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Pyrus eaneseens Spach. A probable hybrid between P. nivalis 
and P. salicifolia, between which species It Is almost in- 
termediate. This tree Is very handsome in spring with 
Its very white young leaves, which become shiny, dark 
green above when mature. The fruit Is pale green, 
much shorter stock than that of P. nivalis. 42796. Pyrus 
amygdaliformis Vlllars. A large, rounded shrub or small 
tree, occasionally 20 feet high. Leaves very variable 
In shape and size; white flowers one Inch across ap- 
pearing In April; fruit orange-shape, about an Inch 
across, yellowish-brown, on a short thick stalk. Not 
especially valuable for the garden except for its 
picturesqueness when old. Native of the Mediterranean 
region. 42797. Pyrus nivalis Jacq. A small sturdy tree 
with woolly, white young shoots and young leaves; the 
flowers pure white, one and one-half inches across, 
produced In April in conspicuous clusters. Fruit one 
and one-half inches or more wide, rounded, yellowish- 
green. This eastern European tree is very beautiful 
early in the season because of its pure white leaves 
and numerous flowers. -In Prance the trees are culti- 
vated for their fruits which are eaten when bletted. 
42798. Pyrus sinai Desf . This pear, which is related to 
P. amygdaliformis, Is supposed to have originated in Asia 
Minor on the Islands of the Greek Archipelago. Its 
leaves In spring are white with down, becoming smooth 
and shiny later. 
Ribes spp. (Grossularlaceae . ) 42739, 42749, 42780- 
42781. Seeds of currants from Petrograd, Russia, Nancy, 
France, and Madrid, Spain. Introduced for the work 
of the Office of Horticultural and Pomologlcal In- 
vestigation* 42739. Ribes graveolens Bunge. 42749. R. lobbii 
A. Gray . 42780. R. flavum Berland . 42781. R. multiflorum 
Kitaibel. 
Rodgersia aeseulifolia Batalln. ( Saxif ragaceae . ) 42695 . 
Plants from Paris, France. Purchased from Messrs. 
Vilmorin-Andrieux & Company. A vigorous plant newly 
introduced from China, with large rhizomes and slender 
petioles supporting six large umbellate, oval leaves, 
heavily veined and of a beautiful dark green, resem- 
bling those of the chestnut. Flowers white, in a long 
panicle, 75 cm. long, appearing in June. Flourishes 
in cool, half-shaded, peaty soils. 
Rubus spp. (Rosaceae.) 42750-42757, 42766, 42782- 
42789. Seeds of 17 species of Rubus from Nancy, France, 
