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32670. PEUXUS SPINOSA X DOMESTICA. Hybrid plum. 

 From Kozlof, Eiissia. through F. N. Meyer. Hybrid produced by 

 the phmt breeder I. V. Mijurin between the Green Reine CViude and 

 P. sjnnosa^ a hardy spiny bush of Europe, Persia, North Africa, and 

 Siberia. Fruits dark purple, small, s^Yeet, and characteristically 

 spicy. Good keeping qualities. On Araygdalus davidiana stock. 



32G71. PPvUNUS SPINOSA X DOMESTICA. Hybrid plum. 



From Kozlof, Tambof Government, Russia, through F. N. ISIeyer. 

 Hybrid betAveen the Green Reine Claude plum and P. spinosa, origi- 

 nated by I. V. Mi jurin at Kozlof. Fruits dark purplish, medium in 

 size, very sweet flavor and aftertaste all their own. Trees very pro- 

 ductive and vigorous. 



32GT3. PRUXUS SPINOSA X DOMESTICA. Hybrid plum. 

 From Kozlof, Russia, through F. N. Meyer. Hybrid produced by 

 I. V. INIijiirin, tlie Russian plant breeder, between the Green Reine 

 Claude and P. spinosa. Medium-sized fruit of beautiful yellow color; 

 splierical shape; sweet, spicy, and juicy; of good keeping quality. 

 Tree medium sized, very healthy, cold resistant. On Amygdalus 

 davidiana stock. 



3608G. PRUNUS TOMENTOSA. Chinese bush cherry. 

 Eai-ly floweriiig deciduous shrub, with flowers three-fourths of an 

 inch across, white tinged with rose, and small sour cherries on short 

 stems. Fruits valuable for preserves. Its extreme hardiness, orna- 

 mental cliaracter, and probable usefulness for hybridization experi- 

 ments make it promising for dooryards in the North. 



41455. PRUNUS sp. Flowering plum. From F. N. Meyer, 

 Tsaochowfu, Shantung, China. A flowering shrub much in demand 

 by the Chinese for forcing. It is generally trained in grotesque 

 shapes and is always grafted on Amygdalus davidiana^ which stands 

 drought and transplanting better than the plum's own roots. 

 Chinese name Met, 



42748. PRUNUS sp. Prune. From Mr. A. Sugden, Chefoo, 

 China. Reported as a "remarkable Chinese variety. Very produc- 

 tive in its natui'al state. Fruit round, rough, Mirahelle color; clear, 

 firm flesh, sweet; juice red. Ripe in August. Very good for tarts, 

 jams, jellies, etc." 



PSIDIUM GUAJAVA. Guava. Well-known tropical fruit, 

 generally utilized for jellies and preserves. Large shrubs with white 

 flowers and round or pear-shaped fruits, 2 to 3 inches in diameter, 

 containing many small hard seeds. The flesh is sweet and of a musky 

 flavor. Stands verj^ little frost. 



