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41460. Prtjnus mume Sieb. and Zucc. Amygdalacese. 



Japanese apricot. 



Bud sticks from Yuba City, Cal. Obtained from Dr. J. H. Barr by Mr. 



R. L. Beagles to be grown at the Plant Introduction Field Station, Chico, 



Cal. 



"A very large, spreading tree, bearing dense masses of white flowers. Growth 



very vigorous. Very beautiful in spring. Fruit edible, but small." (J. E. 



Morrow.) 



41461. Pykus ovoidea Kehder. Malaceaa. Pear. 



Seeds taken from fruit received from the Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, 

 Mass. Growing at the Plant Introduction Field Station, Chico, Cal. 

 For propagating and testing. 



41462. Castanea pumila X crenata. Fagacea?. Hybrid chestnut. 



Seedlings from hybrid trees. The parent trees were the result of a cross 

 between the Japanese chestnut and the American chinkapin made by 

 Dr. Walter Van Fleet. Growing at the Plant Introduction Field Station, 

 Chico, Cal. 



41463. Juniperus cedrus Webb. Pinaceae. Teneriffe juniper. 



Seeds from Teneriffe, Canary Islands. Collected by Dr. George V. Perez 

 and presented through the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England. Re- 

 ceived November 1, 1915. 

 " This valuable tree, which is nearly extinct, is said to be the quickest grow- 

 ing of all junipers. I have carefully watched the growth of some in my garden 

 at Villa Orotava, and can report an average of over 3 feet a year. Juniperus 

 cedrus begins to seed here within five years of planting, so that its propagation 

 is easy, at any rate in a suitable climate. If treated in the following manner, 

 it germinates much more promptly and abundantly. The seeds should be 

 carefully extracted from the galbulus, plunged in boiling water for 10 seconds, 

 then inclosed in a canvas or calico bag and immersed in cold water, and then 

 sown, preferably in heather earth. It is important that plants of our flora should 

 be tried almost exclusively in California and perhaps in Florida ; for although 

 Juniperus cedrus stands frost in its natural habitat at great altitudes, there 

 is no doubt that our plants ought to be experimented with in climates like 

 ours, where in the coast region we never have frcst and the rains occur only 

 in the winter months. I do not think you can lay too much stress on the 

 fact that the seeds I have sent you should be tried only in southern California." 

 {Perez.) 



41464. Annona squamosa L. Annonacese. Sugar-apple. 



Seeds from Saigon, Cochin China. Presented by Mr. P. Morange, Director 

 of Agriculture. Received November 2, 1915. 

 " These seeds are known in Cochin Cbina under the name of Pomme-cannelle 

 du €ap (Cape cinnamon-apple.) The flesh of fruits of this variety when ripe 

 presents a firm texture, wdth seeds comparatively rare, and does not split open, 

 as is the case with the ordinary variety. This peculiarity allows the trans- 

 portation of the fruit for long distances and should certainly make its exporta- 

 tion easy." (Morange.) 



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