43143, AMYGDALUS PFRSTCA NECTARINA. Muir's Seedling Nectarine. From 
New Zealand. Presented by H. Ri Wright. A large, handsome, freestone 
nectarine, averaging over 3 ounces in weight, with red skin and white 
flesh which is juicy and of excellent quality and delicious flavor.. 
The pit is of medium size and pirk, slightly staining the flesh. At 
Chico, California, it ripens late in July. (Chico, Calat 2) 
43144, AMYGDALUS PERSTCA NECTARINA. New Boy Nectarine. | From New Zealand. 
Plants presented by H. R. Wright. A prolific freestone variety, bearing 
large, round fruits about 2 inches in diameter. The skin is green splashed 
with red, and the greenish white flesh is juicy and of good flavor, deeply 
stained by the light red pit. The thin skin makes this a poor shipper. At 
Chico, California, it ripens from late July to early August. (Chico, Calif.) 
43146, AMYGDALUS PERSICA NECTARINA. Surecrop Nectarine. From New Zealand. 
Plants presented by H. R. Wright. A variety producing a large crop of green- 
ish, red-cheeked fruits about 2 inches in diameter. The tender, juicy flesh 
is sweet and of high quality, deeply stained by the rather large, red pit. 
At Chico, California, this nectarine ripens late in: soni, or early in August. 
(Chico, Calif.) 
26565. ARALIA CORDATA. Udo. From Japan. A spring salad vegetable, very 
popular in Japan, which, when properly grown and suitably prepared for the 
table, is a great delicacy, The young shoots are blanched by mounding with 
earth or by covering with closed drain tiles in the early spring. In Nova 
Scotia these are available two weeks before asparagus. The shoots are 
sliced, chilled in ice water, and served with French dressing, or are 
cooked and served like asparagus. They have a delicate and. delicious 
piney flavor if the blanching has been thorough, The plants, which continue 
to yield for about 9 years, are set 3 or 4 feet apart and in summer make 
an attractive screen of foliage 4 to 6 feet high which dies down in the 
fall. Udo is certain tc grow in favor in this country as soon as the 
correct methods of culture and preparation are generally understood. 
Special directions will be furnished on application. (Bell, Md.) 
61638. ASPARAGUS sp. From the Union of South Africa. Collected by 
Dr. H. L. Shantz, Agricultural Explorer. An ornamental asparagus, to be 
tested in the southern United States and California. (Bell, Md.) 
59405. ASTER STATICEFOLIUS. From Yunnan, China. Collected by J. F. Rock, 
National Geographic Society, Washington, D. C. A shrubby aster, 2 to 3 
feet high, found growing in the crevices of limestone rocks at 11,000 feet 
altitude. The leaves are spatulate, the flowers large, and the ray flowers 
deep blue-purple, For trial in all but. the coldest parts of the United 
States. (Bell, Md.) 
56292. BENZOIN sp. Spice Bush. From China. Collected by J, F. Rock, 
Agricultural Explorer. Along the Taiping River this is a common small tree 
with a spreading crown. The trunk is sometimes a foot or more in diameter, 
though usually less, and the leathery aromatic leaves are dari green and 
glossy. From the scarlet, one-seeded fruits, borne in short clusters, is 
obtained a white, oily liquid used to make a yellow Wax which it valued in 
a T= 
