﻿APRIL 
  1 
  TO 
  JUNE 
  30, 
  1910. 
  33 
  

  

  27704 
  to 
  27713— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  27710. 
  Cucurbita 
  PEPO 
  L. 
  

  

  "An 
  ornamental 
  orange 
  gourd, 
  deeply 
  grooved, 
  green 
  at 
  center 
  of 
  ends." 
  

  

  27711. 
  Cucurbita 
  pepo 
  L. 
  

   "Similar 
  to 
  the 
  above, 
  but 
  deep 
  red." 
  

  

  27712. 
  Lagenaria 
  vulgaris 
  Ser. 
  

  

  "Small, 
  yellow 
  gourd 
  which 
  hangs 
  on 
  the 
  plant 
  all 
  winter. 
  Has 
  a 
  fluffy 
  

   white 
  flower." 
  

  

  27713. 
  SOLANUM 
  MAMMOSUM 
  L. 
  

  

  "Five-finger 
  gourd, 
  from 
  Canton, 
  has 
  large, 
  thorny 
  leaves, 
  and 
  a 
  deep-yellow 
  

   fruit 
  which 
  lasts 
  on 
  the 
  plant 
  or 
  when 
  picked 
  for 
  a 
  long 
  time, 
  and 
  is 
  both 
  highly 
  

   ornamental 
  and 
  quaint; 
  there 
  are 
  four 
  small 
  fingers 
  sticking 
  out 
  from 
  the 
  base, 
  

   on 
  which 
  it 
  is 
  able 
  to 
  stand. 
  The 
  Chinese 
  use 
  it 
  as 
  an 
  ornament. 
  Size 
  of 
  fruit 
  

   about 
  3 
  by 
  2 
  inches. 
  Would 
  probably 
  require 
  heat 
  to 
  fruit." 
  

  

  27714 
  to 
  27723. 
  

  

  From 
  iu.. 
  a 
  , 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  Received 
  through 
  Mr. 
  Frank 
  N. 
  Meyer, 
  agri- 
  

   cultural 
  explorer, 
  April 
  20, 
  1910. 
  Collected 
  by 
  him 
  March 
  14, 
  1910. 
  

   Cuttings 
  of 
  the 
  following:" 
  

  

  27714 
  to 
  27719. 
  Morus 
  alba 
  L. 
  

  

  Obtained 
  from 
  the 
  Experiment 
  Station 
  for 
  Sericulture 
  in 
  Tiflis. 
  Suitable 
  

   for 
  experiment 
  in 
  the 
  mild-wintered 
  semiarid 
  sections 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States. 
  

  

  27714. 
  "(No. 
  475.) 
  Variety 
  pendula. 
  An 
  interesting' 
  variety 
  of 
  the 
  

   weeping 
  mulberry, 
  making 
  twigs 
  often 
  10 
  feet 
  long, 
  which 
  hang 
  

   straight 
  down. 
  Very 
  beautiful 
  when 
  grafted 
  high, 
  that 
  is, 
  from 
  10 
  to 
  

   20 
  feet 
  above 
  the 
  ground. 
  Of 
  value 
  as 
  a 
  cemetery 
  and 
  park 
  tree." 
  

   (Meyer.) 
  

  

  27715. 
  "(No. 
  476.) 
  Variety 
  globosa. 
  An 
  ornamental 
  mulberry, 
  hav- 
  

   ing 
  a 
  dense 
  globular 
  head. 
  May 
  be 
  grafted 
  either 
  high 
  or 
  low 
  and 
  can 
  

   be 
  used 
  to 
  advantage 
  in 
  gardens 
  where 
  somewhat 
  formal 
  outlines 
  are 
  

   to 
  be 
  preserved 
  . 
  " 
  ( 
  Meyer.) 
  

  

  27716. 
  "(No. 
  477.) 
  Variety 
  pyramidalis. 
  A 
  robust 
  variety 
  of 
  mul- 
  

   berry, 
  looking, 
  at 
  a 
  distance, 
  very 
  much 
  like 
  a 
  pyramidal 
  poplar. 
  Of 
  

   value 
  as 
  a 
  lining 
  tree 
  along 
  paths 
  and 
  driveways 
  in 
  places 
  where 
  tall 
  

   fastigiate 
  trees 
  are 
  not 
  wanted." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  27717. 
  "(No. 
  478.) 
  Variety 
  latifolia. 
  A 
  variety 
  of 
  mulberry 
  having 
  

   large 
  leaves 
  and 
  bearing 
  large, 
  dark 
  berries 
  of 
  good 
  taste, 
  ripening 
  from 
  

   the 
  middle 
  of 
  June 
  until 
  the 
  middle 
  of 
  September. 
  Of 
  value 
  as 
  an 
  

   ornamental 
  and 
  fruit 
  tree." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  27718. 
  "(No. 
  479.) 
  Variety 
  italia. 
  A 
  very 
  large-leaved 
  variety 
  of 
  

   mulberry, 
  said 
  to 
  be 
  of 
  Japanese 
  origin. 
  The 
  leaves 
  are 
  unlike 
  other 
  

   mulberries, 
  being 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  lobed 
  like 
  Papyrius 
  papyri/era. 
  The 
  

   trees 
  are 
  strong 
  growers 
  and 
  may 
  serve 
  as 
  ornamental 
  shade 
  trees, 
  while 
  

   the 
  dark 
  berries 
  are 
  of 
  a 
  pleasant 
  taste." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  27719. 
  "(No. 
  480.) 
  Variety 
  hispanica. 
  A 
  mulberry 
  bearing 
  long, 
  

   dark 
  berries 
  of 
  a 
  raspberrylike 
  taste. 
  Has 
  large 
  and 
  heavy 
  leaves 
  and 
  

   may 
  serve 
  as 
  an 
  ornamental 
  tree 
  in 
  parks 
  and 
  gardens." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  27720. 
  Morus 
  nigra 
  L. 
  

  

  From 
  Tiflis, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  481.) 
  A 
  native 
  variety 
  of 
  mulberry 
  

   bearing 
  the 
  name 
  'Ghar-tooth.' 
  Produces 
  large, 
  black 
  berries 
  of 
  a 
  fresh, 
  sweet 
  

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