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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



117439 to 117459 — Continued. 



117454. Prunus armeniaca L. Amygdala- 

 ceae. Apricot. 



No. 929. Sharr'a. From Kulu, Kulu, 

 Punjab, at 4,000 feet altitude, May 31, 

 1936. Tree up to 30 feet high, vigorous 

 and productive ; fruit usually about 1 inch 

 in diameter. 



117455 to 117457. Rubus spp. Rosaceae. 



From Baijnath. Kangra Valley, Punjab, 

 at 3,000 feet altitude. May 22 and 23, 

 1936. 



117455. Rubus ellipticus J. E. Smith. 



Yellow Himalayan raspberry. 



No. 913. A compact scandent shrub 

 10 feet high, which bears large num- 

 bers of golden-yellow fruits about three- 

 eighths of an inch in diameter ; these 

 are small-seeded, subacid, not strongly 

 fragrant, but very pleasant. The plant 

 tolerates light frost and is found in the 

 Himalayas from about 3,000 to 5,000 

 feet altitude. 



For previous introduction see 115987. 



117456. Rubus rugosus J. E. Smith. 



No. 915. A scandent shrub some- 

 times 30 feet tall, with very small, 

 blackish fruits rather insipid in flavor. 

 Native to the temperate Himalayas 

 from 3,000 to 7,000 feet altitude. 



For previous introduction see 32450. 



117457. Rubus sp. 



No. 920. Fruits very small, black- 

 purple, of good flavor but not freely 

 borne. 



117458. Sapindus emarginata Vahl. Sa- 

 pindaceae. Soapberry. 



No. 931. Ritha. From Bandrole, Kulu, 

 Punjab, May 31, 1936. A large attrac- 

 tive deciduous tree with small fruits 

 which, when dried and pulverized, are 

 used as a substitute for soap. 



117459. Solanum sp. Solanaceae. 



No. 916. From Baijnath, Kangra Val- 

 ley, Punjab, at 3,000 feet altitude, May 

 22, 1936. A shrub 4 feet high with 

 bright-orange fruits about one-fourth of 

 an inch in diameter. 



117460 and 117461. 



From Cuba. Seeds presented by Robert M. 

 Grey. Superintendent. Atkins Institution 

 of the Arnold Arboretum, Soledad, Cien- 

 fuegos, through F. G. Walsingham. Re- 

 ceived August 11, 1936. 



117460. Cephalocereus brook sianus 

 Britt. and Rose. Cactaceae. 



A stout columnar cactus up to about 18 

 feet high, much branched at the base, 

 with 8 or 9 obtuse ribs, yellow acicular 

 spines, and small white night-blooming 

 flowers'. Native to Cuba. 



117461. Harrisia fernowi Britton. Cac- 

 taceae. 



A night-flowering cactus with slender 

 upright cylindric stems to about 9 feet 

 high and large white funnelform flowers 

 borne singly near the ends of the branches. 

 Native to Cuba. 



117462 to 117486. 



From New Zealand. Plants presented by 

 H. R. Wright, Avondale, Auckland. Re- 

 ceived August 19, 1936. 



117462 to 117464. Amygdalus persica L. 

 Amygdalaceae. Peach. 



117462. Early Elberta Cling. A cling- 

 stone, color and quality very fine and 

 nearly as large as J. H. Hale. 



117463. Purple Gem. A cross between 

 Amygdalus persica var. Rubra, an or- 

 namental red-foliaged peach, and a 

 yellow-fleshed commercial variety. 

 Although not large, this fruit has a 

 particularly fine flavor and is a very 

 juicy freestone with cream-colored 

 flesh. The tree is an immense crop- 

 per and ornamental, with its red 

 foliage and bark in the spring. 



117464. Quality Queen. A superb can- 

 ning or bottling peach ; color and 

 texture excellent. 



117465 to 117478. Citrus spp. Rutaceae. 



117465. Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck. 



Grapefruit. 



Merthyr. Originally from Australia. 



117466. Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck. 



Orange. 



Chaff ey's Late. Originally from Aus- 

 tralia. 



117467. Citrus nobilis deliciosa (Ten.) 

 Swingle. Mandarin orange. 



Sovereign. Originally from Australia. 



117468 and 117469. Citrus sinensis (L.) 

 Osbeck. Orange. 



117468. Wright's Navel. A new Zea- 

 land variety. 



117469. Harvard's Late. A new Zea- 

 land variety. 



117470. Citrus sp. 



Tuzu. Originally from Japan. 



117471. Citrus sp. 



Daidai. Originally from Japan. 



117472. Citrus sp. 



Yankan. Originally from Taiwan. 



117473. Citrus sp. 



Mediterranean Blood. Originally from 

 India. 



117474. Citrus sp. 



Dehra Dun. Originally from India. 



117475. Citrus sp. 



Excelsior. Originally from India. 



117476. Citrus sp. 



Butwal. Originally from India. 



117477. Citrus sp. 



Chinese Everbearing. Originally from 

 India. 



117478. Citrus sp. 



Colombia. Originally from India. 



117479 to 117484. Malus sylvestris Mill. 

 Malaceae. Apple. 



117479. No. 1. Three-blooded Delicious 

 seedling from New Zealand, first Spy 

 X Ribstone Pip, then back on Deli- 

 cious. 



