b SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



55817 to 55819— Continued. 



55817. Malus sp. Malacea?. Apple. 



"(Likiang. July, 1922.) A tree 40 feet high, found wild and semi- 

 cultivated in the vicinity of Likiang. The handsome fruits, about 2 

 inches in diameter, are bright crimson with just a touch of yellow. The 

 flesh is firm, not mealy, with an acid-sweet flavor. A delicious bright- 

 red jelly is made by boiling the fruits whole, in the skin, 2 parts of apples 

 to 1 part of water ; the juice is strained and boiled with sugar, 3 parts 

 of sugar to 5 parts of juice." 



55818. Prunus sp. Amygdalacea?. Plum. 



"(Near Szemao. July, 1922.) A large tree, 40 feet or more in height, 

 collected 30 li (9 miles) from Szemao. at 5.000 feet altitude. The red 

 fruits are the size of walnuts, with loose, rather sour flesh. This should 

 be good as a stock plant." 



55819. Prunus sp. Amygdalacece. Plum. 



"(Near Szemao. July, 1922.) A large tree 45 feet high, found in the 

 mountains at an altitude of 6,000 feet. The dark-red fruits, the size of 

 large w T alnuts, have hard flesh with a sour insipid flavor. This tree 

 was free from disease and should make a good stock plant." 



55820 to 55826. 



From Likiang, Yunnan. China. Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, Agricul- 

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

 ceived October 9, 1922. Quoted notes by Mr. Rock. 



55820. Cotoneaster sp. Malacese. 



"(No. 5749. August. 1922.) A very ornamental shrub 8 to 10 feet 

 high, growing in open scrubland among limestone bowlders at altitudes 

 of 9,000 to 10.000 feet on the Likiang Snow Range. The leaves are 

 densely packed along -the stems ; the pinkish flowers are numerous, as 

 are also the scarlet and yellow fruits, the latter resembling miniature 

 apples." 



55821. Cotoneastek sp. Malaeea?. 



"(No. 57§1. August, 1922.) A prostrate shrub, growing on pure 

 limestone rocks on the Likiang Snow Range at altitudes of 8,000 to 

 10,000 feet. It has small dark-green glossy leathery leaves, pinkish 

 white flowers, and rich-red fruits and would make a splendid shrub for 

 rockeries." 



55822. Prtnus sp. Amygdala ceae. Cherry. 



"(August, 1922.) A tree 35 to 40 feet high, growing among limestone 

 bowlders at an altitude of 10,000 feet. It is a fine shapely tree, with 

 glossy leathery foliage, racemes of white flowers, and dark-red glossy 

 fruits the size of a pea. 



"The temperature at the village of Nguluke. in the Likiang Plain, 

 drops to below zero Fahrenheit in the winter, and a fall of 22 inches of 

 snow in December is not uncommon." 



55823. Prunus sp. Amygdalacese. Cherry. 



"(August, 1922.) A shapely tree, which grows at an altitude of 

 10,000 feet among limestone bowlders on the Likiang Snow Range. It 

 has long drooping racemes of cream-eoloved flowers anrl small yellowish 

 green fruits which are sour when ripe." 



55824. Prunus sp. Amygdalacere. Plum. 



"(August, 3922.) A very hardy plum tree 35 to 40 feet high, growing 

 semiwild in the vicinity of Likiang, at altitudes of 8,500 to 9,000 feet. . 

 The bright-red, perfectly round fruits are the size of large walnuts, 

 clingstone, with yellow sweetish sour flesh which makes excellent 

 jelly and jam." 



