JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 3 0, 192 6 



B7949. Psidium sp. Myrtaceae. Guava. 



From Merauke, New Guinea. Seeds pre- 

 sented by P. T. L. Putnam. Received 

 July 14, 1926. 



A locally developed form. 



67950 to 67964. Prtjnus spp. Arnygda- 

 laceae. 



-A collection of flowering cherries growing 

 at the United States Plant Introduction 

 Garden, Chico, Calif., originally received 

 from Highland Park, Rochester, N. Y. 

 Numbered July, 1926. 



67950 to 67954. Pkunus serrulata Lindl. 



67950. P. I. G. No. 16776. Row 123, 

 tree 4, O. T. O. Ochichima. A small 

 spreading tree with rough light-brown 

 bark and rather deeply toothed 

 leaves. The double flowers, produced 

 on slender pedicels 1% inches long, 

 are white, with faint shadings of 

 pink; they are about 1% inches in 

 diameter. 



•87951. P. I. G. No. 16784. Row 127, 

 tree 4, O. T. O. Gosiozakura. A 

 small spreading tree with rough 

 light-brown bark. The semidouble 

 flowers, produced in clusters of five 

 on slender pedicels 1% inches in 

 length, are white, faintly overspread 

 with pink, and are 1% inches in di- 

 ameter. 



67952. P. I. G. No. 16787. Row 131, 

 tree 4, O. T. O. OsMmazalcura. A 

 quick-growing and comparatively 

 short-lived tree up to 30 feet high, 

 with pale-gray bark and thick, spread- 

 ing branches. The numerous small, 

 single, white or pinkish flowers are 

 fragrant, and the small ovoid fruits 

 are shining black. Native to central 

 and southern Japan. 



67953. P. I. G. No. 16790. Row 133, 

 tree 4, O. T. O. Eisakura. A small 

 tree with light-brown bark. The 

 semidouble flowers, produced in clus- 

 ters of four on slender pedicels an 

 inch in length, are about 1 inch in 

 diameter and delicate rose pink. The 

 rather round petals of the flowers 

 are daintily frilled on the edges. 



•67954. P. I. G. No. 16783. Rows 139 

 and 141, trees 4, O. T. O. Minakami. 

 Flowers about 1% inches across, 

 fragrant, single or nearly so, white, 

 in clusters of three, profusely pro- 

 duced. One of the best single white 

 varieties. 



"67955. Prunus serrulata sachalinensis 

 ( Schmidt) Makino (P. sargentii 

 Rehder). Sargent's cherry. 



P. I. G. No. 16795. Row 133, tree 5, 

 O. T. O. Yamazakura. The mountain 

 •cherry of northern Japan, which under 

 favorable conditions becomes a large tree, 

 up to 70 feet tall, with a spreading 

 crown. It is hardy and long lived and is 

 said to be one of the handsomest of the 

 wild cherries of eastern Asia. The young 

 foliage is bronze green, and the mature 

 leaves assume brilliant colors in autumn, 

 changing to shades of yellow, orange, 

 and crimson. The numerous single flow- 

 ers, pink or at times nearly white, are 

 up to 4 centimeters across, and the black 

 fruits are about the size of peas. An im- 

 portant feature of this wild cherry is the 

 possibility of its use as a stock for culti- 

 vated forms, for which purpose it ap- 

 pears to be well suited. 



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67950 to 67964— Continued. 



67956 to 67959. Prunus serrulata Lindl. 



67956. P. I. G. No. 16801. Rows 139 

 and 140, trees 5, O. T. O. Takinioi. 

 Tree rather small and spreading, 

 about 15 feet high ; bark brownish 

 gray ; flowers pure white, single, very 

 fragrant, about 1% inches across, in 

 clusters of three or four ; blooming 

 midseason. The Japanese varietal 

 name means " fragrant white water- 

 fall." 



67957. P. I. G. No. 16806. Rows 139 

 to 141, trees 6, O. T. O. Senriko. 

 Tree upright ascending in habit, 

 about 20 feet high ; bark brownish 

 gray ; young foliage coppery green ; 

 flowers single or nearly so, white 

 with a pink blush, fragrant, about 

 1% inches across, usually three or 

 four in a cluster. 



67958. P. I. G. No. 16811. Row 144, 

 tree 1, O. T. O. OsMmazakura. 



For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see No. 67952. 



67959. P. I. G. No. 16821. Rows 146 

 to 148, trees 2, O. T. O. Qyoiko. A 

 vigorous, erect tree, 12 to 14 feet 

 in height, bearing flowers in great 

 profusion. The semidouble, greenish- 

 white flowers, the petals of which 

 are striped darker green with an 

 occasional tinge of pink, are about 

 iy 2 inches in diameter and produced 

 in clusters of three to five. 



67960. Prunus subhirtella autumna- 

 lis Makino. 



P. I. G. No. 16831. Row 145, tree 

 4, O. T. O. Jugatsuzakura. Tree spread- 

 ing, with a rounded crown, about 20 feet 

 high ; flowers rosy pink, semidouble, 

 about half an inch in diameter, produced 

 freely in the early spring and also spar- 

 ingly in October. Occasionally a scanty 

 crop of flowers in tbe spring is followed 

 by a normal crop the following fall. 



67961 and 67962. Prunus serrulata 

 Lindl. 



67961. P. I. G. No. 16835. Row 146, 

 tree 4, O. T. O. Tedozakura. Tree 

 about 15 feet high, with brownish 

 bark ; buds red ; flowers double, light 

 pink, large, about 1% inches across, 

 freely produced in clusters of three. 

 An excellent variety. 



67962. P. I. G. No. 16836. Rows 147 

 to 149, trees 4, O. T. O. Taizanfu- 

 kun. Tree erect, about 15 feet high, 

 with dark-brown bark ; flowers semi- 

 double to double, pink, about an inch 

 in diameter, often borne near the 

 ends of the branches. 



67963. Prunus serrulata spontanea 

 (Maxim.) Wilson. 



P. I. G. No. 16838. Rows 146 and 

 147, trees 5, O. T. O. Yamazakura. A 

 native Japanese cherry, common on moun- 

 tain sides from the extreme southern 

 part of Japan to about the central por- 

 tion. It becomes a tree 80 feet high, 

 of spreading habit, with single pink 

 flowers, and is of value chiefly because 

 of its possible use. as a stock for the 

 better varieties of flowering cherries. 



