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47930 to 47939— Continued. 



47936. Pkuntjs sp. Amygdalacese. 



"Precious. Hybrid cherry plum. An early bearer and a heavy crop- 

 per." 



47937. Prunus sp. Amygdala ceae. 



"Early Jewel. Hybrid Japanese plum. An early plum resembling 

 October Purple." 



47938. Pbuntjs sp. Amygdalacese. 



" Morrison's Stock. Used for the working of Japanese and hybrid 

 plums (not for European). These plums grow very strong on it; and 

 cuttings strike readily, provided they are not planted too late. This 

 variety flowers, but never fruits." 



47939. Pyeus sp. Malacese. Pear. 



" Corona. Bartlett X Beurre Clairgeau. Good in quality and very 

 handsome ; should make a great commercial variety." 



47940. Bauhinia sp. Csesalpiniacese. 



Plants grown at the Yarrow Plant Introduction Field Station, Rockville, 

 Md., from seeds collected by Dr. J. N. Rose, associate curator, National 

 Herbarium. Numbered for convenience in recording distribution. 



" No. 22119. August, 1918. This plant was very common on the dry hills 

 above Huigra, Ecuador, associated with cacti, fourcroya and other semiarid 

 plants. It forms a small round bush, about 3 to 4 feet high, with the char- 

 acteristic 2-lobed leaf of the Bauhinia. The flowers are borne in small clusters 

 of fours or fives and suggest, in a way, small red-flowered fuchsias. The 

 : calyx is cut on one side and is pushed off the petals like a spathe. The petals, 

 which are nearly an inch long, are spread only a little at the tip and at first 

 suggest a tubular flower. The plant was seen nowhere else, although it was 

 quite common at Huigra at an altitude of about 4,000 feet. The flowers are so 

 attractive that we believe it might prove a valuable addition to our orna- 

 mentals, especially in the semiarid region of the Southwestern States." (Rose.) 



47941. Triticum aestivum L. Poacese. Common wheat. 

 (T. vulgare Vill.) 



From Algiers, Algeria. Presented by Dr. L. Trabut. Received August 5, 

 1919. 



" Fritissi wheat ; harvested south of Tuggurt, Algeria, April, 1919." {Trabut.) 



"Probably a club wheat of the common type." (C. E. Leighty.) 



47942. Aleurites trisperma Blanco. Euphorbiacese. Banucalag. 



Prom Mayaguez, Porto Rico. Presented by Mr. D. W. May, Porto Rico 

 Experiment Station. Received August 5, 1919. 



" You sent us in 1909 seed of Aleurites trisperma, under S. P. I. No. 26050. 

 This introduction is producing more seed than A. fordii or A. moluccana, and 

 I am sending you a bag of it. The plant grows well with us and the seed is 

 easily gathered." (May.) 



