﻿18 
  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPORTED. 
  

  

  28942 
  to 
  29012— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  28944. 
  Prunus 
  lycioides 
  (Spach) 
  Schneider. 
  Buckthorn 
  almond. 
  

  

  From 
  Zerafshan 
  Valley, 
  near 
  Wishist, 
  Samarkand, 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1344a, 
  

   July 
  14, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  large-fruited 
  variety 
  of 
  the 
  preceding 
  number, 
  to 
  which 
  

   the 
  same 
  remarks 
  apply. 
  ' 
  ' 
  ( 
  Meyer.) 
  

  

  28945. 
  Prunus 
  prostrata 
  Labil. 
  Bush 
  cherry. 
  

   From 
  mountains 
  near 
  Stood 
  and 
  Peki, 
  Samarkand, 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1345a, 
  

  

  July 
  9 
  to 
  11, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  bush 
  cherry 
  found 
  on 
  stony 
  and 
  sterile 
  mountain 
  slopes 
  

   and 
  in 
  cliffs. 
  Grows 
  from 
  1 
  to 
  8 
  feet 
  tall 
  and 
  bears 
  multitudes 
  of 
  small 
  red 
  

   cherries 
  of 
  a 
  sour 
  taste 
  that 
  vary 
  much 
  in 
  flavor 
  and 
  size 
  on 
  different 
  plants. 
  

   This 
  cherry 
  apparently 
  stands 
  a 
  great 
  deal 
  of 
  cold 
  and 
  drought 
  . 
  After 
  some 
  

   improvement 
  it 
  might 
  be 
  made 
  into 
  a 
  fruit 
  for 
  the 
  home 
  garden 
  in 
  the 
  more 
  

   northern 
  sections 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States. 
  It 
  may 
  possibly 
  be 
  hybridized 
  with 
  

   the 
  large-fruited 
  sweet 
  and 
  sour 
  cherries 
  and 
  therewith 
  give 
  rise 
  to 
  a 
  race 
  of 
  

   bush 
  cherries 
  suitable 
  for 
  growing 
  in 
  the 
  drier 
  sections 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States. 
  

   It 
  may 
  also 
  be 
  tested 
  as 
  a 
  possible 
  dwarfing 
  stock 
  for 
  cherries 
  in 
  dry 
  and 
  sterile 
  

   localities." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  See 
  also 
  remarks 
  under 
  No. 
  1331a 
  (S. 
  P. 
  I. 
  No. 
  28022). 
  

  

  28946. 
  Prunus 
  microcarpa 
  C. 
  A. 
  Meyer. 
  Cherry. 
  

   From 
  mountains 
  near 
  Bacharden, 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1346a, 
  June 
  5, 
  1910.) 
  

  

  A 
  wild 
  cherry 
  growing 
  into 
  a 
  tall 
  bush 
  up 
  to 
  10 
  feet 
  high. 
  Found 
  between 
  

   stony 
  debris 
  in 
  dry 
  river 
  beds 
  and 
  on 
  rocky 
  mountain 
  sides. 
  Apparently 
  

   stands 
  great 
  drought. 
  Perhaps 
  of 
  value 
  as 
  a 
  stock 
  for 
  cherries 
  in 
  stony 
  and 
  

   dry 
  localities. 
  ' 
  ' 
  ( 
  Meyer.) 
  

  

  See 
  also 
  remarks 
  under 
  Nos. 
  473 
  (S. 
  P. 
  I. 
  No. 
  27303) 
  and 
  1266a 
  (S. 
  P. 
  I. 
  

   No. 
  27337). 
  

  

  28947. 
  Prunus 
  sp. 
  Cherry. 
  

   From 
  Askabad, 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1347a, 
  June 
  9, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  small, 
  dark- 
  

   red, 
  sour 
  cherry, 
  very 
  juicy; 
  said 
  to 
  come 
  from 
  Persia. 
  Used 
  stewed 
  in 
  com- 
  

   potes, 
  and 
  in 
  spirits. 
  To 
  be 
  tried 
  under 
  irrigation 
  in 
  the 
  dry 
  and 
  hot 
  sections 
  

   of 
  the 
  United 
  States." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  28948. 
  Prunus 
  cerasifera 
  divaricata 
  (Ledeb.) 
  Schneider. 
  Plum. 
  

   From 
  Askabad, 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1348a, 
  June 
  9, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  small 
  sour 
  plum, 
  

  

  round, 
  not 
  larger 
  than 
  a 
  marble, 
  of 
  green 
  color, 
  with 
  red 
  cheek, 
  clingstone. 
  

   Said 
  to 
  come 
  from 
  Persia. 
  Used 
  stewed 
  in 
  compotes 
  and 
  with 
  meats. 
  Called 
  

   Alitcha. 
  To 
  be 
  tried 
  as 
  a 
  garden 
  fruit 
  under 
  irrigation 
  in 
  the 
  dry 
  and 
  hot 
  sec- 
  

   tions 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  28949. 
  Prunus 
  cerasifera 
  divaricata 
  (Ledeb.) 
  Schneider. 
  Plum. 
  

   From 
  Askabad, 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1349a, 
  June 
  9, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  small 
  sour 
  plum 
  

  

  of 
  green 
  color, 
  larger 
  than 
  the 
  preceding 
  number, 
  but 
  otherwise 
  the 
  same 
  

   remarks 
  apply 
  to 
  it. 
  Called 
  Alitcha." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  Note. 
  — 
  "These 
  plums 
  are 
  apparently 
  not 
  grafted, 
  but 
  are 
  raised 
  from 
  seed. 
  

   Although 
  small 
  and 
  sour, 
  their 
  early-fruiting 
  capacities 
  recommend 
  them 
  for 
  

   hybridization 
  work. 
  ' 
  ' 
  ( 
  Meyer.) 
  

  

  28950. 
  Prunus 
  cerasifera 
  divaricata 
  (Ledeb.) 
  Schneider. 
  Plum. 
  

   From 
  Old 
  Bokhara, 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1350a, 
  June 
  20, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  small, 
  

  

  red, 
  round 
  plum 
  of 
  very 
  sweet 
  taste, 
  called 
  Alitcha. 
  Used 
  fresh 
  like 
  ordinary 
  

  

  plums. 
  Of 
  value 
  like 
  preceding 
  numbers." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

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