
          34269. PRUNUS ARMENIACA. Crisomelo Apricot. From Boscotrecase,  
Italy. Presented by Gustavus Eisen. At the Plant Introduction Garden, 
Chico, Calif., where it ripens about the middle of June, this freestone 
apricot shows promise as a variety suitable for canning, shipping, or 
drying. The fruits are yellow, blotched red, with yellow flesh of 
very good quality. Tree of average vigor.

34270. PRUNUS ARMENIACA. Apricot. From Rome, Italy. Presented by 
Gustavus Eisen. Introduced as a form of the Crisomelo apricot. At 
Chico, Calif., the fruit is reddish yellow, with firm flesh clinging 
slightly to the pit when not fully ripe. It is one week later than 
Blenheim in ripening, and is thought promising as a shipping and 
canning variety.

33223. PRUNUS AVIUM. Garrafal le Grand Cherry. From Granada, Spain. 
Purchased from Pedro Giraud. This is one of the sweet cherries, 
probably of French origin. It is said to be large-fruited, and worthy 
of trial in the western United States where this species succeeds.

40223. PRUNUS BOKHARIENSIS. Plum. From Saharanpur, India. Presented 
by A. C. Hartless, superintendent, Government Botanic Garden. A plum 
cultivated in northern India, interesting but too small-fruited for 
commercial use in the United States. Its principle value in this 
country seems likely to be for the production of rootstocks on which 
to graft other varieties. The tree, which resists drought and is very 
attractive when in bloom, is of vigorous growth, with dense foliage which 
strongly resembles that of the myrobalan. The red fruits, scarcely an 
inch long, are pleasantly flavored and suitable for home use. At the 
Plant Introduction Garden, Chico, Calif., they mature in the latter 
part of July.

40224. PRUNUS BOKHARIENSIS. Plum. From Saharanpur, India. Presented 
by A. C. Hartless, superintendent, Government Botanic Garden. Similar 
in general character to the preceding (SPI 40223) but a month earlier 
in ripening. The fruits, which weigh about 18 to the pound, have 
golden yellow flesh of pleasant flavor. Mr. Hartless suggests that the 
alubukharas, as these plums are termed in northern India, may prove 
better suited to tropical and subtropical conditions than most others.

40229. PRUNUS BOKHARIENSIS. Plum. From Saharanpur, India. Presented 
by A. C. Hartless, superintendent, Government Botanic Garden. A small 
plum of myrobalan type, dark purple in color, with golden flesh of good 
texture. The tree, which is fairly vigorous, and always healthy, matures 
its fruits at Chico, Calif., in early July. Similar to the two preceding 
numbers, and like them, of interest as a stock-plant on which to graft 
other varieties, and for cultivation in subtropical regions where other 
plums do not succeed.

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