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water for cultivation of the trees after the spring 
rains. Great care is exercised in the cultivation of the 
Harput apricot, resulting in a delicious fruit about 
the size of an ordinary peach; the apricots are ripe 
and ready for picking about the last of May or the 
first of June. I am informed by many naturalized Amer- 
icans from the Harput district that these apricot trees 
will grow in Southern California." (Wilson.) 
Pteroearpus erinaeeus (Fabaceae), 52912. From Ibadan, 
Southern Provinces, Nigeria. Seeds presented by Mr. 
John G. Davis, acting director of Agriculture. A more 
or less deciduous tree 15 to 20 m. high, with a straight 
trunk, spreading crown, and pubescent branchlets. The 
glabrous leaves are unequally pinnate. The flowers are 
in terminal panicles with racemose branches. The tree 
is found In abundance, yields a valuable and durable 
timber, and Is the most valuable asset Mozambique Province 
has in Its tropical forests; it produces also theAfrl- 
cangum'klno . ' The tree extends" Into Natal, Swaziland, 
the Transvaal, to the West Coast, and from the coast 
to the Matapos . (Adapted from Sims , Forest Flora of Por- 
tuguese East Africa, p. 44.) 
Rubus chroosepalus (Rosaceae), 52942. From Kew, Eng- 
land. Seeds presented by Sir David Prain, director, 
Royal Botanic Gardens. The most valuable feature. of 
this species is the very ornamental evergreen foliage 
which may be compared with that of a lime tree. The 
slender stems, furnished with a few spines, grow 6 to 
7 feet in a season. The simple, cordate leaves, 4 
inches long and 3 1/2 inches wide, are glabrous above 
and white beneath. The flowers are borne in large pan- 
icles and have no decorative value; the fruits are 
small and blue.- Native to Hupeh and Ichang at altitudes 
of 4,000 feet. The best use for the plant is to cover 
pillars, pergolas, or fences. (Adapted from Gardeners ' 
Chronicle, 3d ser. , vol. 51, p. 166.) 
Rubus sp. (Rosaceae), 53218. Raspberry. From Ecuador. 
Seeds collected by Mr. Wilson Popenoe, agricultural 
explorer ."No. 602a. Upper slopes ofthe Volcano Tungu- 
rahua. 'Haugra-mora. ' A choice , large-fruited , wild red 
raspberry from an altitude of 9,000 feet. Since this 
is found at altitudes up to 13,000 feet, it may prove 
hardier than many of the other species we have obtained 
in these countries. The fruits are much like those of 
the Colombian berry (Rubus maerocarpus) in general char- 
