30353. MALUS SP. Muz-Alma 

 Apple. From Karawag, Chinese Turk- 

 estan, through Frank N.Meyer. Varie- 

 ty thought to be identical with 30309, 

 from Khotan, with medium-sized, 

 yellowish -green fruits of peculiar 

 glassy texture; taste sv» eet but some- 

 what insipid; good keeping qualities; 

 ripening in autumn; able to withstand 

 considerable drought and alkali. Be- 

 comes spreading w hen old. 



31689. MALUS SP. Wild Apple. 



From F. Nc Meyer, Saisansk, Southern 

 Siberia. An extra hardy, drought and 

 cold resistant variety of wild apple, 

 valuable for the production of hardier 

 types of cultivated apples. 



31690. MALUS SP. Apple. From 

 Saisansk, Southern Siberia. A small 

 apple of bright red color, and possess- 

 ing a most excellent flavor. Grown 

 sparingly near Saisansk; apparently 

 an improved variety of Malus baccata or 

 perhaps a hybrid. Is locally sold dried 

 or as a sweetmeat and for compote 

 and preserves. 



