10 



AMYGDALUS DAVIDIANA. From F. N. Meyer, Tientsin, 

 China. Important wild dry-land peach used commonly as stock for 

 stone fruits in China. Eesists severe droughts and is not affected 

 by quite alkaline soils. Strong, vigorous grower; hardier than the 

 Chili peach in central low^a; is an especially early stock in Cal- 

 ifornia. 



AMYGDALUS FENZLIANA. From Tiflis, Caucasus. Shrubby 

 ornamental almond, producing attractive white flowers in early 

 spring. Recommended for testing as stock for almonds and other 

 stone fruits in mild-wintered regions of this country; also for breed- 

 ing experiments to obtain a dwarf drought-resistant strain of 

 almonds for similar climatic conditions. 



AMYGDALUS MIRA. Wild Chinese peach. From E. H. 

 Wilson, of the Arnold Arboretum. Thirty-foot tree, discovered 

 north of Tatsienlu, China, at an altitude of 9,000 feet. Fruit 1 

 inch in diameter ; fuzzy, with smooth stone ; edible. Shows tendency 

 to bloom late in the spring ; may prove useful for breeding purpcses 

 or as stock. Apparently hardy in Massachusetts. Hitherto dis- 

 tributed as Pmnus mira. 



AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Sutter Creek peach. A peach of 

 large size and good quality; ripens a little later than the well- 

 known Elberta^ which it closely resembles. Its chief value, however, 

 lies in its remarkable resistance to peach leaf -curl. 



24807. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Peach. Obtained by Prof. 

 N. E. Hansen in Tashkend, Turkestan. A small, round, white, free- 

 stone peach ; white at pit, apex pointed. A very good peach for table 

 purposes, its flesh being juicy and melting; but it is too small for 

 commercial use. 



24915. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Chinese peach. From 

 Canton, China, through Mr. G. W. Groff. Coming from South 

 China, which has a hot, humid climate where ordinary peaches fail, 

 this variety may prove valuable for subtropical regions, although the 

 fruit produced in California was too strong in flavor and too astrin- 

 gent to make the variety valuable there. 



33219. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Vainqueur peach. From 

 Sr. Pedro Giraud, Granada, Spain. One of the earliest peaches to 

 ripen. A medium-sized peach with white skin flushed with red. 

 Flesh white, soft, and juicy; pit pink. Not a good shipper, but will 

 prove an excellent home fruit. 



