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native to Western Australia. The young shoots are silky, and the linear-lanceolate 

 leaves, 2 to 6 inches long, have in their axils small heads of flowers with persis- 

 tent white petals. For trial only in the warmest parts of California and Florida. 

 (Chico, Calif.) 



82473. ALNUS HIRSUTA SIBIRICA. Betulaceae. Alder. From Chosen (Korea) . Presented 

 by T. Watanabe, Forest Experiment Station, Keijo. A handsome tree, native to Siberia, 

 60 feet high, of broad-pyramidal habit and vigorous growth, with broadly ovate leaves, 

 about 5 inches long, which are dark green above and glaucous beneath. For trial in 

 all except the coldest parts of the northern states. (Bell, Md.) 



32374. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Peach. This variety originated at the Government Ex- 

 periment Farm, San Antonio, Texas, among a lot of plants grown from seeds obtained 

 in Mexico by G. Onderdonk. It is a medium-sized clingstone fruit, with golden yellow 

 flesh, firm, sweet, of good texture and unusually fine flavor. Of value for home 

 canning purposes. At Chico, California, it matures in late August; at San Antonio, 

 Texas, about the first of September. Plants on Shalil peach stock. (Chico, Calif.) 



41395. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Dwarf Peach. 'From Kiayingchau, Kwangtung, China. Pre- 

 sented by George Campbell. A dwarf, evergreen, ornamental Chinese peach with showy 

 flowers, grown in its native land as a house plant. At the Plant Introduction Garden, 

 Chico, California, a tree of this variety is about 7 feet high, with a spread of 10 

 feet, and with deep-green, heavy, compact evergreen foliage. The small clingstone 

 fruit is fragrant but of inferior quality. Ripening season at Chico, early September. 

 Plants budded on Indian Blood peach stocks. (Chico, Calif.) 



43127. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Ideal Peach. From New Zealand. Plants presented by H. 

 R. Wright. An elongated oval, freestone peach, about 2-| inches in length, with yellow, 

 red-mottled skin, and firm, lemon-yellow., mildly acid flesh of good quality. The 

 pit is pink, staining the flesh slightly. In California this variety ripens about 

 the middle of July; in Georgia and Connecticut it ripens 10 days ahead of the El- 

 berta. It has promise for home use, and also for drying and shipping. Plants on 

 Indian Blood peach stock. (Chico, Calif.) 



43129. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Late Champion Peach. From New Zealand. Plants presented 

 by H. R. Wright. This late-maturing freestone peach appears to thrive as far north 

 as New Jersey and southern Michigan, in Oklahoma, and also in California. The tree 

 is large and vigorous, and bears a good crop of roundish fruit about 2j inches in 

 diameter. The skin is yellow, tinged with red, and the golden-yellow flesh is sweet, 

 spicy, and of good texture. The pit is small and pink. At Chico, California, it 

 matures early in October; it is of promise as a late dessert peach, and should be 

 good for shipping and canning. Part of the plants are on Shalil peach stocks and 

 part on Indian Blood peach. (Chico, Calif.) 



43134. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Osprey Improved Peach. From New Zealand. Presented by 

 H. R. Wright. Fruits nearly spherical, about 2-§- inches in diameter; skin greenish 

 yellow overlaid with light red on exposed side, thin, tender; flesh white, rather 

 soft, very juicy, subacid, of good quality, slightly stained around pit, freestone. 

 Ripens about the middle of August at Chico, Calif. Recommended for home use. (Chico, 

 Calif.) 



