"A Chinese wild peach, {Amygdalus davidiana) growing 
on the Pekin city wall, showing the real xerophytic nature 
of this remarkable stone fruit. The seed was probably de- 
posited there by one of the crows which carry about many 
things in China". This wild peach has proven in China to 
be a remarkably valuable stock for stone fruits. In Amer- 
ica it is being tested extensively both because of its 
drought resistance and resistance to cold. Photo No. 989, 
by F. N. Meyer, Peking, China, May 8, 1914. 
