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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPOETED 



58817 to 58839— Continued. 



58885. Pybus sp. Malaceae. Pear. 



(No. 11492. Lautchunshan. November, 1923.) 

 A handsome tree about 25 feet high, with leaves 

 white hairy beneath and corymbs of red fruits. 

 It grows at an altitude of about 10,000 feet. 



58836. Sloaxea sp. {Echinocarpus sp.). Elaeo- 

 carpaeeae. 



(No. 11236. Mount Keniehunpu. October. 

 1923.) A very ornamental tree 30 feet high, 

 which grows on the Salwin-Irrawaddy Divide, 

 at 9,000 feet altitude. The oblong, crenate leaves 

 are hairy beneath, and the fruit capsules are 

 covered with pale, straw-colored bristles. 



58837. Soebussp. Malaceae. 



(Karila, December, 1923.) A deciduous tree 

 20 feet high which grows at an altitude of 13,000 

 feet. It has white fruits with a pinkish tinge. 



58838. Tsuga ytjnnanensis (Franch.) Masters. 

 Pinacea?. Hemlock. 



(No. 11493. November, 1923.) A tall tree, 

 80 feet or more in height, with a straight trunk 

 about 5 feet in diameter and small cones, which 

 grows in mixed forests on the western slopes of 

 the Likiang Snow Range at lO.OOd feet altitude. 



58889. (Undetermined.) 



(No. 11359. December, 1923.) A very hand- 

 some tree about 50 feet tall, which is common on 

 rocky slopes of the Yangtze River embankments 

 at Gohinda. north of Lluku. It has glossy, 

 dark-green, crenate leaves, large terminal corymbs 

 of small white flowers, and very attractive crim- 

 son fruits. 



58840. Citrus grandis 

 Rutaceae. 



Frag aria spp. Rosa- 

 Strawberry. 



(L.) Osbeck. 

 Grapefruit. 



From Ancon, Canal Zone. Budwood presented 

 by W. T. Robertson, Pedro Miguel. Canal 

 Zone, through James Zetek, Ancon. Received 

 March 21. 1924. 



This is a rare and interesting variety of grape- 

 fruit, said to produce fruits with juicy flesh of 

 blood-red color. Its origin is uncertain, but it 

 seems probable that it was brought from Asia in 

 the early days of trans-Isthmian travel. Red- 

 fleshed grapefruits or pomelos are common in 

 India, but they usually lack juice and are very 

 different from the grapefruit of Florida in general 

 character. Some of the Indian varieties have been 

 introduced into the United States, where they have 

 failed to become popular. A pink-fleshed grape- 

 fruit, which originated in Florida as a bud sport 

 from one of the standard commercial sorts, has met 

 with a more favorable reception, but has not 

 attained commercial importance. 



If the variety which Mr. Robertson has sent 

 proves to be of good quality and at the same time 

 has flesh of attractive red color.it should prove a 

 novelty of much interest. In forwarding the bud- 

 wood his letter states: 'In one of the oldest towns 

 of the Republic of Panama, about 8 miles from the 

 canal, I found three trees of the blood-red grape- 

 fruit. I was told by one of the oldest inhabitants 

 that these were the original trees, all the others in 

 the vicinity being seedlings from them. These 

 three trees have never been cared for. but were 

 simply planted and allowed to grow up in the 

 jungle, without pruning, spraying, or fertilizing. 

 They appear to be at least 40 years old and are 

 about 50 feet high." 



Rosaceae. 



Strawberry. 



From Woodbridji' . England. Plants purchased 

 from R. C. Notcutt. Received March 20. 1924. 

 •'Dreadnought. Plant of close, compact growth: 



fruit large, of excellent flavor; season medium.'' 



(.Notcutt, 1923-24 Catalogue, p. 10.) 

 Introduced for h 



berry bre* ling. 



58841. Fragaria sp. 



58842 to 58849. 

 ceae. 



From Bedford. England. Plants purchased from 

 LaxtonBros. Received March 26, 1924. Quoted 

 notes from the catalog of Laxton Bros., unless 

 otherwise stated. 



58842. Fbagaeia sp. 



••Black Prince. Very early, with small, dark- 

 colored fruits of good flavor; much grown for 

 earliest supplies for preserving." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. X:. 

 56160. 



58843. Fragaria sp. 



••Elton Pine. A very late, hardy variety 

 which bears well. The somewhat acid fruits are 

 useful for preserving." 



58844. Frag ASIA sp. 



"Grove End Scarlet. An old, well-known, 

 midseason variety. The small, round fruits are 

 preserved whole." 



58845. Fragaria sp. 



Rmkin. A variety said to be grown for jam 

 making in the Clyde Valley. Scotland. 



58846. Fragaria sp. 



"Sir Joseph Paxion. The main-crop v 

 most widely grown for market. Fruit rich 

 crimson, with firm flesh." 



58847. Fbagaeia sp. 



" The Dulie. A very vigorous variety which 

 will grow in almost any soil where strawberries 

 can be cultivated. It is earlier and bears a 

 heavier crop of better flavored fruits than the 

 •Royal Sovereign.' The fruit is brilliant scarlet, 

 cynically oval, and borne on long, erect trv.5 ; -5. 

 The flesh is highly flavored and firm, so that the 

 berries ship well. The variety is excellent for 

 forcing." 



5884S. Fbagaeia - 



•• The Earl. This may be b 

 much-improved Vicomtesse de Thury, larger in 

 size, more vigorous, and free cropping. 5 son 

 late." (Bunyard's Catalogue of Fruit Trees.) 



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

 56171. 



58849. Fragaria sp. 



" Vicomtesse H. de Thury. An early variety, 

 with small, rich-flavored fruits; much grown for 



preserving." 



58850. Axxona diversifolia Safford. 

 Annonacea?. llama. 



From El Barranquillo, Guatemala. Seeds pur- 

 chased from Fernando Carrera, through Philip 

 Holland. American consul, city of Guatemala, 

 Guatemala. Received March 20. 1924. 



For several years this office has been engaged in 

 establishing the ilaina in southern Florida, where 

 the first fruits were produced by trees at the Miami 

 Plant Introduction Garden in the summer of 1923. 

 Our experience up to the present indicates that this 

 species seems likely to prove much better adapted 

 to the climatic conditions of that region than the 

 cherimoya ' cheri-mGla). 



The ilaina may be termed the cherimoya of the 

 lowlands. The cherimoya does not succeed: 

 Tronjfs unless grown at altitudes of 4,000 t 

 feerfwhere the climate is cool. The ilama. on the 

 other hand, belongs to thelowlands, but is st i 

 similar in character to a good cherimoya. 

 valuable recruit and one which can not be too 

 strongly recommended for cultivation throughout 

 the Tropics. {WBton Popenoe, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No 8 



