﻿JANUAKY 
  1 
  TO 
  MARCH 
  31, 
  1912* 
  83 
  

  

  33206 
  to 
  33234— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  33206. 
  Populus 
  sp. 
  Poplar, 
  

  

  ■ 
  ' 
  Chopo 
  . 
  This 
  is 
  a 
  remarkable 
  form 
  of 
  poplar 
  commonly 
  grown 
  about 
  Granada, 
  

   striking 
  because 
  of 
  the 
  almost 
  complete 
  absence 
  of 
  true 
  lateral 
  branches, 
  the 
  

   stems 
  being 
  clothed 
  with 
  twigs 
  which, 
  as 
  is 
  common 
  in 
  poplars, 
  are 
  sooner 
  or 
  

   later 
  thrown 
  off 
  by 
  separative 
  layers 
  near 
  the 
  base. 
  Because 
  of 
  this 
  habit 
  of 
  

   growth, 
  it 
  can 
  be 
  planted 
  very 
  close 
  together. 
  It 
  is 
  said 
  to 
  give 
  an 
  enormous 
  

   yield 
  of 
  wood, 
  because 
  of 
  its 
  rapid 
  growth 
  and 
  the 
  absence 
  of 
  branches." 
  

  

  "This 
  tree 
  is 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  best 
  suited 
  for 
  forming 
  poplar 
  plantations 
  in 
  humid 
  

   soil 
  and 
  along 
  the 
  shores 
  of 
  rivers. 
  The 
  poles 
  used 
  in 
  scaffolding 
  are 
  generally 
  

   made 
  of 
  this 
  species 
  and 
  the 
  wood 
  is 
  that 
  most 
  generally 
  used 
  for 
  the 
  making 
  

   of 
  boxes 
  for 
  small 
  shipments." 
  (Pedro 
  Giraud.) 
  

  

  33207 
  to 
  33209. 
  Pyrus 
  communis 
  L. 
  Pear, 
  

  

  33207. 
  " 
  Favorita. 
  This 
  pear 
  is 
  described 
  as 
  follows: 
  Fruit 
  very 
  

   large, 
  lemon 
  yellow, 
  flesh 
  buttery, 
  sweet, 
  savory. 
  Ripens 
  the 
  middle 
  

   of 
  August. 
  A 
  summer 
  pear." 
  

  

  33208. 
  " 
  Pera 
  de 
  Roseta." 
  

  

  33209. 
  "Pera 
  de 
  Aragon. 
  Fruits 
  large, 
  yellow, 
  flesh 
  very 
  fine, 
  very 
  

   juicy 
  and 
  sweet, 
  ripening 
  December 
  and 
  January. 
  This 
  is 
  perhaps 
  

   the 
  pear 
  which 
  is 
  exported 
  all 
  through 
  southern 
  Spain 
  and 
  even 
  to 
  

   Algeria 
  and 
  Morocco 
  throughout 
  the 
  winter 
  months. 
  This 
  pear, 
  

   which 
  is 
  said 
  to 
  come 
  from 
  Aragon, 
  is 
  a 
  very 
  broad, 
  short 
  fruit 
  and 
  can 
  

   be 
  shipped 
  great 
  distances, 
  standing 
  the 
  roughest 
  kind 
  of 
  handling. 
  

   In 
  fact, 
  the 
  pears 
  are 
  often 
  handled 
  like 
  so 
  much 
  coal." 
  

  

  33210 
  to 
  33212. 
  Malus 
  sylvestris 
  Miller. 
  Apple, 
  

  

  33210. 
  "Pero 
  Blanco 
  de 
  Ronda. 
  In 
  Spain 
  all 
  green 
  apples, 
  especially 
  

   those 
  of 
  elongated 
  form, 
  are 
  called, 
  not 
  manzana-, 
  but 
  peros, 
  which 
  

   has 
  led 
  to 
  considerable 
  confusion 
  on 
  the 
  part 
  of 
  foreigners 
  because 
  of 
  

   the 
  similarity 
  of 
  this 
  latter 
  word 
  with 
  pera, 
  which 
  is 
  pear. 
  Perhaps 
  

   because 
  of 
  this 
  fact 
  many 
  of 
  the 
  best 
  Spanish 
  apples 
  seem 
  to 
  be 
  rela- 
  

   tively 
  little 
  known 
  to 
  the 
  horticulturists 
  of 
  other 
  countries. 
  This 
  

   variety, 
  the 
  famous 
  Pero 
  Blanco 
  de 
  Ronda, 
  often 
  called 
  simply 
  Pero 
  

   de 
  Ronda, 
  is 
  a 
  very 
  delicious 
  apple 
  and 
  one 
  which 
  is 
  well 
  adapted 
  to 
  

   export 
  trade. 
  It 
  is 
  a 
  winter 
  apple, 
  ripening 
  in 
  Spain 
  in 
  the 
  month 
  of 
  

   January." 
  

  

  33211. 
  "Pero 
  Blanco 
  de 
  Duscal. 
  This 
  is 
  another 
  variety 
  of 
  pero, 
  

   about 
  which 
  no 
  information 
  could 
  be 
  secured 
  except 
  that 
  it 
  is 
  a 
  winter 
  

   variety 
  ripening 
  in 
  January." 
  

  

  33212. 
  il 
  Pero 
  Encarnado 
  de 
  Priego. 
  Another 
  Aariety 
  which 
  the 
  name 
  

   would 
  indicate 
  to 
  be 
  flesh 
  colored; 
  said 
  to 
  ripen 
  from 
  November 
  to 
  

   January. 
  No 
  description 
  could 
  be 
  found 
  of 
  this 
  variety." 
  

  

  33213 
  and 
  33214. 
  Cydonia 
  oblonga 
  Miller. 
  Quince. 
  

  

  33213. 
  " 
  Antequera. 
  The 
  Spanish 
  quinces 
  are 
  famous 
  for 
  their 
  high 
  

   quality, 
  and 
  the 
  best 
  are 
  said 
  to 
  come 
  from 
  Antequera." 
  

  

  33214. 
  " 
  de 
  Antequera. 
  Probably 
  the 
  same 
  as 
  33213.* 
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