10 BULLETIN 121"), CJ. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Source. — Tsingtze, Shansi Province. China. Scions secured by Frank N. 
Meyer, March 10, 1908. Size Large, l' to 2 inches in length, 1 to 1£ inches 
greatest diameter; form obovoid to pyriform, some obliquely so. one side being 
more rounded and full; cavity regular, very shallow up to the areole, then 
abruptly conical; basin of medium depth, becoming more or less wrinkled and 
irregular in dried fruit; stone ellipsoid, medium sized, seven-eighths to 1£ 
inches in length, one-half to three-fourths inch greatest diameter. tapering 
more abruptly toward the distal end. which terminates in a sharp stout spine. 
SUI MEN, S. P. I. NO. 38245. 
This variety is of average size, processes well, and has a good 
shape (PI. IV). A good variety for all purposes. 
Source. — Near Paihsiangchen, Shansi Province, China. Scions secured by 
Frank N. Meyer, February 13, 1914. Size medium, 1 to 1$ inches in length, 
seven-eighths to 1£ inches greatest diameter; form ellipsoidal, some fruits 
unsymmetrical ; cavity practically none except within the areole, which is about 
one-eighth inch from the insertion of the peduncle ; basin of medium depth, 
regular in some fruits, irregular when dried, becoming longer in one direction 
than the other ; stone large, three-fourths to 1& inches in length, one-fourth to 
three-eighths inch greatest diameter, ellipsoidal, widest near distal end, which 
is terminated by a short sharp spine. 
LI, S. P. I. NO. 38249. 
Of all the varieties introduced, this one (PI. V) has the largest 
fruit, is one of the best to eat as it comes from the tree, and ripens 
the latest by one to two weeks. Its flesh is crisp ; it processes well, 
and of all tne varieties analyzed it has the smallest pit in proportion 
to flesh. 
Source. — Fuma, Shansi Province, China. Scions secured by Frank N. Meyer, 
February 14, 1914. Size large; Meyer's note says, "supposed to be the largest 
of all," 1& to 2 inches in length, 1 to 2 inches in greatest diameter ; form 
spherical-ovoid, somewhat flattened at the ends, some fruits irregular; cavity 
furrowed, of average depth or slightly deeper; basin deep, irregular, longer in 
one direction than the other; stone large, three-fourths to 1 inch in length, 
three-eighths to one-half inch greatest diameter, ovoid, tapering more abruptly 
toward the distal end. which terminates in a short thick spine. 
OTHER VARIETIES. 
Not only the four varieties here described but a number of others 
have been distributed by the Department of Agriculture. These 
are not sufficiently different to justify detailed descriptions of them 
here; their size, shape, and other characteristics are shown in Plates 
VI and VII. These illustrations will enable persons to identify any 
of the varieties represented. 
The fruit of S. P. I. No. 30488 is, in outline, shaped like an in- 
verted heart. This variety is a good producer and is free from 
spines. S. P. I. No. 36854 has an elongated fruit that tapers toward 
both ends. This fruit is w T ell flavored and has a high sugar content, 
but the stone terminates in a long sharp point which is easilv broken 
off when the fruit is eaten. 8. P. I. Nos. 38243 and 38246 are very 
much like No. 38245 in size, shape, season of ripening, and produc- 
tivity. S. P. I. Nos. 37475 and 37476 have fruits that are more or 
less spherical, but with the ends flattened. These two numbers are 
practically identical. The stone is short, with the distal end pro- 
truding but slightly. 
