JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1923 



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57892 to 57911— Continued. 



57903. "(No. 140. June 14, 1923.) Head selec- 

 tions with red glumes from fields in Sona- 

 war." 



57904. "(No. 143. June 15, 1923.) Head selec- 

 tions made in fields at Sumbal." 



57905. "(No. 155. June 17, 1923.) Head selec- 

 tions from fields near Ganderbal." 



57906. "(No. 156. June 17, 1923.) Head selec- 

 tions in fields about Ganderbal." 



57907. "(No. 163. Ranbir Bagh. June 19, 

 1923.) Head selections made from wheat 

 grown between the rows of grapes." 



57908. "(No. 164b. Ranbir Bagh vineyard. 

 June 19, 1923.) Awnless white wheat." 



57909. "(No. 165. Ranbir Bagh vineyard. 

 June 19, 1923.) Selections of an awned red- 

 chaffed wheat." 



57910 and 57911. Triticum durum Desf. Poa- 

 ceae. Durum wheat. 



57910. "(No. 144. June 15, 1923.) Head selec- 

 tions made in a field near Sumbal." 



57911. "(No. 166. Ranbir Bagh vineyard. 

 June 19, 1923.) Selections of durum wheat 

 from the same vinevard as No. 165 [S. P. I. 

 No. 57909]." 



'57912 to 57929. 



Prom Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand. Plants 

 presented by H. R. Wright. Received August 

 13, 1923. Quoted notes by Mr. Wright. 



57912 to 57918. Amygdalus persica L. (Prunus 

 per ska Stokes). Amygdalaceae. Peach. 



57912. "Bennett's Perfection. A very late yel- 

 low freestone variety." 



57913. "Early Gem. A very early variety with 

 a splendid flavor; raised from the same parent 

 as Sunrise [S. P. I. No. 57916]." 



57914. "Golden Prolific. A yellow freestone 

 variety of excellent flavor. Season medium." 



57915. "Lord Kitchener. A late yellow free- 

 stone variety of fine flavor." 



57916. " Sunrise. A very early variety of 

 splendid flavor. Thetreeis sturdy and agood 

 cropper." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 

 55740. 



57917. " Watt's Early. A seedling from Flat 

 China, claimed by O. E. Vessey, of Australia, 

 to be the earliest of all peach varieties." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 

 55741. 



57918. " White Cling. A white clingstone va- 

 riety, with very juicy fruits of excellent 

 flavor." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 



55742. 



57919 to 57926. Prunus spp. Amygdalaceae. 



57919 to 57921. Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. 



Cherry plum. 



57919. "Anderson's Early. A glorified cherry 

 plum about twice the size of the ordinary 

 type. It is probably a cross between the 

 cherry plum and the Japanese cherry." 



57920 and 57921. "Palmer's Early. A yellow 

 variety which we believe to be the earliest 

 plum known. Because of its extreme earli- 

 ness this plum should have great commer- 

 cial possibilities." 



57922. Prunus domestica L. Plum. 



"Jenkin's Seedling. A European variety, 

 very early, which bears large crops of fine- 

 flavored fruits." 



57912 to 57929— Continued. 



57923. Prunus salicina Lindl. 



Japanese plum. 



"Early Blood. The earliest blood plum we 

 have raised; it ripens before the cherry plum. 

 The fruit is of good flavor but too soft for long 

 shipment." 



57924 to 57926. Prunus salicina X CERASIFERA. 

 Hybrid plum. 



57924. "Fuller's Seedling. A cherry plum 

 and Satsuma cross. A red-fleshed cherry 

 plum, splendid for cooking and for jam. 

 Propagated easily from cuttings." 



" Ford's Early. A cross between the 

 cherry plum and Japanese plum. A heavy 

 cropper, ripening early. The flavor strongly 

 suggests the Japanese plum." 



For previous introduction, see S. P.I. No. 

 55716. 



57926. " Norris Early. A cross between the 

 cherry plum and Japanese plum. The 

 crop is good and the season early." 



57927. Pyrus communis L. Malaceae. Pear. 



"Ruby. A Bon Chretien seedling raised in Vic- 

 toria. The tree is a good bearer, resembling Bon 

 Chretien in growth, and the ripening season in 

 Australia is the latter end of March. The fruit is 

 medium to large and of splendid quality." 



57928. Malus prunifolia (Willd.) Borkh. 

 Malaceae. Apple. 



Introduced for testing as a stock for cultivated 

 apple varieties. 



. Vitis labrusca X vinifera. Vitaceae. 



Grape. 



"Albany Surprise. A large-fruited sport of 

 Isabella." 



57930. Ephedra altissima 

 Gnetacese. 



Desf. 



From Nice, France. Seeds presented by Dr. A. Rob- 

 ertson Proschowsky. Received September 4, 

 1923. 



"This is a strikingly ornamental climber, attrac- 

 tive at all times, but especially so when covered 

 with its small red fruits." (Proschowsky.) 



57931 to 57936. 



From Montevideo, Uruguay. Seeds presented by 

 the Director, Direction General de Paseos Publi- 

 cos. Received September 4, 1923. 



57931. Celtis selloviana Mi quel. TJlmaceae. 



A much-branched spiny shrub, native to south- 

 ern Brazil, with narrow, membranous, light- 

 green, sharp-pointed leaves less than an inch long 

 and inconspicuous flowers. (Adapted from Mar- 

 tius. Flora Brasiliensis, vol. 4, pt. 1, p. 179.) 



57932. Eugenia glaucescens Cambess. Myr- 

 taceae. 



A large shrub, native to southern Brazil, with 

 rather short, very narrow leaves up to iy<i inches 

 in length and small white flowers borne singly in 

 the axils of the leaves. (Adapted from St. Hilaire, 

 Flora Brasiliae Meridionalis, vol. 2, p. 368.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 50392- 



57933. Manihot tweedieana Muell. Arg. Eu. 

 phorbiaceae. 



A wild Brazilian species from which the In- 

 dians are said to obtain edible varieties by culti- 

 vating the plants for a few years. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 48678- 



