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65817. Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck 

 (C. decumana Murr.). Rutaceae. 



Grapefruit. 



From Los Banos, Philippine Islands. Bud wood 

 presented by J. E. Higgins, College of Agricul- 

 ture, through W. T. Swingle, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received January 2, 1926. 



Better pummelo C. A. 1427. 



65818. Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck 

 (C. decumana Murr.). Rutaceae. 



Grapefruit. 



From Bangkok, Siam. Seeds presented by Yai S. 

 Sanitwongse. Received January 2, 1926. 



Seeds of a variety of pummelo called Thongdie, 

 considered by many the best in Siam. It has a 

 thin skin and does not keep as long as the com- 

 mercial Siamese varieties. (Sanitwongse.) 



65819 to 65853. 



From Kwangtung, China, and the Philippine 

 Islands. Seeds collected by F. A. McClure, 

 agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received January 4, 1926. Notes by Mr. 

 McClure. 



65819 to 65822. Amygdalus persica L. (Prunus 

 per ska Stokes). Amygdalaceae. 



These seeds were obtained from trees on the 

 Canton Christian College farm, July, 1-925. 



65819. No. 231. Tim tao. A comparatively 

 late, single-flowered variety of edible 

 peach. The round white-skinned fruits 

 have sweet white flesh. 



65820. No. 232. Suen tao. A single-flowered 

 variety of edible, though very sour, fruits. 

 It is the earliest variety known here, 

 ordinarily. 



65821. No. 233. Shau thai tao. This peach 

 bears medium-sized fruit which the Chi- 

 nese say is good to eat, but the chief value 

 of this variety is its large double pink 

 fragrant flowers, which make it an ex- 

 quisite ornamental. 



65822. No. 234. Laanfaan tao. A very early 

 single-flowered variety. The yellow- 

 skinned fruits are the largest of any variety 

 native here, but they are also the sourest. 

 The yellow flesh is dark red near the seed. 



65828. Anemone vitifolia Buch.-Ham. Ra- 

 nunculaceae. 



No. 239. A very pretty ornamental found in 

 the wild on Santo Tomas (St. Thomas) Moun- 

 tain, Luzon, Philippine Islands, at an altitude 

 of over 2,000 meters, September, 1925. It is an 

 annual, reaching a height of about 1 meter, 

 much branched, with large, deeply divided 

 leaves and open corymbs of beautiful flowers 

 which are tinted cream and pale pink. These 

 are followed by round fruits which, when ripe, 

 burst forth in abundant seed-bearing cotton. 



For previous introduction see No. 49615. 



65824. Artocarpus hypargyrea Hance. Mo- 

 raceae. 



No. 182. From a tree located at Taaishaan, 

 Lohkongtung, Kwangtung Province, belonging 

 to Chung Pooi Chue. Paak kwai muk- paak 

 kau long. A beautiful ornamental tree, attain- 

 ing a height of 10 to 15 meters, with a dense cov- 

 ering of large, soft-textured, dull-green leaves. 

 The curious yellow fruit is about the size of a 

 large orange, irregular in shape and very soft 

 when ripe. In fact, the skin is so very tender 

 and easily broken that the fruit is never shipped 

 fresh. The skin, like that oT No. 1 [No. 62009], 

 is covered with a fine stiff short pubescence 

 which is very unpleasant when eating. When 

 an unripe fruit is bruised or the skin is broken 

 it exudes a very sticky white latex. The struc- 



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ture of the fruit is typical of the genus, the seg- 

 ments being arranged radically. The texture of 

 the deep orange-yellow flesh is very fine and 

 tender, and the flavor is pleasant, subacid to 

 acid. The fruit is used by the Chinese as follows: 

 Fresh, pickled in salt as an appetizer, and as a 

 drug when dried. The tree is grown from seeds, 

 which are considerably larger than those of No. 1, 

 and it is not grafted. 



65825. Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaud, 

 ceae. 



Urtica- 

 Ramie. 



No. 223. Obtained from the Linchow Dis- 

 trict, Kwangtung Province, October, 1925. 

 Pak chue ma. An erect, branched monoecious 

 shrubby perennial, 1 to 2 meters high, with 

 hairy branches and petioles, which is propagated 

 here, as a rule, by means of rooted suckers spring- 

 ing up from the base of the plant. It is culti- 

 vated in Kwangtung for the excellent fibers 

 which its stem yields, and the well-known 

 Chinese grass cloth is said to be made from the 

 selected fibers. 



For previous introduction see No. 63790. 



65826 to 65828. Canarium album (Lour.) DC. 

 Balsameaceae. 



These seeds were obtained October 31, 1925, 

 from a tree near Chukkouen, Lohkongtung, 

 belonging to Chung Ch'iu Chue. 



For previous introduction see No. 61761. 



65826. No. 216. Paak laam: Shaan tau paak 

 laam . The fruits are subelliptical in longi- 

 tudinal section and nearly round in cross 

 section. This variety is considered by the 

 Chinese to be the best paak laam in point 

 of flavor and quality, and it is consumed 

 fresh to a greater extent than any other. 

 It is multiplied only by grafting. 



65827. No. 217. Paak laam; saam fong paak 

 laam. The fruits are subobovate in longi- 

 tudinal section, distinctly triangular in 

 cross section. This variety is considered 

 by the Chinese to rank next to No. 216 

 [No. 65826] in quality and flavor. The 

 crop is used almost entirely for pickling. 

 Multiplied only by grafting. 



65828. No. 218. Paak laam; wong tsai. This 

 variety is very similar to No. 216 [No. 

 65826] in general appearance, but turns 

 yellow sooner. It is considered by the 

 Chinese to be decidedly inferior to No. 216 

 in flavor and quality. It is not eaten fresh 

 to any great extent, but is used for pickling. 

 Multiplied only by grafting. 



65829 to 65834. Canarium pimela Koen. Bal- 

 sameaceae. 



From a tree belonging to Chung Ch'iu Chue, 

 at Chukkouen, Lohkongtung. October 31, 1925. 



65829. No. 209. Oo laam; heung laam. The 

 medium-sized fruits, 4.5 centimeters long, 

 are irregularly oblong and stand at the top 

 of the list in flavor and quality. They 

 resemble No. 210 [No. 65830], but are dis- 

 tinguished from these fruits by the less 

 triangular and more pointed shape of the 

 seeds. This variety is propagated only 

 by grafting. 



65830. No. 210. Oo laam; saam fong laam. A 

 black olive with excellent flavor and 

 quality, no fiber, and a rather tough skin. 

 The fruit is bluntly oblong in shape and 

 somewhat triangular in cross section. 

 This olive, next to No. 209 [No. 65829], is 

 the most highly esteemed by the Chinese. 

 Propagated only by grafting. 



65831. No. 211. Oo laam; taai tsung paak. 

 This variety, propagated only by grafting, 

 is distinguished from No. 210 [No. 65830] 

 by its more abundant resin and more 

 tender skin. 



