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Citrus sp . (Rutaceae.) 38335. Seeds of the 'natsu 
mikan' from southern Kyushu, Japan. Presented by Mr. 
E. H. Wilson, collaborator of this Office. "During my 
recent trip to southern Kyushu I made a collection of the 
various citrus fruits cultivated there. Among these 
fruits is an orange which I am unfamiliar with. Its 
Japanese name is 'natsu mikan 1 and it is said to keep 
longer than any other variety and to be very sweet at mid- 
summer. It is a light-skinned variety with rather pale 
flesh and the skin separates from the flesh as it does in 
the pomelo. The tree bears while still small and the 
fruit is decidedly handsome in appearance. In February 
and March it is still on the tree and the flavor is sour 
and very decidedly bitter. I shall test the fruit, again 
at midsummer to find if it becomes distinctly sweet. Very 
likely this orange is well known to you but it occurs to. 
me that sweet oranges at midsummer would find a ready mar- 
ket. If of any interest to you there would be ho diffi- 
culty In securing a supply of seeds. I think . growing 
plants could also be obtained. Apparently it is as hardy 
as the Navel orange." (Wilson.) 
Crataegus pinnatifida . (Malaceae.) 38176, 38283-284. 
Cuttings and scions of a large-fruited haw from the vil- 
lage of Ta ching ko, near Tai an fu, Shantung, China. 
"The Chinese haw fruit seems to thrive best on well-drain- 
ed semi-gravelly or sandy loam and the best quality of 
fruit is produced on trees that grow on mountain terraces. 
It is not unlikely to become a fruit of considerable im- 
portance in America, when once it has become known. The 
Chinese graft and bud this haw on wild and seedling stock 
of the same species, but experiments should be made to 
determine whether other species of Crataegus will also be 
suitable for stocks." (Meyer's introduction.) Three 
varieties, one of which, of agreeable sour taste, can be 
kept almost a year, and is excellent for jellies, com- 
potes, cake fillings, etc. 
Euonymus bungei. (Celestraceae . ) 38237. Cuttings 
from the village of Tchang pal, Shensl, China. "A spindle- 
wood, usually seen as a shrub, but when not molested, 
growing to a medium sized tree. The plant is an excellent 
bank binder, throwing up suckers all around; it stands 
drought to a wonderful degree, while it resists alkali 
also to a certain degree. On most places this shrub is 
cut down every year, but this treatment seems to make it 
spread more. It deserves to be given a thorough test as a 
bank and soil binding plant, especially in the semi-arid 
parts of the United States." (Meyer's introduction.) 
