Amygdalus sp. (Amygdalaceae . ) 40001-40005. Seeds of 
Wild peaches from Shensi and Kansu, China! :40001'1 "Wild 
peaches having larger fruits . than the ordinary wild' one! , 
said to come from near Tze Wu, to the • south 1 of SlMf4; q Mt 
some also probably collected from trees in ^ardefos^'wn^L'jih. 
..were raised; from wild seeds. When seen wild thrs'pp&feh 
generally assumes a low.' bush 1 form of spreading habit; wh'6n 
planted in gardens and attended to , ! it ! grows 'up info 1 a 
small tree, reaching a height of IS to 20 feet, with a 
smqoth^ trunk Qf^dark mahogany- brown color. The^l'e.ajyes are 
a'-lvtjaylsl 1 , mucftlsmaller and more slender than in* du'ltivat'ed 
varieties, while their color is much darker green. They 
seem to be somewhat less subject to; various'^ diseases than 
the cultivated sorts and they are most prolific bearers, 
although the fruit is of very little value on account of 
its smallness and lack of flavor. In gardens around Sianfu 
this wild peach is utilized as a stock for improved vari- 
eties . It is also grown as an ornamental; said to be 
literally covered.in, spring with multitudes of '^h^ll^pink 
flowers. "40002. "Wild peaches, dccurring in the 'foothills 
of the higher mountains at Tsing Ling Kang, Shensi, '^a't' al- 
titudes from 2000 to 5QOO feet, generally- fourid at the 
edges of loess cliffs and on rocky slopes. There is a 
great deal of variation to be observed as regards size and 
shape of leaves, density^ofj foliage and general habits." 
40003. "Wild peaches found on a mountain side, near Pai 
dja dien, Shensi, at an elevation f of ° 4000 fe^t ; iq thWe 
small trees and bushes had borne siitch a heavY "crop "'fifahi 
the ground - beneath .them was 'covered- with a" -layer 5 , ' at- few 
inches thick, of the small, yellowish, hafry ■ ^f r\&tfs\ The 
local inhabitants didn'.t consider them- worth 'collecting 
even, and they were rotting and drying up." 40004. "Wild 
peaches occurring as tall shrubs in loess- oliffs, at the 
Tibetan frontier, Kagoba, Kansu, at - elevation's of J 6000- 
8QQP feetf. , Save for some children who : , eat these wil'S 
peaches, they, are otherwise considered •'wbrthlfsfslb 3 wll^ 
fruit. , Local name Yeh t'ao, meaning* m 'Wild e? pWdh, h,; > ( anu 
..^Mao t'ap, meaning 'hairy peach. ' " 40005. "Wild * pvuptveb 
found on stony, mountain* slopes in a wild / yery ^ spar%eHlry 
populated, country,, near Kwa i tsa> on Slku ; ' RiverV ' Kahstr. 
No fruit trees whatsoever are cultivated by -iJhTEr 1 'l'oica'l 
settlers in the jnountains, and- the way some^bf "IjhessP peach 
bushes grow excludes them ;from ever f having' I be%»* brought 
there by any- man or even any quadruped ;^ ohly^ i^lfr^f Sttfefft 
have', transported', them* " (Meyer^s Introduc^izortte. ) ™ p f ! f i 
Castanea spp. (Fagaceae .) ..40035-036. Seeds of chestnuts 
from Hul hslen, and Chen^;. hsi!eri^ Kansu, China . - "A species 
