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SEEDS AND PLAXTS IMPORTED. 



38230 to 38285— Continued. (Quoted notes by Mr. F. X. Meyer.) 



38280. "(No. 12(^."> A variety of crab apple, said to be large, of 

 light-green color and of subacid taste. Chinese tiame Ta sha kuo, 

 meaning * large crab apple/ Of value for the drier parts of the 

 United States." 



38281 and 38283. Pbunts spp. Amygdalacese. 

 From the village of Tachingko, near Taianfu, Shantung, China. Col- 

 lected March 21, 1914. 



38281. Pbuxts abmeniaca L. Apricot. 

 *'(^»o. 1206.) A variety of apricot, said to be very large: color 



half red and half yellow; sweet and juicy. Chinese name Ta shui 

 h»ing, meaning * large water apricot,' " 



38282. PBrrxus sp. Apricot plum. 

 "(No. 1207.) Scions of an apricot plum, said to produce medium 



large fruits of red color. Chinese name Hsing rwei, meaning 'apri- 

 cot plum.' " 



38283 and 38284. Crataegus pinxatitida Bunge. Malaceae. 



Hawthorru 



From the village of Tachingko. near Taianfu, Shantung, China. Scions 

 collected March 21, 1911. 



38283. "(No. 120S.) A variety of Chinese hawthorn, fruit said to 

 be large, of red color outside, while the meat inside is white, of 

 agreeable subacid taste, not keeping as long as other varieties. 

 Chinese name Mien shan cha, meaning ' soft mountain haw." " 



88284. " (No. 1210. ) A variety of Chinese hawthorn, fruit said to be 

 large and of red color both inside and out Chinese name Hung li 

 shan cha, meaning ' red inside mountain haw.' This may possibly 

 be the same variety as No. 1209 [S. P. I. No. 38176]. The Chinese 

 haw fruit seems to thrive best on well-drained semigravelly or 

 sandy loam, and the best quality of fruit is produced on trees that 

 grow on mountain terraces. It is not tmlikely to become a fruit 

 of considerable importance in America, whenever it shall become 

 known. The Chinese graft and bud this haw on wild and seedling 

 stock of Crataegus pinnatitida, but experiments should be made, 

 to determine whether other species of Crataegus will be suitable 

 also for stocks.*' 



88285. ATm^zTA sp. Mimosaceae. 



From the mountains near Taianfu, Shantung, China. Root cuttings 

 collected March 22, 1914. 



**(No. 1211.) A sUk-flowered tree, occurring on sterile, rocky mountain 

 slopes ; grows into a medium-sized tree. Apparently a g<XKi soil binder 

 and of value possibly for the drier sections of the United States as a 

 soU retainer on mountain slopes and as an ornamental park tree. The 

 wood is tough and is used in the construction of carts. Local name 

 Fu jung Jiua, meaning ' old-man's-f ace flower.'" 



38286. GossYPii^i sp. Malvaceae. Cotton. 

 From Brazil. Purchased through Cowdrey & Co., New York City. Keveived 

 April 3, 1914. 



