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32670. PRUXUS SPIXOSA X DOMESTICA. Hybrid plum. 

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

 the plant breeder I. V. Mijurin between the Green Reine Claude and 

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

 Siberia. Fruits dark purple, small, sweet, and characteristically 

 spicy. Good keeping qualities. On Amygdalus davidiana stock. 



32671. PRUXUS SPIXOSA X DOMESTICA. Hybrid plum. 

 From Kozlof, Tambof Government, Russia, through F. X. Meyer. 

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

 r ated by I. V. Mijurin at Kozlof. Fruits dark purplish, medium in 

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

 ductive and vigorous. 



32673. PRUXUS SPIXOSA X DOMESTICA. Hybrid plum. 

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

 I. V. Mijurin, the Russian plant breeder, between the Green Reine 

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

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

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

 davidiana stock. 



36086. PRUXUS TOMEXTOSA. Chinese bush cherry. 

 Early flowering deciduous shrub, with flowers three-fourths of an 

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

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

 mental character, and probable usefulness for hybridization experi- 

 ments make it promising for dooryards in the Xorth. 



41455. PRUXUS sp. Flowering plum. From F. X T . 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. PRUXUS sp. Prune. From Mr. A. Sugden, Chefoo, 

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

 tive in its natural state. Fruit round, rough, Mirobelle 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 very little frost. 



