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72067 to 72165— Continued. 



72094. No. 8882. Hsueh tao (bloody peach). 

 A freestone variety with fruits 2 to 3 inches 

 in diameter, which have pink skin and red 

 flesh and ripen in August. They are 

 rather sour and do not have a very good 

 flavor. 



72095. No. 8883. Chlukang tse tao (autumn 

 jar peach) . A freestone variety producing 

 pink or dull-red fruits, 3 or more inches in 

 diameter, which ripen the last of August. 



72096 to 72098. Oastanea mollissima Blume. 

 Fagaceae. Hairy chestnut. 



72096. No. 8776. Pai lu li tze (white dew 

 chestnut). A variety with nuts less than 

 an inch in diameter, which ripen the first 

 of September. 



For previous introduction see No. 65858. 



72097. No. 8885. Erh lu li tze (second crop 

 chestnut). 



For previous introduction and description 

 see No. 71028. 



No. 8886. Han lu li tze (cold dew 

 chestnut). 



For previous introduction and description 

 see No. 71027. 



. Corylus sp. Betulaceae. 



Hazel. 



No. 8893. Scions from plants growing on the 

 mountain side. 



72100. Crataegus pinnatifida Bunge. Ma- 

 laceae. Chinese hawthorn. 



No. 8797. A red hawthorn with white- 

 fleshed, edible fruits about an inch in diameter, 

 which ripen the middle of October. 



72101. Diospyros lotus L. Diospyraceae. 



Persimmon. 



No. 8876. Scions of a seedless black "date." 



72102 and 72103. Juglans regia L. Juglanda- 

 ceae. Walnut. 



72102. No. 8846. Pao pi ho tao (thin-shelled 

 walnut). Scions from a tree 50 or 60 years 

 old. The nuts ripen in early September, 

 and it is said that they will break if they 

 are allowed to fall from the trees. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 62614. 



72103. No. 8880. Ying pi ho tao (thick-shelled 

 walnut). Scions from a tree 10 years old 

 that has been bearing for three years. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 62613. ' 



72104 to 72112. Malus spp. Malaceae. 



72104 to 72107. Malus spp Crab apple. 



72104. Malus sp. 



No. 8788. A flat red crab apple about 

 an inch in diameter, which ripens the first 

 of October. 



72105. Malus sp. 



No. 8794. An oblong sweet pink crab 

 apple 2 to 3 inches in diameter, which 

 ripens the middle of August. 



72106. Malus sp. 



No. 8795. Ching mien sha kuo (red 

 crab apple). A variety with red and 

 light-green fruits, V/?, inches in diameter, 

 which ripen the last of August. 



72107. Malus sp. 



No. 8819. Flung hai tung (red small 

 crab apple. The fruits are one-half to 

 three-fourths of an inch in diameter and 

 ripen the middle of August. 



72067 to 72165— Continued. 



SYLVESTRIS Mill. 



Apple. 



72108 to 72111. Malus 

 (Pyrus malus L.). 



72108. No. 8821. Ta ping kuo (large 

 apple). A summer apple, 2% to 4J^ 

 inches in diameter, which is green 

 with a pink or red blush. The fruits 

 ripen from about the middle of July to 

 the middle of August. This variety 

 grows on terraced mountain sides and 

 in lower levels, but the quality and 

 color of the fruits are best when grown 

 on hillsides. 



72109. No. 8822. Ta pai ping kuo (large 

 white apple). A summer apple, about 

 3 inches in diameter, which is greenish 

 white. The fruits ripen in August. 



72110. No. 8823. Hsiang kuo (fragrant 

 apple). A very sweet apple 2J^ to 3 

 inches in diameter. It had been 

 grafted on the wild mountain crab 

 apple, Shan ting tzu, rooted shoots of 

 which were sent in under No. 1734 

 [No. 62618]. 



72111. No. 8824. Cha hua hsiang kuo 

 (spotted fragrant apple). A variety 

 with green and pink fruits, 2% to 3 

 inches in diameter, which ripen in 

 August. 



72112. Malus sp. 



Crab apple. 



No. 8835. Cha hua sha kuo (spotted red 

 crab apple). A variety with fruits l l A inches 

 in diameter, which are light green and red and 

 ripen in August. 



72113 to 72127. Prunus ARMENIACA L. Amyg- 

 dalaceae. Apricot. 



Scions collected at the Fa Hua Ssu Temple, 

 in November, 1926. 



72113. No. 8780. Red flat apricot. A variety 

 with red fruits, 2Yi inches in diameter, 

 which ripen the last of June. 



72114. No. 8786. Hung lao yieh lien hsing 

 (red face apricot). A freestone variety 

 with sweet kernels. The fruits are 1 to 

 1% inches in diameter, white-fleshed, and 

 ripen the last of June. 



72115. No. 8799. White water apricot. A 

 freestone variety with white fruits, \Yi to 2 

 inches in diameter, which ripen the last of 

 June. 



72116. No. 8800. Red sea apricot. Red, free- 

 stone fruits 2 inches in diameter, which 

 ripen the first of July. 



72117. No. 8801. Huang pien tze hsing (yel- 

 low-flat-seeded apricot). A clingstone 

 variety with sweet kernels. The fruits 

 are 1% to 2 inches in diameter and ripen 

 the last of June, becoming yellow. 



72118. No. 8802. A red, freestone variety, 

 about \ X A inches in diameter, which ripens 

 about the first of June. This is the earliest 

 of all the varieties. 



72119. No. 8803. Hsiao pai hsing (small white 

 apricot). A freestone variety, 1 to 1% 

 inches in diameter, which ripens the 

 middle of June. 



72120. No. 8804. Ta pai hsing (large white 

 apricot, white god-faced apricot). A 

 white-fleshed freestone variety, 1^ to 2 

 inches in diameter, with sweet kernels. 

 The fruits ripen the last of June. 



72121. Nos. 8798 and 8805. Tieh pa ta hsing 

 (iron rod apricot). A freestone variety 

 with red fruits about 1J4 to 2 inches in 

 diameter, which ripen the first of July. 

 Both the fruit and kernel are sweet. 



