﻿80 
  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPORTED. 
  

  

  30308 
  to 
  30364— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  strains 
  of 
  garden 
  fruits 
  fit 
  to 
  stand 
  severe 
  cold. 
  The 
  wild 
  apricots 
  from 
  Man- 
  

   churia 
  and 
  northern 
  Chosen 
  might 
  be 
  taken 
  for 
  stocks, 
  and 
  native 
  hardy 
  plums 
  

   might 
  also 
  be 
  tested 
  for 
  this 
  purpose. 
  

  

  "On 
  the 
  grounds 
  of 
  the 
  experiment 
  station 
  at 
  Madison, 
  Wis., 
  there 
  stands 
  a 
  

   large 
  apricot 
  tree, 
  perhaps 
  40 
  years 
  old, 
  which 
  came 
  from 
  central 
  Asia, 
  and 
  this 
  

   fact 
  seems 
  to 
  show 
  that 
  apricots 
  are 
  less 
  tender 
  than 
  they 
  are 
  supposed 
  to 
  be." 
  

   (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30356. 
  Prunus 
  sp. 
  Plum. 
  

   From 
  Kashgar, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  891, 
  January 
  10, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  plum 
  

  

  called 
  Alutcha; 
  apparently 
  a 
  very 
  rare 
  and 
  probably 
  new 
  central 
  Asian 
  variety, 
  

   obtained 
  from 
  the 
  garden 
  of 
  the 
  Hon. 
  Geo. 
  Macartney, 
  British 
  consul 
  at 
  Kashgar. 
  

   The 
  fruits 
  are 
  medium 
  large, 
  of 
  golden-yellow 
  color, 
  fine 
  flavor; 
  clingstone; 
  

   ripens 
  early 
  (latter 
  part 
  of 
  July) 
  ; 
  can 
  be 
  kept 
  for 
  a 
  few 
  months. 
  They 
  are 
  excel- 
  

   lent 
  for 
  preserves 
  and 
  jellies." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30357. 
  Amygdalus 
  persica 
  L. 
  Peach. 
  

   From 
  Kashgar, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  892, 
  January 
  10, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  large, 
  

  

  red, 
  freestone 
  peach, 
  fine 
  flavored; 
  a 
  medium-late 
  ripener, 
  and 
  a 
  most 
  prolific 
  

   bearer. 
  Obtained 
  from 
  the 
  same 
  source 
  as 
  No. 
  30356." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30358. 
  Amygdalus 
  persica 
  L. 
  Peach. 
  

   From 
  Kashgar, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  893, 
  January 
  10, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  large, 
  

  

  pale 
  reddish, 
  freestone 
  peach 
  of 
  very 
  fine 
  flavor; 
  medium-late 
  ripener; 
  not 
  a 
  

   keeper. 
  Obtained 
  like 
  No. 
  30356. 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30359. 
  Amygdalus 
  persica 
  nectarina 
  Ait. 
  Nectarine. 
  

   From 
  Kashgar, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  894, 
  January 
  10, 
  1911.) 
  Variety 
  

  

  fructi 
  glabra. 
  A 
  very 
  large, 
  red, 
  clingstone 
  nectarine; 
  late 
  ripener; 
  can 
  be 
  

   kept 
  for 
  several 
  weeks 
  after 
  being 
  fully 
  ripe. 
  Obtained 
  like 
  No. 
  30358." 
  

   (Meyer.) 
  

  

  "These 
  three 
  preceding 
  numbers 
  were 
  especially 
  recommended 
  to 
  me 
  by 
  

   Mr. 
  Macartney 
  for 
  their 
  excellence 
  . 
  " 
  ( 
  Meyer. 
  ) 
  

  

  30360. 
  Pyrus 
  chixensis 
  Lindl. 
  Pear. 
  

   From 
  Kashgar, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  895, 
  January 
  11, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  small, 
  

  

  angular-shaped, 
  bright-yellow 
  pear 
  called 
  Kuttera 
  amoot. 
  Flesh 
  soft, 
  melting, 
  

   and 
  of 
  good 
  flavor; 
  ripens 
  in 
  early 
  August 
  and 
  lasts 
  only 
  a 
  few 
  weeks; 
  not 
  a 
  

   keeper. 
  The 
  trees 
  are 
  of 
  a 
  rather 
  spreading 
  growth 
  and 
  require 
  considerable 
  

   space 
  to 
  do 
  well. 
  Obtained 
  from 
  the 
  garden 
  of 
  the 
  Swedish 
  Missionary 
  Society 
  

   at 
  Kashgar." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30361. 
  Pyrus 
  chinensis 
  Lindl. 
  Pear. 
  

   From 
  Kashgar, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  896, 
  January 
  11, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  pear 
  

  

  called 
  Koh-amoot 
  or 
  green 
  pear. 
  This 
  grows 
  to 
  be 
  very 
  large 
  and 
  is 
  of 
  an 
  irregu- 
  

   lar, 
  knobby 
  shape; 
  green 
  in 
  color; 
  texture 
  gritty. 
  Not 
  edible 
  when 
  hard, 
  but 
  

   when 
  soft 
  its 
  flesh 
  becomes 
  palatable; 
  has 
  good 
  keeping 
  and 
  shipping 
  qualities. 
  

   May 
  be 
  used 
  in 
  breeding 
  experiments. 
  Obtained 
  like 
  No. 
  30360." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30362. 
  Prunus 
  tomentosa 
  Thunb. 
  Bush 
  cherry. 
  

   From 
  Kashgar, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  897, 
  January 
  11, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  plum- 
  

   cherry 
  called 
  Ak-genesta. 
  This 
  is 
  a 
  larger 
  variety 
  than 
  the 
  one 
  sent 
  under 
  No. 
  

   30318, 
  otherwise 
  the 
  same 
  remarks 
  apply 
  to 
  it. 
  Obtained 
  like 
  No. 
  30360." 
  

   (Meyer.) 
  

  

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