JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1925 



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€2751 to 62753. 



From Chihli, China. Scions collected by 

 P. H. Dorsett, agricultural explorer. Bu- 

 reau of Plant Industry. Received March 

 6, 1925. Notes by Mr. Dorsett. 



January 15, 1925. From the Fa Hua Ssu 

 temple, Silver Mountain, near Haitzu, at 

 an altitude of 1,200 feet. 



62751. Amygdalus peesica platvcarpa 

 (Decaisne) Ricker. Amygdalaceae. 



Flat peach. 



No. 1869. The fruit, which ripens in 

 early August, is creamy white with a 

 pink blush and is about 2 inches in di- 

 ameter. 



62752. Amygdalus pbrsica L. (Prunus 

 persica Stokes). Amygdalaceae. 



Peach. 



No. 1870. A large Chinese freestone 

 peach, about 3 to 3% inches in diameter, 

 which ripens in August. The fruits are 

 white with a pink blush. 



62753. Prunus sp. Amygdalaceae. Plum, 



No. 1868. The fruits ripen in July 

 and are about 1 to l 1 /? inches in di- 

 ameter. The skin and flesh are both 

 yellow. 



62754. Xanthosoma caractj Koch and 

 Bouche. Araceae. Yautia. 



From San Juan, Porto Rico. Cormels pre- 

 sented by O. W. Barrett, agricultural ad- 

 viser, Department of Agriculture and 

 Labor. Received March 6, 1925. 



Rollisa. This is the best variety native 

 to Porto Rico. It may be grown on a va- 

 riety of soils. The yield is 2 to 4 pounds 

 per hill. The tubers are of large size, 

 white, mealy, and smooth. The rhizome is 

 also eaten. It occurs in Belize, Trinidad, 

 and Cuba. A very similar form produces 

 larger (?) tubers in Venezuela. (Barrett.) 



62755 to 62761. 



From Orleans, France. Plants presented 

 by Leon Chenault, through David Fair- 

 child, agricultural explorer, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received March 9, 1925. 



62755. Berberis rugidicans Hort. Ber- 

 beridaceae. Barberry. 



A striking, new species having a pecu- 

 liarly handsome red foliage. (Faircliild.) 



62756. X Berberis stenophylla Lindl. 

 Berberidaceae. Barberry. 



Var. Irwinii. A plant of compact 

 habit ; excellent for the rock garden. 

 (Chenault.) 



A hybrid between Berberis darunni and 

 B. stenophylla. (Fairchild.) 



62757. COTONEASTER SALICIPOLIA FLOC- 



cosa Rehd. and Wils. Malaceae. 



A graceful shrub, up to 13 feet high, 

 which bears dense corymbs of white flow- 

 ers and light-red, roundish fruits. Native 

 to western China at altitudes of 7,500 to 

 9,800 feet. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No. 60649. 



62758 to 62760. Paeonia spp. Ranuncu- 

 laceae. 



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62755 to 62761— Continued, 



62758. Paeonia lutea Delava}. 



Golden peony. 



A shrubby Chinese peony, with a 

 short, woody stem 1 or 2 feet high 

 and deep-green, leathery, 3-parted 

 leaves, white beneath, and about a foot 

 in length. The golden yellow, single 

 or slightly double flowers are 2% 

 inches across. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. L 

 No. 59425. 



62759 and 62760. Paeonia lutea X ? 



Peony.. 



62759. Madame Louis Henry. A hy- 

 brid of Paeonia lutea bearing 

 large, semidouble flowers which 

 are a brilliant deep carmine, 

 shaded with coppery yellow, some- 

 times bronzed buff yellow ; the nu- 

 merous stamens are a unique 

 orange yellow. (Chenault.) 



62760. Souvenir du Professeur Max- 

 ime Cornu, a hybrid of Paeonia 

 lutea. The very large, fragrant 

 full flowers of perfect form are 

 bright yellow, the edges of the 

 petals being carmine pink. (Che- 

 nault.) 



62761. Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. Amyg- 

 dalaceae. 



Var. Blirieana, flore-pleno. A variety 

 bearing large, double, pink flowers, of a 

 beautiful shape. (Chenault.) 



62762. Pyrus sp. Malaceae. 



Pear. 



From Chihli, China. Scions collected by 

 P. H. Dorsett, agricultural explorer, Bu- 

 reau of Plant Industry. Received March 

 31, 1925. 



No. 2116. Chiuchou. February 13, 1925. 

 Ya Li (duck pear). This pear is light yel- 

 low, about 3 inches in diameter, and ripens 

 about the middle of September. (Dorsett.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No. 62262. 



62763. Viburnum davidi Franch. Cap- 

 rifoliaceae. 



From Orleans, France. Seedlings presented 

 by Leon Chenault, through David Fair- 

 child, agricultural explorer, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received March 9, 1925. 



This hardy Chinese viburnum, one of the 

 most distinct of the genus, grows 10 to 30 

 inches high and flourishes in the shade on 

 peaty soil. It has large, persistent, shining 

 green leaves resembling those of a rhodo- 

 dendron. The current year's shoots termi- 

 nate in umbels of white flowers, which ap- 

 pear in April. These flowers are succeeded 

 by steel-blue fruits which ripen during the 

 autumn. 



62764. Castanea sp. Fagaceae. 



Chestnut. 



From Chihli, China. Seeds collected by 

 P. H. Dorsett, agricultural explorer, Bu- 

 reau of Plant Industry. Received March 

 10, 1925. 



No. 1871. Fa Hua Ssu temple, Silver 

 Mountain, near Haitzu. January 15, 1925. 

 These chestnuts are said to ripen later than 

 those sent in under Nos. 790 and 791 

 [S. P. I. Nos. 61834 and 61835.] (Dor- 

 sett.) 



