4. 
OLEA. 26801. From Nikita, Crimea, Russia. Cuttings from a 
very large olive tree several centuries old, growing in the 
Imperial Eotanical Garden at Nikita and "bearing large fruits. 
This and the following numbers (26802-811) are cuttings of 
olive trees that have withstood temperatures of 15° "below 
zero R (2° "below zero F) unhurt when other olives were 
frozen to the ground. They can therefore be recommended for 
South Texas and the interior valleys of California where 
there are heavy frosts occasionally. 26802-811. 
The same remarks apply to these as to the preceding numbers 
except that they were cut from trees between 60 and 70 years 
of age. Each number is a different variety but they have 
not been named "by the Russians. (Meyer's introductions.) 
POPULUS. 26615-614. From Lesnoi Forestry Institute near St. 
Petersburg, Russia. Both hardy around St. Petersburg and 
to be recommended for cold climates. 26613, a pyramidal 
form introduced from Turkestan; 26614, a form of the so- 
called Berlin poplar, but is proving much hardier than the 
type. POPULUS SP. 26812. From Orianda, Crimea, Russia. 
A remarkably tall and pyramidal poplar with whitish trunk; 
to be recommended for regions with hot, dry summers, fol- 
lowed by fairly mild winters. (Meyer's introduction.) 
PRUNUS SIBIRICA. 26648-649. Seeds and cuttings from Steglitz, 
near Berlin. Presented by Mr. F. Ledier. "This has a 
future as a hardy ornamental shrub or small tree in our 
northern states." (Meyer's introduction.) 
PUNICA GRANATUM. 26794-797. Four varieties of pomegranates 
from Hwai Yuan, China. Presented "by Dr. Samuel Cochran. 
"It is said that the Hwai Yuan pomegranates are the best in 
China and I think it is very likely true. I believe they 
are sent from here for the Emperor's use." (Cochran.) 
For distribution later. 
PYRUS . 26763. From hills near Sebastopol, Crimea, Russia. 
"A wild pear growing on exposed, stony mountain-sides and 
in cliffs and gullies; probably of value as a stock for 
pears in semi-arid, hot-summered regions, especially in the 
South-west." (Meyer's introduction.) 26764. A very 
compact-growing, round-headed variety of the preceding number. 
