JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 3 0, 1930 



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88866 — Continued. 



From Amritsar, India. Seeds presented by 

 Dr. Tara Chand, through C. E. Cham- 

 bliss, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived August 20, 1930. 



Grown under irrigation in the Punjab 

 region. 



88867. Amygdaltjs persica L. (Prunus 

 persica Stokes). Amygdalaceae. 



Peach. 



From New South Wales, Australia. Plants 

 purchased from Swane Bros., Enterprise 

 Nurseries, Ermington. Received Au- 

 gust 21, 1930. 



Taylor's Anniversary Red. 



88868. Adonidia merkillii Beccari 

 (Normanbya merrillii Beccari). 

 Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds 

 presented by P. J. Wester. Bureau of 

 riant Industry, Manila. Received Au- 

 gust 21, 1930. 



Bonga de China or oonga de Jolo. A 

 medium-sized palm with graceful, some- 

 what-curved pinnate leaves, resembling the 

 common betel-nut palm, but not so tall. 

 The crimson fruits, less than an inch long, 

 are borne just below the leaves. In Manila 

 this palm is grown as an ornamental. 



For previous introduction see No. 81851. 



88869 to 88893. 



From Africa. Cuttings and seeds collected 

 by Knowles A. Ryerson, agricultural ex- 

 plorer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived August 21, 1930. 



88869. Aloe antandroe Hort. Liliaceae. 



Cutting. A name for which a place 

 of publication or a description has not 

 been found. 



88870. Amygdalus persica L. (Prunus 

 persica Stokes). Amygdalaceae. 



Peach. 



No. 59. Semicling, white flesh. From 

 the market at Bone, Algeria, July, 1030. 



88871. Citrds limoxia Osbeck. Rutaceae. 



Lemon, 



Ba Ahmed. From Morocco. 



88872 to 88893. Prunus armeniaca L. 

 Amygdalaceae. Apricot. 



88872 to 88876. Beni Amor (Zerhoun). 

 From Virelizier Garden, Mekinez 

 (Mekness), Morocco. 



88872. No. XXIV-A. Tree about 10 

 years old. Fruit of average color, 

 maturing at the beginning of 

 June. 



88873. No. XXIV-B. Tree about 10 

 years old ; fruit matures about 

 the first days of June. 



88874. No. XXV-A. Tree 8 to 10 

 years old ; fruits begin maturing 

 in June. 



88875. No. XXV-B. Tree about 10 

 years old : fruit matures toward 

 the end of May. 



88876. No. XXVI-A. Tree 8 to 10 

 years old ; fruit matures at the 

 end of May. 



88877 to 88880. From Virelizier Garden, 

 Mekinez (Mekness), Morocco. 



88869 to 88893— Continued. 



88877. No. XXVI-B. Zerhoun Caid 

 Khacem. Vigorous trees with 

 large, colored fruits which mature 

 at the end of May. 



88878. No. XXVII-A. Zerhoun Caid 

 Khacem. Very vigorous trees. 

 The colored fruits, from average 

 to large in size, mature in June. 



88879. No. XXVII-B. Meknes. 

 Fruits mature during June ; pro- 

 duction average. 



88880. No. XXVIII-A. Fruits ma- 

 ture at the end of June. 



88881 to 88884. From Jardin de la Resi- 

 dence, Fez, Morocco. 



88881. No. XXXI-A. Tree No. 2. 

 Fruit small, colored, and fragrant; 

 matures between tbe middle of 

 May and the middle of June ; pro- 

 duction average. 



88882. No. XXXI-B. Tree No. 3. 



Fruit below average in size, frag- 

 rant, and of good flavor ; pit non- 

 clinging ; matures in June ; pro- 

 duction very heavy. 



88883. No. XXXI-C. Tree No. 5. 

 Fruits small and sour, maturing 

 in July ; production very heavy. 



88884. No. XXXI-D. Tree No. 6. 

 Fruit small, slightly colored and 

 of good flavor ; matures in July ; 

 production average. 



88885 and 88886. From Jardin de Belle- 

 vue, Fez, Morocco. 



88885. No. XXXII-A. Tree No. J. 

 Fruit large, slightly colored and 

 fragrant; pit flat and pointed, 

 nonclinging ; matures at the end 

 of June ; production average. 



No. XXXII-B. Tree No. 1. 

 The highly colored fruit is aver- 

 age in size and fragrant ; pit 

 small, nonclinging ; matures in 

 June ; production very heavy. 



88887. No. XXXI I I-A. From Jardin 

 de Dar Tazi, Fez, Morocco. Tree 

 No. 2. Fruit large, colored, and 

 very fragrant ; pit very large, plump, 

 and slightly pointed ; nonclinging, 

 matures during the last half of May ; 

 production large. 



. No. XXXIV-A. From Ecole 

 Lamtyin, Fez, Morocco. 



Tree No. 1. Fruit average in size ; 

 colored and very fragrant ; pit small 

 and nonclinging ; "matures by the mid- 

 dle of May. 



to 88893. From Jardin de M. Sul- 

 tana, Fez, Morocco. 



83889. No. XXXV-A. An early type, 

 maturing during the last half of 

 May. 



No. XXX V-B. An early type 

 maturing about the 22d of May. 



88891. No. XXXV-C. An early type 

 maturing about the 20th of May. 



88892. No. XXXV-D. Oued Fes lot 

 Dimeglio. An early type maturing 

 about May 25. 



No. XXXV-E. Fruit matures 

 about May 30. 



