THE NANSHI'PT PEAK. 
(Pyrus chinensis Lindl., S. P. I. No. 30352.) 
This , extremely juicy, refreshing oriental pear was discovered 
by F. N. Meyer at Karawag, in Chinese Turkestan, in Decem- 
ber, 1910. It is a variety of great vigor of growth, and so 
far it has shown no signs of the blight. At the Chico Plant 
Introduction Field Station it has been very productive. 
Although lacking in sweetness, its remarkable juiciness 
makes it worth a wide trial in regions where the Kieffer 
and Le Conte are grown commercially. (Photographed, by 
Peter Bisset, Chico, Calif., September 23, 1919; P25968FS.) 
