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dry they are very hard, so hard that they must be soaked 
in water until thoroughly wet and planted where they will 
freeze so as to burst open the shell." (Deal.) For dis- 
tribution later. 
Prunus tomentosa. (Amygdalaceae . ) 36086. About 42000 
seeds of a bush cherry from Tientsin, China. "A fruit, 
eminently suited for the home garden in the colder, semi- 
arid sections of the United States. The Chinese most 
times bud or graft this bush-cherry on the remarkably 
thrifty wild peach Amygdalus davidiana y on which stock it 
takes a much more vigorous growth and is also better able 
to withstand drought and adverse conditions than when left 
on its own roots. Chinese name 'Ying tau'r'." (Meyer's 
introduction.) For distribution later. 
Prunus triloba. (Amygdalaceae.) 36112. Seeds of a 
flowering plum from Fekin, China. "A flowering plum much 
cultivated in the gardens of north China and existing in a 
great many varieties. The color of its flowers ranges 
from pale pink to a dark violet-rose, while as regards 
size, degrees of doubleness, profusion, difference in time 
of opening and in the lasting qualities a very great vari- 
ation exists. The Chinese in the north always graft or 
bud this flowering plum on the wild peach {Amygdalus 
davidiana.) This is mostly down low in the ground but one 
also finds specimens budded high up and trained as stand- 
ard trees. In this way a specimen looks fine when planted 
in a formal courtyard. This flowering plum is also a 
great favorite with the Chinese for forcing and thousands 
of dollars worth of them are disposed of every winter. 
The few fruits that these bushes bear possess no value, 
being the size of a cherry and having a large stone cover- 
ed with an inedible hairy skin of a yellowish-red color 
when ripe. This shrub is much recommended for ornamental 
purposes all over the temperate parts of the United States 
and especially for the drier sections when grafted on 
Amygdalus davidiana. For forcing purposes when budded on 
this stock it may give surprising results for earliness. 
The Chinese name is 'Yu ye mei hua' which means 'Elm- 
leaved flowering plum.'" (Meyer's introduction.) For dis- 
tribution later. 
Raphanus sativus . (Brassicaceae . ) 36115. Seeds of the 
Chinese winter radish from Peking, China. "A fine variety 
of the long, green winter radish called 'Ching loba. ' 
Especially recommended for its stomachic properties. As a 
winter vegetable, especially for those doing hard manual 
labor, this Chinese winter radish will be of inestimable 
