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  1911. 
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  30308 
  to 
  30364— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  30328. 
  Malus 
  sp. 
  Apple. 
  

   From 
  Khotan, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  828, 
  November 
  25, 
  1910.) 
  An 
  

  

  apple 
  called 
  Ak-alma. 
  Fruits 
  of 
  medium 
  size, 
  often 
  large; 
  color 
  white; 
  taste 
  

   subacid, 
  of 
  fairly 
  good 
  flavor. 
  Remarks 
  under 
  No. 
  30327 
  apply 
  also 
  to 
  this 
  num- 
  

   ber." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30329. 
  Pyrus 
  chinensis 
  Lhidl. 
  (?) 
  Pear. 
  

   From 
  Khotan, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  829, 
  November 
  25, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  pear 
  

  

  called 
  Nanshi'pt. 
  This 
  is 
  the 
  celebrated 
  Kutcha 
  pear. 
  It 
  is 
  of 
  medium-large 
  

   size, 
  round-oval 
  shape, 
  and 
  canary-yellow 
  color 
  with 
  slight 
  reddish 
  blush. 
  The 
  

   flesh 
  is 
  of 
  granular 
  structure, 
  fresh-sweet 
  taste, 
  and 
  remarkably 
  juicy. 
  It 
  is 
  of 
  

   excellent 
  keeping 
  and 
  shipping 
  qualities. 
  To 
  be 
  tested 
  in 
  desert 
  regions 
  under 
  

   irrigation." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30330. 
  Morus 
  nigra 
  L. 
  Black 
  mulberry. 
  

   From 
  Khotan, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  " 
  (No. 
  830, 
  November 
  25, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  mul- 
  

   berry 
  called 
  Shatoot. 
  Berries 
  large, 
  of 
  dark 
  violet-black 
  color, 
  very 
  persistent 
  

   in 
  their 
  habits, 
  almost 
  every 
  berry 
  having 
  to 
  be 
  picked 
  by 
  hand; 
  taste 
  fresh 
  

   subacid; 
  ripens 
  from 
  early 
  August 
  until 
  the 
  end 
  of 
  September. 
  The 
  trees 
  are 
  

   mostly 
  grafted 
  1 
  meter 
  above 
  the 
  ground 
  so 
  that 
  the 
  fruits 
  may 
  be 
  easily 
  gath- 
  

   ered. 
  Recommended 
  as 
  a 
  home 
  fruit 
  in 
  desert 
  regions 
  under 
  irrigation." 
  

   (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30331. 
  Juglans 
  regia 
  L. 
  Walnut. 
  

   From 
  Khotan, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  831. 
  November 
  25, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  

  

  walnut 
  called 
  Yang-ale. 
  A 
  rather 
  large 
  variety; 
  shells 
  medium 
  soft. 
  Walnuts 
  

   are 
  grown 
  in 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan 
  at 
  elevations 
  from 
  4,000 
  to 
  7,000 
  feet 
  above 
  sea 
  

   level. 
  They 
  are 
  able 
  to 
  stand 
  a 
  fair 
  amount 
  of 
  drought 
  and 
  alkali, 
  and 
  do 
  not 
  

   suffer 
  from 
  great 
  extremes 
  in 
  temperatures. 
  There 
  are 
  large 
  regions 
  in 
  the 
  

   southern 
  Rocky 
  Mountains 
  where 
  in 
  all 
  probability 
  very 
  profitable 
  orchards 
  

   could 
  be 
  established." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30332. 
  Amygdalus 
  persica 
  nectarina 
  Ait. 
  Nectarine. 
  

   From 
  Karghalik, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  834, 
  December 
  11, 
  1910.) 
  

  

  Variety 
  fructi 
  glabra. 
  A 
  nectarine 
  called 
  Anar-shabdalah 
  . 
  Fruits 
  rather 
  small, 
  

   whitish 
  pink 
  in 
  color, 
  and 
  of 
  sweet, 
  aromatic 
  flavor. 
  This 
  is 
  a 
  medium-late 
  

   ripener 
  and 
  a 
  rare 
  local 
  variety." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30333. 
  Amygdalus 
  persica 
  L. 
  Peach. 
  

   From 
  Shagra-bazar, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  836, 
  December 
  23, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  

  

  peach 
  called 
  Serech-shabdalah. 
  Fruits 
  very 
  large, 
  of 
  yellow 
  color 
  throughout; 
  

   meat 
  very 
  firm; 
  clingstone. 
  Stands 
  shipping 
  well, 
  but 
  does 
  not 
  keep 
  long; 
  

   late 
  in 
  ripening 
  (October)." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30334. 
  Amygdalus 
  persica 
  nectarina 
  Ait. 
  Nectarine. 
  

   From 
  Shagra-bazar, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  837, 
  December 
  23, 
  1910.) 
  

  

  Variety 
  fructi 
  glabra. 
  A 
  nectarine 
  called 
  Kizil-dagatch. 
  Fruits 
  small, 
  red; 
  

   medium 
  early." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30335. 
  Amygdalus 
  persica 
  nectarina 
  Ait. 
  Nectarine. 
  

   From 
  Upal, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  838, 
  December 
  26, 
  1910.) 
  Variety 
  

  

  fructi 
  glabra. 
  A 
  nectarine 
  called 
  Alc-tagatch. 
  Fruits 
  large, 
  white; 
  a 
  late 
  ripener; 
  

   of 
  good 
  keeping 
  and 
  shipping 
  qualities. 
  As 
  Upal 
  is 
  about 
  5,000 
  feet 
  above 
  the 
  

   sea, 
  this 
  nectarine 
  may 
  prove 
  to 
  be 
  hardier 
  than 
  those 
  from 
  lower 
  levels," 
  

   (Meyer.) 
  

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