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parent tree Is about 30 feet .high, the trunk 8 inches 
thick at the base, and the crown slender, as it is 
crowded in among other trees. It is bearing a good 
crop of fruit this season." 43935. "From the cafetal 
of Don Miguel Gomez, south of the plaza, in the vil- 
lage of San Cristobal Verapaz. This is a fine large 
fruit almost Identical inform and size with the Trapp 
variety in Florida. It has a smaller seed than the 
Trapp, however; and the size of the fruit will perhaps 
average somewhat larger. It is of excellent quality, 
and the tree is a heavy bearer, so that it looks like 
a very promising variety. Form spherical to somewhat 
oblate; size large, weight 18 ozs., length 3f inches, 
breadth 3f inches; base rounded, the stem inserted 
without depression; apex rounded or almost impercept- 
ibly flattened; surface slightly pebbled, deep green, 
with a somewhat glossy character, and numerous rather 
large yellowish dots; skin more than 1/16 inch thick, 
not quite § inch, coarsely granular, woody, brittle; 
flesh creamy yellow, tinged with pale green near the 
skin, free from fiber and of fine, firm texture; flav- 
or rich and pleasant, not watery; quality excellent; 
seed medium sized, oblate, weighing nearly 3 ozs. , 
tight in cavity, with both seed coats rather* thin and 
adhering closely to the lightly wrinkled cotyledons. 
Season January to March at San Cristobal Verapaz, 
elevation 4550 feet. The parent tree is about 50 feet 
high, with a spread of 60 feet, the trunk 3 feet in 
diameter at the base. It is carrying a heavy crop of 
fruit." (Popenoe.) 
Populus maximowiczii A. Henry. ( Salicaceae . ) 43862. 
Cuttings of poplar from Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented 
by the Arnold Arboretum. A magnificent large poplar, 
the largest in eastern Asia, becoming 100 feet high 
and 6 feet in diameter. N The pale brown branchlets 
are densely pubescent, and the nearly circular leaves, 
which are whitish or rusty beneath are about 4 inches 
long. The fruiting catkins are from 7 to 10 Inches 
long, remaining on the tree unopened until late sum- 
mer or autumn. The shapely head and attractive foliage 
make this hardy poplar very desirable. (Adapted from 
Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 5, 
p. 2763.) 
Pyrus eommmi8 L. (Malaceae.) 43737-43739. Pear 
from Ottawa Canada. Presented by the Director, Cen- 
tral Experiment Farm. "Professor A. J. Logsdail, 
