems 
  to 
  resemble 
  very 
  much 
  that 
  of 
  the 
  

   southern 
  Rocky 
  Mountain 
  region. 
  All 
  the 
  crops 
  are 
  irrigated 
  in 
  summer." 
  

   Cuttings 
  of 
  the 
  following: 
  

  

  27611. 
  Elaeagnus 
  angustifolia 
  L. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  711.) 
  A 
  local 
  variety 
  called 
  'Matna-pshat.' 
  See 
  note 
  on 
  No. 
  709 
  

   (S. 
  P. 
  I. 
  No. 
  27775), 
  which 
  is 
  the 
  same. 
  The 
  dried 
  fruits 
  of 
  these 
  'Russian 
  

   olives 
  ' 
  (as 
  they 
  are 
  called 
  here) 
  are 
  to 
  be 
  found 
  in 
  the 
  native 
  fruit 
  stalls 
  nearly 
  

   the 
  year 
  round. 
  The 
  trees 
  are 
  mostly 
  seen 
  planted 
  around 
  the 
  fields 
  as 
  wind- 
  

   breaks, 
  the 
  distance 
  between 
  the 
  trees 
  varying 
  from 
  5 
  to 
  15 
  feet." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  27612. 
  Elaeagnus 
  angustifolia 
  L. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  712.) 
  A 
  local 
  variety 
  called 
  ' 
  Unab-pshat.' 
  Fruits 
  somewhat 
  smaller 
  

   than 
  the 
  Matna-pshat 
  (S. 
  P. 
  I. 
  No. 
  27611), 
  skin 
  thicker; 
  not 
  as 
  tender 
  and 
  sweet 
  

   nor 
  as 
  prolific, 
  but 
  ripens 
  a 
  fortnight 
  earlier 
  and 
  is 
  a 
  better 
  keeper 
  and 
  shipper." 
  

   (Meyer.) 
  

  

  27613. 
  Amygdalus 
  persica 
  L. 
  Peach. 
  

   "(No. 
  713.) 
  A 
  native 
  Caucasian 
  variety 
  of 
  peach 
  called 
  'Salami,' 
  meaning 
  

  

  'congratulatory.' 
  Fruits 
  large, 
  round, 
  and 
  a 
  little 
  flattened; 
  general 
  color 
  

   greenish 
  yellow 
  with 
  deep-red 
  cheek; 
  clingstone; 
  large 
  seed; 
  flesh 
  pale 
  yellow 
  

   with 
  reddish 
  streaks 
  near 
  the 
  stone, 
  juicy 
  and 
  of 
  sweet 
  taste. 
  Ripens 
  the 
  

   beginning 
  of 
  October." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  27614. 
  Amygdalus 
  persica 
  L. 
  Peach. 
  

   "(No. 
  714.) 
  A 
  native 
  Caucasian 
  variety 
  of 
  peach 
  called 
  ( 
  Saffrani,' 
  meaning 
  

  

  saffron. 
  The 
  fruits 
  are 
  of 
  medium 
  size; 
  general 
  color 
  saffron 
  yellow, 
  cheek 
  

   streaked 
  with 
  deep 
  red. 
  The 
  skin 
  has 
  a 
  saffron-like 
  scent. 
  Clingstone. 
  Flesh 
  

   yellow, 
  juicy, 
  aromatic, 
  and 
  sweet. 
  Ripens 
  in 
  September." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  27615. 
  Amygdalus 
  persica 
  L. 
  Peach. 
  

   "(No. 
  715.) 
  A 
  local 
  variety 
  of 
  peach 
  called 
  'Naryndji,' 
  meaning 
  golden. 
  

  

  Fruits 
  large, 
  almost 
  perfectly 
  round; 
  general 
  color 
  golden 
  yellow, 
  blood 
  red 
  on 
  

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