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43704. MALUS SIEBOLDII ARBORESCENS. From the Arnold
Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass. Ornamental shrub or small
tree, with slightly pubescent oval-oblong leaves that turn red in the
fall. The flowers are nearly white, often slightly tinged with pink,
and are followed by red or yellow fruits about the size of large
peas. In Japan, where it is native, the fruits are preserved, and the
trees are grown both as ornamentals and as stocks.

27060. MALUS SYLVESTRIS. Afghasian apple. From F.
N. Meyer, Caucasus, Russia. Large, grayish green apple with one
cheek narrowly streaked with red, fresh subacid flavor. Picked in
late October or early November, the fruits ripen slowly and keep well
until late spring. May prove of value for the warmer sections of the
United States, especially for the Gulf regions.

27061. MALUS SYLVESTRIS. Apple. From F. N. Meyer,
Dioscuria, near Sukhum Kale, Caucasus, Russia. A Circassian
apple indigenous to the Caucasus. Reported as being a very fine
fruit. Suitable for mild-wintered sections of the United States.
Not yet fruited in America.

27152. MALUS SYLVESTRIS. Apple. From F. N. Meyer.
Kopetnari, Caucasus, Russia. Trees obtained from a native Mingrelian
orchard ; able to stand high summer temperatures but require
mild winters. Said to produce large red apples of fine quality. To
be tested in the Southern States.

27153. MALUS SYLVESTRIS. Apple. Received through F.
N. Meyer, from near Kopetnari, Caucasus, Russia. A white apple,
said to grow very large, some fruits weighing several pounds each.
The trees are able to endure high summer temperatures, but require
mild winters. To be tested in the southern sections of the United
States.

30326. MALUS SYLVESTRIS. Apple. From Khotan, Chinese
Turkestan, through F. N. Meyer. A large variety of the so-
called Muzalma apple (S. P. I. 30309). This latter is of medium
size, yellowish green; peculiar glassy texture; sweet taste, somewhat
insipid; good keeping qualities, ripening in autumn; able to
withstand considerable drought and alkali. Introduced for trial in
the Southwest.

30327. MALUS SYLVESTRIS. Apple. From F. N. Meyer,
Khotan, Chinese Turkestan. A variety of apple called Kizilalma.
Because of its ability to stand drought, soil alkali, and neglect it
may prove of value under irrigation in the hot desert regions of our
Southwest. Fruits medium large, of red color throughout, sweet,
somewhat insipid.
        