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4516S. MALUS SYLVESTRIS. Red Spy Apple. From New Zealand. Plants presented by 

 H. R. Wright. Fruits of medium size, about 2i inches in diameter; skin tough, green- 

 ish overlaid with red stripes; flesh firm, breaking, juicy, of rich subacid flavor. 

 Ripens in November at the Plant Introduction Garden, Chico, Calif. (Chico, Calif.) 



65531. MALUS sp . Crabapple. From Manchuria. Collected by P. H. Dorsett, Agri- 

 cultural Explorer, A wild Chinese crabapple from the mountains, which is a good 

 ornasaeptal and may prove valuable as a i?tock. Probably hardy throughout the United 

 States. (Bell, Md.) 



67082. MELALEUCA RADULA . -.Myrtaceas. From Blackwood, South Australia. Presented by 

 Edwin Ashby. A tall bushy shrub, with opposite linear concave leaves up to 2 inches 

 long, and rather large pink or white flowers in pairs at the bases of the branchlets. 

 Native to Western Australia. For trial in the Gulf States and California. (Chico, 

 Calif.) 



67086. MELALEUCA WEBSTERI . From Blackwood, South Australia. Presented by Edwin 

 Ashby. An Australian shrub with opposite, narrowly oblong, thick leaves about one- 

 third of an inch long, and roundish heads of small white flowers. For trial in the 

 Gulf States and California. (Chico Calif. ^ 



71860. MIMOSA ep. From Orotava, Teneriffe, Canary Islands. Collected by David Fair 

 child. Agricultural Explorer. A strikingly ornamental climbing shrub with fernlike 

 leaves and light-yellow flowers. For trial in the Gulf States and California. (Bell,Md.) 



71152. MISCANTHUS vSAGCH.ARIFLORUS . From China, Collected by P. H, Dorsett, Agri- 

 cultural Explorer. A tall perennial Chinese grass related to sugar cane. Its large 

 feathery fan-shaped panicles make it of ornamental value. (Bell, Md.) 



73017. MORINDA CITRIFOLIA . Indian Mulberry. From Cameroon, West Africa. Collected 

 by David Fairchild, Agricultural Explorer. An ornamental tropical Asian shrub or 

 small tree with large yellowish juicy edible fruits. For trial in southern Florida. 

 (Chapman Field. Fla.) 



30330. MORUS NIGRA. Black Mulberry. From Khotan, Sinkiang. China. Collected by 

 Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer- The berries are large, dark violet-black, and 

 have a fresh, subacid taste. They ripen from early August until the end of September. 

 ReoQfflKended as a home fruit in desert regions under irrigation. (Chico, Calif.) 



54958. MYOPORUM INSULARE. From Rabat, Morocco. Presented by M. Pochon, Jardin d' 

 Accliiijatation. An Australian tree which has come to be widely used in Morocco as a 

 windbreak and a hedge plant near the sea, as it withstands the salt air well. The 

 evergreen foliage presents a pleasing appearance. For trial in Florida and Californ- 

 ia. (Chico, Calif.) 



64192. MYOPORUM sp. From Morocco. Africa. Collected by David Fairchild, Agricul- 

 tural Explorer. The principal hedge plant and windbreak of the Morocco coast. It 

 stands clipping well, grows easily from cuttings, is an evergreen of a pleasing dark 

 green color, will stand several degrees of frost and makes a dense windbreak. (Chico, 

 Calif.) 



