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37071. PYRUS sp. Pear. From Dr. Yamei Kin, Tientsin,
China.  Reported to be a very large pear with fine white flesh and
good flavor.  Well-grown fruits said to weigh two-thirds of a pound.
Chinese name of variety Pan chin.

40865. PYRUS sp. Pear.  From Dr. Camillo Schneider, Talifu,
Yunnan, China.  A cultivated form collected in Talifu market.  The
fruit is said to be yellow with brown points, 2¾ inches long by slightly
over 3 inches broad.  Not yet fruited in America.  From a mild
temperate climate.

40866. PYRUS sp. Pear.  From Dr. Camillo Schneider, Talifu,
Yunnan, China.  A cultivated form collected in Talifu market.  The
fruit is light brown, flushed with red, 2¾ inches in diameter.  Not
yet fruited in America.  From a mild, temperate climate.

40867. PYRUS sp. Pear. From Dr. Camillo Schneider, Talifu,
Yunnan, China. A cultivated form collected in Talifu market. The
fruit is yellow, with brown points, 2¾ inches long by 4 inches broad.
Not yet fruited in America.  From a mild, temperate climate.

40868. PYRUS sp. Pear. From Dr. Camillo Schneider, Talifu,
Yunnan, China. A cultivated form collected in Talifu market. The
fruit is said to be yellow with red blush, and numerous fine, dark
points, 2¾ inches long by 3 inches broad.  Not yet fruited in America.
From a mild, temperate climate.

40869. PYRUS sp. Pear.  From Dr. Camillo Schneider, Talifu,
Yunnan, China.  A cultivated form collected in Talifu market. The
fruit is said to be russet, 2¾ inches long by 3¼ inches broad.  Not
yet fruited in America.  From a mild, temperate climate.

40870. PYRUS sp. Pear.  From Dr. Camillo Schneider, Talifu,
Yunnan, China.  Cultivated pear obtained in the markets of Talifu.
The yellow and red fruit is said to be 2¾ inches long by 3½ inches broad.
Not yet fruited in America.  From a mild, temperate climate.

39723. QUERCUS INSIGNIS. Mexican white oak.  From
C. A. Purpus, Zacuapam, Vera Cruz, Mexico.  A rapid-growing tree,
very different in habit from most oaks.  Is quite erect, reaches a
height of 75 feet, and sends out large branches 30 or 40 feet above
the gTound.  It is best suited to a moist, warm climate.  Acorns of
most unusual size.

41810. RANDIA ACULEATA. Ink berry.   From Carlos
Werckle, San Jose, Costa Rica. Beautiful, small-leaved shrub or
small tree with white flowers resembling those of the common jasmine.
The berries yield a permanent blue dye.  The wood is very tough
and is said to have been used for arrows by the Indians.  Widely
distributed through the West Indies.
        