JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 192; 



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62599 to 62647— Continued. 



62614. No. 1767. January 5, 1925. 

 Scions of Pao P'i Ho T'ao (thin- 

 shelled walnut) from a tree 50 or 

 60 years old which ripens in early 

 September. It is said that if these 

 walnuts are allowed to fall from the 

 trees they will break. 



62615. No. 1778. January 5, 1925. 

 Scions of Pao P'i Hsiao Ho T'ao 

 (thin-shelled small walnut) about an 

 inch in diameter. The fairly smooth 

 nuts ripen in early September. 



62616 to 62624. Malus spp. Malaceae. 



Apple. 

 Fa Hua Ssu temple. 



62616. Malus sp. 



No. 1719. December 31, 1924. Seeds 

 of Shan Ting Tzu (wild mountain crab 

 apple) which may prove useful as a 

 dwarfing stock. The fruits are very 

 small and yellowish. 



62617. Malus sp. 



No. 1720. December 31, 1924. Hung 

 Sha Kuo (red crab apple). A sweet, 

 sand crab apple, about 1 to 1% inches 

 in diameter, and which is a little 

 longer than broad. Ripens about the 

 middle of August. 



62618. Malus sp. 



No. 1734. December 30. 1924. Off- 

 shoots of Shan Ting Tzu (wild moun- 

 tain crab apple). Seeds were sent in 

 under No. 1719 [S. P. I. No. 62616]. 



62619. Malus sp. 



No. 1741. December 3, 1924. Scions 

 of Hung Sha Kuo (red crab apple) 1 

 to 1% inches in diameter, which ripens 

 the middle of August. It is grafted 

 on the wild crab apple. 



62620. Malus sp. 



No. 1745. December 31, 1924. Scions 

 of Pai Hai T'ang (small white crab 

 apple) which ripens in September. 

 This crab apple was growing on ter- 

 raced mountain sides and in narrow 

 valleys at altitudes of 6.000 to 12,000 

 feet. 



62621. Malus sp. 



No. 1750. December, 1924. Scions of 

 Sha Kuo (sand crab apple). A red 

 crab apple, 1 inch in diameter, which 

 ripens in early August. 



62622. Malus sp. 



No. 1762. December 30, 1924. Scions 

 of a large apple, 2% to 4% inches in 

 diameter, which ripens between the 

 middle of July and the middle of 

 August, becoming green with a pink or 

 red blush. Grafted on the wild moun- 

 tain crab apple. 



62623. Malus sp. 



No. 1763. December 30. 1924. Scions 

 of a very sweet, fragrant apple, 2% to 

 3 inches in diameter, which is green 

 with a red blush. Grafted on the wild 

 crab apple. 



62624. Malus sp. 



No. 1777. January 5, 1925. Scion? | 

 of Suan Pin Tzu (sour purple crab 

 apple) . A white-fleshed crab apple. 

 1% to 2 inches in diameter, which 

 ripens in early September. Grafted on 

 the wild crab apple. 



62599 to 62647— Continued. 



62625 to 62627. PANICUM MILIACEUM L. 

 Poaceae. Proso. 



Loutai. December 16. 1924. Said to 

 be used both for human food and for 

 stock. 



62625. No. 1596. A sticky, white- 

 seeded variety. 



62626. No. 159S. A dark-brown va- 

 riety. 



62627. No. 1599. A variety having 

 light-colored seeds. 



to 62632. Prunus armeniaca L. 

 Amygdalaceae. Apricot. 



Fa Hua Ssu temple. 



No. 1725. December 31, 1924. 

 Scions of Ta Huang Hsing (large 

 yellow apricot), the kernel of which 

 is sweet ; ripens about the end of 

 June, becoming yellow with a red 

 blush. Grafted on the wild peach 

 and apricot. 



. No. 1732. December 31, 1924. 

 Scions of Hung Lao Yieh Lien Hsing 

 (red-faced apricot). A freestone 

 variety, 1 to 1% inches in diameter, 

 which ripens the last of June. The 

 flesh is white and the kernel is 

 sweet. 



62630. No. 1740. December 3, 1924. 

 Scions of the same variety as No. 

 1732 [S. P. I. No. 62629], but from 

 a different tree. 



62631. No. 1742. December 31, 1924. 

 Scions of Pien Tzu Hsing (flat apri- 

 cot). The broad fruits, which are 

 sold only for the kernels, ripen at 

 the end of June. 



No. 1764. January 5, 1925. 

 Seeds of Shan Mao Hsing (wild 

 mountain apricot), the trees of 

 which grow to a good size. Used 

 as stock upon which to work the 

 commercial varieties, both fruiting 

 and the sweet kernel. It is claimed 

 that when this wild apricot is used 

 as stock there is less trouble from 

 worms in the fruits. 



62633 to 62638. Prunus spp. Amygda- 

 laceae. 



Scions from the Fa Hua Ssu temple. 



62633. Prunus sp. Plum. 



No. 1712. December 30, 1924. Shut 

 Hung Li Tzu (water red plum). The 

 round fruits, 1 to 1% inches in diam- 

 eter, ripen the beginning of July. 

 Grafted on the wild peach. 



62634. Prunus sp. Plum. 



No. 1744. December 31, 1924. Tien 

 Li Tzu (sweet plum). A variety 

 which ripens at the end of July, be- 

 coming purple and red. The fruits are 

 round, about an inch in diameter. 



62635. Prunus sp. Plum. 

 No. 1748. December 31, 1924. Hsing 



Li Tzu (red plum), 1% to 2 inches in 

 diameter, which ripens at the end of 

 July. The flesh is yellow. 



62636. Prunus sp. Cherry. 

 No. 1769. January 5, 1925'. Hung 



Shan Tou Tzu (mountain bean red 

 cherry). The trees are about 10 feet 

 in height and 3 to 4 inches in diame- 

 ter. The small fruits ripen during the 

 middle of May. Grafted on the wild 

 peach. 



