38787. ALLIUM SCHOENO 

 PRASUM. Chives. From Frank N. 

 Meyer, Sianfu,Shensi, China. A varie- 

 ty of this onion-like vegetable, used, 

 after being forced and blanched, by 

 the Chinese, as savory for soups and' 

 with fried meats. Chinese name^Tcho- 

 tsai." Propagated by division of the 

 tufts. May prove superior variety for 

 blanching purposes 



AMERIMNON SISSOO. Decid- 

 uous timber tree, 60 to 80 feet high, 

 native of the plains of India and up to 

 5,000 feet elevation in Afganistan, 

 Beloochistan and the Central Himstl- 

 €*5^as. Groves well along sandy river 

 thanks, but resists drought moderately, 

 tndures great heat and occasional 

 sharp frost. Timber valuable, being 

 very elastic, seasons well, does not 

 warp or split, iis easily worked and 

 takes a fine polish. 



33216. AMYGDALUS COM- 



MUNIS. Esperan7.a Almond. From 

 Granada, Spain, through Walter T. 

 Swingle. A variety recommended for 

 culture by Pedro Gira' d, nurseryman 

 of Granada, who points out that al- 

 monds give best results on warm, rocky 

 limestone soils. Grafted on the wild 

 Chinese stock, A mygdalus davidiana, 

 S. P. I. 34515. For trial in the Califor- 

 nia and Arizona almond regions. 



