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AMYGDALUS DAVIDIANA. From F. N. Meyer, Tientsin,
China. Important wild dry-land peach used commonly as stock for
stone fruits in China. Resists severe droughts and is not affected
by quite alkaline soils. Strong, vigorous grower; hardier than the
Chili peach in central Iowa; is an especially early stock in California.

AMYGDALUS FENZLIANA. From Tiflis, Caucasus. Shrubby
ornamental almond, producing attractive white flowers in early
spring. Recommended for testing as stock for almonds and other
stone fruits in mild-wintered regions of this country ; also for breeding
experiments to obtain a dwarf drought-resistant strain of
almonds for similar climatic conditions.

AMYGDALUS MIRA. Wild Chinese peach. From E. H.
Wilson, of the Arnold Arboretum. Thirty-foot tree, discovered
north of Tatsienlu, China, at an altitude of 9,000 feet. Fruit 1
inch in diameter ; fuzzy, with smooth stone ; edible. Shows tendency
to bloom late in the spring; may prove useful for breeding purposes
or as stock. Apparently hardy in Massachusetts. Hitherto distributed
as Prunus mira.

AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Sutter Creek peach. A peach of
large size and good quality; ripens a little later than the well-
known Elberta, which it closely resembles. Its chief value, however,
lies in its remarkable resistance to peach leaf-curl.

24807. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Peach. Obtained by Prof.
N. E. Hansen in Tashkend, Turkestan. A small, round, white, free-
stone peach; white at pit, apex pointed. A very good peach for table
purposes, its flesh being juicy and melting; but it is too small for
commercial use.

24915. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Chinese peach. From
Canton, China, through Mr. G. W. Groff. Coming from South
China, which has a hot, humid climate where ordinary peaches fail,
this variety may prove valuable for subtropical regions, although the
fruit produced in California was too strong in flavor and too astrin-
gent to make the variety valuable there.

33219. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Vainqueur peach. From
Sr. Pedro Giraud, Granada, Spain. One of the earliest peaches to
ripen. A medium-sized peach with white skin flushed with red.
Flesh white, soft, and juicy; pit pink. Not a good shipper, but will
prove an excellent home fruit.
        