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342G9. PRUNUS ARMENIACA. Apricot. From Dr. Gustav 

 Eisen, Rome, Italy. A very large, rounded-oblong apricot, with- 

 out points, of orange color, ripens evenly all around; known as the 

 Crisomelo. 



38281. PRUNUS ARMENIACA. Apricot. A Chinese variety, 

 collected by F. N. Meyer in the village of Tachingko, near Taianfu, 

 Shantung, China. Said to be a variety with very large yellow fruits, 

 with strong red blush on one side and sweet, juicy flesh. Chinese 

 name Ta shui hsing^ meaning " large water apricot." 



40012. PRUNUS ARMENIACA. Apricot. From F. N. Meyer, 

 Lantsai, Kansu, China. Wild form collected in the mountains, 5,000 

 to 9,000 feet altitude. Boiled kernels, though somewhat bitter, are 

 eaten by the natives. Of possible value in extending apricot culture 

 farther north; also as a stock for stone fruits in semiarid regions 

 and as a hard}^ spring-flowering park tree in the cooler parts of the 

 United States. 



40013. PRUNUS ARMENIACA. Apricot. From F. N. Meyer, 

 Kwatsa, Kansu, China. Wild form of possible value as a hardy 

 spring-flowering park tree in the cooler portions of the United 

 States, as a stock for stone fruits in semiarid regions, and as a har- 

 dier strain capable of being grown north of the apricot belt proper. 



33222. PRUNUS AVIUM. Cherry, var. Garrafal. From Pedro 

 Giraud, Granada, Spain. Purchased at the request of W. T. Swin- 

 gle, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. A giant cherry having firm, 

 sweet flesh. Should be tried in the cherry regions of the Pacific 

 coast. 



33223. PRUNUS AVIUM. Cherry, var. Garrafal le Grand. 

 From Pedro Giraud, Granada, Spain. Purchased at the request of 

 W. T. Swingle, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. A large variety 

 of cherry, possibly of French origin. Said to ripen in June. 

 Should be tested in the Pacific coast cherry region. 



32751. PRUNUS DOMESTICA. Prune. From Felix Wen- 

 ger, Langenbuhl, Thun, Berne, Switzerland. This prune resembles 

 the Italian, but is much larger and contains more sugar. It is lo- 

 cally known as the " grafted prune." To be tested in the northwest- 

 ern section of the United States. 



33224. PRUNUS DOMESTICA. Plum, var. Giruela de Fraile. 

 From Pedro Giraud, Granada, Spain. Purchased at the request of 

 W. T. Swingle, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Fruit said to 

 ripen in June, and reported to be of excellent quality. 



