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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



64812 to 64842— Continued. 



64841. Prunes sp. Amygdalaceae. Plum. 



Early Gem. A very early-maturing 

 cherry plum raised in Australia. 



64842. PBUNUS sp. Amygdalaceae. Plum. 

 Jenkin's Seedling. 



64843 and 64844. Pixus spp. Pinaceae. 



Pine. 



From Zernez. Switzerland. Seeds presented 

 by Mr. Bessole, of Veuve Roner «k Co.. at 

 the request of Augustine Henry, College 

 of Science for Ireland, Dublin. Re- 

 ceived September 11. 1925. 



64843. Pints Montana pumilio (Haenke'i 

 Wfllk. 



A handsome hardy low shrubby pine 

 with ascending branches densely clothed 

 with bright-green foliage. Before ma- 

 turity the. cone is usually violet-purple, 

 becoming yellowish or dark brown when 

 fully ripe. This form is native to the 

 mountains of central Europe. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No. 59697. 



64844. PlNUS MONTANA UXCIXATA Willk. 



A variety of Pinus montana which be- 

 comes 60 to SO feet high, with bluntly 

 pyramidal cones. It is found in France 

 and Spain. 



64845 to 64854. Citrus spp. Rutaceae. 



From Avondale. Auckland. New Zealand. 

 Plants presented by H. R. Wright. Re- 

 ceived September 19, 1925. Notes bv 

 Mr. Wright. 



64845 to 64851. Citrus xobilis deliciosa 

 (Ten.) Swingle. Mandarin orange. 



64845. Beauty of Glen Retreat. I have 

 seen these more than S inches in 

 diameter. 



64846. Early Imperial. The earliest 

 mandarin to ripen here. 



64847. Early Shipping. An orange- 

 mandarin hybrid ; very early. 



64848. Ellendale Beauty. 



64849. Jacob Special. 



64850. Navel orange. 



64851. Thorny. 



64852 to 64854, Citrus SINENSIS iL.'t Os- 

 beck. Sweet orange. 



64852 and 64853. Best's Seedless, a se- 

 lected strain ; quality excellent. 



64852, On rough-lemon stock. 



64853. On sour-orange stock. 



64854, Groverly Navel. A Drolific va- 

 riety. 



64855 to 64868. 



From Manchuria. Seeds collected bv P. H. 

 Dorsett. agricultural explorer. Bureau or 

 Plant Industry. Received September 8, 



1925. Notes by Mr. Dorsett. 



64855. Festuca eubea L. Poaceae. 



Red fescue grass. 



No. 3742. Hingan. July 22. 1925. A 

 tall grass with slender stems and panicles 

 and fine leaves. From plants growing 

 about halfway up the mountain. 



64855 to 64868— Continued. 



64856. Fragaria sp. Rosaceae. 



Strawberry. 



No. 3753. Hingan. July 22, 1925. 

 Fruits purchased from a Chinese who 

 gathered them on the hills about here. 



64857. Malls sp. Malaceae, 

 N 830. Harbin. July 



Apple. 



5. 1925. 

 Green and very delicate pink-skinned 

 fruits, of irregular size, with mealy 

 white flesh of a sw- et flavor. We think 

 tbis the best-flavored Chinese apple we 

 have tasted. 



64858. Poa xemcralis L. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



N . 3753a. Hingan. July 22. 1925. 



64859. Riees sp. Grossulariaceae. 



Currant. 



No. 3729. July 22. 1025. Seeds of a 

 black currant obtained from a Chinese 

 who collected them near Bukedoo. 



64860. Ribes sp. Grossulariaceae. 



Currant. 



No. 3S00. Hingan. July 23. 1925. 

 Se is of a black currant purchased from 

 a Chinese at the railway station. 



64861. Ribes sp. Grossulariaceae. 



Currant. 



No. 3S01. July 23. 1925. Seeds ob- 

 tained from a Chinese, who collected the 

 fruits at Hingan. 



64862. Rebus sp. Rosaceae. Raspberry. 



No. 3803. Hingan. July 23. 1925. 

 Found on the old railway grade on the 

 mountain. 



64863. Reees sp. Rosaceae. Raspberry. 



No. 3531. Harbin. July 25, 1925. 

 A large-fruited red-capped raspberry pur- 

 chased in the market, where it had been 

 shipped in from Timienpo in the moun- 

 tains - :_east of Harb.n. 



64864. Rubes sp. Rosaceae. Raspberry. 



No. 3S32. July 25. 1925. A light 

 creamy yellow raspberry purchased in the 

 market. * where it had* been shipped in 

 from Yimienpo in the mountains south- 

 east of Harbin. This is the best rasp- 

 berry we have seen. It is of good size 

 and 'quality and of very good appearance. 



64865. Sambucus bacemosa L. Caprifo- 

 liaceae. Red elder, 



No. 3792. Hingan. July 2 1925. An 



attractive ornamental, about 12 feet in 

 height, found on the mountain aide. It 

 produces clusters of bright-red berries. 



64S66, Spiraea media Schmidt. Rosaceae. 



Spirea. 



No. 3741. Hingan. July 22. 1925. 

 Plants 12 to IS inches high, growin on 

 the top of the mountain to the south of 

 the railroad station. The flowers are 

 white. 



64867. Vaccixiem vitis-idaea L. Yacci- 

 niaceae. 



No. 3745. Hingan. July 23, 1925. 



64868. Yaccixiem sp. Yacciniaceae. 



No. 3S02. Hingan. July 23. 1925. 

 Fruits mostly round and deep purple 

 with considerable bloom. 



