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Prunus bokhariensis Royle . (Amygdalaceae . ) 43988 . Cut- 
tings of plum from Saharanpur , India. Presented by 
Mr. A. C. Hartless, Superintendent, Government Botan- 
ical Gardens. "Alucha black." A plum from Chinese 
Turkestan, with medium-sized golden-yellow, cling- 
stone fruits of fine flavor, which ripen late In July. 
They are excellent for preserves and jellies. (Adapt- 
ed from note of Frank N. Meyer.) 
Psidium guajava L. (Myrtaceae.) 43998. Seeds of 
white guava from Caracas, Venezuela'. Collected by'Dr. 
J. N. Rose, U. S. National Museum. "Seeds of a very 
large guava, the largest I have ever seen. It was 4 
Inches long and resembled somewhat a large Bartlett 
pear. It may be known to you, but was new to me. It 
was called at Caracas the Peruvian guava, but I saw 
nothing like it in Peru in 1914. It has only recently 
been introduced into Caracas. I obtained the seeds 
from Mr. Frederick L. Pantin, Acting Manager of the 
Caracas and La Guaira railroad." (Rose.) 
Pyrus amygdaliformi8 Vlllars. (Malaceae.) 44041. 
Cuttings of pear from Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented 
by the Arnold Arboretum. A small tree, native of 
southern Europe, occasionally 20 feet or more high, 
or sometimes merely a large rounded shrub. The leaves, 
which are very variable in shape and size, are from 
l£ to 2£ inches in length, the white, flowers, 1 inch 
wide, are produced In April In corymbs, and the round, 
yellowish-brown fruits are about an inch In diameter. 
The chief merit of this tree is its plcturesqueness 
In age. (Adapted from W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs 
Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 2, p. 273.) 
Pyrus betulaefolia Bunge. (Malaceae.) 44042. Cuttings 
of pear from Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented by the 
Arnold Arboretum. A slender, fast-growing, graceful 
tree from northern China, attaining a height of 20 to 
30 feet, with the young shoots thickly covered with 
a persistent gray felt. The dark green oval or round- 
ish, dentate, long-pointed leaves are 2 to 3 inches 
long, the white flowers, f Inch wide, occur eight to 
ten in corymbs, and the grayish-brown roundish fruits 
are about the size of a pea. The Chinese use this as 
a stock on which to graft fruiting pears. (Adapted 
from W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British 
Isles, vol. 2, p. 279.) 
