﻿JANTJAKY 
  1 
  TO 
  MARCH 
  31 
  ? 
  1911. 
  79 
  

  

  30308 
  to 
  30364— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  30347. 
  Prunus 
  armeniaca 
  L. 
  Apricot. 
  

   From 
  Karawag, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  855, 
  December 
  10, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  

  

  local 
  variety 
  of 
  apricot 
  called 
  Ghondak-uruk. 
  Fruits 
  of 
  medium 
  size, 
  blood 
  red 
  

   in 
  color; 
  very 
  early." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30348. 
  Prunus 
  armeniaca 
  L. 
  Apricot. 
  

   From 
  Tash-malah, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  856, 
  December 
  24, 
  1910.) 
  

  

  A 
  local 
  variety 
  of 
  apricot 
  called 
  Anjan-uruh. 
  Fruits 
  medium 
  large, 
  red 
  ; 
  a 
  late 
  

   ripener." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30349. 
  Prunus 
  domestica 
  L. 
  Prune. 
  

   From 
  Yarkand, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  857, 
  December 
  18, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  

  

  large 
  variety 
  of 
  prune 
  called 
  I-nar-low. 
  Fruits 
  good 
  sized, 
  deep 
  blue 
  in 
  color; 
  

   late 
  in 
  ripening; 
  used 
  stewed 
  with 
  meat 
  as 
  a 
  compote 
  and 
  also 
  as 
  a 
  sweetmeat. 
  

   To 
  be 
  tested 
  in 
  desert 
  regions 
  under 
  irrigation." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30350. 
  Prunus 
  domestica 
  L. 
  Prune. 
  

   From 
  Yarkand, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  858, 
  December 
  18, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  

  

  prune 
  called 
  I-nar-low. 
  Smaller 
  than 
  No. 
  30349, 
  otherwise 
  the 
  same 
  remarks 
  

   apply 
  to 
  it." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30351. 
  Pyrus 
  chinensis 
  Lindl. 
  (?) 
  Pear. 
  

   From 
  Yarkand, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  859, 
  December 
  18, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  

  

  pear 
  called 
  NansMpt. 
  Fruits 
  large 
  to 
  very 
  large, 
  of 
  greenish-yellow 
  color, 
  

   somewhat 
  blotched 
  with 
  green 
  patches; 
  flesh 
  granular, 
  but 
  melting 
  when 
  fully 
  

   ripe; 
  taste 
  fresh 
  sweet; 
  a 
  late 
  ripener; 
  can 
  be 
  kept 
  for 
  several 
  months. 
  Stands 
  

   extremes 
  of 
  temperatures 
  well; 
  to 
  be 
  tested 
  under 
  irrigation 
  in 
  desert 
  regions." 
  

   (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30352. 
  Pyrus 
  chinensis 
  Lindl. 
  (?) 
  Pear. 
  

   From 
  Karawag, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  860, 
  December 
  10, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  

  

  pear 
  called 
  NansMpt. 
  Fruits 
  large, 
  of 
  round-oblong 
  shape; 
  color 
  bright 
  yellow; 
  

   flesh 
  somewhat 
  gritty, 
  but 
  of 
  fresh-sweet 
  taste 
  and 
  good 
  flavor; 
  a 
  good 
  keeper. 
  

   To 
  be 
  tested 
  like 
  the 
  other 
  numbers." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30353. 
  Malus 
  sp. 
  Apple. 
  

   From 
  Karawag, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  861, 
  December 
  10, 
  1910.) 
  An 
  

  

  apple 
  called 
  Muz-alma, 
  meaning 
  ice 
  apple; 
  apparently 
  the 
  same 
  as 
  No. 
  30309. 
  

   When 
  the 
  trees 
  get 
  old 
  they 
  spread 
  considerably, 
  and 
  their 
  branches 
  become 
  

   long 
  and 
  slender." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30354. 
  Punica 
  granatum 
  L. 
  Pomegranate. 
  

   From 
  Karawag, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  864, 
  December 
  10, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  

  

  pomegranate 
  called 
  Atchiek. 
  Fruits 
  very 
  large, 
  often 
  the 
  size 
  of 
  a 
  child's 
  head; 
  

   color 
  bright 
  red; 
  taste 
  sour. 
  A 
  very 
  ornamental 
  fruit, 
  excellent 
  for 
  display 
  in 
  

   the 
  windows 
  of 
  fruit 
  stores; 
  can 
  be 
  kept 
  and 
  shipped 
  with 
  great 
  facility." 
  

   (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30355. 
  Prunus 
  armeniaca 
  L. 
  Apricot. 
  

   From 
  Khanaka, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan, 
  Oasis 
  of 
  Sandju. 
  "(No. 
  890, 
  December 
  3, 
  

  

  1910.) 
  An 
  apricot 
  called 
  Kizil 
  uruh; 
  can 
  be 
  used 
  dried. 
  The 
  climate 
  in 
  

   Khanaka, 
  which 
  is 
  about 
  6,000 
  feet 
  above 
  sea 
  level, 
  is 
  so 
  cool 
  that 
  melons, 
  

   grapes, 
  and 
  peaches 
  do 
  not 
  ripen 
  here. 
  This 
  variety 
  of 
  apricot 
  manages 
  to 
  

   ripen, 
  however, 
  toward 
  the 
  end 
  of 
  August. 
  For 
  this 
  reason 
  it 
  deserves 
  to 
  be 
  

   given 
  a 
  thorough 
  test, 
  especially 
  in 
  the 
  western 
  parts 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States; 
  also 
  

   to 
  be 
  tried 
  in 
  hybridization 
  experiments 
  with 
  native 
  plums, 
  so 
  as 
  to 
  create 
  new 
  

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