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the Pan jab under the name of unab; the best kind is 
Imported from Kandahar." (D, Brandls, Forest Flora 
of India, p. 88, under Z. jiijuba Lan. ) 
Notes on Behavior of Previous Introductions. 
Mr. Joseph L. Delafield, 35 Nassau St., New York, 
In a letter dated November 19, 1917, states regarding 
the Tashkand watermelon (S.P.I. No. 29243), of which 
he has a number of seeds, that in his opinion it is 
valuable to market gardeners, as It will keep well in 
shipment and bear considerable rough handling with- 
out injury. In a letter, dated Oct. 29, Mr. Delafield 
states that he found the Tashkand watermelon of su- 
perior quality, the vine being strong and bearing 
fair-sized fruits filled solid. 
A letter from the Trlbble Nursery Co., Elk Grove, 
Cal., dated December 10, 1917, concerning various In- 
troductions which they have tested, reports on several 
as follows: 
"21989. Fei tao seedling peach, four trees. Each tree 
bore Identically the same fruit. Fruit averaged 1 
pound each. Tree good grower and shows that it will 
bear heavily. This is the finest white peach we have 
ever seen. It is far superior to the White Heath 
Cling and much larger. We use this nearly exclusive- 
ly for home canning. Ripens early August; blooms full 
March 1st. 31652. Methly plum. One of the most valuable 
introductions we have tried. Ripens very early, blooms 
with Japanese types of plums and needs to be thinned 
10 and 15 to 1 when it is as large as an average Wick- 
son. Quetta Nectarine. One of the finest nectarines we 
have seen, and the most fragrant. Very large. Red 
over greenish white ground, sweet and delicious. Cling 
stone. Ripens in August, shy in bearing so far, and 
very susceptible to curl leaf. Early Chinese cherry. Small 
fruit very good; light pink. Blooms in early Febru- 
ary, often ripens last of March and never later than 
middle of April. Bears very good crop and tree seems 
perfectly free from any gum disease. Chinese pears. A 
number of these bore fruit of no particular value. No 
blight in trees, while other varieties blighted bad- 
ly, as well as did many varieties of apples." 
