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43146. AMYGDALUS PERSICA NECTARINA. Surecrop Nectarine. From New Zealand. Pre- 

 sented by H. R. Wright. Fruits round, about 2 3/8 inches in diameter; skin tender, 

 light greenish yellow, overlain largely with dark red; flesh white, sweet, 'moderately 

 juicy, subacid, slightly stained at pit. A productive variety, ripening at Chico, 

 California, in late July or early August. These plants are on Indian Blood peach 

 stocks. (Chico, Calif.) 



55975. AMYGDALUS PERSICA NECTARINA. Fertile del Poitou Nectarine. From Saonara, 

 Padova, Italy. The fruit is up to about 2 inches in diameter, flattened at the base, 

 with a wide, shallow suture. The skin is tender and is greenish yellow, overlain 

 with red. The white flesh is stained with red at the pit, and is free; it is sweet, 

 juicy and of good flavor. The fruit ripens late in July at Chico. This variety and 

 the succeeding (No. 65978), because of their tender skin and rather soft flesh when 

 ripe, probably will have value for local use rather than for shipping. These plants 

 are on Indian Blood peach stocks. (Chico, Calif.) 



65978. AMYGDALUS PERSICA NECTARINA. Regina Vittoria Nectarine. From Saonara, 

 Padova, Italy. A large, well-colored freestone nectarine with white, juicy, moderate- 

 ly sweet, acidulous flesh. The quality is fairly good. Ripens late in July at 

 Chico. The plants are on Indian Blood peach stocks. (Chico, Calif.) 



65979. AMYGDALUS PERSICA NECTARINA. Vineuse Henri Monicourt Nectarine. From 

 Saonara, Padova, Italy. Fruits up to 2\ inches broad and nearly as long; skin mostly 

 violet-red, overlying creamy yellow, resistant to injury though not tough; flesh 

 reddish next to skin, whitish, more or less streaked with red elsewhere, fairly 

 juicy yet pleasantly firm, sweet, subacid, aromatic; pit free, rather small, tight in 

 cavity, staining flesh slightly. An excellent variety for fresh eating and apparently 

 has good shipping qualities, as it tends to dry slightly instead of quickly softening 

 and decaying with age. Ripens in late August at Chico. (Chico, Calif.) 



74011. AMYGDALUS PERSICA NECTARINA. Pineapple Nectarine. From Topfield, Mass. 

 Presented by James Marlboro. An English variety, grown there as a greenhouse nec- 

 tarine. The bright-red fruits are of good size, with yellow rather acid flesh of 

 good flavor. It ships well. Ripens at Chico, Calif., early in July. Most of these 

 plants are on Indian Blood peach stocks and the remainder on Amygdalus kansuensis . 

 (Chico, Calif.) 



77543. ARTHROPODIUM CIRRHATUM. Liliaceae. From Nelson, New Zealand. Presented by 

 A. Wilkinson, New Zealand Alpine and Rock Garden Society. An herbaceous perennial 

 bearing tall somewhat branched stalks, with small leafy bracts subtending the drooping 

 white flowers. These are about 1 inch in diameter with slender tube and reflexed 

 but spreading lobes and conspicuous stems and pistil, somewhat like Anthericum. For 

 trial in the southeastern states and the Pacific northwest. (Chico, Calif.) 



23014. ASPARAGUS sp. From Hangchow, Chekiang, China. Collected by the late Frank 

 N. Meyer, agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry. A very small, herbaceous 

 asparagus, attaining a height of only 3 to 5 inches. It is used as a lining along 

 paths in small gardens and requires a shady situation . The plant endures light 

 frosts without injury. For trial in the middle and lower south and in southern 

 California. (Savannah, Ga.) 



