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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



72887 and 72888. Ficus spp. Mora- 72897 to 72899. Fragaria spp. Rosa- 

 ceae. Fig. ceae. Strawberry. 



From Solan Brewery, Punjab, India. Plants pre- 

 sented by H. E. J. Peake, Khaltoo Fruit Or- 

 chards. Received May 6, 1925. Numbered 

 March, 1927. 



Wild figs from India, of possible use as stocks. 



72887. Ficus sp. 



A form with entire leaves. 



72888. Ficus carica L. 



A form with deeply lobed leaves. 



72889 to 72895. Prunus serrulata 

 Lindl. Amygdalaceae. 



Oriental cherry. 



Flowering cherries, growing at the Plant Introduc- 

 tion Garden, Chico, Calif., originally received 

 from Highland Park, Rochester, N. Y. Num- 

 bered March, 1927. 



Asagi. Row 27, trees 12, 13, 14, old test 

 orchard. Tree 15 to 20 feet high, spreading; 

 young leaves brownish; buds pinkish; flowers 

 semidoub e, up to 1H inches across, in droop- 

 ing clusters of two or three, light yellowish 

 green becoming light pink just before falling. 

 Not as showy as some varieties, but an inter- 

 esting addition to a general collection because 

 of its greenish flowers. 



72899. Fudanzakura. Rows 130 and 131, tree 4, 

 old test orchard. Tree about 15 feet high, 

 upright, vigorous; young leaves reddish green; 

 buds pink; flowers single, pale pink or white, 

 up to 1H inches across, in clusters of two or 

 three, and borne very freely. 



72891. Hosokawa. Tree up to 25 feet high, 

 spreading; young leaves with only a slight 

 reddish tinge; flowers mostly single, white, 

 fragrant, up to 1J4 inches in diameter, in 

 twos or threes. 



72892. Shiratamazakura. Row 27, trees 4 and 5, 

 old test orchard. Tree rather small, erect, 

 and rather open; young leaves reddish; buds 

 pinkish; flowers single, white with a pink 

 tinge, about \Yi inches across, in twos and 

 threes. An attractive single variety. 



72893 to 72395. Shogetsu. Tree of medium height 

 with a spreading, rather flat crown; buds deep 

 pink, truncate; flowers double, with nearly 

 white centers, tinged with pink on the edges, 

 up to 2\i inches across, in clusters of two to 

 four. An excellent double light- pink varietyj 



72893. Tree 4 in rows 136, 137, and 138, old 

 test orchard. 



72894. Tree 3 in rows 148 and 149, old test 

 orchard. 



72895. Tree 5 in rows 139, 142, and 148, old 

 test orchard. 



72896. Fragaria sp. Rosaceae. 



Strawberry. 



From Paris, France. Plants purchased from 

 Vilmorin-Andrieux & Go. Received March 

 4, 1927. 



Tardive de Leopold. Fruit broad, lobed, bright 

 red, very large; flesh firm, scarlet. A very late 

 variety particularly adapted for culture on a large 

 scale. 



From Berlin, Germany. Plants presented by L. 

 Spath. Received December 28, 1925. Num- 

 bered March, 1927. 



72897. Fragaria sp. 



Aprikose. A medium early variety; fruits 

 very large, handsome carmine red; flesh pink, 

 with apricot flavor. 



72898. Fragaria sp. 



Deutsch Evern. A very productive early 

 variety. Fruits of medium size, beautifully 

 colored, with a mild delicate flavor. They ship 

 well because of the firm flesh. 



72899. Fragaria sp. 



Garteninspektor A. Koch. An early variety 

 with very large fruits which are especially good 

 for preserving. 



72900 and 72901. 



From China. Seeds collected by F. A. McClure, 

 agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received March 8, 1927. 



72900. Canarium pimela Koen. Balsameaceae. 



No. 1013. Lohkongtung. November 13, 

 1926. Yeung tei tau oo laam. A tropical tree 

 which produces edible oblong, olivelike fruits 

 about 2 inches long. The Chinese pickle these 

 fruits and use them as a relish. 



For previous introduction see No. 65834. 



72901. Raphanus sativus L. Brassicaceae. 



Radish. 



No. 1014. Linchow, Kwangtung Province. 

 This plant is grown as a winter crop throughout 

 the Linchow district, and is considered by the 

 Chinese to have a beneficial effect upon the soil. 



72902. Combrettjm sp. Combreta- 

 ceae. 



From Sierra Leone, West Africa. Seeds collected 

 by David Fairchild, agricultural explorer, Bu- 

 reau of Plant Industry, with the Allison V. 

 Armour expedition. Received March 12, 1927. 



No. 1135. Collected on the bank of the River 

 Taia, near Mano. January 21, 1927. A vigorous 

 climbing tropical African shrub with pendent 

 clusters of unusually large 4-winged pods. 



72903 and 72904. Cajantjs indictjs 

 Spreng. Fabaceae. Pigeon pea. 



From Grenada, British West Indies. Seeds pre- 

 sented by W. O'Brien Donovan, officer in 

 charge, Agricultural Department. Received 

 March 14, 1927. 



Locally grown seeds. 



72903. Colored pigeon pea. 



72904. White pigeon pea. 



72905 to 72907. Cortlus avellana L. 

 Betulaceae. Filbert. 



From Saonara, Padova, Italy. Plants purchased 

 from Fratelli Sgaravatti. Received March 21, 

 1927. 



Italian-grown varieties. 



72905. Afrutto grosso (macrocarpa) . 



72906. A pellicola bianca (fructus albo). 

 72907 A pellicola rossa (fructus rubro). 



