
          42683. ACTINIDIA CORIACEA. Received from Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co., 
Paris, France. A strong-growing, woody vine native to central China; 
it is useful for covering arbors and pergolas, and for training over 
porches. The leaves are large and leathery, and the clusters of red 
or rarely yellow, sometimes white-margined flowers, and small, spotted 
berries, make it highly ornamental. Its cultivation is practicable 
only in mild-wintered regions.

54524. AESCULUS TURBINATA. Japanese Horse-Chestnut. Presented by 
John Dunbar, assistant superintendent of Parks, Rochester, N. Y. In 
general appearance this tree is similar to the common horse-chestnut. 
It is said to grow more slowly than the latter, and its leaves are 
somewhat larger. In Japan it becomes a tree 80 to 100 feet high, and 
the wood, which shows a wavy grain, is used for making house fittings 
and small articles generally. The creamy white flowers, in erect 
panicles 6 to 10 inches long, are produced two or three weeks later 
than those of the common horse-chestnut. Hardy as far north as 
Boston, Mass.

56636. ALNUS NEPALENSIS. Alder. From Yunnan, China. Collected by 
J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer. A tree from the mountains of 
Yunnan, where it sometimes reaches 70 feet in height, and has a trunk 
3 to 4 feet thick. It is a very rapid grower, and thrives on moist 
ground. It should do well on river bottoms and the banks of streams. 
Probably not hardy enough for cultivation in the northern United States, 
but likely to prove of value in the south and on the Pacific coast.

58670. AMPELOCISSUS  MARTINI. From Manila, Philippine Islands. 
Presented by P. J. Wester, Bureau of Agriculture. A tropical climber, 
known as Bika in the Philippines. It is attractive in appearance, with 
leaves dark green above and russet beneath. The fruits, which are 
produced in large clusters, suggest Delaware grapes; they are dark 
maroon to black, with juicy, acid flesh. They can not be eaten raw, 
but yield an excellent jelly. For trial in tropical America, and the 
warmest parts of southern Florida.

24807. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Peach. From Tashkent, Turkestan. Collected 
by N. E. Hansen, Agricultural Explorer. A small white freestone peach, 
with melting juicy flesh of unusually delicate texture. It is highly 
flavored, and an excellent peach for the home garden, but too small to 
be valuable commercially. At the Plant Introduction Garden, Chico, 
California, it has shown promise as a rootstock on which to graft other 
peaches.

32374. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Peach. This variety originated at the 
Government Experiment Farm, San Antonio, Texas, among a lot of plants 
grown from seeds secured in Mexico by Onderdonk. It is a medium-sized 
clingstone fruit, with golden yellow flesh, firm, sweet, of good texture, 
and unusually fine flavor. Promising for home canning purposes. At 
Chico, California, it matures in late August; at San Antonio, Texas, about 
the first of September.

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