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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



36601 to 35657 — Continued. 



35636. SOLANUM MELONGENA L. 



Eggplant. 



"(Near Laoling, Shantung, China. No. 1835a. March 31, 1913.) A variety 

 of eggplant bearing large, round fruits of a white color. Very rare, even locally. 

 Chinese name Pai die tze. Treat with great care." 



{Pynis malm L.) 



"(Novo Nikolayefsk, Siberia. No. 1836a. December, 1912.) A variety of 

 apple coming from southern Russia, called Liestnaya Antonoffka. Received 

 from Mr. Svend Lange, at Novo Nikolayefsk." 



Seeds. 



35637. Pyrus chinensis Lindl. Pear. 



{Pyrus sinensis Lindl.) 

 "(Tsinan, Shantung, China. No. 1837a, April 9, 1913.) Various varieties 

 of cultivated pears, collected here and there. Sow out to see whether some 

 good forms appear." 



35638. Malus sylvestris Miller. Apple. 



(Pyrus malus L.) 



"(Novo Nikolayefsk, Siberia. No. 1838a. December, 1912.) A variety of 

 apple, c"»ming from Crimea, called Oporto. Obtained like No. 1836a (S. P. I. 

 No. 35636)." 



35639. Chaenomeles cathayensis (Hemsl.) Schneider. Quince. 



"(Tsinan, Shantung, China. No. 1839a. April 9, 1913.) A Chinese quince, 

 the fruits of which are used by the better classes of Chinese as room perfumers. 

 These fruits can easily be kept throughout the winter until late in spring. 

 Some foreign missionaries have learned how to make preserves and jellies from 

 these quinces, though the meat is quite woody. This Chinese quince grows to 

 be a tall shrub and it might perhaps be profitable to grow it in the mild-wintered 

 sections of the United States, so as to supply the Chinese colonies in America 

 with one of their favorite fruits. The American people themselves may also 

 come to like these fruits for the strong pleasant aroma they produce. Chinese 

 name Mu huaV 



35640. Prunus sp. Cherry. 

 "(Peking, China. No. 1840a. May 8, 1913.) A email, sweet, early cherry. 



apparently rare, appearing on the Peking market early in May. Chinese name 

 Ying taur." 



35641. Crataegus pinnatieida Bunge. Hawthorn. 

 "(Peking, China. No. 1841a. April 16, 1913.) A large-fruited variety of 



the edible Chinese haw, a fine fruit for preserves in all forms. Chinese name 

 Hong huo. These seeds may lie dormant for one or two years." 



35642. NicoTiANA tabacum L. Tobacco. 

 "(Tsinan, Shantung, China. No. 1842a. April 9, 1913.) A good broad- 

 leaved variety of tobacco called Yen ye. Able to withstand climates with 

 very dry air; also does not object to a fair percentage of alkali in the soil or 

 irrigation water." 



35636. Malus sylvestris Miller. 



Apple. 



{Pyrus cathayensis Hemsl.) 



