﻿OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1916. 65 



43675 to 43701— Continued. 



43701. Maltjs baccata cerasifera (Spach) Takeda. Malacese. 



(Pyrus cerasifera Tausch.) Crab apple. 



This crab apple, very probably a hybrid, makes a large tree with a 

 spreading head. The flowers are large and pure white, and the fruit is 

 variable in size, shape, and color. (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclo- 

 pedia of Horticulture, vol. 5. 2872.) 



43702. Gthluxma tttilis Oerst. Phcenicacese. Palm. 



(Bactris utilis Benth. and Hook.) 

 From El Coyolar, Costa Rica. Presented by Mr. Carlos Werckle. Received 

 December 7, 1916. 

 "The most valuable palm, besides Cocos nucifera and the date. One of the 

 heaviest bearers per acre of all the fruit trees, the fruit ripening during the 

 greater part of the year. The fruit is orange color, is eaten boiled, generally 

 in salt and water ; and is very good. Mixed with sugar many kinds of sweet 

 cakes can be made from it ; it is more mealy than the farinaceous tuber roots. 

 This palm grows fairly well on the coast up to 1.100 feet; prefers a damp 

 climate, mountain slopes, and deep soil with plenty of humus. These seeds 

 were taken from well-ripened fruits and dried for two hours in the sun under 

 cover of sackcloth." (Werckle.) 



43703 to 43736. 



From Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented by the Arnold Arboretum and 

 selected by Mr. H. C. Skeels and Dr. W. Van Fleet, of the Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received November 20, 1916. 



43703. Maltjs prttnifolia rinki (Koidz.) Rehder. Malaceae. Apple. 

 (Pyrus prunifolia rinki Bailey.) 



A wide-spreading small tree, up to 18 feet high, with pink or pinkish 

 flowers and oval, serrate leaves. This tree yields an edible fruit, some- 

 times reaching a diameter of 11 inches, of a greenish or yellowish color 

 and with a bitter-sweet flavor. It was formerly cultivated in Japan for 

 its fruit, but is now chiefly used as a stock for the imported varieties. It 

 is a native of China, where it is sparingly cultivated. (Adapted from 

 Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 5, p. 2873.) 



43704. Maltjs sieboldii arborescens Rehder. Malaceae. Apple. 

 {Pyrus sieboldii arborescens Bailey.) 



A shrub or tree, up to 30 feet high, with slightly pubescent oval- 

 oblong leaves which become red in autumn. The flowers are often nearly 

 white, and the red or yellow fruits are about the size of peas. The 

 typical species has pink flowers and is always a shrub. This tree is a 

 native of Japan and is cultivated both for ornament and as a stock for 

 breeding purposes. (Adapted from Bailey. Standard Cyclopedia of 

 Horticulture, vol. 5, p. 287'4-) 



43705. Maltjs ztjmi (Mats.) Rehder. Malacese. Apple. 

 (Pyrus zumi Mats.) 



A small tree of pyramidal habit, with oval or oblong leaves from 11 to 

 31 inches long. The flowers are pink in the bud, becoming white after 

 opening, are 1 to 1^ inches in diameter, and are produced in clusters of 

 four to seven. The globose, red fruits are half an inch in diameter. This 

 30824°— 21 5 



