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41877. VITIS DAVIDII. Grape. From central China. Pre- 

 sented by Airs, A. Anderson, Shanghai, China. Luxuriant, decidu- 

 ous, ornarnental climber with soft spines. Fruit said to be about 

 two-thirds of an inch in diameter, black, and of pleasant flavor. Its 

 adaptability to tropical climate and apparent disease resistance sug- 

 gest possible value in production of hybrid grapes suited to the 

 southern Atlantic States. (PL XVII.) 



41707. VITIS TILIAEFOLIA. Mexican grape. From Dr. 

 C. A. Purpus, Zacuapam, Vera Cruz, Mexico. A tropical species of 

 vine with very sour fruit, which is said to make a most excellent 

 jelly, resembling that from cun-ants. Found growing in sunny 

 places in brush woods. Suggest crossmg with V. vinifera and North 

 American species to produce varieties of table grapes for the Tropics. 



41775. YUCCA ANGUSTISSBLi. Presented by Ben Johnson, 

 Utah Rare Plant Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. A very narrow-leaved 

 species, the white-bordered, sharply pointed leaves being Dnly three- 

 fourths to 2 inches wide and 8 to 15 mches long. The pure-white, 

 beU-shaped flowers are arranged in a branched inflorescence 3 to 5 

 feet long. Native of southeastern Utah, southwestern Nevada, and 

 northwestern Arizona in the region of the Colorado River. 



36667. ZEA ]\IAYS. Corn. An early-ripening variety of flint 

 maize, collected by F. N. Meyer, Peking, Cliina. Reported to be of 

 dwarf growth and of very early ripening habits, occupying the 

 ground from 8 to 10 weeks. Chinese name To Icwei houn tze (earliest 

 of all maize). 



17752. ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA. Jujube. From F. N. Meyer, 

 Changli, Chihli, China. Fruit in size and shape very similar to the 

 jujube seedlmgs commonly gi'own in Texas, but rather finer flavored, 

 about an inch long; skin thin but tough, flesh of unusual sprightli- 

 ness of flavor. A heavy bearer. (PL XVIII.) 



17892. ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA. WUd jujube. From F. N. 

 Meyer, Peking, China. A very spiny bush of weedy tendencies, or 

 occasionally a smaU tree. Found gTowing m dry, sterile soil. Com- 

 monly occurring on the city walls of Peking and neighboring cities. 

 Fruit smafl, with a pleasant acid taste. Of possible value as a stock 

 for the large-fruited jujubes or tsaos. 



19394. ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA. Chinese jujube. From F. N. 



Meyer, Peking, China. A large-fruited variety often met with in 

 Chinese markets. Seedling trees grown at Chico, Cal., now about 

 20 feet high, have produced large quantities of fi'uit of most excellent 

 flavor. Seven hundred smaU boxes of candied fruit froxn these trees 

 were served at the 1913 banquet of the National Geographic Society. 



