
          32671. PRUNUS SPINOSA X DOMESTICA. Hybrid Plum. From Kozlov, 
Russia. Scions presented to Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer, by 
I. V. Mijurin, the originator of the hybrid. This hybrid between the 
green Heine Claude and the Sloe P. spinosa, produces medium-sized, 
pleasant-flavored fruits with a lingering aftertaste all their own. 
The trees are very productive and vigorous, and are worthy of trial in 
our coldest regions.

32673. PRUNUS SPINOSA X DOMESTICA. Hybrid Plum. From Russia. 
Scions presented to Frank N. Meyer , Agricultural Explorer, by the originator, 
I. V. Mijurin. The fruits are of medium size, freestone, greenish 
yellow, covered with a heavy bloom. The flesh is firm and rather 
dry, but of good flavor. The fruits are excellent for canning or for 
shipping. This hybrid between the green Heine Claude and the Sloe 
(P. spinosa) is worthy of trial in our coldest regions.

36086. PRUNUS TOMENTOSA. Bush Cherry. From Tientsin, China. Seeds 
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 by small fruits 
which are suitable for preserves and jelly. The Chinese bud or graft 
this bush cherry on the remarkably thrifty wild peach, Amygdalus 
davidiana, on which stock 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 remarkable species for hybridizing experiments.

52390. PTEROCARPUS MACROCARPUS. From Korat, Siam. Seeds collected 
by J . F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer. This tree, known to the 
natives as Mai Padou, is one of the finest timber trees of Siam. It 
grows to a height of 150 feet, with a girth of 10 feet, four feet above 
the ground. The wood is very hard and is splendidly adapted for furniture 
and for construction work. Practically all the timber produced 
by this tree in Siam is bought by Japan. This species may do well in 
Cuba, Porto Rico, and tropical America generally, but it is too tender 
for the mainland of the United States.

24825. PUNICA GRANATUM. Pomegranate. Plants received from La 
Tour-de-Peilz, Vaud, Switzerland. A type of pomegranate remarkable for 
its vigor and hardiness. It is supposed to be the only variety with 
double flowers which will ever ripen its fruits in a climate liks that 
of central France, and even near Paris, if planted in a favorable exposure. 
The tree is valued chiefly as an ornamental.

27049. PUNICA GRANATUM. Pomegranate. Variety Krylezy-Kabu . From 
near Sukhum-Kale, Caucasus. Cuttings secured by Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural  Explorer. The fruits of this variety are medium sized, with 
little tendency to crack. The skin is a uniform deep red and of medium 
thickness. The grains are deep red, with very juicy, slightly acid 
pulp, having a rich vinous flavor. This sort closely resembles the 
well-known variety "Wonderful."

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