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55497 to 55499. 



From Talifu, Yunnan, China. Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural 

 Explorer of the United States Department of Agriculture. Received 

 June 18, 1922. Quoted notes by Mr. Rock. 



55497. Pybus sp. Malacese. Pear. 



"(Talifu, Yunnan. April 18, 1922.) An edible pear about the size of 

 a large apple; the flesh is light yellow, and the skin is thin, firm, and 

 light citron colored with a red hue, hence the name Wu pa li, ' touched- 

 by-the-fire ' pear. The tree grows on the side of the lake opposite to 

 Talifu." 



55498. Prunus ma.testica Koehne. Amygdalacese. Cherry. 



"(No. 3066. Near Chukai, Yunnan. April 5, 1922.) A lovely tree with 

 large serrate leaves; the branches were bent with their load of large, 

 oblong, deep-red, cherrylike fruits. It is early fruiting, the fruits ap- 

 pearing in late February or early in March, and the tree seems to be abso- 

 lutely free from insect or fungous pests. It occurs throughout the Black 

 River Valley at altitudes of about 5,000 feet on mountain slopes, also 

 near Szemao, where it is rare, and more commonly near Nanchien. The 

 Chinese name is Yin to or Yin tao." 



55499. Rubus ellipticus J. E. Smith. Rosacea. Raspberry. 

 (R. flavus Buch.-Ham.) 



"(Nanchien, Yunnan. April 8, 1922.) A very stout shrub which, espe- 

 cially when young, is densely covered with long, red, almost hairlike 

 spines. The flowers are white, and the deep-yellow, almost orange, very 

 juicy acid fruits are collected by the hill tribes and brought to the mar- 

 kets ; the fruits ripen earlier on the mountains than in the valley. The 

 shrub is found at altitudes of 6,000 to 7,000 feet all the way up to Talifu ; 

 it grows on the high hills near Szemao, and I also came across it in 

 Kengtung." 



55500 and 55501. 



From Nanchien, Yunnan, China. Cuttings collected by J. F. Rock, Agri- 

 cultural Explorer of the United States Department of Agriculture. Re- 

 ceived June 13, 1922. Quoted notes by Mr. Rock. 



55500. Prunus majestica Koehne. Amygdalacese. Cherry. 



"(Szemao, Yunnan, March 18, 1922.) These seeds were sent to me at 

 Talifu from the mountains near Szemao ; they are said to be from the 

 first wild edible cherries which came to the market." , 



55501. Saccharum ofeicinarum L. Poacea?. Sugar cane. 



"(Nanchien, Yunnan. April 27, 1922.) The cane is erect, tall, of a 

 uniform reddish yellow color, and very juicy and sweet. It is cultivated 

 throughout the central portion of Yunnan, south of Mengwa, and also 

 near Puerhfu, in southern Yunnan ; it is grown at an altitude of 5,000 

 to 6,000 feet and even higher. The region is very dry, and arid moun- 

 tains form the slopes of the valleys." 



55502. Trifolitjm pratense L. Fabacese. Red clover. 



From Valence sur Rhone, France. Seeds purchased from Tezier Freres. 

 Received June 17, 1922. 



Medium red clover seed introduced for comparison and cultural experiments. 



" This seed is from the 1921 harvest and was grown about 8 kilometers 

 (about 5 miles) east of Valence." (Tezier Freres.) 



55503. Lycopersicox esctjlentum Mill. Solanacese. Tomato. 



From Buenos Aires, Argentina. Seeds presented by D. S. Bullock, agri- 

 cultural commissioner, Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates, United 

 States Department of Agriculture. Received June 15, 1922. 



Perfeccion. Introduced for the use of specialists of this bureau who are 

 engaged in tomato-breeding experiments. 



