
          40997. PRUNUS MAXIMOWICZII. Korean Flowering Cherry. Received
through the Arnold Arboretum. A distinct and attractive spe-
cies up to 25 feet in height, with obovate leaves about 1 1/2
inches across, appearing with the full foliage. Fruit about
the size of a small pea, red, turning to black. Native to
Chosen, Manchuria, Sakhalin, and Japan.

18587. PRUNUS PSEUDOCERASUS . Tangsi Cherry. From China. Col-
lected by F. N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer. A distinct spe-
cies of fruiting cherry tree, P. pseudocerasus, a name erroneous-
ly applied to the Japanese flowering cherry. The tree does
not stand low temperatures. The fruit appears 10 days earli-
er than the earliest fruiting cherries of California. The
trees are unusually vigorous.

30691. PRUNUS SALICINA. Japanese Plum. From China. A small,
yellow, clingstone plum of pleasant flavor and good quality.
The fruit is too small for commercial use, but the variety
may prove of value for breeding experiments and as a stock.

43175. PRUNUS SALICINA. Japanese plum. Var. Arkana. From New
Zealand. Presented by H. R. Wright. A chance seedling which
resembles Botan. The tree is a vigorous grower and a heavy
yielder. The fruits are of good color and firm flesh. May
prove of value in breeding experiments and as a stock for
larger varieties.

43176. PRUNUS SALICINA. Japanese plum. Var. Alpha. From New
Zealand. Presented by H. R. Wright. Said to be a reliable
yielder with fruits of large size and distinctive flavor,
and of firm flesh.

43178. PRUNUS SALICINA. Japanese plum. Var. Sharp's Early.
From New Zealand. Presented by H. R. Wright. Thought to be
a seedling from Botan. The fruit is of medium size; purple
when ripe. Said to yield heavily.

43179. PRUNUS SALICINA. Japanese plum. Var. Wright's Early.
From New Zealand. Presented by H. R. Wright. Of lower quality
than plums of the domestica group, but prized for its pro-
ductivity and the longer keeping quality of the fruits.

43180. PRUNUS SALICANA. Japanese plum, Var. Wright's Early.
From New Zealand. Presented by H. R. Wright. Budded on Amyg-
dalus davidiana .

43181. PRUNUS SALICINA. Japanese Plum. Var. Wright's Purple.
From New Zealand. Presented by H . R. Wright. Budded on S . P.
I. No. 44686, Amygdalus davidiana.

43182. PRUNUS SALICINA x (?). Plum. Var. Best's Hybrid. From
New Zealand. Presented by H. R. Wright. Said to be a splendid

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