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47155 to 47160— Continued. 



47155. Pyetjs faukiei C. Schneid. Malacese. Pear. 

 Wilson No. 11256. 



An apparently thorny shrub with small leaves 1\ to 3 centimeters long, 

 smooth above and sparingly pubescent beneath, smooth young fruits about 

 4 millimeters through, and with the calyx fugacious. This species is 

 very striking, because of its extremely small leaves, flowers, and fruit. 

 (Adapted from Schneider, lllustriertes Handbuch der Lau~bholzkun.de vol. 

 1, p. 666.) 



47156. Pykus sp. Malacese. Pear. 

 Wilson No. 11254. From Chosen (Korea). 



47157. Pybtjs sp. Malacese. Pear. 

 Wilson No. 11258. 



47158. Pyeus sp. Malacese. Pear. 

 Wilson No. 112.60. 



47159 and 47160. Pyrus ussueiensis Maxim. Malacese. Pear. 



47159. Long peduncled. Wilson No. 11262. 



" In our work the wild Pyrus ussuriensis has shown greater re- 

 sistance to pear-blight than any other species, and since this species 

 also endures more cold than any other, it should prove of great value 

 in breeding work." (F. C. Reimer.) 



47160. Short peduncled. Wilson No. 11261. From Manchuria. See 

 preceding number. 



47161. Rosa laxa Retz. Rosacese. Rose. 

 From Jamaica Plain, Mass. Plants presented by the Arnold Arboretum. 



Numbered February, 1919. 

 This rose, which is found from Turkestan to Songaria and Altai, is an up- 

 right shrub with paired hooked thorns. The leaflets are small and light green, 

 and the flowers are small and white. The small fruits are oval oblong. 

 (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 5, p. 2998.) 



47162. Melinis minutiflora Beauv. Poaceae. Molasses grass. 



From Lavras, Minas Geraes, Brazil. Presented by Mr. Benjamin H. Hun- 

 nicutt, Director da Escola de Lavras. Received February 26, 1919. 



" Capim gordura roxa, as this grass is called, literally means ' greasy pur- 

 ple grass.' I have seen Capim gordura roxa live down the wild fern that is 

 such a plague in some districts and form a dense carpet between 3 and 4 feet 

 thick upon which\ it was almost possible to walk. When riding or walking 

 through it in the pasture under normal conditions one finds that the propor- 

 tion of wax and grease on the blades is sufficient to thoroughly clean and polish 

 his boots ; this is no exaggeration, but is often remarked. The grass is not 

 watery, but is unusually palatable to cattle and horses. The wax or grease, 

 according to one analysis, totals as much as 3.22 per cent of the dry digestible 

 matter. It is sensible to the fingers, which it makes quite sticky. I have not 

 met it in any other country, and I believe that it is indigenous to the central 

 part of Brazil, not thriving in the south nor in the sandier coast States of the 

 north. It is fairly drought resistant, and comes up fairly well again after a 

 fire. There is a related variety called Capim gordura branco of a bright 



