
          from the neighborhood of Elizabethpol, Russian Caucasus (which is famous  
for its pomegranates). The fruits are large, sometimes 5 inches in 
diameter, with bright-red skin; the flesh is sour-sweet and pleasant, 
and the pulp is deep red. The skin does not split readily.

27966. PUNICA GRANATUM. Kyrmisi Kabuk Pomegranate. Cuttings collected 
in the Caucasus by Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer. The 
fruits are large with rather thick crimson skin; the core is large, 
the grains deep crimson, the pulp very juicy, semiacid, and rather rich 
in flavor; the seeds are hard.

30615. PUNICA GRANATUM. Pomegranate. Cuttings presented by Miss 
Ida Munro, Putnam, Georgia. This thrifty, prolific variety bears 
medium-sized fruits. The skin is thin and cream-colored, dotted with 
light red, and free from splitting tendencies. The small core is surrounded 
by bright rose-colored, sweet, juicy pulp.

30619. PUNICA GRANATUM. Pomegranate. Cuttings from a bush at the 
east entrance of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C. Collected 
by T. H. Kearney of this Department. The color of the fruit is 
pale yellow splashed with red, the skin splitting very badly, the arils 
light pink, extremely acid, the seeds very hard. The flowers are very 
showy and the foliage dark and handsome. Its propagation as a hedge 
plant is recommended.

33227. PUNICA GRANATUM. Negro Monstruoso Pomegranate. From 
Spain. Cuttings obtained by Walter T. Swingle in the neighborhood of 
Granada. This is one of the principal varieties grown in that region 
and belongs to the "Spanish sweet" type. The fruits are large and of 
a brilliant red color, with light-red, juicy and abundant pulp of a delicious 
flavor, containing soft edible seeds. This variety has proved 
very successful in the pomegranate-growing regions of California.

33229. PUNICA GRANATUM. Rogises Pomegranate. Received from Pedro 
Giraud, Granada, Spain. In the neighborhood of Granada are cultivated 
the finest Spanish pomegranates, and many of the early introductions 
of this fruit into California in the days of the Spanish occupation 
were brought from that region. From the same source comes this attractive 
fruit, which is considered by many as one of the finest of 
pomegranates. It is of medium size, thin skinned, highly colored, and 
contains pink, sweet pulp, with soft seeds.

40736. PYRACANTHA CRENULATA KANSUENSIS. Fire-thorn. From 
China. Collected by Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer. This small 
spiny ornamental tree with orange-colored berries and very small foliage 
is found on stony mountain sides of northwestern China. It is 
suitable for moderate-wintered sections of the United States.

54991. PYRACANTHA CRENULATA YUNNANENSIS. Fire-thorn. Secured 
from Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. Native in the mountains of western China. 
A handsome ornamental with glistening green leaves, bearing in fall 
and winter a multitude of bright-red berries. The variety differs 
from the typical form in being more vigorous, having much longer spines,

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