
          ripening globose, clingstone plum with greenish yellow skin and juicy, 
delicious flesh of the same color.

32670. PRUNUS SPINOSA X DOMESTICA. Hybrid Plum. From Kozlov, 
Russia. Scions presented by the originator, L. V. Mijurin. A hybrid 
between the Reine Claude and the sloe (P. spinosa). It has small, flattened, 
dark purplish, clingstone fruits with a touch of green. The 
taste is slightly astringent, resembling that of the damson. It is of 
good keeping quality and suitable for jams. Reported reasonably hardy 
in North Dakota.

32671. PRUNUS SPINOSA X DOMESTICA. Hybrid Plum. From Kozlov, 
Russia. Scions presented by the originator, L. V. Mijurin. A hybrid 
between the Reine Claude and the sloe (See S.P.I. 32670). The fruits 
which are of medium size and dark purple color, have a sweet flavor 
with a distinctive aftertaste. They are inclined to be astringent. A 
productive tree, worthy of trial particularly in cold regions.

32673. PRUNUS SPINOSA X DOMESTICA. Hybrid Plum. From Kozlov, 
Russia. A hybrid between the Reine Claude and the Sloe, presented by the 
originator, L. V. Mijurin. The fruits are of medium size, freestone, 
greenish yellow, covered with a heavy bloom. The rather firm and dry 
flesh is of good flavor. This is an execellent plum for canning and 
shipping and is worthy of trial in cold regions. (See S.P.I. 32670.)

36086. PRUNUS TOMENTOSA. Bush Cherry. From Tientsin, China. 
Collected by Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer. An ornamental 
fruiting shrub adapted to nearly all regions of the United States. 
The small white flowers, tinged with rose, are followed hy small fruits 
which are suitable for preserves and jelly. The Chinese bud or graft 
this bush cherry on the remarkably thrifty wild peach, Amygdalws davidiana; 
in this way it makes a more vigorous growth and is better able 
to withstand drought and other adverse conditions than when grown on 
its own roots. Its extreme hardiness and its ornamental character suggest 
the value of this species for hybridizing.

55781. PRUNUS TOMENTOSA. Bush Cherry. From Yunnan, China. Collected 
by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer. Found in scrub forests 
near the Yangtze River, at altitudes of about 11,000 feet.

55782. PRUNUS sp. Cherry. From Szechwan, China. Collected by J. F. 
Rock, Agricultural Explorer. A fine, spreading tree 35 to 40 feet in 
height, found in the mountains at an altitude of 12,000 feet. The small 
oval red fruits have very small seeds. For trial principally as a 
stock plant.

55940. PRUNUS sp. Cherry. From Yunnan, China. Collected by J. F. 
Rock, Agricultural Explorer. A tree 25 to 30 feet high found among 
limestone rocks at an altitude of 12,000 feet. The long-stemmed, bright-
red, ovoid-oblong cherries, borne singly in the axils of the leaves, 
ripen late in September. The flesh is juicy, bitter, soft, and bright 
red; the stone is small. This cherry is suggested as a stock plant 
for alkaline regions.

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