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44346. Lucuma sp. Sapotacese. 



From El Coyolar, Costa Rica. Seed presented by Mr. Carlos WercklS. 

 Received March 7, 1917. 

 11 Seeds of the apple-shaped nispero sapotilla. Better than Vitellaria multi- 

 flora; flesh of the same consistency and appearance, but more highly colored." 

 {WerckU.) 



44347 to 44356. 



From Maidstone, England. Plants presented by George Bunyard & Co.. 

 Ltd. Received March 29, 1917. Quoted notes from Bunyard's Cata- 

 logue. 

 44347 to 44349. 1 Ribes vulgake Lam. Grossulariaceae. Garden currant. 



44347. " Moore's Ruby. Berries medium size. Midseason. Growth 

 very upright ; very fertile ; a hardy and desirable sort. Raised by 

 Judge Moore, U. S. A." 



44348. " Skinner's Early. Berries medium, bright red ; bunches 

 long, very fertile; growth vigorous, upright. The earliest of all; 

 most valuable for market. This variety is esteemed in Kent and 

 is named after a local grower, but is quite possibly the old sort 

 renamed." 



44349. " Utrecht. Berries medium, dark red ; bunches medium ; 

 growth vigorous, upright ; leaves resembling Scotch but distinct. 

 A useful midseason variety, origin probably indicated by its name." 



44350 to 44356. Cokylus avellana L. Betulacese. Filbert. 



44350. " Cosford. Nut almost round, large, most excellent flavor, 

 and very thin shell. A prolific variety, and recommended as a 

 pollenizer for filberts of less fertile sorts. Possibly originated in 

 Suffolk, where there is a hundred of Cosford" 



44351. " Duke of Edinburgh. Nut large, oblong ; shell rather thick ; 

 of excellent flavor; quite one of the best flavored. Raised by 

 Mr. Webb, of Calcot, and certificated by the Royal Horticultural 

 Society in 1883." 



44352. "Kentish Cob. Nut large, broad and long, excellent flavor; 

 prolific; the best for all-round use. Almost exclusively grown In 

 Kent for market work. Raised by Mr. Lambert, of Cloudhurst, 

 Kent, about 1830 ; hence its synonym 'Lamberts ' filbert." 



44353. " Merveille de Bolwyller. Nut remarkably broad and thick, 

 very handsome and of first-class flavor; vigorous grower. Origi- 

 nated with an amateur in Silesia about 1840 and sold by Messrs. 

 Baumann of Bolwyller." 



44354. "Pearson's Prolific. Nut round, short, good flavor; an abun- 

 dant and early bearer ; produces a large number of catkins and is 

 valuable for purposes of cross-fertilization. Introduced by Messrs. 

 Pearson, of Chilwell." 



44355. "Prolific. Curiously frizzled husk; nuts small but produced 

 in large clusters, often ten to a bunch ; very early, sweet, and good. 

 Originated in a garden at Moreton, Norwich, about 1840. Some- 

 times called the Frizzled nut." 



44356. " Red skinned. Resembling the White filbert in all respects 

 save the red skin of the kernel. Has been known since 1800." 



1 See footnote, p. 11. 



