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Amygdalus persica. (Amygdalaceae . ) 38178. Cuttings 
and plants of the Fel peach from Feltcheng, Shantung, 
China. "A remarkable variety of clingstone peach, con- 
sidered to be the best in all China. Size large to very 
large; shape round, very heavy, often over one pound 
apiece; skin quite downy and of pale yellowish color with 
a slight blush on one side. Flesh very juicy and sweet 
and of excellent aromatic flavor, of white color, except 
near the stone where it is reddish. Stone very large and 
pointed, flesh strongly adhering to it. Ripens in early 
to middle October and possesses excellent shipping and 
keeping qualities. The trees are of erect growth when 
young, but when older they spread out considerably, 
remaining of open growth. To reach their greatest per- 
fection these peaches need to be fertilized each spring, 
while during dry seaaons, they are irrigated from wells. 
The fruit is also thinned. The soil they seem to thrive 
in best is a porous, light clayey loam of reddish color, 
retaining moisture quite well, but not becoming too soggy. 
The local people calculate that, on an average a tree sup- 
plies ten dollars Mexican worth of fruit each season and 
they consider an orchard of these peaches a very valuable 
asset indeed. The climate around Feitcheng is of a semi- 
arid nature and this variety of peach may be expected to 
thrive especially well in the regions west of the Rocky 
Mountains. Chinese name, 'Fei tao,' meaning 'Fei peach.' 
(Meyer's Introduction.) 
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Amygdalus persica. (Amygdalaceae.) 38272-276. Peach 
cuttings from near Tal an fu, Shantung, China. Five 
varieties, one said to be very large and juicy, weighing 
up to a pound, and keeping to December, another of medium 
size, ripening late, and keeping well, a third very orna- 
mental flowering variety, with small, peculiarly-shaped 
3-polnted, rosy-red fruits, and two of the 'pien tao ' or 
flat varieties, of good quality. (Meyer's introduction.) 
Catalpa bungei. (Bignoniaceae . ) 38254. Trees of ca- 
talpa from near the village of Wang yu ko, Shansi, China. 
"A quickly growing Chinese timber tree, growing to large 
size, specimens seen 100 feet tall, with trunks 10-15 feet 
in diameter a few feet above the ground. The Chinese 
plant this tree for Its wood, which is strong, light, 
durable and non-warping. It resembles walnut to a con- 
siderable extent and is much in demand for table tops and 
for fine furniture. This tree might possibly be profit- 
ably cultivated in the semi-arid sections of the United 
States where the winters are not too severe, while the 
summers may be quite hot. They are easily propagated from 
