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63841 to 63845— Continued. 



bear a silky fiber, wbich in all the better 

 varieties is white but often shows a 

 tendency to become reddish or khaki. 

 This cotton is cultivated throughout 

 tropical Asia. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 62595. 



63841. Greenish yellow flowers. 



63842. Hsiao Jean Jcwan. 



63843. Flowers small and white. 



63844. Gossypidm sp. 

 Million Dollar. 



63845. Gossxpium sp. 

 F 5. 



63846 to 63849. Oknithogaltjm spp. 

 Liliaceae. 



From Bonnie Vale, Cape Province, South 

 Africa. Seeds purchased from the Win- 

 ton Nurseries. Received April 30, 1925. 



In South Africa these liliaceous plants 

 are known as " chinkerichees." They have 

 become popular in that country as orna- 

 mentals. When dried the flowers retain 

 their form and color admirably and for 

 this reason can be used as " everlastings." 



63846. Ornithogalum sp. 

 Cream colored. 



63847. Ornithogalum sp. 

 Double white. 



63848. Ornithogalum sp. 

 Orange colored. 



63849. Ornithogalum sp. 

 White. 



63850 to 63852. Aaiygdaltjs peesica L. 

 (Prunus persica Stokes). Aniygda- 

 laceae. Peach. 



In 1913 seeds of the SJialil peach were 

 introduced from the Kurram Valley, North- 

 west Provinces, India. The following seed- 

 lings, grown at the Plant Introduction Gar- 

 den, Chico, Calif., appear worthy of propa- 

 gation and are therefore assigned numbers, 

 April, 1925, for convenience in distribution. 



63850. Fruit round to oval, small, 2 

 inches in diameter ; cavity of medium 

 depth, rather broad ; suture shallow ; 

 skin light yellow, thin, tender, heavily 

 pubescent, separating easily from the 

 flesh ; flesh golden yellow, medium 

 juicy, little fiber, slightly lacking in 

 sugar, fair quality, not stained around 

 the pit ; pit 1% inches by 1 inch, 

 brown, sharply pointed. A freestone. 

 The tree is large and vigorous and has 

 proved very satisfactory at Chico as 

 stock. The fruits are good for drying 

 and also for canning. Ripens at Chico, 

 Calif., about the third week in August. 

 (Row 18, tree 1, old test nursery.) 



63851. Fruit nearly round or oval, 2% 

 by 2 inches ; cavity of medium depth, 

 fairly abrupt, slightly elongated along 

 suture ; suture distinct, very shallow ; 

 apex with very small point ; skin 

 golden yellow, rather thick but tender, 

 heavily pubescent, separating easily 



63850 to 63852 — Continued. 



from the flesh ; flesh golden yellow, 

 tending soft, juicy, little fiber, slightly 

 lacking in sugar, only slightly stained 

 around pit; pit 1% inches by 1 inch, 

 pinkish, very sharply pointed. A free- 

 stone. The tree is fast growing, vigor- 

 ous, and prolific, and the fruits are ex- 

 cellent for table use and could also be 

 used for canning and drying. Ripens 

 at Chico, Calif., about the third week 

 in August. (Row 18, tree 2, old test 

 nursery.) 



63852. Fruits medium sized, 2y 2 by 2% 

 inches, oval or nearly so, slightly 

 oblique at base ; cavity broad, fairly 

 deep ; suture medium apex with 

 small point ; skin golden yellow, thick, 

 tough, adhering to flesh, pubescence 

 very heavy ; flesh golden yellow, tend- 

 ing juicy, firm, tough, rather flat, lack- 

 ing in sugar, not stained near pit ; pit 

 1 by 1% inches extended into a sharp 

 point. This attractive clingstone 

 peach, which appears to have promise 

 for canning, ripens at Chico, Calif., 

 about the third week in August. (Row 

 18, tree 4, old test nursery.) 



63853 and 63854. Garcinia spp. Clusi- 

 aceae. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds 

 presented by the acting Director of Agri- 

 culture, Bureau of Agriculture. Re- 

 ceived May 6, 1925. 



63853. Garcinia binucao (Blanco) Choisy. 



Binukao. 



The binukao, a relative of the mango- 

 steen, is a handsome tree which is very 

 common in certain parts of the Philip- 

 pine Islands, notably in Luzon and the 

 Visayan Islands. W. H. Brown, in Wild 

 Food Plants of the Philippines, states 

 that the yellowish rounded fruits, nearly 

 2 inches in diameter, with a very acid 

 pulp and numerous seeds, are eaten with 

 fish by the Filipinos. The small red 

 flowers are borne in dense clusters. The 

 binukao will probably not endure low 

 temperatures, since it comes from a 

 tropical region. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 59376. 



63854. Garcinia venulosa (Blanco) 

 Choisy. 



Like the preceding [S. P. I. No. 63853], 

 the katuri is also a wild Philippine rela- 

 tive of the mangosteen. It is described 

 by P. J. Wester (Food Plants of the 

 Philippines, p. 105) as a tree about 40 

 feet high, with large oblong leathery 

 leaves, which is widely distributed 

 throughout the Philippines, but not culti- 

 vated. The round fruits, about 2 inches 

 in diameter, have an acid pulp contain- 

 ing several flat seeds. The natives eat 

 this fruit with fish, and it would probably 

 make good preserves. 



63855. Cakex ptjmila Thunb. Cypera- 

 ceae. Sedge. 



From New Zealand. Seeds presented by 

 W. C. Coker, University of North Caro- 

 lina, through A. S. Hitchcock, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received May 9, 1925. 



Sent by Captain Ellis, State forester of 

 New Zealand, who says this is the best sand 

 binder of that country. {UoJcer.) 



