﻿APRIL 
  1 
  TO 
  JUNE 
  30, 
  1911. 
  27 
  

  

  30628 
  to 
  30671— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  30640. 
  Cucumis 
  melo 
  L. 
  Muskmelon. 
  

   From 
  Guma, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1523a, 
  November 
  16, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  

  

  large, 
  oval 
  winter 
  melon 
  of 
  excellent 
  keeping 
  and 
  shipping 
  qualities. 
  Rind 
  

   rough 
  and 
  of 
  yellow 
  color; 
  flesh 
  white, 
  firm, 
  of 
  fresh, 
  sweet 
  taste. 
  Does 
  best 
  

   in 
  a 
  light, 
  sandy 
  soil. 
  

  

  "All 
  these 
  central 
  Asian 
  melons 
  will 
  do 
  best 
  in 
  those 
  parts 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  

   States 
  where 
  the 
  summers 
  are 
  very 
  hot 
  and 
  dry 
  and 
  where 
  the 
  soil 
  contains 
  

   some 
  saline 
  matter." 
  {Meyer.) 
  

  

  30641. 
  Cucumis 
  melo 
  L. 
  Muskmelon. 
  

  

  From 
  Karawag, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1524a, 
  December 
  10, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  

   rare, 
  local 
  variety 
  of 
  melon, 
  called 
  Tuna. 
  This 
  melon 
  often 
  grows 
  1 
  yard 
  long, 
  

   while 
  not 
  being 
  any 
  thicker 
  around 
  than 
  a 
  beet 
  root. 
  It 
  will 
  keep 
  until 
  June. 
  

   The 
  flesh 
  is 
  white, 
  not 
  very 
  juicy, 
  but 
  firm; 
  taste 
  moderately 
  sweet; 
  rind 
  yel- 
  

   lowish 
  green; 
  few 
  seeds. 
  Stands 
  shipping 
  remarkably 
  well. 
  Could 
  be 
  served 
  

   sliced 
  like 
  pineapple 
  at 
  high-class 
  dinners 
  in 
  the 
  middle 
  of 
  winter." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30642. 
  Cucumis 
  melo 
  L. 
  Muskmelon. 
  

  

  From 
  Shagra-bazar, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1527a, 
  December 
  23, 
  1910.) 
  

   An 
  early 
  melon 
  of 
  medium 
  size 
  and 
  long 
  oval 
  shape. 
  Rind 
  dark 
  green; 
  flesh 
  

   reddish, 
  not 
  very 
  sweet. 
  A 
  good 
  keeper 
  and 
  shipper. 
  Called 
  Kara 
  Kutcha." 
  

  

  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30643. 
  Cucumis 
  melo 
  L. 
  Muskmelon. 
  

   From 
  Kashgar, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1530a, 
  January 
  28, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  

  

  very 
  early, 
  small 
  melon 
  of 
  green 
  color, 
  flattened 
  shape, 
  slightly 
  ribbed; 
  flesh 
  

   yellowish 
  green 
  and 
  honeysweet. 
  Called 
  Kara 
  Kash." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30644. 
  Prunus 
  armeniaca 
  L. 
  Apricot. 
  

   From 
  Oasis 
  of 
  Sandju, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan, 
  altitude 
  6,000 
  feet. 
  "(No. 
  1537a, 
  

  

  December 
  4, 
  1910.) 
  Stones 
  of 
  cultivated 
  apricots, 
  collected 
  here 
  and 
  there. 
  

   To 
  be 
  sown 
  out 
  in 
  some 
  dry 
  northern 
  locality 
  to 
  obtain 
  hardy 
  types. 
  See 
  

   remarks 
  made 
  under 
  No. 
  30355." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30645. 
  Prunus 
  armeniaca 
  L. 
  Apricot. 
  

   From 
  Khotan, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  .1538a, 
  November 
  24, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  

  

  variety 
  of 
  apricot 
  called 
  Guana 
  or 
  Guama 
  uruk. 
  See 
  remarks 
  made 
  under 
  

   No. 
  30311." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30646. 
  Prunus 
  armeniaca 
  L. 
  Apricot. 
  

   From 
  Karghalik, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  ' 
  ' 
  (No. 
  1539a, 
  December 
  12, 
  1910. 
  ) 
  An 
  

  

  apricot 
  said 
  to 
  be 
  Guana 
  uruk. 
  There 
  are, 
  however, 
  bitter 
  kernels 
  in 
  this 
  lot, 
  

   and 
  therefore 
  they 
  are 
  mixed, 
  as 
  the 
  Guana 
  has 
  large 
  sweet 
  kernels. 
  See 
  

   remarks 
  made 
  under 
  No. 
  30311." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30647. 
  Amygdalus 
  persica 
  nectarina 
  Ait. 
  Nectarine. 
  

   From 
  Khotan, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1540a, 
  November 
  24, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  

  

  nectarine 
  called 
  Togatch 
  Moneck. 
  To 
  be 
  sown 
  in 
  a 
  cold, 
  dry 
  climate 
  to 
  see 
  if 
  

   hardy 
  types 
  appear 
  among 
  them." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  30648. 
  Amygdalus 
  persica 
  nectarina 
  Ait. 
  Nectarine. 
  

   From 
  Guma, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  "(No. 
  1541a, 
  November 
  14, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  

  

  small 
  late 
  variety 
  of 
  nectarine, 
  white 
  in 
  color, 
  of 
  fresh, 
  sweet 
  taste 
  and 
  good 
  

   keeping 
  qualities. 
  To 
  be 
  sown 
  out 
  like 
  preceding 
  number 
  (No. 
  30647)." 
  

   (Meyer.) 
  

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