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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



49484 to 49488— Continued. 



49488. Tecoma smithii W. Wats. Bignoniacese. 

 " Shrub with yellow blooms ; about 5 feet high." 



A beautiful shrubby plant, said to have been produced in Australia 

 as a cross between Tecoma capensis and T. mollis. The flowers have 

 orange tubes and yellow segments and are borne in large compound 

 panicles. (Adapted from Gardeners' Chronicle, 3d, ser., vol. 14. p. 6Jf9.) 



49489 to 49495. 



From Arlington, Ya. Seedlings grown at the Arlington Experimental 

 Farm, Va., by M. B. Waite and H. W. Truesdell. Numbered March 15, 

 1920. Quoted notes by Mr. Truesdell. 



49489. Pyrus sp. Malacese. Pear. 

 "(Kow 1, tree 13.) Fruit: Size medium, 2 to 2^ inches in diameter; 



form regular, globose; stem medium stout, inserted in a pronounced 

 cavity ; skin thin, fairly smooth ; dots brownish, numerous ; color yellow, 

 sometimes with red blush ; flesh juicy, firm, fine grained ; flavor mild ; 

 dessert quality good; ripe September 1 to 15. Earlier, smaller, finer 

 grained, more tender, and slightly better in quality than the Kieffer 

 variety. 



" Tree : Large, vigorous, of hybrid-oriental pear character ; bark dark 

 gray, branches spreading, foliage dark, abundant, 1^ by 2,* inches 

 (average) ; very productive; blight resistant. 



When in very rapid growth blight occasionally goes 6 to 12 inches 

 down the shoots. Apparently less susceptible than the Kieffer variety." 



49490. Pyrus sp. Malacese. Pear. 

 "(Row 2, tree 15.) Fruit: Size medium, 2 to 2^ inches' in diameter; 



form obovoid to slightly pyriform; stem medium length, moderately 

 stout, set in a shallow cavity; skin rather tiiick, medium smooth, very 

 finely russeted ; color greenish brown with a red blush ; flesh juicy, 

 firm, fine grained : flavor rich, very sweet ; dessert quality best ; ripe 

 September 10 to 20. 



" Distinctly like the Seckel pear in flavor, texture, and color, but larger 

 and with more red blush and even thicker and more sirupy juice. 



" Tree : Medium size and vigor, Seckellike ; branches slightly spread- 

 ing; bark light red; foliage fairly abundant, medium green, If by 2i 

 inches (average) ; has not produced heavily; rather blight resistant. 



" One blight infection has occurred, girdling the leader in the top of 

 the tree and causing removal about this point. No other blight was seen 

 on this tree, in spite of severe pruning and vigorous twig tips. Probably 

 equal or superior to the Seckel and Kieffer varieties in blight resistance." 



49491. Pyeus sp. Malacese. Pear. 

 "(Row 22, tree 15.) Fruit: Size medium. 2 by 2f inches in diameter; 



form broadly obovoid ; stem short, moderately stout, set in a very slight 

 depression; skin thin; color light yellow; flesh very juicy, fine grained; 

 fl^avor moderately sweet ; dessert quality good ; ripe September 10 to 20. 



" Tree : Large, vigorous ; bark reddish ; branches spreading or droop- 

 ing; foliage abundant, light green, IJ by 1| inches (average) ; apparently 

 productive; very blight resistant (no blight observed) ; somewhat sus- 

 ceptible to San .Jose scale." 



