P yrus call eryana . An improved yariety of Chinese pear, 
called "Ching li", grafted upon Calleryana stock, which seems 
to be an ideal host, as seen by the fine union. The trunk of 
this pear measures six feet in circumference, three feet above 
the ground, and the age of the tree is said to be over JO years 
(Meyer . ) 
Neg. No. 13270, Gho tang ko, Hupeh, China, Karch 30 , 191?. 
December 31, I917. 
