﻿JANUAKY 
  1 
  TO 
  MARCH 
  31, 
  1911. 
  75 
  

  

  30308 
  to 
  30364— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  meat 
  soft 
  and 
  melting; 
  ripe 
  about 
  early 
  August; 
  not 
  of 
  keeping 
  qualities. 
  

   Suitable 
  for 
  regions 
  where 
  hot, 
  long 
  summers 
  prevail." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30309. 
  Malus 
  sp. 
  Apple. 
  

   From 
  Khotan, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  805, 
  November 
  25, 
  1910.) 
  An 
  

  

  apple 
  called 
  Muzalma. 
  Of 
  medium 
  size; 
  color 
  yellowish 
  green, 
  of 
  a 
  peculiar 
  

   glassy 
  texture; 
  taste 
  sweet, 
  but 
  somewhat 
  insipid; 
  of 
  good 
  keeping 
  qualities; 
  

   ripens 
  in 
  autumn; 
  able 
  to 
  withstand 
  considerable 
  drought 
  and 
  alkali." 
  

   (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30310. 
  Prunus 
  armeniaca 
  L. 
  Apricot. 
  

   From 
  Khotan, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  806, 
  November 
  25, 
  1910.) 
  An 
  

  

  apricot 
  called 
  Yannana 
  uruk. 
  Fruits 
  medium 
  large, 
  dark 
  red 
  on 
  one 
  side, 
  

   pale 
  yellow 
  on 
  the 
  other; 
  taste 
  fresh 
  sweet, 
  kernel 
  sweet; 
  rather 
  a 
  late 
  variety. 
  

   ' 
  ' 
  The 
  Turkestan 
  varieties 
  of 
  apricots 
  seem 
  all 
  to 
  be 
  able 
  to 
  stand 
  a 
  fair 
  amount 
  

   of 
  alkali 
  in 
  the 
  soil 
  and 
  are 
  not 
  hurt 
  by 
  great 
  fluctuations 
  in 
  temperature." 
  

   (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30311. 
  Prunus 
  armeniaca 
  L. 
  Apricot. 
  

   From 
  Khotan, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  807, 
  November 
  25, 
  1910.) 
  An 
  

  

  apricot 
  called 
  Guama 
  uruk. 
  Fruits 
  large, 
  of 
  pale-yellow 
  color; 
  taste 
  fresh 
  

   sweet; 
  late 
  in 
  ripening. 
  Stone 
  and 
  kernel 
  large, 
  the 
  latter 
  sweet 
  and 
  very 
  

   much 
  sold 
  in 
  the 
  markets 
  of 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan, 
  taking 
  the 
  place 
  of 
  almonds 
  

   as 
  sold 
  in 
  other 
  countries 
  . 
  " 
  ( 
  Meyer.) 
  

  

  30312. 
  Prunus 
  armeniaca 
  L. 
  Apricot. 
  

   From 
  Khotan, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  808, 
  November 
  25, 
  1910.) 
  An 
  

  

  apricot 
  called 
  Kizil 
  uruk, 
  meaning 
  red 
  apricot. 
  Fruits 
  medium 
  large, 
  of 
  red 
  

   color, 
  late 
  in 
  ripening; 
  kernel 
  sweet. 
  This 
  can 
  apparently 
  stand 
  more 
  cold, 
  

   alkali, 
  and 
  neglect 
  than 
  any 
  other 
  variety 
  of 
  apricot." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30313. 
  Prunus 
  armeniaca 
  L. 
  Apricot. 
  

   From 
  Khotan, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  809, 
  November 
  25, 
  1910.) 
  An 
  

  

  apricot 
  called 
  Ak-uruk, 
  meaning 
  white 
  apricot. 
  Fruits 
  rather 
  small, 
  of 
  pale- 
  

   yellow 
  color, 
  early; 
  can 
  be 
  used 
  for 
  drying; 
  kernel 
  sweet." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30314. 
  Amygdalus 
  communis 
  L. 
  Almond. 
  

   From 
  Khotan, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  810, 
  November 
  25, 
  1910.) 
  An 
  

  

  almond 
  called 
  Badam. 
  Fruits 
  small, 
  hard-shelled. 
  This 
  variety 
  is 
  able 
  to 
  

   stand 
  much 
  drought, 
  alkali, 
  and 
  neglect." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30315. 
  Prunus 
  domestica 
  L. 
  Prune. 
  

   From 
  Khotan, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  ' 
  ' 
  (No. 
  811, 
  November 
  25, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  prune 
  

  

  called 
  Alibuchara. 
  Fruits 
  large, 
  of 
  deep-blue 
  color, 
  and 
  subacid 
  flavor; 
  stands 
  

   drought 
  and 
  alkali. 
  ' 
  ' 
  ( 
  Meyer. 
  ) 
  

  

  30316. 
  Prunus 
  cerasus 
  L. 
  Cherry. 
  

   From 
  Khotan, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  812, 
  November 
  25, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  sour 
  

  

  cherry 
  called 
  Gilas. 
  Fruits 
  small, 
  of 
  dark-red 
  color, 
  late 
  in 
  ripening. 
  Very 
  

   prolific; 
  stands 
  considerable 
  alkali 
  in 
  the 
  soil. 
  The 
  fruits 
  are 
  much 
  used 
  by 
  

   the 
  Russians 
  in 
  western 
  Turkestan 
  for 
  compotes 
  and 
  jellies. 
  Recommended 
  

   for 
  desert 
  regions 
  under 
  irrigation 
  . 
  " 
  ( 
  Meyer.) 
  

  

  30317. 
  Prunus 
  tomentosa 
  Thunb. 
  Bush, 
  cherry. 
  

   From 
  Khotan, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  813, 
  November 
  25, 
  1910.) 
  The 
  

  

  red 
  Chinese 
  plum-cherry 
  or 
  bush 
  cherry 
  called 
  in 
  Turki, 
  Kizil 
  genesta. 
  Fruits 
  

   about 
  as 
  large 
  as 
  garden 
  peas; 
  very 
  early; 
  stand 
  drought 
  and 
  alkali 
  quite 
  well. 
  

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