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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



62299. Prints cocomilia Ten. Amyg- 

 dalaceae. Italian plum. 



From Paris, France. Scions presented by 

 Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. Received Jan- 

 nary 24, 1925. 



The Italian plum, allied to the cherry 

 plum (Prunus cerasifera). is a bush or 

 " small tree -with thorny branches, oval 

 sharply-toothed leaves, and small, globular 

 fruits which are fairly good for eating. 



62300 to 62306. 



From, Alnarp, Akarp, Sweden. Plants pre- 

 sented by Car] G. Dahl, superintendent. 

 Forestandare for Alnarps Tradgardeskola. 

 Received January 7, 1925. 



62300 to 62303. Fragaria spp. Rosaceae. 

 Strawberry. 



62300. Fragaria sp. 



Abundance. An old French variety. 

 (Dahi.) 



62301. Fragaria sp. 

 Elsa von Hochoerg. 



62302. Fragaria sp. 



Frau Direktor Echterm$y< r. 



62303. Fragaria sp. 



Griiss aus DaJtlcm. 



62304 to 62306. Rubus spp. Rosaceae. 



Blackberry. 



These varieties are much hardier than 

 the American or English types of black- 

 berries introduced into this country. 

 Last summer these fruited when all other 

 (foreign) varieties gave only canes, the 

 old growth being killed in the winter. 

 The berries are sweet and well flavored, 

 but are not so large as the American 

 types. (Dahl.) 



62304. Rubus sp. 

 Torekov. 



62305. Rubus sp. 

 Ostra Karup., 



62306. Rubus sp. 

 Sunne. 



62307. Ananas sativts 

 Broineliaceae. 



Schult. f. 

 Pineapple. 



From Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa. Off- 

 shoots presented by George F. Cope. 

 Muhlenberg Mission. Received January 

 8, 1925. 



These grow in a semiwild condition near 

 the mission. I have been told that, when 

 cultivated, they become as large as the 

 cultivated varieties. (Cope.) 



62308. Pyres 

 Malaceae. 



CALLERTANA 



Decaisne. 

 Pear. 



From Nanking. China. Seeds purchased 

 from Dr. John H. Reisner, College of Agri- 

 culture and Forestry, University " of 

 Nanking. Received February 5. 1925. 



Introduced for testing as a stock for 

 cultivated apple and pear varieties. 



62309 and 62310. Trifolium pratense 

 L. Fabaceae. Red clover. 



From Scheemda, Netherlands. Seeds pur- 

 chased from the Hommo Ten Have's Seed 

 Co. Received January 2, 1925. 

 Two local strains. 



62-309. Remontant. 



62310. Roosendaal. 



62311 to 62318. Prunus mume Sieb. 

 and Zucc. Amygdalaceae. 



Japanese apricot. 



From Canton, China. Scions collected by 

 F. A. McClure, agricultural explorer. Bu- 

 reau of Plant Industry. Received Janu- 

 ary 10. 1925. Notes by Mr. McClure. 



62311 to 62316. Scions from trees in an 

 orchard of Chung Hoh Ching. near 

 Fohtsuen, Kwangtung. 



62311. No. 10. December 5. 1924. 

 Tax Mui. From a tree 3 to 4 meters 

 high, with a wide-spreading habit, 

 branching out from a point about 

 half a meter above the ground. The 

 fruits of this subvariety are said 

 to be characterized by their large 

 size. 



62312. No. 11. December 5. 1924. 

 Tax Mui and Teng Tai Mui < the big- 

 gest mui). From a tree 3 meters 

 high, with a low-spreading habit. 

 The fruits are especially large. This 

 variety is one of the Tsing Mui 

 group. 



62313. No. 13. December 5. 1924. 

 Tax Wat Tsing Mui (large-seeded 

 green mui). From a tree 4 meters 

 in height, and spreading from a 

 point half a meter above the ground. 

 In appearance this particular indi- 

 vidual resembles a peach tree as to 

 habit and color of bark. This tree 

 is said to flower a little earlier than 

 the other trees in this region. 



62314. No. 14. December 5. 1924. 

 Wang Wat Mux (transverse seeded 

 mui). From a tree 3 to 4 meters 

 in height and spreading in habit. 

 This variety is said to have espe- 

 cially large flowers. 



62315. No. 15. December 5. 1924. 

 Hung Mui (red mui). From a tree 

 4 meters high. This variety is dis- 

 tinguished by a reddish bark, more 

 slender branches, pink flowers, and 

 red fruits. Its habit of growth is 

 very much like that of the Tsing 

 Mux.?. 



62316. No. 16. December 5. 1924. 

 Hang Mui. From a tree 4^ me 

 ters in height ; distinctly more up- 

 right in habit ' than either Tsing 

 Mui or Hung Mui. 



62317. No. 17. December 6. 1924. Sheung 

 Tok Mui (double-flowered mui). From 

 the only double-flowered mui to be found 

 in the neighborhood of Fohtsuen. This 

 specimen was found growing under dif- 

 ficult conditions of shading, etc.. on the 

 ground of Chung Chi Chan. The place 

 is called Sheunglingleilau. The tree 

 was 5 to 6 meters in height. Its up- 

 right habit and unusual growth in 

 height are probably due to the fact 

 that it is shaded too much. This tree 

 is said by the natives to belong to the 

 Tsing Mui group. It is said to have 

 been^ grafted, but I was not able to 

 find out the source of the scion. 



62318. No. 20. December 11. 1924. She- 

 ung Tok Tsing Mui and Sheung Paan 

 Mui. Secured from a tree at the Can- 

 ton Christian College, originally from 

 Wongkonghang. Kwangtung. The tree 

 has a tendency to a more upright habit 

 than most of the Tsing Muis. 



