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PRINSEPIA UNIFLORA. Ornamental Chinese shrub with
edible fruits. Spiny bush, up to 4 feet in height, with slender,
spreading, light-gray branches, narrow bright-green foliage, and
white or rose-tinted flowers in clusters of one to three appearing
with the leaves in early spring and followed by dark-red or black,
cherrylike fruits, which vary greatly in size and flavor. Perfectly
hardy at the Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass., but the
flowers sometimes suffer from the cold.

42719. PROSOPIS CHILENSIS. From Mr. H. M. Curran,
Colombia. Small tree resembling in habit and foliage the screw
bean (P. pubescens) of the Southwestern States, to which it is closely
related. The pods, however, are straight, but somewhat thickened,
as are those of the screw bean. It should be tried as a forage plant
in the South.

43282. PROSOPIS SPICIGERA. Presented by Mr. A. C.
Hartless, Seharunpur, India. Small, leguminous tree with or without
thorns; somewhat resembling the mesquite (P. glandulosa) of
the Southwest, to which it is closely allied. The pods are used for
fodder quite as are those of P. dulcis in Hawaii, and the tree exudes
a gum similar to mesquite gum. Native of southern Asia.

43386. PROSOPIS STROMBULIFERA. From Dr. J. N. Rose,
Mendoza, Argentina. A low shrub, not over 12 inches in height as
found growing in the Mendoza desert, but said to reach 5 to 8 feet
in favorable localities. Somewhat resembles the mesquite of the
Southwest in habit, foliage, and flower. The peculiar screw-shaped
pods are said to look like bright-yellow flower spikes at a short
distance; they hang on long after the leaves have fallen.

17154. PRUNUS ARMENIACA. Apricot. From F. N. Meyer,
Chaching, China. A large red apricot of good quality. Budded on
Amygdalus davidiana.

20072. PRUNUS ARMENIACA. Apricot. From F. N. Meyer,
Liaoyang, Manchuria. A red apricot grown in the gardens of Liaoyang.
It is of medium size and of very sweet flavor.

32833. PRUNUS ARMENIACA. Apricot. From F. N. Meyer,
Russian Turkestan. A native central Asian variety of apricot called
by the natives Bairam Ali, Said to be of excellent quality.
Grafted on Amygdalus davidiana.

32834. PRUNUS ARMENIACA. Apricot. From F. N. Meyer,
Imperial Estate Murgab, Bairam Ali, Oasis of Merv, Russian Turkestan.
A central Asian variety of apricot, called Murgab. Reported
to be of fine quality. Budded on Amygdalus davidiana.
        