JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1912. 



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34263. BiscHOFiA javanica Bkime. 



Toog. 



From Biiitenzorg, Java. Presented by the director, Department of Agriculture. 

 Received August 12, 1912. 

 "A tall tree known as toog, with a fairly regular, unbuttressed, short bole with a 

 wide-spreading crown. It is intolerant of shade. The bark is dark brown, soft to the 

 touch, shedding in thin, large scales. The inner bark is red with a thin, dark-red latex. 

 The leaves are alternate, trifoliate, and smooth, with the edges of the leaflets toothed. 

 The sapwood is light cream colored; theheartwood is red, moderately hard, and moder- 

 ately hea\^." (Whitford, Forests of the Philippines.) 



From Rome, Italy. Presented by Dr. Gustav Eisen, California Academy of 

 Sciences, San Francisco, Cal. Received August 14, 1912. 

 Seeds of the following; quoted notes by Dr. Eisen: 



"These seeds were procured in a restaurant in Rome. Locality not known. 

 This variety is probably the finest apricot I have ever tasted, being larger than 

 our average Moorpark, globular, but with apex characteristically pointed, the 

 point being short but very acute and set off suddenly and distinctly. Ripens 

 evenly all arcamd. Very sweet and highly flavored. Color deep orange." 



34265. Prunus armeniaca L. Apricot. 

 " These apricots are said to come from the vicinity of Frascati, near Rome, in 



the Alban Hills. Some are said to have sweet seeds." 



34266. CoRYLUs avellana L. Filbert. 

 "From Boscotrecase, near Naples. Name: San Giovanni. The earliest 



filbert known in that part of Italy, ripening by June 24. Of very good quality, 

 though not as highly flavored as the wild nut, but remarkably well filled and 

 solid. Valuable on account of its earliness." 



34267. Prunus domestica L. Plum. 

 "Papagone. Average 2^ inches long by 1| inches wide. Largest 2| to even 



3 inches long by If inches wide; elongate ovoid; greenish yellow, darker green 

 on shaded side. Stalk short, half inch to less in length. Fine gray bloom. 

 Very thin and smooth skin. Seed very thin pitted, sulcate edge, and remark- 

 ably small for the size of the fruit. Flesh firm, sweet, and highly flavored, 

 adheres slightly to the stone." 



34268. Prunus domestica L. Plum. 

 "Prune called Prunaringia, grown near Naples. The name may also, and 



more properly, be spelled Prunarigno or Prunarignia, and I am told that possibly 

 it means Pruno di India, though I prefer to think that the name in some way 

 refers to the main characteristic of the fruit — one or two vertical cracks (' rigno ') 

 when the fruit is fully ripe. In size this prune or plum resembles the Papagone 

 but is more irregular. General shape like Papagone, but the color is deeper 

 green. Very sweet and even more flavored, but the value of this splendid plum 

 is lowered by the fact that when ripe it always possesses one or more vertical 

 splits on the cheek. Thus, it does not present the same fine appearance as the 

 Papagone and could not stand long shipment; but for canning and preserving 

 this plum should be excellent. The seed, in proportion to the fruit, is consid- 

 erably larger than the Papagone but somewhat similar in shape; thin and 

 oblong, but less curved than the Papagone. Both ripen at about the same time 

 and are at the height of perfection at Boscotrecase by August 1." 



34264 to 34272. 



34264. Prunus armeniaca L. 



Apricot. 



