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Nos. 32664 and 32665, Forms of the extremely interesting 
Siberian cherry, of which I personally think that it will play 
in the future, a much greater role in the northern states than 
Prunus besseyi will do. We probably will develop large, sweet 
fruited varieties and they will be home fruits par excellence. 
No. 32666, A sweet-fruited hybrid Sorbus; is said to be 
much superior to the ordinary sweet-fruited rowan (Sorbus 
aucuparia fructi dulcis). Mr. Mijurin has much faith in it as 
a fruit for the far north. 
No. 32667, A large fruited, edible form of Ribes aureum; 
is certainly valuable to us, as this species of currant 
thrives in very sandy soil even and is much more drouth resis- 
tant than the red or black currant. 
No. 32668, A hybrid rose of unusual hardiness, shows 
that native, wild forms of various flowering shrubs may be 
employed with success in hybridization experiments. 
The Nos. 32669-673, Hybrid plums in which the ordinary 
wild sloe, Prunus spinosa, has played a big role. Mr. Mijurin 
stated that it is his firm belief that in the future this sloe 
will be employed very much in hybridization experiments and 
that we may expect some wonderfully fine results thereof. P. 
spinosa bequeaths to its offspring a host of desirable quali- 
ties: firstly, a remarkable spicy flavor in the fruits, 2d, 
great keeping and shipping qualities, 3d, great prolif icness , 
4th, wonderful hardiness, 5th, powers of being able to thrive 
on very poor and dry soils even, 8th, a great freedom from 
diseases in general, 7th, a good root system, and 8th, not 
growing too rank or too large. What have we done in America 
with this plum? Are Mr. Mijurin's observations corroborated 
by our breeders also? What I personally have seen of this 
wild sloe, I should say that it will not give good results in 
the Atlantic coast states, but that out in the Northwest it 
ought to thrive to perfection. I do not think it will ever be 
a success in regions where there is a protracted period of 
moist heat, like we so detrimentally experience in nearly the 
whole of the eastern United States. 
No. 32674, A remarkable variety of cherry, possessing 
so many good qualities, that I suppose it has been introduced 
already in America. (See half-tone.) 
No. 32675 and 32676, A round and oblong fruited variety 
of quince and most probably some of the hardiest quinces in 
existence ! 
There were several other interesting things at Mr. Mi- 
jurin's place, which I think I had better mention here. 
Mr. Mijurin told me that in his attempts to create a 
hardy peach, he had peach kernels sent in from many different 
regions. These he sowed and had at one time 30,000 young 
trees, then the Russian winter came and thinned them out so 
