OCTOBEK 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1922 7 



55820 to 55826— Continued. 



55825. Rubtjs biflorxjs Buch.-Hain. Rosacea 1 . 



"(July, 1922.) A rambling shrub, collected on the Likiang Snow 

 Range at altitudes of 11,000 to 12,000 feet. The. large leaves have 

 woolly lower surfaces, the large calyx is folia ceous, and the subacid 

 yellow fruits are the size of a thimble." 



55826. Rubtjs sp. Rosacea?. 



"(No. 5359. July, 1922.) A vigorous rambling shrub, collected at an 

 altitude of 12,000 feet on the Likiang Snow Range. It has red spiny 

 stems, leaves with white lower surfaces, pinkish purple flowers, and 

 small dark-red fruits of a delicious sweet flavor." 



55827. Castanea sativa Mill. Fagacese. European chestnut. 



From Morristown, N. J. Nuts presented by Dr. C. S. Sargent, Arnold 

 Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass. Received October 27, 1922. 



Prom a tree grown ou T. H. Symington's place. 



Introduced for department specialists engaged in chestnut-breeding experi- 

 ments. 



55828. Cucumis sativus L. Cucurbitacese. Cucumber. 



From Burringbar. New South Wales. Seeds presented by B. Harrison. 

 Received October 11, 1922. 



"Harrison's Long. A cucumber 2 to 3 feet long, with tender, crisp, and 

 palatable flesh. This variety is the result of careful selection and cultivation." 

 {Harrison.) 



55829 and 55830. Sacohakttm officixarum L. Poacea\ 



Sug'ar cane. 



From Pasoeroean, Java. Cuttings presented by J. Kuyper, assistant di- 

 rector. Sugar Experiment Station, Pasoeroean, at the request of Dr. 

 P. J. S. Cramer, Director of the General Experiment Station, Buitenzorg. 

 Received October 13, 1922. Quoted notes by Doctor Cramer. 



55829. " Teboe glonggong. A variety with starch instead of sugar in its 

 stems ; this appears to be a botanically interesting variation." 



55830. "Teboe trpebo&g., A variety with hypertrophied flowers, used 

 here as a vegetable." 



55831. Amygdalus persica L. Amygdalacese. Peach. 



{Primus persica Stokes.) 



From Eastwood, near Sydney, New South Wales. Trees purchased from 

 C. E. Vessey, Mount Tomah Nurseries. Received at the Plant Introduc- 

 tion Garden, Chico, Calif., September, 1922. Numbered October, 1922. 



Goodman- s Choice. 



The following notes concerning the merits of this peach have been received 

 from nurserymen in Australia: 



From Herbert J. Rumsey, Dundas, New South Wales, June 13, 1922 : " We 

 have sent out a number of letters to friends who are in a position to know 

 the behavior of this peach and its comparison with Phillips Cling [at present 

 the standard canning variety in California], We have had a reply from Mr. 

 Goodman, who states that this is easily the best quality canning peach the 

 canners have ever seen and that growers in that State (Victoria) are putting 

 in more acres of it than of all other yellow clings together. 



"His catalog description, quoted below, shows that it ripens about six 

 weeks later than Tuscan Cling: 



" ' Undoubtedly the greatest yellow-fleshed clingstone peach introduced for 

 many years. The tree is a heavy bearer each season of medium-sized fruits 

 that are admirable for canning. The skin has a red blush on the sunny side ; 



