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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



63204 to 63291— Continued. 



63262. No. 1172. A small black variety. 



63263. No. 1173. A black variety. 



A small greenish 



Greenish brown va- 

 Brownish yellow with 



Green variety with a 



Brown variety. 



Black variety. 



G32SS. No. 1221. 

 riety. 



63289. No. 1223. 



63290. No. 1224. 

 a dark hilum. 



Yellow variety. 



A green variety with 



63291. No. 1228. A greenish yellow va- 

 riety. 



63292 to 63323. 



From Chihli. China. Scions and cuttings 

 collected by P. H. Dorsett, agricultural 

 explorer. Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived March 31, 1925. Notes by Mr. 

 Dorsett. 



63292 to 63294. Amtgdalus PEESICa L. 

 (Prwius pcrsica Stokes). Amygda- 

 laceae. Peach. 



63292. No. 2105. Wanwu, near Chiu- 

 chou, which is a big deciduous fruit 

 section, located in a large valley 

 near Peking. February 13, 1925. 

 Hung Ying Tsui T'ao (red eagle 

 bill peach). The large fruits, 3 to 

 4 inches in diameter, ripen in June 

 and are said to be of very good 

 quality. 



63293. No. 2106. Chiuchou. Februarv 

 13. 1925. Pai Ying Tsui T'ao 

 (white eagle bill peach >. The fruits 



63264. No. 1174. 

 brown variety. 



63265. No. 1175. 



riety. 



63266. No. 1177. 

 a darker side. 



63267. No. 11S0. Brown variety. 



63268. No. 1181. Lighter in color than 

 No. 1180 [S. P. I. No. 63267]. 



63269. No. 1183. Black variety. 



63270. No. 11S5. Brown variety. 



63271. No. 11S7. Greenish brown type. 



63272. No. 11S9. Light-brown variety, j 



63273. No. 1191. Brown variety. 



63274. No. 1193. Light-brown variety. 



63275. No. 1194. Brown variety. 



63276. No. 1195. Grayish black variety. 



63277. No. 1196. Brown variety. 



63278. No. 1200. Small, black variety. 



63279. No. 1203. Very small, brown l 

 variety. 



63280. No. 1205. Very small, greenish 

 brown variety. 



63281. No. 120S. Brown variety. 



63282. No. 1209. 

 black hilum. 



63283. No. 1213. 



63284. No. 1215. 



63285. No. 1216. Black variety with a 

 light hilum. 



63286. No. 1217. Black variety. 



63287. No. 1218. Brown variety. 

 Greenish yellow va- 



63292 to 63323— Continued. 



are about 3 to 4 inches in diameter 

 and hare white flesh. This variety 

 ripens about 10 days later than No. 

 2105 [S. P. I. No. 63292]. 



63294. No. 2148. Wanwu. near Chiu- 

 chou. February 14. 1925. E'uai Ta 

 Yieh T'ao (early large-leaved peach L 

 A white peach." 3 to 4 inches in di- 

 ameter, which ripens the middle of 

 August. 



63295. Amtgdalus persica plattc-arta 

 (Deeaisnej Ricker (Primus persica 

 platycarpa Bailey ■. Amygdalaceae. 



Flat peach. 



No. 2107. Chiuchou. February 13. 

 1925. Ho Shang Mao T'ao (priest-hat 

 peach). Ripens the end of July, becom- 

 ing light green, and is 2 to 3 inches in 

 diameter. 



63296 to 63300. Malus spp. Malaceae. 



Apple. 



63296. Malus sp. 



No. 2112. Chiuchou. February 13, 

 1925. Chu S7ia Hung Sha Kuo (cinna- 

 bar-red crab apple j. The red fruits 

 are 1 to l^-o inches in diameter and 

 ripen the middle of July. The trees 

 from which these scions came are sa:d 

 to be about 50 years old. 



63297. Malus sp. 



No. 2113. Chiuchou. February 13. 

 1925. Ch'ang Pa Sha Kuo "long 

 handle crab apple). The light red 

 fruits. 1 to 1% inches in diameter, 

 ripen late in July, and these scions 

 are from a tree about 50 years old. 



63298. Malus sp. 



No. 2119. Chiuchou. February 13. 

 1925. A variety called Hung P'ing 

 Kuo (red apple) by Mr. Fa. It is 

 about 3 inches in diameter and is light 

 green with a pink or red blush ; ripens 

 in September. 



63299. Malus sp. 



No. 2134. Chiuchou. February 14, 

 1925. Mo Pan Sha Kuo < grindstone 

 crab apple). A variety said to be 1% 

 to 2 inches in diameter and half red 

 and half green when ripe, which is at 

 the end of August. 



63300. Malus sp. 



No. 2142. Chiuchou. February 14, 

 1925. H slang Yo Pai Sha Kuo (white 

 elephant tusk crab apple). Fruits 

 about 2 inches in diameter, white with 

 a slight pink blush ; ripens the early 

 part of Ausust. Secured from Chai Tu 

 Chen's orchard. 



63301. Morus alba L. Moraceae. 



White mulberry. 



No. 2111. Chiuchou. February 13. 

 1925. Cuttings of K'uai Pai Sanggen 

 (early white mulberry), secured from Mr. 

 Fa. * The fruits are about an inch in 

 diameter and ripen in June. 



63302. Populus sp. Salicaceae. Poplar. 



No. 2183. Wanchuang. A rather 

 round-headed poplar quite common here. 

 The bark is rough and dark gray on the 

 trunk and main branches. 



63303 to 63314. Pf.uxus spp. Amygdala- 

 ceae. 



