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43704. MALUS SIEBOLDII ARBORESCENS. From the Ar- 

 nold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass. Ornamental shrub or small 

 tree, with slightly pubescent oval-oblong leaves that turn red in the 

 fall. The flowers are nearly white, often slightly tinged with pink, 

 and are followed by red or yellow fruits about the size of large 

 peas. In Japan, where it is native, the fruits are preserved, and the 

 trees are grown both as ornamentals and as stocks. 



27060. MALUS SYLVESTRIS. Afghasian apple. From F. 

 N. Meyer, Caucasus, Russia. Large, grayish green apple with one 

 cheek narrowly streaked with red, fresh subacid flavor. Picked in 

 late October or early November, the fruits ripen slowly and keep well 

 until late spring. May prove of value for the warmer sections of the 

 United States, especially for the Gulf regions. 



27061. MALUS SYLVESTRIS. Apple. From F. N. Meyer, 

 Dioscuria, near Sukhum Kale, Caucasus, Russia. A Circassian 

 apple indigenous to the Caucasus. Reported as being a very fine 

 fruit. Suitable for mild-wintered sections of the United States. 

 Not yet fruited in America. 



27152. MALUS SYLVESTRIS. Apple. From F. N. Meyer. 

 Kopetnari, Caucasus, Russia. Trees obtained from a native Min- 

 grelian orchard ; able to stand high summer temperatures but require 

 mild winters. Said to produce large red apples of fine quality. To 

 be tested in the Southern States. 



27153. MALUS SYLVESTRIS. Apple. Received through F. 

 N. Meyer, from near Kopetnari, Caucasus, Russia. A white apple, 

 said to grow very large, some fruits weighing several pounds each. 

 The trees are able to endure high summer temperatures, but require 

 mild winters. To be tested in the southern sections of the United 

 States, 



30326. MALUS SYLVESTRIS. Apple. From Khotan, Chi- 

 nese Turkestan, through F. N. Meyer. A large variety of the so- 

 called Muzalma apple (S. P. I. 30309). This latter is of medium 

 size, yellowish green; peculiar glassy texture: sweet taste, some- 

 what insipid; good keeping qualities, ripening in autumn; able to 

 withstand considerable drought and alkali. Introduced for trial in 

 the Southwest. 



30327. MALUS SYLVESTRIS. Apple. From F. N. Meyer, 

 Khotan, Chinese Turkestan. A variety of apple called Kizilalma. 

 Because of its ability to stand drought, soil alkali, and neglect it 

 may prove of value under irrigation in the hot desert regions of our 

 Southwest. Fruits medium large, of red color throughout, sweet, 

 somewhat insipid. 



