OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1926 



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69362 to 69364. Prunus serrulata 

 Lindl. Amygdalaceae. 



Japanese flowering cherry. 



From North Chevy Chase, Md. Bud wood 

 obtained by Paul Russell. Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received July and 

 September, 1925. Numbered October, 

 1926. 



From* " In the Woods," residence of David 

 Fairchild. 



69362. Tree 122. Swmizone. Tree up- 

 right in habit, about 18 feet high ; 

 flowers white flushed with pink, single 

 or nearly so, about 1% inches across, 

 fragrant, short-stemmed, usually in 

 pairs, blooming about midseason. A 

 pleasing variety. 



69363. Tree 114. Kwanzan. Tree up- 

 right-spreading in habit, becoming 

 about 25 feet high ; bark dark brown- 

 ish gray ; young foliage bronze green ; 

 buds red ; flowers deep pink double, 

 nearly 2 inches across, in clusters of 

 two to five, blooming late. This is 

 considered by some horticulturists to 

 be the finest of the flowering cherries. 



69364. Tree 107. Ichiijo. Tree of spread- 

 ing habit, about 18 feet high ; bark 

 grayish ; flowers pink, becoming almost 

 white with age ; semidouble to double, 

 about 1% inches across, in clusters of 

 three, blooming about midseason. A 

 variety which ranks with the best of 

 the flowering cherries. 



69365. Prunus serrulata Lindl. 

 Amygdalaceae. 



Japanese flowering cherry. 



From Potomac Park, Washington, D. C. 

 Bud wood obtained by Paul Russell. Bu- 

 reau of Plant Industry. Received Sep- 

 tember 23, 1925. Numbered October, 

 1926. 



Tree 465. Kwanzan. 



For previous introduction and description 

 see No. 69363. 



69366. Acacia sp. Mimosaceae. 



From Sumatra. Seeds obtained by David 

 Fairchild and P. H. Dorsett, agricultural 

 explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry, with 

 the Allison V. Armour expedition. Re- 

 ceived May 14, 1926. Numbered October, 

 1926. 



No. 502. Sibolangit Botanic Gardens. 

 February 25. 1926. A tree which bears 

 thick, curiously shaped pods which are con- 

 stricted between the seeds. 



69367 to 69371. 



From Florida. Trees growing at the Plant 

 Introduction Garden, Miami. Numbered 

 October, 1926. 



69367. Mangifera indica L-. Anacardia- 

 ceae. Mango. 



Seedling of the Julie mango. No. 26125, 

 growing under P. I. G. No. 1898. The 

 fruits are like the parent in being de- 

 cidedly flat, but differ in being less irreg- 

 ular. They are more nearly triangular, 

 the ventral shoulder being very pro- 

 nounced, and are about 3% inches long 

 on the stem axis and 2% by 3 inches in 

 diameter at right angles to the stem axis. 

 The flesh is of excellent flavor, with very 

 little fiber, and is superior to that of the 



69367 to 69371— Continued. 



Julie. The ripening season at Miami is 

 from June 8 to July 10. The tree is 15 

 feet high in section F, near the walk. 



69368 to 69371. Persea Americana Mill. 

 Lauraceae. Avocado. 



69368. Seedling of the Winslow avo- 

 cado, No. 10978, growing under P. 

 I. G. No. 1892. Fruits of medium 

 size, about 4 inches long, slightly 

 oblique ; skin blackish purple, hard, 

 separating easily from the flesh ; 

 flesh yellow, of buttery consistency, 

 varying from one-half to three- 

 fourths of an inch in thickness, with 

 little or no fiber and of excellent 

 quality ; cavity large ; seed about 

 2% inches long. Ripens at Miami 

 from late December to February. 

 Tree 25 feet high, of compact habit, 

 in section E. 



. Seedling of the Colla avocado, 

 No. 19058, growing under P. I. G. 

 No. 1893. Fruit slightly oblique, 

 about 4 inches long ; skin dark 

 green, slightly roughened ; flesh 

 yellow, of buttery consistency, vary- 

 ing from one-half, to three-fourths 

 of an inch in thickness, of excellent 

 texture with little or no fiber ; flavor 

 good but not equal to that of the 

 Collinson or Winslowson ; cavity 

 very large; seed about 2 1 / £ inches 

 long. Ripens at Miami in Decem- 

 ber. Tree about 25 feet high, 

 spreading, with light-colored foliage 

 in summer, in section E. 



69370. Seedling of the Collins avocado, 

 No. 19080, growing under P. I. G. 

 No. 1891. Fruits large, about 5% 

 inches long, pear-shaped, regular ; 

 skin light yellowish green, compara- 

 tively smooth with light-colored dots 

 over most of the surface, medium 

 thin, separating easily from the 

 flesh ; flesh creamy yellow, shading 

 to light green near the skin, of soft 

 buttery consistency with little or 

 no fiber, of good texture and excel- 

 lent quality, varying in thickness 

 from three-fourths of an inch at the 

 side to 1 T 3 6 inches at the stem end, 

 cavity medium large. Tree in sec- 

 tion F. 



69371. Seedling of the Collins avocado, 

 No. 19080, growing under P. I. G. 

 No. 1902. Fruits large, pear-shaped, 

 about 5 inches long ; skin light green 

 with slight undulations over entire 

 surface, hard and easily separating 

 from flesh ; flesh rich creamy yellow, 

 shading to dark green near skin, 

 with little or no fiber and of a 

 rich buttery consistency, of excel- 

 lent flavor ; seed cavity about 2% 

 inches long. Ripens at Miami in 

 January. Tree in section F. This 

 avocado has a comparatively large 

 amount of flesh and is equal or 

 superior to such varieties as the 

 Collinson and the Winslowson. It 

 is worthy of extended propagation. 



69372. Diospyros kaki L. f. Diospyra- 

 ceae. Kaki. 



From Nanking. China. Seeds purchased 

 through J. H. Reisner, College of Agricul- 

 ture and Forestry, University of Nanking. 

 Received December 27, 1926. 



Seeds of a wild Japanese persimmon from 

 near Ichang, Hupeh, China. 



