102 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



6507 to 6646 — Continued. 



6635. Amygdalus persica. Peach. 



From mountains near Ichang. (No. 127.) "Flowers late, fruit ripens in 

 September. Freestone. Fruit small and quite hairy." (Brill.) 



6636. Citrus atjrantium. Orange. 



(No. 128.) "Three varieties of orange seed." (Brill.) 



6637. Boehmeria xi yea. - Ramie. 

 From near Wuchang. (No. 129.) 



6638. Boehmeria nivea. Ramie. 



From Hunan. (No. 130.) "These roots are from some brought from the 

 best plantations of Hunan for the Viceroy Chang Chi Teng. Hunan is sup- 

 posed to produce some of the best fiber of China." (Brill. ) 



6639. [Unidentified plant.] 



From Loo Ho Ko, on Han River. (No. 131.) "Is cooked much as white 

 potatoes are. Grown from pieces of the root." (Brill.) 



6640. Citrus atjrantium:. Orange. 



From Ichang. (No. 132.) 



6641. Citrus limonum. Lemon. 



From Ichang. (No. 133. ) "Very juicy, fragrant, full of seeds, large, round, 

 thick-skinned. Used by Chinese as a medicine." (Brill.) 



6642. Citrus xobilis. Mandarin orange. 



From "Wuchang. (No. 134.) "Medium size, loose-skinned orange, slightly 

 sour." (Brill.) 



6643. Citrus medica. Citron. 



From "Wuchang. (No. 135. ) "Tight-skinned, round orange." (Brill.) 



6644. Citrus xobilis. Mandarin orange. 

 From Wuchang. (No. 136.) "Large, loose-skinned." (Brill.) 



6645. Citrus decdmana. Pomelo. 



From Ichang. (No. 137.) "Small, white-fleshed." 



6646. Citrus decumana. Pomelo. 



From Ichang. (No. 138.) "Small, red-fleshed. Considered the best." 

 (BrUL) 



6647. Citrus atjrantium. Orange. 



From Corfu, Greece. Presented by Mr. Antonio Colla, through Mr. D. G. Fair- 

 child (No. 533, February 12, 1901). Received May 21, 1901. 



"A striking variety of orange which is extremely light in color, and according to 

 Mr. Colla is called in Corfu 'Arancio con pello bianco.' May be of value for breeders." 



(Fair child.) 



6648. Ficus carica. Fig. 



From Corfu, Greece, Presented bv Mr. Antonio Colla through Mr. D. G. Fair- 

 child (No. 536, February 12, 1901). Received May 21, 1901. 



' ' A variety of fig ripening its fruits in February when no leaves are on the tree. 

 The fig is small, but very sweet, and it is very much relished by Europeans in Corfu. 

 It is not a drying fig. Known in Corfu as 'Fico di Febbraio.' ' (Fairchild. ) 



