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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



65612 to 65684— Continued. 



85862. Prunus sp. Plum. 



No. 4678. Hung chuan chiao li tzc (red 

 string). Scions obtained at the Fa linn Ssu 

 Temple, near Peking, October 29, 1925. The 

 red fruits are 1 inch in diameter and ripen in 

 July. 



65883. Prunus sp. Plum. 



No. 4679. October 29, 1925. Chang bo 

 hung In tie (red long-handled plum). Scions 

 collected at the Fa Hua Ssu Temple, near 

 Peking. The red fruits, V-A inches in diam- 

 eter, ripen in July. 



65664. Prunus sp. Plum. 



No. 4595. October 27, 1925. Plants of a 

 hardwood variety, found among rocks, 

 presented by the botanical garden of the 

 Manchurian Research Society, Harbin. 

 This Siberian or Mongolian bush apricot, 

 recently collected by N. Glowkhoff in Mon- 

 golia, bears good crops. The fruits are small. 

 It may prove useful in breeding work. 



65665. Prunus sp. 



Cherry. 



No. 4686. October 29, 1925. Hung shan 

 ton ying tao (red bean cherry). Scions 

 obtained at the Fa Hua Ssu Temple, near 

 Peking. The small red fruits ripen in June. 



to 65675. Pyrus spp. Malaceae. Pear. 



65666. Pyrus sp. 



No. 4581a. October 26, 1925. Scions of a 



young tree growing wild on the mountain 



side, near the Chinese Eastern Railway 

 station, Ertsingtientze. 



65667. Pyrus sp. 



No. 4591. October 27, 1925. Seedling 

 trees of the wild Manchurian pear from seed 

 collected by N. E. Hansen, of Brookings, S. 

 Dak., a year ago at Hsiaolin. These trees 

 were presented by the botanical garden of 

 the Manchurian Research Society, Harbin. 



65868 to 65675. Collected at the Fa Hua Ssu 

 Temple, near Peking, October 29, 1925. 



65668. Pyrus sp. 



No. 4671. Ya li. Scions of a yellow pear' 

 3 inches in diameter, which ripens the 

 middle of September. 



65669. Pyrus sp. 



No. 4677. Pai li (white pear). Scions of 

 a creamy white pear with a delicate pink 

 blush, 2 inches in diameter. The fruits 

 ripen about the end of September. 



65670. Pyrus sp. 



No. 4680. Scions of a large sugar pear 3 

 inches in diameter. The fruits are brown 

 dotted with white. 



65671. Pyrus sp. 



No. 4681. Ta tu tze li (big-stomach pear). 

 The yellow fruits, 3 inches in diameter, 

 ripen in September. 



65672. Pyrus sp. 



No. 4882. Scions of the chin chin pa li 

 (autumn golden handle pear). The fruits 

 are yellow, 2 to 3 inches in diameter, and 

 ripen in September. 



65673. Pyrus sp. 



No. 4683. The "summer golden handle 

 pear," 2 to 3 inches in diameter, is yellow 

 and ripens in August. 



65674. Pyrus sp. 



No. 4684. Suan H (sour pear) . The red 

 fruits are \ X A inches in diameter and ripen 

 the end of September. 



65612 to 65684 — Continued. 



65675. Pyrus sp. 



No. 4685. Chuh li (festival pear). The 

 fruits are \ l A to 2 inches in diameter, yel- 

 low, and ripen in September. 



65676. Quercus mongolica Fisch. Fagaceae. 



Oak. 



No. 4577. Ertsingtientze. October 26, 1925. 

 Scions from young Manchurian oaks growing 

 on the mountains. 



65677. Rhamnus davurica Pall. Rhamnaceae. 



No. 4631. October 29, 1925. Seeds from a 

 small tree on the sand dunes across the Sungari 

 River to the north of Harbin. The berries are 

 black and the deep-yellow juice is sticky and of 

 a bad flavor. This might be of ornamental 

 value in dry exposed situations. 



For previous introduction, see No. 62230. 



65678. Rosa davurica Pall. Rosaceae. Rose. 



No. 4636. Harbin. October 30, 1925. Cut- 

 tings of a wild, single red rose obtained in the 

 new Russian cemetery. We sent in hips under 

 No. 3862 [No. 64447]. 



For previous introduction, see No. 57313. 



65679. Rosa rugosa Thunb. Rosaceae. Rose. 



No. 4590a. October 27, 1925. Plants of what 

 is said to be a double-flowered, wild Manchurian 

 rose, presented by the botanical garden of the 

 Manchurian Research Society. Originally from 

 Mefun. 



65680. Rubus crataegifolius Bunge. Rosa- 

 ceae. Siberian raspberry. 



No. 4580. October 26, 1925. Plants of a vari- 

 ety found on the mountain side to the north of 

 the Chinese Eastern Railway station, Ertsing- 

 tientze. 



65681. Salix sp. Salicaceae. Willow. 



No. 4563. October 25, 1925. Cuttings of a 

 medium-sized willow growing along the Chinese 

 Eastern Railway right of way, Echo.^lThis may 

 prove hardy, but it will probably need a_rather 

 moist situation. 



65682. Sambucus sp. Caprifoliaceae. Elder. 



No. 4629. Harbin. October 29,^1925. Cut- 

 tings obtained from a plant on sand dunes across 

 the Sungari River, north of Harbin; perhaps the 

 red-berried form. 



65883. Sorbus sp. Malaceae. Mountain ash. 



No. 4572. October 25, 1925.WSeeds presented 

 by L. B. Smearnoff, Echo. This Sorbus is said 

 to be grown all over Siberia and Russia. After 

 a frost it is used for making preserves which are 

 a little bitter, but not objectionably so. 



Linden. 



No. 4575. October 26, 1925. Scions of what is 

 said to be the broad-leaved Manchurian linden, 

 obtained from young plants from the mountain 

 top across from the Chinese Eastern Railway 

 station, Ertsingtientze. This is one of the best 

 honey plants in northern Manchuria. 



65685. Solanum tuberosum L. Sola- 

 naceae. Potato. 



From Reading, England. Tubers presented by 

 Sutton & Sons, through E. L. Schultz, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received December 21, 1925. 



Var. Arran Comrade. A variety of potato 

 reported to be immune to the wart disease. 



65686. Amygdalus pedunculata Pall. 

 (Prunus pedunculata Maxim.) . 

 Amygdalaceae. 



From the Gobi Desert. Mongolia. Seeds collected 

 by Dr. Charles P. Berkey, Palisade, N. J. ^Re- 

 ceived December 18, 1925. 



65684. Tilia sp. Tiliaceae. 



