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NEW INTRODUCTIONS. 
Amygdalus persfca L. ( Amygdalaceae . ) 41395. Seeds from 
Kia ying chau, Swatow, China. Presented by Mr. George 
Campbell, through Mr. George C. Hanson, American Consul, 
Swatow. "Peach pits from a curious little tree grown here 
only in pots as a house plant. The leaves are like other 
peach leaves but its manner of growth is quite different. 
This particular tree is now just 15 inches high and had 
five full -sized peaches, somewhat smaller than American 
ones. I broke off two or three other fruits when quite 
small. They are borne on the main trunk on stems about a 
quarter of an inch long and make one think of Papayas. The 
lowest was 6 inches from the earth of the pot and the 
highest 8 inches', so 4 the five were closely crowded to- 
gether. The trunk at this point is little if any larger 
than a lead pencil. The fruit is of a good color, as 
Chinese peaches go, and taste better than any I have tasted 
in China. The flesh is white and it clings to the pit. It 
hangs on the tree a very long time and is quite ornamental. 
The blossom is quite showy too. The Chinese say it comes 
true from the pits. I picked the last one yesterday and 
the first was ripe a month ago. The ordinary peaches here 
are very poor, not fit to eat unless cooked." (Campbell.) 
Annona sp. ( Annonaceae . ) 41584. Seeds from Cajabon, 
Guatemala, Presented by Mr. Walter F. Cur ley. "Tzumuy 
Pac y so called here in the Indian language. I had never 
seen them before, until some Indians brought them in, they 
say they are quite common In the mountain Chaal near the 
British Honduras border, they are quite small, the outside 
yellow with skin corrugated and resembling the larger fruit 
Sincuya, there is very little inside to eat, but of fine 
flavor, the seeds are very abundant. Ripe in the district 
of Cajabon, Guatemala, in September." (Curley.) 
Castanea pumila x crenata. (Fagaceae.) 41357-4] 360. 
Plants of hybrids between the American chinquapin and the 
Japanese chestnut. Produced by Dr. W. Van Fleet, at Lit- 
tle Silver, N. J. Grown at the Plant Introduction Field 
Station, Chico, California 1 . "Bear at from one to three 
years from seed. Good producers and quite resistant to the 
chestnut bark fungus. Nuts large, of fair quality, with 
rather hard shells. 41357 and 41358 somewhat larger than 
an ordinary American chestnut and somewhat sweeter. 41359 
and 41360 are much larger than the American type; about 
the size of a' Spanish chestnut, the flavor being very 
sweet, while the latter is more tender." (Van Fleet.) 
Chayota edulis Jacq. , (Cucurbi taceae . ) 41426. Seeds of 
chayote from San Jose, Costa Rica. Presented by Dr. Carlos 
