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61834 to 61852— Continued. 



61839. No. 782. Lungtzuting Valley. 

 October 12, 1924. Scions from a tree 

 growing in a large orchard of mixed 

 fruits. Though a comparatively- 

 young tree, perhaps 8 or 10 years 

 old, this tree was full of fruit. 



61840. No. 783. Lungtzuting Valley. 

 October 12, 1924. Scions from a tree 

 in a large orchard, the fruits of 

 which are small and slender, remind- 

 ing us very much of large acorns. 



61841. No. 784. Lungtzuting Valley. 

 October 12, 1924. Scions from young 

 trees of what is supposed to be the 

 " lantern " persimmon. 



61842. No. 785. Lungtzuting Valley. 

 October 12, 1924. Scions from a per- 

 simmon tree, the fruits of which 

 are small and quite slender. 



61843. Iris sp. Iridacese. Iris. 

 No. 773. October 8, 1924. Plants of 



a wild iris collected along a rocky ter- 

 race across the river from the Yung Lo 

 [Ming] tomb. 



61844. Iris sp. Iridacese. Iris. 

 No. 774. October 8, 1924. Plants col- 

 lected on the grounds around the Yung 

 Lo [Ming] tomb. 



61845. Populus tomentosa Carr. Sali- 

 cacese. Poplar. 



No. 786. October 12, 1924. Scions of a 

 graceful poplar, the trunk of which is 

 gray ; collected along the river bank be- 

 tween Hungmentsun and Hsiachuang. 



61846. Prunus sp. Amygdalaceae. 



Cherry. 

 No. 781. Fa Hua Ssu temple, near the 

 village of Haitzu, Chihli. October 11, 

 1924. Scions of a cherry having the ap- 

 pearance and habit of Prunus pseudo- 

 cerasus. 



61847 to 61850. Pyrus spp. Malaceae. 



Pear. 

 Fa Hua Ssu temple, near Haitzu, Chih- 

 li. October 11, 1924. Scions introduced 

 for trial as stock plants on which to 

 graft cultivated varieties and for use 

 in breeding types resistant to fire blight. 



61847. Pyrus sp. 



No. 777. Called the <; sugar pear " 

 by the priest. A good-sized, russet 

 pear covered with many small brown 

 dots, containing a fair amount of 

 juice, which is like sweetened water 

 and is of poor flavor. The white flesh 

 is crisp and gritty. This pear is 

 reported to be one of the best keepers. 



61848. Pyrus sp. 



No. 778. A fragrant pear, small and 

 greenish yellow, covered with numer- 

 ous small brown dots. The juice is 

 like sweetened water and the white 

 flesh is crisp, a little gritty, and 

 slightly woody. The quality of this 

 pear is poor, though better than the 

 sugar pear [S. P. I. No. 61847]. 



61849. Pyrus sp. 



No. 779. A small to medium-sized 

 pear, fragrant and dull greenish yellow, 

 covered with many small brown dots. 

 Flesh white, crisp, and gritty : juice 

 watery and sweet. 



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61834 to 61852— Continued. 



61850. Pyrus sp. 



No. 780. Known as " Golden Han- 

 dle." This pear is small to medium 

 sized, creamy white, and covered with 

 many small brown dots. The white flesh 

 is gritty and coarse, and the sweet 

 juice is only of fair quality. One of 

 the most attractive of the five pears we 

 photographed here, and we think this 

 is the best pear seen here. 



61851. Rubus sp. Rosacese. 



No. 776. Wanpochuan, Chihli. October 

 10, 1924. Plants. 



61852. Salix sp. Salicacese. Willow. 



No. 787. October 12, 1924. Cuttings 

 of a quite common, upright growing wil- 

 low, collected along a river between 

 Hungmentsun and Hsiachuang. 



61853. Rosa eoulettii Correvon. Rosa- 

 ceae. . Rose. 



From Chenebourg, near Geneva, Switzer- 

 land. Plants purchased from H. Corre- 

 von, Floraire Nursery. Received Novem- 

 ber 15, 1924. 



A dwarf shrubby rose of the general type 

 of Rosa lawrenciana, but even smaller than 

 the latter. As grown in my garden it does 

 not become more than 4 inches in height, 

 and the very numerous red flowers are pro- 

 duced continuously from May to January if 

 the plant is sheltered. {Correvon.) 



61854. Lilium sp. Liliaceas. 



lily. 



From Peking, China. Bulbs collected by 

 P. H. Dor sett, agricultural explorer, Bu- 

 reau of Plant Industry. Received No- 

 vember 24, 1924. 



No. 789. October 15, 1924. Procured in 

 the market. {Dorsett.) 



61855. Juglans regia L. Juglandacese. 



Walnut. 



From Algiers, Algeria. Seeds presented by 

 Dr. L. Trabut. Received November 13, 

 1924. 

 ' These walnuts, which come from Aures, 

 are of excellent quality. The trees are very 

 vigorous, and this strain has been propa- 

 gated from seeds by the natives for cen- 

 turies. {Trabut.) 



61856. Pyrus sp. Malacese. 



Pear. 



From Dropmore, Manitoba, Canada. Plants 

 presented by F. L. Skinner. Received 

 November 4, 1924. 



Tait's No. 1. Introduced for pear-breed- 

 ing experiments. 



61857 to 61860. Triticum aestivum L. 

 (T. vulgare Vill.). Poacese. 



Common wheat. 



From Maison Carree, Algeria. Seeds pre- 

 sented by the governor general, institute 

 of agriculture. Received November 20, 

 1924. 



61857. No. 1. Soudan. 



61858. No. 6. Soudan: 



61859. No. 11. Djeghloul. 



61860. No. 87. Bahatane. 



