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132065 to 132084.— Continued. 



A hardy perennial violet with short stems, ovate, crenate leaves having 

 long channeled petioles, and a single large pale-yellow flower on a stout 

 scapelike peduncle. Native to the Altai region, Siberia. 



For previous introduction see 123417. 



132084. Zigadenus elegans Pursh. Melanthiaceae. 

 132085 and 132086. 



From England. Plants purchased from George Pyne, Topsham, Devon. 

 Received March 27, 1939. 



132085. Prunus ARMENIACA L. Amygdalaceae. Apricot. 

 Blenheim apricot. 



132086. Rubus sp. Rosaceae. 

 Pyne's Imperial raspberry. 



132087 to 132104. Pyrus spp. Malaceae. Pear. 



From Massachusetts. Scions presented by Alfred Rehder, Arnold Arboretum, 

 Jamaica Plain. Received March 27, 1939. 



132087. Pyrus amygdaliformis Vill. Malaceae. Almond pear. 



132088. Pyrus amygdaliformis Vill. 



Var. Cuneifolia. A form with small narrow leaves with a slender tapering 

 base. 



132089. Pyrus amygdaliformis var. persica (Pers.) Bornm. 



A variety with oblong leaves up to 3 inches long and depressed globose 

 fruits about 1 inch in diameter. Native to western Asia. 



132090. Pyrus balansae Decaisne. 

 For previous introduction see 29972. 



132091. Pyrus calleryana var. faurieri (C. Schneid.) Rehder. 



A variety smaller in all its parts than the type ; the leaves are sometimes 

 broadly cuneate at the base and rather thin. Native to Chosen. 



132092. Pyrus communis var. cordata (Desv.) Hook. f. 



A variety with suborbicular to ovate, subcordate leaves about 1 inch 

 across. 



132093. Pyrus communis L. 

 Var. Cotinifolia. 



132094. Pyrus communis var. pyraster L. 



A form of the common pear having fruits the size and shape of a cherry, 

 originating in the northeastern part of Iran (Persia). 



For previous introduction see 33172. 



132095. Pyrus elaeagrifolia Pall. 



An ornamental wild pear native to Asia Minor, which becomes a large 

 bush or small tree. The leaves are lanceolate, oblong-lanceolate, or linear- 

 lanceolate and covered with a whitish silky pubescence. The small white 

 flowers appear in May, and the small globose fruits are crowned with a 

 prominent calyx. 



For previous introduction see 108769. 



132096. x Pyrus michauxii Bosc. 



A natural hybrid between Pyrus amygdaliformis and P. nivalis, native 

 to Asia Minor. The shining leaves are ovate-oblong, and the small clusters 

 of white flowers are followed by turbinate, greenish-yellow fruits. 



For previous introduction see 54099. 



