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42876. PSORALEA GLANDULOSA. Culen.  Presented by
Senor Don Ernesto Palacios, Santiago, Chile.  A medicinal legume
found growing along river banks and said to reach a height of 5 to 15
feet.  Listed in the Mexican Pharmacopœia as a tonic; also said to
be used as a vermifuge.  The leaves are much used in Chile in the
preparation of a popular beverage called "aloja."

38427. PTEROCARYA FRAXINIFOLIA. From A. Woeikoff,
Novospassko, Russia.  An ornamental deciduous tree, related to the
walnut.  Grows rapidly and attains a height of 60 feet, with spreading 
branches and graceful, dark green foliage.  A native of northern
Persia, and hardy in the United States as far north as Massachusetts.

PUNICA GRANATUM. Pomegranate.  Evergreen shrub with
attractive, usually scarlet flowers, and large round fruits.  The skin
is leathery and incloses a large number of small seeds, each 
surrounded by a layer of pink acidulous pulp, eaten out of hand or
used to prepare a refreshing drink.  Flavor vinous, very pleasant.
Its rind contains tannin and is used in the manufacture of morocco
leather.

21983. PYRUS CHINENSIS. Chinese pear.  From F. N.
Meyer, Boshan, Shantung, China.  A wild pear called Tangli by the
Chinese.  Small, oval, russet pear, heavily dotted; flesh crisp and
sweet, but rather flat; stem long and slender; fruit full at stem end;
neck short; basin at flower end deep and narrow.  May be valuable
for breeding purposes.  Resistance to blight unknown.

30329. PYRUS CHINENSIS. Chinese pear. From F. N.
Meyer, Khotan, Chinese Turkestan.  A celebrated eastern Asiatic
pear.  Fruit medium large, nearly oval, canary yellow, with slight
reddish blush; flesh granular; taste fresh, sweet, and remarkably
juicy.  Of excellent keeping and shipping qualities.  To be tested
in desert regions under irrigation.

30351 . PYRUS CHINENSIS. Chinese pear.  From F. N. Meyer,
Yarkand, Chinese Turkestan.  Called Nanshi'pt.  Fruits rather large,
greenish yellow, somewhat blotched with greenish patches; flesh
granular, but melting when fully ripe; fresh, sweet taste; late ripener;
can be kept for several months.  Stands extremes of temperature
well.  To be tested under irrigation in desert regions.

30360. PYRUS CHINENSIS. Chinese pear.  From gardens
of Swedish missionary, Kashgar, Chinese Turkestan, through F. N.
Meyer.  Small pear of angular shape called Kuttera amoot.
Bright yellow; flesh soft, melting, of good flavor; not a good keeper;
ripening in early August and keeping only a few weeks.  Tree of
spreading growth, requiring considerable space.
        