
          30619. PUNICA GRANATUM. Pomegranate. Propagated from a bush which 
formerly grew at the east entrance of the Smithsonian Institution, 
Washington, D. C. This was an ornamental shrub with dark, handsome 
foliage and very showy flowers. It is recommended for planting as a 
hedge plant, the fruit being of no value.

33227. PUNICA GRANATUM. Negro Monstruoso Pomegranate. From Spain. 
Cuttings obtained by Walter T. Swingle in the neighborhood of Granada. 
This is one of the principal varieties grown in that region and belongs 
to the "Spanish sweet" type. The fruits are large and of a brilliant 
red color, with light-red, juicy and abundant pulp of a delicious 
flavor, containing soft, edible seeds. This variety has proved very 
successful in the pomegranate-growing regions of California.

33229. PUNICA GRANATUM. Rogises Pomegranate. Received from Pedro 
Giraud, Granada, Spain. Like S.P.I. 33227, this variety belongs to 
the "Spanish sweet'' type. It has a thin skin, light colored on the 
surface; the grains of pulp are large, very sweet, and the seeds soft.

40736. PYRACANTHA CRENULATA KANSUENSIS. From Kansu Province, China. 
Collected by Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer. A small shrub, 
with fine foliage and orange-colored berries of attractive appearance. 
It grows on stony mountainsides in China, and is recommended for those 
parts of the United States where the winters are mild.

54991. PYRACANTHA CRENULATA YUNNANENSIS. Fire-thorn. Secured 
through Vilmorin, Andrieux and Co., of Paris, France. A handsome 
ornamental shrub or small tree, native to the mountains of south-
western China. It has bright-green leaves and bears in fall and 
winter a multitude of red berries. The variety yunnanensis differs 
from the typical P. crenulata in being more vigorous, and in having 
much longer spines and less dentate leaves. The fruits are smaller 
but are brighter colored and more abundant.

38263. PYRUS CHINENSIS. Pan-li Pear. From Honan, China. Collected 
by Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer. This is a very vigorous, 
hardy tree, yielding large, pyriform fruits, greenish yellow in color, 
with granular, juicy flesh of fair quality. At Chico, Calif., the 
ripening season is early August.

30352. PYRUS SEROTINA. Nanshi'pt Pear. From Karawag, Sinkiang, 
China. Collected by Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer. This 
hardy, Chinese pear appears to be blight resistant, and its fruits 
are recommended for canning. The tree is strong and vigorous in growth 
with large leaves; the fruits are oval, medium sized and smooth-skinned, 
with somewhat watery, fairly sweet flesh of good texture.

56352. QUERCUS sp. Oak. From Yunnan, China. Collected by J. F. Rock, 
Agricultural Explorer. A tree, 70 to 80 feet in height with a trunk 3 
to 4 feet in diameter, found on sandy soil at elevations of 7,000 to 
8,000 feet. The numerous acorns are borne in dense spikes 5 or 6 inches 
long. For trial as an ornamental tree in the South Atlantic and Gulf 
Coast States.

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