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diameter, quite round, skin not tough, seed small. The sauce made from this variety 

 turns bitter if left to stand for even an hour. If the tree is given good culture it 

 produces fruits 1? inches in diameter. It flowers in March. The tree I saw was 

 quite vigorous and not grafted." (Fairchild.) 



8340. Amygdalus fersica. Peach. 



From Canton, China. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 



781, December 20, 1901), February 3, 1902. 



Pak Wat Urn t'o. "A slightly sweet, white stone variety of rather small size, pre- 

 ferred by some to the Ying tsui t'o, which, it is said, has too sweet a flavor. It has 

 no beak like the latter, but is a typical south Chinese shape, according to Dr. J. M. 

 Swan, of the Canton Hospital, who very kindly described this variety." (Fairchild. ) 



8341. Diospyros kaki. Persimmon. 



From Canton, China. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 



782, December 20, 1901), February 3, 1902. 



Hung tsi. "A soft persimmon, of dark-red color, which is preferred by many 

 Europeans to the hard type that is only edible after soaking in water for an hour. 

 This is grown at Fati, near Canton." (Fairchild.) 



8342. Prunus sp. Plum. 



From Canton, China. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 



783, December 20, 1901), February 3, 1902. 



Pak Mux. \"A white plum, according to the interpreter. The tree is a fairly vigor- 

 ous grower and abundant producer of flowers. It is not cultivated extensively here, 

 so far as I can find out, and I have been unable to get a description of the variety." 



(Fairchild.) 



8343. Amygdalus persica. Peach. 



From Canton, China. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 



784, December 20, 1901), February 3, 1902. 



Ying tsui t'o, or the Eagle Beak peach, from Fati, near Canton. " These are from 

 different trees than Nos. 8331 to 8334, and may prove to have superior qualities. All 

 that I have seen are seedling trees. Few peaches seem to be grafted." (Fairchild. ) 



8344. Psidium guajava. Guava. 



From Canton, China, Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 



785, December 20, 1901), February 3, 1902. 



''A reputed large-fruited (2 inches or so in diameter) yellow guava of good quality. 

 The guavas about Canton are grown in the same fields with the rice. A single patch 

 is often planted to a mixture of peach and guava trees, and both are grown on low 

 ridges about 6 to 8 feet apart each way. No name was obtained." (Fairchild.) 



8345. Prunus sp. Plum. 



_ From Canton, China. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 



786, December 20, 1901), February 3, 1902. 



Tsing mux. "A white-flowered, green-fruited plum. The fruit reaches 1 inch in 

 diameter and is round in shape. This was just beginning to flower on December 

 20, much earlier than the Hung Mui or Nam wa li (li is pronounced as if spelled 

 ' lay ' in this word)." (Fairchild. ) 



8346. Ficus sp. Milk tree. 



From Canton, China. Presented by Dr. J. M. Swan, of the Canton Hospital, 

 through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 802, December 20, 1901), Feb- 

 ruary 3, 1902. 



Nau Nai Shu. "A large entire-leaved species of Ficus, which bears, even when 

 quite young, large quantities of figs, at least an inch in diameter and quite sweet. 

 Used as a shade tree in Canton. This was taken from Doctor Swan's yard at the 

 Canton Hospital . " ( Fairchild. ) 



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