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OFFICE OF FOREIGN SEED AND PLANT INTRODUCTION
BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

WASHINGTON
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

1917

OFFICE OF FOREIGN SEED AND PLANT INTRODUCTION OF THE BUREAU OF PLANT

INDUSTRY.
SCIENTIFIC STAFF.

David Fairchild, Agricultural Explorer in Charge.

Washington staff:

P. H. Dorsett, Plant Introducer, in Charge of Plant Introduction Field Stations.

B. T. Galloway, Plant Pathologist.

Peter Bisset, Plant Introducer, in Charge of Foreign Plant Distribution.

Frank N. Meyer and Wilson Popenoe, Agricultural Explorers.

H.C. Skeels, Botanical Assistant, in Charge of Collections.

S.C. Stuntz, Botanical Assistant, in Charge of Explorers’ Notes, Foreign Correspondence, and Publications.
R. A. Young, Botanical Assistant, in Charge of Dasheen and Tung-Oil Investigations.

G. P. Van Eseltine, Assistant, in Charge of Label Catalogue, and Office Herbarium.

Nathan Menderson, Assistant, in Charge of Chayote Investigations.

David A. Bisset, Assistant in Plant Introduction.

Staff of field stations:

R. L. Beagles, Farm Superintendent in Charge, Plant Introduction Field Station, Chico, Cal.
H. Klopfer, Plant Propagator.
J.M. Rankin, Assistant Farm Superintendent in Charge, ( Yarrow) Plant Introduction Field Station,
Rockville, Md.
Edward Goucher, Plant Propagator.
Edward Simmonds, Gardener and Field Station Superintendent in Charge, Plant Introduction Field
Station, Miami, Fia.
J. E. Morrow, Assistant Superintendent, Plant Introduction Field Station, Brooksville, Fila.

Collaborators:

Aaron Aaronsohn, Haifa, Palestine.

Thomas W. Brown, Cairo, Egypt.

H. M. Curran, Laurel, Md.

M.J. Dorsey, University Farm, St. Paul, Minn.

Dr. Gustav Eisen, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, Cal.
E. C. Green, Servigo do Algodéo no Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A.C. Hartless, Seharunpur, India. ‘

E. J. Kraus, University of Chicago, Chicago, Til.

Barbour Lathrop, Chicago, Jil.

Miss Eliza R. Scidmore, Yokohama, Japan. :
Charles Simpson, Little River, Fila.

Dr. L. Trabut, Director, Service Botanique, Algiers, Algeria.

E. H. Wilson, Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass.

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NEW PLANT INTRODUCTIONS, 1916-17.

INTRODUCTORY NOTE.

This catalogue describes more than 500 species or varieties of
foreign plants, most of which have not been grown to any extent in
this country. Our familiarity with them is consequently very lim-
ited and they are not like standard seeds and plants, the behavior
of which can be predicted with more or less certainty.

They have been imported for trial because of some direct or indi-
rect use which it is believed can be made of them by Americans.
They are introduced primarily for use by the experts of the United
States Department of Agriculture and the State experiment stations
of the country, but many of them will be available to such private
experimenters as have the necessary facilities and desire to test
them.

Since these plants must ultimately be grown by private individuals
before their commercial success is assured, it may be well to point
out that private experimenters who test these problematical new
plants are assisting In a very practical way in the plant-introduction
work of the country, even though they are not paid for their work.
It is often around the successful cultivation of a new introduction
by some private individual that a new plant industry begins.

The plants imported by the United States Department of Agri-
culture through this office are in most cases so little known to experi-
menters that their scientific or even common names alone would
convey little idea of their character. To distribute them under a
name simply, depending upon the experimenters to look them up in
a catalogue, entails a burden upon the investigator which often
results in his being at the close of the year ignorant of the uses of the
new plant. To enable him at any time to refresh his memory as to
the use of any one of these introductions, special labels have been
devised upon which are printed about sixty words of description.
These descriptive labels are attached to the plants when they are
sent out. This catalogue is made up of the identical descriptions
which will appear upon them.

The information on the labels consists of the Seed and Plant Intro-
duction (S. P. I.) number, under which the plants are known at all
times, of the scientific name, a common name (when one has been
adopted for this country), a brief description of the plant with its
uses, and, where possible, a suggestion of the general region to which
the plant is likely to be adapted.

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In some instances few or no plants of the exact number given in
the description may be available for distribution, but m such cases
plants of the same species and variety under another introduction
number may be substituted.

At the end of this catalogue is given a complete check list of all
plants ready for distribution during the season of 1916-17. This
includes not only those plants of which descriptions appear in the
body of the catalogue, but a large number which are not so described,
either because only a few plants are now available for distribution or
because the data available regarding them are too meagre to warrant
the publication of a label.

Requests for material in this catalogue should be made by checking
the plants wanted in the check list sent out with the catalogue and
after fillmg out the blanks on the front of that list returning it promptly
to the Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction. At the same
time the experimenter should check the plants in the check list at
the end of his catalogue, retaining that for future reference. It will
aid this office in its distribution work if each experimenter will fill
out all blanks, check the list carefully, and make no other notes or
requests on the check list itself. Requests for plants not on the
check list or notes on plants received heretofore should be made in
a separate letter.

The number of plants available for distribution under many of
the numbers listed is quite limited, and it will therefore be impossible
to fill all requests.

All seeds and plants imported by this office are examined by the
inspectors of the Federal Horticultural Board upon arrival, and the
plants grown from these original importations are further inspected
before being sent out. Every effort is being made to insure the dis-
tribution only of seeds and plants which are perfectly healthy and
do not harbor any injurious plant diseases or insect pests.

Since the electrotype slugs of all descriptions in this and previous
catalogues are kept in stock in this office, experimenters having
plants growing from previous distributions who desire to relabel them
can secure new labels by sending in a twig of the plant the label of
which is lost and furnishing information as to the year in which it
was sent and any other available data.

Davip FarrcHILp,
Agricultural Explorer in Charge.
OrricE oF FoREIGN SEED AND PLANT INTRODUCTION,
Washington, D. C., October 1, 1916.

DESCRIPTIVE LIST.

27810. ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS. Okra. From F. N.
Meyer, Erivan, Caucasus, Russia. A native Caucasian variety of
okra, said to be of good quality. To be tested under irrigation in
the hot-summered, arid, and semiarid sections of the United States.

18578. ACER TRUNCATUM. Maple. From F. N. Meyer,
Weitsan Mountains, near Peking, China. Tree up to 25 feet high,
with handsome, dense foliage. The leaves are 24 to 4 inches across,
with usually 5 narrow lobes, light green when mature, but purplish
when unfolding. One of the most beautiful of the Chinese maples.
Half hardy in Ottawa.

ACHRADELPHA MAMMOSA. Sapote. Large tropical Ameri-
can fruit tree, 30 to 100 feet high. The fruit is elliptical, about 6
inches long, with thick woody skin, within which is the soft, melting,
reddish salmon-colored flesh, about the consistency of a ripe canta-
loupe, surrounding the single large seed. The flesh has a very sweet
taste, almost cloying, but makes excellent jam and delicious marma-

lade.

37382. ACROCOMIA SCLEROCARPA. Macathba palm. Col-
lected by Messrs. Dorsett, Shamel, and Popenoe, Lavras, Minas Geraes,
Brazil. Beautiful pinnate-leaved palm, strong, rapid grower. Pro-
duces clusters of fruit weighing 60 to 80 pounds. Fruits consist
of hard kernel surrounded by white, starchy mucilaginous material.
Hogs prefer them to corn and fatten on them.

ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS. Yangtaw. Deciduous, trailing
vine, with handsome white flowers, occurring wild in eastern China.
Diecious; the pistillate plants produce fruits resembling in size and
shape small plums, with delicate gooseberry flavor. Eaten raw;
makes delicious jelly. For testing for porch decoration and fruiting
in the mild-wintered regions of the United States. (PI. I.)

40332. ACTINIDIA sp. From D. F. Higgins, Peking, China.
Korean vine, probably identical with or close to Actinidia chinensis.
Preeminently suited for a high pergola. Leaves velvety green, flowers
large, cream white, rather attractive. Fruit reported by Higgins to
be most delicious. Called Da Reh in Chosen (Korea).

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ADANSONIA DIGITATA. Baobab tree. Central African tree

up to 60 feet high, with enormous trunk, said to reach 30 feet or
more in diameter. Wood soft, leaves somewhat resembling those of
the horse-chestnut. The bark furnishes an extremely strong fiber
often used for rope making. The fruits are called ‘‘monkey’s bread.”’
They are 8 to 12 inches long and have cells filled with slightly acid,
agreeable pulp. The leaves are said to be used for medicinal pur-
poses.

39542. ADENANTHERA PAVONINA. Circassian bean.
From Charles T. Simpson, Littleriver, Fla. A large, handsome tree
from tropical Asia, with graceful, pinnate foliage and spiral pods of
hard, bright-red seeds the size of beans. Used as food by the natives
of India and often strung into necklaces. For trial in regions free
from injurious frosts.

10727. ADENOCARPUS FRANKENIOIDES. From Alaricus
Delmard, Monte, Canary Islands. Evergreen leguminous shrub,
with velvety branches, delicate, hairy leaves, and yellow flowers
produced ‘in terminal racemes. Very ornamental for planting in
shrubbery.

39837. ADENOPHORA VERTICILLATA. From Mr. L. S.
Palen, Harbin, Manchuria. A Campanulalike border perennial with
whorled leaves and pale-blue, bell-shaped flowers arranged in irregu-
lar clusters near the top of the stem or along the lower part of the
stem in whorls. Said to make delicious early greens for stewing and
to possess an excellent flavor superior even to spinach.

41261. AGYNEJA IMPUBES. Ornamental shrub, occasionally
a small tree. From F. N. Meyer, Mokanshan, Chekiang, China.
Attains a height of 2 to 20 feet; produces annual branches which
_ resemble pinnate leaves on which are borne the whitish flowers and
bright scarlet fruits. Of value as a garden and park shrub in mild-
wintered regions.

ALBIZZIA AMARA. Moderate-sized ornamental and_ timber
tree, with graceful, leathery foliage and globular heads of yellow
flowers with long, exserted, pinkish stamens. Wood strong, fibrous,
close-grained, and durable. Sapwood large; heartwood purplish
brown, beautifully mottled, extremely hard, with alternate light and
dark bands. The tree also yields 2 good gum not very much known.

Native of Abyssinia and western India.

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ALBIZZIA LEBBECK. Lebbeck. Remarkable avenue tree of
rapid growth; also valuable for lumber, which seasons, works, and
polishes well and is fairly durable. Bark used for dyeing and tan-
ning. Gum is produced freely. Flowers much sought after by bees.
_ Hardy in southern Florida, where it should be tested as an avenue
tree. Native of tropical Asia and northern Australia.

ALBIZZIA MOLUCCANA. A large leguminous tree, native of
the Molucca Islands and widely distributed through insular and con-
tinental India. Appears to be well adapted to avenue planting in
southern California and Florida because of its delicate feathery
foliage and ornamental flowers, produced in small, globular heads.

38995. ALBIZZIA sp. From Mr. L. J. Mackintosh, Darjiling,
India. An ornamental tree closely allied to Acacia. Chiefly grown
for its graceful, feathery foliage and attractive flowers. Cultivation
is the same as for the acacias. Distributed to test its hardiness.

ALEGRIA DIVARICATA. Sota caballo. Ornamental flower-
ing tree used also as a timber tree. Somewhat resembles the bass-
wood or linden in appearance and foliage, but the rather large white
to rose colored flower clusters are much more showy. The wood is
light, nearly white, and could undoubtedly be used much as basswood
is used in the United States. Native of Argentina. Formerly Luehea
dwaricata.

ALEURITES CORDATA. Kiri-oil tree. Smooth-barked tree,
20 to 30 feet high, with large 3 to 5 lobed leaves; from southeastern
Asia and the adjacent islands. From the seeds, which resemble
castor beans, is expressed a very valuable drying oil, similar to that
from the seeds of the better known tung-oil tree, A. fordu. Of
possible value in the extreme Southern States.

ALEURITES FORDII. Tung or wood-oil tree of the Yangtze
Valley, China. The large seeds borne in fruits the size of small
apples yield 28 per cent of one of the best drying oils known; large
importations made into America. Deciduous tree with white flowers;
stands frost; 7-year-old tree near Tallahassee, Fla., bore one bushel
of fruit; seed not edible.

ALEURITES MOLUCCANA. Lumbang. From the Philip-
pine Islands. ‘Tall tree, yielding a commercial oil of quick-drying
properties. Forms an attractive shade tree in warm, well-protected
localities. Where the seeds are not used for the extraction of oil the
half-ripe kernels are considered very palatable when roasted. Close
relative of the Tung or wood-oil tree, but strictly tropical.

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41056. ALLIUM CEPA. Onion. From Col. J. N. Merrill, Te-

heran, Persia. A very large onion found in western Persia at an
elevation of 4,000 feet, in gravelly soil. The onions are as much as
6 inches in diameter by 4 inches in depth. Their flavor is highly
esteemed by the Persians, who eat them raw.

40530. ALOE MARLOTHITL. From George Thorncroft, Barber-
ton, Transvaal. A conspicuous species about 10 feet high found in
the hills near Barberton. The flower stems are branching. Color of
flower orange red.

40529. ALOE sp. From George Thorncroft, Barberton, Trans-
vaal. Provisionally named A. sessiliflora. Plant 3 feet high, found
on rocky hillsides. Sends up flower stems 2 feet high, producing
pale yellow flowers.

40531. ALOE sp. From George Thorncroft, Barberton, Trans-
vaal. A stemless species with leaves in a rosette, sending up branched
flower stems to the height of 7 feet. Flowers pink. Described by
Mr. Thorncroft as the most beautiful aloe known to him.

37906. AMBURANA CLAUDII. From Dorsett, Shamel, and Pope-
noe, Januaria, Minas Geraes, Brazil. Large leguminous tree with odd-
pinnate leaves of 11 to 15 leaflets and large clusters of creamy flowers.
The valuable wood, which is much sought after, is used for flooring,
window frames, vats, etc. The crushed seeds are used to perfume
tobacco. Both wood and seeds have a strong odor of coumarin.

21907. AMPELOPSIS HUMULIFOLIA. From F. N. Meyer,
Pangshan, Chihli, China. A woody vine, bearing large, deeply lobed
leaves and small clusters of bluish white berries. Grows in dry,
rocky situations. May be of use as a cover plant for large rockeries
or for planting on terraces where the branches can hang down.

AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS. Jordan almond. An important
commercial variety of almond, of finest quality, annually imported
from Spain in large quantities and used extensively in the manufac-
ture of the best grades of confectionery. On California rich soils the
nuts produced are coarser than on thin, light soils of the Spanish
Sierras. On A. davidiana. |

26543. AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS. Almond. From Dr. L.
Trabut, Algiers, Algeria. A wild form from the mountainous regions
of Algeria, found at about 3,300 feet. The tree is of rather large
size, robust, and very resistant to drought; recommended by the
veteran horticulturist Trabut for use as a stock.

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28801. AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS. Almond. From F. N.
Meyer, Batoum, Caucasus. Seedling of a very small almond, re-
markable for its thin shell and good flavor. Believed to have origi-
nated in Persia. Some good horticultural varieties may result from
the fruiting of this collection of untested seedlings.

29214. AMYGDALUSCOMMUNIS. ‘‘Kasan badam”’ almond.
From F. N. Meyer, Kokand, Russian Turkestan. <A large, moder-
ately thin shelled variety, cultivated in a semiarid climate, with
long, hot summers and moderately cold winters, on decidedly alka-
line soils. For this reason, and for their probably greater hardiness,
they may prove superior to almonds introduced from southern
Europe. On A. davidiana.

29217. AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS. Almond. From F. N.
Meyer, Kokand, Russian Turkestan. A small, very prolific, soft-
shelled variety of almond, called Khandak badam. As this variety
is cultivated in a semiarid climate, with long, hot summers and mod-
erately cold winters, and on decidedly alkaline soils, it may prove
hardier than almonds introduced from southern Europe.

29218. AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS. Almond. From F. N.
Meyer, Kokand, Russian Turkestan. Medium-sized, hard-shelled
variety, cultivated in a semiarid climate, with long, hot summers
and moderately cold winters, on decidedly alkaline soils. For this
reason, and for their probably greater hardiness, they may prove
superior to almonds introduced from Southern Europe. On A.
davidiana.

30408. AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS. Almond. From F. N.
Meyer, Yarkand, Chinese Turkestan. A hard-shelled variety of
almond imported from Northern India and sold in the bazars there.
May be of value as a stock. Budded on A. davidiana.

33216. AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS. Esperanza almond.
From Granada, Spain, through Walter T. Swingle. A variety recom-
mended for culture by Pedro Giraud, nurseryman, of Granada, who
points out that almonds give best results on warm, rocky, limestone
soils. Grafted on the wild Chinese stock (A. davidiana). For trial
in the California and Arizona almond regions.

33217. AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS. Dela P. almond. From
Granada, Spain, through Walter T. Swingle. A large, early, hard-
shelled variety, recommended by Pedro Giraud, nurseryman, of
Granada, who points out that almonds give best results on warm,
rocky, limestone soils. Grafted on the wild Chinese stock (A.
davidiana). For trial in California and Arizona. |

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33218. AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS. Desmayoalmond. From
Granada, Spain, through Walter T. Swingle. Recommended by
Pedro Giraud, nurseryman, as more resistant to frost than other
hard-shelled varieties. The peculiar attachment of the flower turns
it downward, and corolla and sepals protect organs and insure fertility
when other varieties lose their crops from frost. On A. davidiana.

AMYGDALUS DAVIDIANA. From F.N. Meyer, Tientsin, China.
Important wild dry-land peach used commonly as stock for stone
fruits in China. Resists severe droughts and is not affected by quite
alkaline soils. Strong vigorous grower; hardier than the Chihli peach
in central lowa; is an especially early stock in California.

37559. AMYGDALUS PEDUNCULATA. From M. M. Timo-
gowitch, Chita, Transbaikalia, Siberia. A bushy, wild peach, 14 to
64 feet high, small oblong strongly dentate leaves, and solitary pale
red flowers. A very desirable hardy shrub found in the extremely
cold region around Lake Baikal, Siberia, and in northeastern Mon-
golia. Character of fruit unknown, but may have value for breeding
purposes.

40000. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Peach. A collection of cul-
tivated and escaped peaches secured along roadsides in the Provinces
of Honan, Shansi, Shensi, and Kansu, China. There may be some
quite new types of peach among these seedlings, and it is desirable
that they be fruited at various points in this country.

40900. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Peach. From F. N. Meyer,
Peking, China. A small, hardy variety, with small seeds; said to be
grown in the western hills near Peking. To be tested as a stock and
experimented with in localities north of the peach belt proper.

AMYGDALUS PERSICA NECTARINA. Crosby nectarine.
From Rev. P. J. P. Hendriks, Kashgar, Chinese Turkestan. As
fruited in America, a juicy, good, rather thin-skinned, medium-sized
nectarine, suited to short, hot summers. Not a good keeper. Like
all nectarines, more subject to brown-rot than the peach. Careful
spraying is necessary to ripen a crop.

AMYGDALUS PERSICA NECTARINA. Quetta nectarine.
From Lieut. W. L. Maxwell. Seedling from the best nectarine tree
in Quetta, British Beluchistan. Spreading, vigorous tree bearing
immense quantities of large fruits, green tinged with red. Fruited
in California. Pronounced by experts to be exceptionally fine and
worthy of wide dissemination, because of its large size and good
color, notwithstanding the thin skin. Budded on A. davidiana.

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26503. AMYGDALUS PERSICA NECTARINA. A large, free-
stone nectarine from E. Cotes, Simla, India. Said to have come
from Chinese Turkestan. Fruit creamy yellow, with red blush.
Flesh creamy white, red at stone. Juicy, crisp, subacid, and of very
good quality. Skin rather tough, but parts readily from the flesh.
A good shipper.

29227. AMYGDALUS PERSICA NECTARINA. Nectarine.
From F. N. Meyer, Samarkand, Russian Turkestan. A yellow, mid-
season, clingstone nectarine of medium size. The meat is very firm
and of medium sweet taste. Especially fit to be grown in arid or
semiarid regions under irrigation.

30648. AMYGDALUS PERSICA NECTARINA. Nectarine.
From F. N. Meyer, Guma, Chinese Turkestan. A small, late nec-
tarine with white fruits. Said to have fresh, sweet taste, and to
possess good keeping qualities. Especially fit to be grown in arid
or semiarid regions under irrigation.

39428. AMYGDALUS sp. Wild peach. From F. N. Meyer,
Shensi, China. A wild peach from the mountains south of Sianfu,
China. Fruits small, hard, sourish, apparently freestones, red or
white fleshed, scarcely edible, but possessing real peach flavor. This
may be the progenitor of the cultivated peach and as such should
prove especially interesting to breeders.

40001. AMYGDALUS sp. Wild peach. Seedlings from seeds
purchased on the streets of Sianfu, Shensi, China, by fF. N. Meyer. A
low, bushy form of spreading habit when wild, but sometimes a 20-
foot tree when cultivated. Leaves much smaller, darker green, and
more slender than those of the cultivated peach. Varieties appear
free from disease and prolific; fruit small; used successfully as a stock
and as an ornamental.

40864. AMYGDALUS sp. Wild peach. From Camillo Schnei-
der, Lichiangfu, China. Semiwild form, with yellowish fruits. Comes
from moderately severe climate and may be a new form. Has not
yet fruited in America. :

ANNONA CHERIMOLA. Cherimoya. Medium-sized shrub or
dwarf tree, with evergreen foliage and small yellowish flowers.
Fruits roundish, conical, or heart-shaped, 3 to 6 inches in diameter,
with pleasantly flavored, sweetish pulp of the consistency of ice
cream, with black seeds irregularly embedded in it.

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36562. ANNONA CHERIMOLA x SQUAMOSA. A hybrid
between the cherimoya and the sugar-apple. Produced by Mr.
“dward Simmonds of the Miami Field Station. It combines the
unusual sweetness of the sugar-apple with the firmness and better
shipping quality of the cherimoya. The trees show unusual vigor
and the quality of the fruit entitles it to a thorough trial.

- ANNONA GLABRA. Alligator-apple. A small to medium
sized evergreen tree, sometimes attaining a height of 45 feet, bearing
inedible fruits, the size of a Yellow Bellflower apple, with a smooth
leathery skin, green at first, turning yellow. A swamp-loving tree
of the American Tropics, introduced for trial as a stock for other
edible-fruited anonas.

35590. ANNONA LUTESCENS. Anona. From Don Nat. O.
y Osuna, Sinaloa, Mexico. A small tree with spreading branches,
from northern Guatemala and southern Mexico. Local name,
“anona amarilla.’’ Closely related to A. reticulata, differing in its
broader leaves and its yellow fruit. In appearance the fruit resem-
bles the alligator-apple (A. glabra), which is distinguished by its
larger flowers.

ANNONA MURICATA. Soursop. Small evergreen tree 12 to
18 feet high, bearing ovoid or heart-shaped edible fruits 6 to 8 ches
in diameter, weighing up to 5 pounds, with fresh pleasantly acid
pulp; excellent for the table and for jellies and preserves. Care must
be taken to remove the skin in preparing the fruit for the table.
Related to the cherimoya, but not of so delicate a flavor.

ANNONA PURPUREA. A small tree up to 25 feet high, bear-
ing large, nearly spheroid, edible fruits 6 to 8 inches in diameter,
covered with a brownish felthke coat and bearmg numerous pyram-
idal protuberances. Pulp fleshy, fibrous, fragrant, possessing a
flavor somewhat like that of amango. The fruits differ considerably
in flayor, but are undoubtedly capable of improvement by careful
selection. Native of the Tropics.

ANNONA RETICULATA. Bullock heart. A deciduous tree,
15 to 25 feet high, from tropical America. Fruit edible, 3 to 5 inches
in diameter, smooth, with the surface divided into rhomboidal areoles
by impressed lines, usually reddish or reddish brown when ripe, or
red cheeked on the sunny side. Pulp sweetish, somewhat insipid,
rather granular. Occurring in tropical regions, but may prove hardy
enough for some subtropical regions.

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37933. ANNONA SALZMANNI. Araticum. From Bahia,

Brazil, through Dorsett, Shamel, and Popenoe. Handsome, medium-
sized tree resembling the custard-apple, but differing in having thick,
leathery leaves with impressed nerves. Its vigorous, robust habit
suggests its use as a stock for cherimoya and for breeding purposes.

37911. ANNONA SPINESCENS. Araticum. From Urubu,
Bahia, Brazil, through Dorsett, Shamel, and Popenoe. Wild, bushy
shrub 15 feet high, common on low river banks. Its compact growth
and stout spines make it a possible hedge plant. Fruit orange-red,
3 inches long, somewhat resembling cherimoya; edible, but of little
value except possibly for hog feed. A possible stock for cherimoya.

ANNONA SQUAMOSA. Sugar-apple. Indigenous to the Ma-
lay Islands, but now cultivated throughout the Tropics and sub-
tropics. Superior varieties are readily propagated by budding on
seedlings of the same species or on A. glabra. The roundish fruits,
about 4 inches in diameter, contain a soft granular pulp of pleasant,
sweet flavor, inclosing numerous seeds.

41384. ANNONA sp. From W.S. Curley, Cajabon, Guatemala.
A small-fruited anona probably allied to A. sericea. Fruits yellow,
corrugated, of excellent flavor, but containmg many seeds. Called
tzumuy pac in the Indian language of Guatemala. Probably tender.

ARALIA CORDATA. Udo. A Japanese vegetable suitable for
wide cultivation for its blanched, edible shoots. Plant 3 to 4 feet
apart. Plants grow bushy and yield edible shoots for nine years.
To blanch shoots, mound with earth or cover with closed draintile in
early spring. Peel, slice into ice water, and serve with French dress-
ing, or stew and serve like asparagus.

40971. ARDISIA CAPOLLINA. Handsome ornamental shrub
from Dr. C. A. Purpus, Zacuapam, Vera Cruz, Mexico. Related to
A. crenulata, a popular red-berried Christmas plant, from which it is
distinguished by the smooth, entire, lanceolate leaves and clusters of
wine-colored drupes. The rose-colored flowers are arranged in
terminal panicles or clusters.

41644. ARISTOLOCHIA sp. Ornamental climbing vine from
H. M. Curran, Rio Contas, Bahia, Brazil. A rapid-growing vine,
with velvety, heart-shaped leaves, and very interesting, odd, but not
showy flowers. Of possible value as a porch or pergola vine in the
Southern States,

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ARRACACIA XANTHORRHIZA. Arracacha. Perennial
herb, 2 to 3 feet high, with deeply divided leaves and small heads
of purple flowers. The large and fleshy roots, which have a peculiar
pleasant flavor but are slow in reaching maturity, form a most
important article of food in South and Central America. Cooked
like parsnips, which they resemble. For Gulf States and California.

38890. ARTOCARPUS INTEGRA. Jack fruit. From the
director of the botanical gardens, Buitenzorg, Java. Thirty feet
high, leaves 4 to 6 inches long, varying in shape from obovate entire
to lanceolate or even 2 to 3 lobed. Fruits attain length of 18 inches
and weight of 30 to 40 pounds. Usually eaten cooked as a vegetable
rather than as a fruit. Less palatable than breadfruit. Timber
excellent for cabmetwork.

41924. ARUNDINARIA PUMILA. A very dainty ornamental
dwarf bamboo, presented by John McLaren, San Francisco, Cal.
Culms 15 inches or more high. Leaves about 5 inches long, finely
pomted. Resembles A. humilis, but has darker green, shorter, more
abruptly pointed leaves. Is quite hardy and a very effective orna-
ment for rocky nooks. Is not inclined to spread like most species of
Arundinaria.

31835. ASPARAGUS FALCATUS. Asparagus. From J.
Medley Wood, Natal Botanic Gardens, Durban, Natal, South Africa.
A large, spreading, woody vine, with stout gray or brownish stems,
20 to 40 feet long. The cladodes (leaves) are rich dark green, narrow,
2 to 3 inches long, with undulate margins. The fragrant, white
flowers are produced in loose racemes, 2 or 3 inches long, in great
profusion during midsummer.

40617. ASPARAGUS LUCIDUS. Tenmondo. From the Bu-
reau of Productive Industry, Tathoku, Formosa. Perennial herb,
producing in summer small yellowish flowers followed by red berries.
The tuberous roots are preserved in sugar or used after cooking.
The acidity should be removed before use by boiling.

34357. ASPIDOSPERMA MACROCARPON. Guatambu. A
tree found on the plains in the State of Minas Geraes, Brazil;
source of an important commercial timber used in building and for
agricultural implements. It has a flat pod several inches in diameter,
containing a number of large, flat, paper-winged seeds. A related
tree furnishes quebracho, the tanning material of Brazil.

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ASSONIA PUNCTATA. A small sterculiaceous tree, native to

Mauritius, with smooth firm leaves orbicular and deeply cordate,
3 to 4 inches long, slightly wavy margined. The rose-colored flowers
are arranged in umbels of 10 to 20 blossoms each. Reported as
hardy in southern California. Seems to promise well for lawn and
park planting in the South. A rapid grower.

23471. AVERRHOA BILIMBI. Cucumbertree. From Hon.
J. E. Conner, Cochin China. Small, oxalidaceous tree with ever-
green, odd-pinnate leaves resembling those of the sumac; and ra-
cemes of small red flowers produced from the trunk. The cucumber-
shaped, acid fruit makes an excellent dish when made into sirup,
candied, or pickled. Extensively cultivated in India and South
America.

BARLERIA CRISTATA. Small, blue-flowered shrub, cultivated
in the Philippines as a hedge plant. Said to be the best in the
Tropics for this purpose and to flower all the year through. Often
used as a garden shrub in India, where it is native, because of its
showy, dense spikes of blue (sometimes purplish or white) flowers.
Roots and leaves are used in India to reduce swellings. Seeds sup-
posed to be an antidote for snake bites.

37901. BARYXYLUM DUBIUM. Collected by Dorsett, Shamel,
and Popenoe, Minas Geraes, Brazil. A handsome ornamental tree,
with bipinnate, mimosalike foliage and beautiful, nearly regular
flowers arranged in huge panicles. The leaves are composed of 8 to
24 pairs of oblong leaflets. It is closely related to the Royal poin-
clana, with which it vies in beauty of flower and foliage; native to
Brazil.

BARYXYLUM INERME. Magnificent ornamental leguminous
tree with spreading top, fine, graceful, feathery foliage, and large,
erect panicles of rusty yellow, fragrant flowers. Tree is large, quick
erowing, and symmetrical. Native of Ceylon and Malaya. Re-
ported as “* specially suited to dry districts,” but also thrives to per-
fection in the moist regions of the Tropics up to 1,800 feet.

BELOU MARMELOS. Bael fruit. Handsome tree of the fam-
ily Rutacee, with thin trifoliolate leaves and greenish yellow fruit,
usually 4 to 5 inches in diameter. Eaten raw or used for making
marmalade or sherbet and other refreshing drinks. Has mild laxa-
tive properties. Said to withstand temperature of 20° F. in north-
western India.

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40688. BERBERIS AGGREGATA. Barberry. From F. N.

Meyer, Hsiku, Kansu, China. Low-growing form of this species.
' A late-blooming, spreading bush, with rosettes of small leaves, dull
green above, gray green below, and drooping clusters of small yellow
flowers followed by very small red or green-and-red fruits. One of
the latest flowering barberries; of special value as a border shrub.

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36737. BERBERIS CHINENSIS. Barberry. From F. N.
Meyer, Hsiao Wutaishan, Chihli, China. A shrub of low growth, 1 to
3 feet high, found between bowlders and rocks at elevations of 4,000
to 6,000 feet. Becomes very showy toward the end of summer when
the berries, which are produced in great abundance, assume a bright
coral-red color. Of value as an ornamental for rockeries, etc., in the
Northern States. ;

BERBERIS FREMONTI. Barberry. An ornamental and fruit-
bearing shrub, native of southern and central Texas. In some locali-
ties where the species is very abundant, jellies made from the dark-
blue berries are offered for sale on the markets. Exceedingly varia-
ble bush, 4 to 12 feet in height, with spiny leaves and small oval
fruits about the size of currants.

BERBERIS GAGNEPAINIT. Barberry. Small graceful shrub
of neat, compact habit, with clustered stems; the branches set with
3-parted spines one-half to three-fourths of an inch long; firm, dark,
dull green leaves with wavy margins set with slender teeth; bright
yellow flowers, one-half inch across, in clusters of 6 to 10; and black
berries with blue bloom. At Kew, England, it has proved hardy
and evergreen, flowering abundantly.

BERBERIS HOOKERI. Himalayan barberry. Evergreen
shrub 3 to 5 feet high, producing a dense thicket of erect, angled
stems set with 3-forked thorns. The leathery leaves, dark green
above, glaucous white beneath, nearly stalkless, 1 to 3 inches long.
Flowers sulphur yellow, two-thirds of an inch across, sepals tinged
with red. Berries black-purple, persistent. Useful for planting
where an evergreen is wanted that will keep fairly dwarf without
pruning.

BERBERIS HOOKERI VIRIDIS. Barberry. From the ‘*
Himalayas. Differs from the species in having the leathery leaves
bright green below instead of glaucous white. Small thorny shrub
of dense tangled growth, fairly large sulphur-yellow flowers im clus-
ters, and persistent black-purple berries. Useful shrub for planting
where an evergreen is wanted that will keep fairly dwarf without
pruning. Probably evergreen only in the South,

New Plant Introductions, 1916-17. PLATE I.

“s THE YANGTAW (ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS) AS A PERGOLA VINE.

This Chinese fruiting vine is too rank a grower to be used as an ordinary porch vine, but when one or
two shoots are trained up high, on an overhead trellis, itforms a perfectshade. It has not yet fruited
abundantly in this country. Photographed (P663FS-C) at Chico, Cal., April, 1916.

New Plant Introductions, 1916-17. PLATE Il.

WIDE-OPEN FRUIT OF THE AKEE (BLIGHIA SAPIDA).

One of the showiest and most peculiar of all tropical fruits. Its bright-red fleshy pods open slowly and
uncover jet-black seeds partly imbedded in a cream-colored waxy arillus, which when fried in butter
tastes strikingly like brains or sweetbreads. The arillus decays rapidly, and if not eaten perfectly
fresh becomes poisonous. Photographed (P8725FS) October 12, 1911. (Two-thirds natural size.)

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40681. BERBERIS POTANINI. Barberry. From F. N.
Meyer, Hsiku, Kansu, China. A shrub 3 to 5 feet high, with rather
stout branches. Very spiny, glistening foliage; bearing a profusion
of scarlet berries nearly one-half inch long. Remarkable for its
large fruit and scarlet leaves in the fall. Very drought resistant.

13353. BERBERIS SIEBOLDI. Barberry. From the Central
Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada, through David Fairchild. A
hardy, deciduous shrub of rounded form, native of Japan. Very
similar to B. vulgaris, but more dwarf in habit, usually below 3 feet
in height. Leaves thin, medium size, 1 to 24 inches long. Fruit
round, bright yellowish red. .

<x BERBERIS STENOPHYLLA. Hybrid barberry. MHand-
some evergreen bush, forming a dense thicket of slender interlacing
stems. Cross between B. darwinii and B. empetrifolia. Said to
produce a mass of rich, golden-yellow flowers in spring, and to be
useful as a lawn bush, covering for a steep bank, or as a hedge plant.
Reported hardy in sheltered places at Arnold Arboretum, Boston.

28380. BERBERIS THUNBERGII x VULGARIS ATRO-
PURPUREA. Hybrid barberry. Produced by Dr. Walter Van
Fleet. Very handsome, yellow-flowered shrub of somewhat more
open habit than B. thunbergit and possessing slightly larger leaves,
which, however, retain the beautiful deep-purple color of B. vulgaris
atropurpurea. A very promising ornamental, deserving trial as a
park, lawn, or garden shrub.

BERBERIS WILSONAE. Mrs. Wilson’s barberry. A dwarf,
much-branched shrub, densely clothed with gray-green leaves about
half an inch long, which turn a beautiful crimson in the fall. Spines
nearly an inch long. Flowers a rich golden. Noteworthy for its
nearly round, coral or salmon red, somewhat translucent fruits, which
are borne very abundantly. Discovered by E. H. Wilson in western
China.

BERBERIS YUNNANENSIS. Western Chinese Barberry.
Handsome, deciduous, spiny shrub, 3 to 6 feet high, of dense rounded
habit. The leaves, mostly entire on the flowering shoots but toothed
on the others, turn a brilliant crimson in the autumn. The pale-
yellow, clustered flowers (three-fourths of an inch across) and the
bright-red, oval berries (one-half inch long) are among the largest in
the genus. |

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40687. BERBERIS sp. Barberry. From F. N. Meyer, Ka-
goba, Kansu, China. An ornamental barberry of very low growth,
being only 1 to 3 feet high. The leaves are very small and the very
ornamental, bright scarlet berries are produced in great profusion.
Found along embankments at 6,000 to 10,000 feet elevation. Of
value as a border shrub in the colder sections of the United States.

40154. BETULA ERMANI. Erman’s birch. Eastern Asiatic
tree, said to reach 100 feet in height, with creamy-white, peeling bark
on the trunk and orange-brown bark on the branches. Leaves
broadly ovate, with nearly straight base, taper poimted, coarsely
toothed; stalk one half to 1 inch long. Tender; very lable to injury
by spring frosts, owing to its early start into growth.

39989. BETULA SCHMIDTII. Birch. Presented by the
Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass. A stately tree with smooth
alternate branches, nearly ovate leaves with rounded base and some-
what taper-pointed tip. Buds smooth. Catkins stalked. Seeds
slightly winged. Native of Eastern Asia.

BLIGHIA SAPIDA. Akee. African tree, with remarkable
showy, red fruit, opening like a pod, exposing large black seeds
embedded in a waxy substance (the aril), which, when fried in butter
or stewed in milk, resembles a very delicate morsel of sweetbread.
Only the arils from perfectly fresh fruits should be used, as cases of
poisoning are reported from use of arils from old fruits. Tree has
fruited successfully in southern Florida. (PI. IT.)

BRASSICA PEKINENSIS. Pai ts’ai or Chinese cabbage.
From various sources in North China. A fall cabbage, not suitable
for spring planting, as it goes to seed. Sow in July in rows; begin
manuring heavily when 4 inches high. Harvest after first light
frost; heads long, cylindrical, not very firm. By cutting off all
green leaf tips it can be cooked without penetrating cabbage odor.

42725. BRITOA ACIDA. From H. M. Curran, San Martin de
Loba, Colombia. Small tree or shrub bearing rather large guava-
like fruits with soft yellow juicy and very acid flesh. Few seeds.
Said to make a delicious conserve. The wood is used in Brazil for
tool handles, carving, etc. Bark and leaves reported medicinal.
Related to ‘‘ Guava.”’ Native of Brazil.

41323. CAESALPINIA PECTINATA. Tara. From O. F.
Cook, Urubamba Valley, Peru. ‘Tall, erect, spiny shrub or small,
handsome tree with deep-green, shiny foliage. Flowers incon-
spicuous, but numerous bright-scarlet pods are produced which were
formerly used for black dye and ink. These form attractive con-
trast with the dark foliage. The erect growth of the shoots tends to
make a close, effective hedge or windbreak.

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32924. CAJUPUTI CUTICULARIS. From Alwyn Berger, La
Mortola, Ventimiglia, Italy. Tall shrub or small tree with tortuous,
somewhat rigid branches; the bark deciduous in paperlike layers;
opposite thick leaves one-fourth to one-half inch long. Male flowers
usually in terminal heads; the perfect flowers occasionally in dense
oblong or cylindrical spikes, yellow. Native of Dutch East Indies.
Formerly known as Melaleuca cuticulans.

42829. CALPURNEA AUREA. Presented by the director,
Department of Colonization, Asmara, Eritrea, Africa. Tall, orna-
mental shrub, related to Sophora, which it resembles somewhat in
its foliage and the arrangement of the inflorescences. The bright-
yellow pea-shaped flowers are, however, much showier than the
nearly white -blooms of Sophora. Blossoms in winter. Native of
subtropical Africa.

CARAGANA ARBORESCENS. Siberian pea tree. Hardy
ornamental shrub or small tree up to 20 feet high, with pale or bright
yellow flowers three-fourths inch long. Extensively grown in Russia;
trimmed low for ornamental hedges. Very drought resistant; used
by the Russian Government as a nurse tree in dry, young timber
tracts. For testing as an ornamental and as a windbreak in cold
regions.

40157. CARAGANA AURANTIACA. From the Royal Botanic
Gardens, Kew, England. Deciduous shrub 4 feet high, with grace-
ful, ultimately pendulous, leafy branches, armed with triple spines
one-fourth of an inch long. Leaves nearly sessile, composed of four
narrow leaflets, one-third to one-half of an inch long. Orange-yellow
flowers three-fourths of an inch long, produced in great profusion
from the underside of the branches. Easily propagated by late sum-
mer cuttings.

22981. CARAGANA sp. Feichong. From Soochow, Kiangsu,
China. Collected by F. N. Meyer. A low-growing leguminous shrub,
far from being common. In China it is cultivated in pots as an
ornamental plant, bearing bronze-yellow flowers. It will probably
not prove hardy in the North.

40711. CARAGANA sp. From F. N. Meyer, Taochow, Kansu,
China. Spiny shrub of low, dense growth, found in dry loess soil and
in pebbly banks at altitudes of 9,500 feet and over. Used in China as
a hedge plant. Able to withstand low temperatures and great
drought; of value as a hedge plant for the dry, colder sections of the
United States.

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CARICA CANDAMARCENSIS. Mountain papaya. Cvolom-.
bian tree, smaller than C. papaya; presumably hardier, with much
smaller, more angular fruits of too acid a flavor for dessert, though
very agreeable when stewed; also used for jams and preserves. Ripe
fruit has a pleasant, applelike odor. Introduced for test of papain
quality and for hybridization with C. papaya.

CARICA PAPAYA. Papaya. Rapid growing fruit tree, reach-
ing 25 feet; in 10 months bears numerous melon-shaped fruits on its
trunk. Good varieties deliciously sweet, with characteristic flavor;
relished as a breakfast fruit. Easily digested, containing powerful
papain ferment. Try as annual in northern Florida and Texas.
Easily grown in hothouse. Both sexes required.

41339. CARICA sp. Papaya. From O. F. Cook, Ollantay-
tambo, Peru. A papaya tree of nearly the same size and general
appearance as the familiar type, but with the fruits much smaller
and more deeply grooved. The flesh is inferior in texture to that of
the true papaya, but greatly superior in odor and taste and probably
also in keeping qualities.

CARISSA CARANDAS. A small, apocynaceous tree or large
shrub, with sharp, rigid, forked thorns and oval leaves. The fruit
when ripe much resembles a damson; is smaller than that of C.
grandiflora. In India it is made into a pickle just before it is ripe,
and is also used in tarts and puddings. When ripe it makes a very
good jelly. Not so attractive a hedge plant as C. grandiflora, but
may prove hardier.

CARISSA GRANDIFLORA. South African amatungulu. A
handsome apocynaceous spiny shrub, with glossy green leaves, white
fragrant flowers, and ovoid scarlet fruits an inch long. Useful home
garden fruit, with a flavor when stewed peculiarly like that of cran-
berries. Fruit may be dried like prunes. A most attractive ever-
green hedge plant. Stands clipping well, and its spmes make it
quite impenetrable.

CARYOPTERIS INCANA. Handsome blue-flowered deciduous
bush, valuable both as a fall-blooming ornamental shrub and as one
of the best of late-flowering bee plants; of spreading habit, 4 to 8
feet high; the whole plant, except-the old wood and the upper sur-
face of the dull green leaves, covered by a close gray felt. Flowers
bright violet-blue, produced in September and October in numerous,
axillary clusters.

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CASTANEA MOLLISSIMA. Chinese chestnut. From North
China. Collected by F. N. Meyer from old trees in a region where
the chestnut bark disease has probably existed for centuries. High
degree of resistance, but entire immunity not probable. Hardy tree,

‘not valuable for timber, being only 40 feet tall and low branching.

Nuts larger than American, but not so sweet. © (PI. III.)

CASTANEA PUMILA x CRENATA. Hybrid chestnut. A
hybrid between the American chinkapin and the Japanese chestnut.
Produced by Dr. Walter Van Fleet, Chico, Cal. Good producer and
strongly resistant to the chestnut bark disease. Nuts of fair quality,
intermediate in size between the chinkapin and Japanese chestnut.

40035. CASTANEA sp. Chestnut. From F. N. Meyer, Hui-
hsien, Kansu, China. A species of medium tall growth; trunk more
slender, and bark smoother than in (C. mollissima, also the leaves,
burs, and nuts are smaller. Prefers well-shaded situations, and damp
soil. Of value as a nut-bearing tree.

37900. CELTIS sp. A tree about 30 feet high and sometimes
spreading in habit, related to our native hackberry, found growing
on the river banks in Pirapora, Minas Geraes, Brazil. The small,
orange-colored fruits, about one-fourth of an inch in diameter, are
edible and eagerly sought after by boys.

CERATONIA SILIQUA. Carob. Evergreen tree, 20 feet high,
with thick trunk and shining leathery leaves. The female trees pro-
duce dark-brown pods, about 4 to 10 inches in length, commonly
known as St.-John’s-bread; these are eaten for their sweetish pulp.
They also form a very nutritious feed for cattle.

CHAENOMELES CATHAYENSIS. From F. N. Meyer, China.
A shrub or small tree, the fruits of which are prized for their strong,
pleasant aroma. Used in China for perfuming rooms; also for pre-
serves. Leaves turn rich scarlet in the fall. Probably not hardy
north of Philadelphia, except in sheltered locations. Known also as
Cydoma cathayensis.

40550. CHAETOSPERMUM GLUTINOSUM. From William
S. Lyon, Manila, Philippine Islands. A Philippine tree allied to
Citrus, and recommended for trial in semiarid regions as a stock for
the cultivated citrus fruits. Occurs on gravelly hillsides almost
devoid of rainfall during seven months of the year. It is probably
susceptible to frost.

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CHALCAS EXOTICA. Orange jessamine. One of the most
attractive of evergreen shrubs for formal plantigs in gardens
and dooryards. Its rounded outline, glossy, dark-green foliage,
panicles of white, bell-shaped, fragrant flowers, followed by small
red berries, have made it a general favorite in southern Europe for
outdoor and greenhouse use. Hardy in Florida. Also known as
Murraya exotica.

CHAYOTA EDULIS. Chayote or mirliton. Perennial, ramp-
ant, climbing cucurbit, bearing annual crops of green or white pear-
shaped fruits, more delicate in flavor than squash. Excellent
creamed, stewed, as salad, or baked with meats. Good shipper. A
promising truck crop on well-drained, fertile, sandy-loam soils.
Fruits prolifically in Florida, southern California, and around New
Orleans.

CHENOPODIUM QUINOA. Tall annual, largely cultivated on
the dry slopes of the Andes for its nutritious but acrid seeds used in
soups or prepared similar to rice in several changes of water. Recom-
mended for trial as a substitute for spmach, for which “purpose its
leaves have long been used in France during the hot off season for
this vegetable. Its culture is similar to mustard.

42202. CHILOPSIS LINEARIS. Mimbres. Collected by Dr.

David Griffiths of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Handsome flow-

ering tree related to the catalpa, which it resembles only in its smaller
purple-tinged flowers. Its leaves, however, are willowlike. The
tree is quite open in habit, but it stands pruning and can be easily
shaped as desired. Native from western Texas to California and
southward.

CHIONANTHUS RETUSA. Chinese fringe tree. One of the
most attractive and distinguished of hardy deciduous shrubs. Some-
what resembles the American fringe tree (C. virginiana), but has the
abundant shorter and broader panicles erect, and flowers on the
young shoots of the year. Flowers snow white; the corolla having
four strap-shaped petals three-fourths of an inch long. The whole
shrub is usually a mass of bloom in June and July.

42292. CHORISIA INSIGNIS. Palo borracho. Presented by
Sefior Benito J. Carrasco, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Ornamental
flowering tree with a very thick trunk, related to the “silk floss tree”
which is cultivated in southern California. Flowers yellowish, striped
with brown, about the size of those of the flowering dogwood (Cornus
florida). Native of northern Argentina.

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CHRYSOPHYLLUM CAINITO. Star-apple. Tropical Ameri-

can fruit and ornamental tree. Evergreen, up to 50 feet high; with
beautiful, broad, green leaves, golden yellow and silky on the under
surface. Fruit the size of an apple, with star-shaped core and purple
to white skin and flesh. The pulp is said to be delicious if the fruit
is left on the tree until ripe. Will not stand frost.

CICER ARIETINUM. Chick-pea, Garbanzo. Drought-resistant
varieties of this legume are recommended for dry-farming regions and
as rotation crops with wheat. Culture similar to English bush peas,
and the yield of seeds is about 12 bushels per acre. The small pods
contain one or two seeds, eaten roasted like salted peanuts, boiled
or baked like navy beans, or ground into flour.

CITRULLUS VULGARIS. Watermelon. Melon seeds, even
from excellent fruits, are so apt to give disappointing results, either
through having been cross-pollinated or because of the new environ-
ment, that descriptions of them are likely to be misleading. Seeds
from Chinese, Roumanian, Siberian, and Caucasian sources are on
hand and will be supplied to experimenters under name and number
on request.

37877. CIPURA PALUDOSA. From Dorsett, Shamel, and
Popenoe, Sao Joao del Rey, Minas Geraes, Brazil. A beautiful plant
of the iris family, growing along river banks. Grasslike leaves, 12
to 15 inches high. Flowers less than 1 inch across, of most delicate
light-blue color. Worthy of trial as a border plant in warm climates
and for forcing. :

CITRUS AURANTIUM. From Dorsett, Shamel, and Popenoe,
Bahia, Brazil. Laranja da terra or bitter orange, the chief species
used in Brazil as a stock for the navel orange and other cultivated
citrus fruits. Probably the same as the sour orange of Florida, but
worthy of trial for possible differences.

37804. CITRUS GRANDIS. Grape fruit. From Surinam,
through James B. Rorer. The Alamoen, apparently a native of
Surinam, comes true to seed. Fruits irregular, flattened, with rather
thick rind, but with a lusciousness of meat not surpassed by any

commercial sort. Practically no rag, and it does not squirt when

eaten with a spoon. The melting character of its flesh is quite
remarkable.

CITRUS HYSTRIX. From P. J. Wester, Lamao, Bataan, Phil-
ippine Islands. A thorny tree, 20 to 40 feet high, with broad-bladed
leaves 6 to 10 inches long. The smooth, greenish lemon-colored
fruits are aromatic, juicy, and sharply acid, making a fair ade, and
are often used for cleaning clothes. For trial as a citrus stock.

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23028. CITRUS .LIMONIA. Lemon. From F. N. Meyer,
Fengtai, China. Dwarf, ornamental lemon, cultivated by the Chi-
nese as a decorative plant in the winter. Small pot plants are
frequently observed with a dozen large lemons on their branches.
Readily propagated from cuttings. For testing as an ornamental
and for breeding experiments in this country.

CITRUS MEDICA. Citron. Shrub or small tree, with long,
irregular branches that root wherever they touch the ground. Flow-
ers large with the petals white above, reddish purple below. Fruits
large, 6 to 10 inches by 4 to 6 inches. The candied peel is much
used in confectionery and cakes. Very sensitive to cold.

CITRUS SINENSIS. From Dorsett, Shamel, and Popenoe,
Bahia, Brazil. Navel orange, from the native home of this fruit.
Selected types from trees of superior productiveness and fruits of
excellent quality. Introduced for trial in orange-growing districts
in comparison with types of navel oranges now under cultivation.

38708. CLAUCENA LANSIUM. Wampee. From Honolulu,
Hawaii, through E. V. Wilcox. Seedlings from the place of A. J.
Campbell. Low, spineless, very odorous tree, related to citrus, upon
which it can be grafted. Fruit the size of gooseberries, pubescent,
with balsamic fragrance; rather a condiment than a dessert fruit.
Grows well in Florida. Should be tested as a stock for Citrus.

22620. CLEMATIS RECTA MANDSHURICA. From F. N.
Meyer, Shinglungshan, China. Herbaceous perennial, 2 to 3 feet
high, with erect stems terminating in panicles of large white flowers.
For testing as an ornamental or as a cut-flower plant.

42688. x CLEMATIS VEDRARIENSIS. A beautiful hybrid
Clematis, 16 to 20 feet high, from Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co., Paris,
France. Obtained by crossing C. chrysocoma and C. montana rubens.
The hybrid has preserved the beautiful rose color (though sbghtly
paler) of the latter; but has much larger flowers (up to 2? inches
across), and is more vigorous and more branching. Blooms in late
spring and early summer.

40704. CLEMATIS sp. From F. N. Meyer, near Tanchang,
Kansu, China. A bushy species with yellow flowers, found amidst
dry rocky débris at 5,000 to 7,000 feet altitude. For trial as a
border shrub in dry regions.

New Plant Introductions ,1916-17. PLATE III.

THE CHINESE DOWNY CHESTNUT (CASTANEA MOLLISSIMA).

The Chinese downy chestnut, so called because of the downy character of the young foliage, has proved
highly resistant to the bark disease (Endothia). Orchards of the large-fruited variety illustrated
exist near Sianfu. It isa good sweet chestnut and is worth growing for its nuts alone. It does not
form a large tree and has no value forlumber. Collected by Mr. Frank N. Meyer. Photographed

(P13809FS) March 19, 1914. (Natural size.)

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PLATE IV.

New Plant Introductions, 1916-17.

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40066. CLETHRA BARBINERVIS. From Japan, through E.
H. Wilson. A deciduous shrub of the heath family, up to 6 feet
high. Leaves often clustered at the end of the twigs, oval or obovate,
2to5incheslong. Flowers white, produced from July to September,
in a rather compact terminal panicle 4 to 6 inches long, covered with
white, starry down. Not so hardy as our native C. alnifolia.

COCOS CORONATA. Nicuri palm. Collected by Dorsett,
Shamel, and Popenoe, Bahia, Brazil. A palm 20 to 30 feet high,
usually presenting a somewhat straggly appearance due to the leaves
being whipped and torn by the wind. The old leaf bases adhere to
the trunk; and, being arranged spirally, give it a curiously twisted
appearance. The leaves are glaucous and graceful when not torn.

COLOCASIA ESCULENTA. Dasheen. From various West
Indian and East Indian sources. Large-leaved aroid, related to the
taro and the elephant ear, producing numerous small tubers around
a large central one. These, when cooked, are as palatable as pota-
toes, richer in protein, and with a nutty flavor. Twenty-five hundred
people are growing them in the South.

37866. COPERNICIA CERIFERA. Carnauba palm. From
Joazeiro, Bahia, Brazil. Through Dorsett, Shamel, and Popenoe.
Forms large groves along river banks. Wax exuding from cut leaves,
dried in the sun, once formed the basis of an important industry.
The fruits are so highly valued for hog feed that owners of groves are
protecting them. The tree is probably a slow grower; a single one
yields a bushel of fruits.

40988. CORDIA ALBA. Ateje. From Wilson Popenoe, Trini-
dad, Cuba. A large, bushy shrub, 15 feet high, branching close to
the ground, sending up long, stiff shoots well furnished with dark-
green foliage. The flowers, which are pale yellow, about one-half
inch across, are borne in broad, flat-topped corymbs sometimes a
foot across. This is apparently a good honey plant and of consider-
able ornamental value.

37224. CORDIA OBLIQUA. From Dr. L. Trabut, Algiers.
A medium-sized tree, 40 to 50 feet high, native of India, where it is
found at an altitude of 5,000 feet. Its wood is used in boat building,
in the making of agricultural implements, and as fuel. The tree is
vigorous in its growth and forms a handsome rounded crown with
dense bright green foliage.

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42759. CORNUS PAUCINERVIS. A Chinese cornel. Pre-
sented by John Dunbar, Rochester, N. Y. Shrub 5 or 6 feet tall,
with erect stems; small narrow-pointed leaves with only two to three
pairs of prominent veins; numerous small clusters of white flowers
and black fruits. Valuable as a midsummer flowering bush. Native
of western Hupeh and western Szechwan, China.

22471. CORYLUSAVELLANA. Filbert, Bysance. From Mrs.
Felix Gillet, Nevada City, Cal. The strongest and most vigorous
grower of all the filberts. Differs considerably from the others in
leaf characters and in possessing a rather corky bark. Valuable as
grafting stock. Originally imported by Felix Gillet from the Med-
iterranean region.

22472. CORYLUS AVELLANA. Filbert, D’ Alger. From Mrs.
Felix Gillet, Nevada City, Cal. Tree of the Barcelona type, bear-
ing somewhat smaller nuts of similar flavor, but said to outbear the
better known variety. Has been grown successfully in the State of
Washington. First introduced by Felix Gillet from the Mediter-
ranean region.

22476. CORYLUS AVELLANA. Filbert, Avelline Grosse
Ronde. From Mrs. Felix Gillet, Nevada City, Cal. Medium-sized
tree, producing fair-sized, symmetrical, wedge-shaped nuts, which
are cherry red at the shoulder, with a gray covering that becomes

more dense toward the apex. Originally mtroduced from France by
Felix Gillet.

22480. CORYLUS AVELLANA. Filbert, Montebello. From
Mrs. Felix Gillet, Nevada City, Cal. Tree resembling the Barcelona,
with smaller, more regular, rather long nuts and long husks. Re-
ported to outbear the Barcelona. Said to have been originally im-
ported from Sicily by the Bureau of Plant Industry.

22484. CORYLUS AVELLANA. Filbert, var. Grosse Blanc
of England. From Mrs. Felix Gillet, Nevada City, Cal. Large,
vigorous tree similar to the well-known Barcelona. Good producer,
reported as bearing the largest nuts in the smallest clusters of any
of the filberts cultivated in Oregon. Originally introduced by Felix
Gillet.

22485. CORYLUS AVELLANA. Filbert. From Mrs. Felix
Gillet, Nevada City, Cal. A medium-large French variety called the
Daviana. Introduced by Felix Gillet, who for many years contrib-
uted much to the literature on hazelnut culture in this country.

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22486. CORYLUS AVELLANA. Filbert, Barcelona. From

_ Mrs. Felix Gillet, Nevada City, Cal. Tree of upright medium

growth. Good producer. Blooms about the first week in January in
Oregon. The husk is short hispid; the nut large, ovate, slightly
compressed; shell moderately thick and rather hard but well filled
by the kernel, which is of very good quality.

33234. CORYLUS AVELLANA. Filbert, Rouge Ronde. From
Pedro Giraud, Granada, Spain. A red-kerneled variety not well
known, but seemingly very similar to the Barcelona and Avelline
varieties.

35689. CORYPHA ELATA. Palm. From Manila, P. I., through
O. W. Barrett. Large tropical fan palm related to the famous
Talipot palm of Ceylon. Grows 70 feet tall, and then produces im-
mense bloom and dies. Leaves of very large size, used for fans, ete.
A very decorative palm for regions like Panama, Porto Rico, and
possibly the Isle of Pines. Coryphas do poorly in Florida.

COTONEASTER spp. Ornamental shrubs used extensively in
small gardens, for training against walls and over rocks, and for plant-
ings near stone steps, etc., because of their attractive foliage, white
flowers, picturesque form, and especially because of the masses of
red, yellow, brown, or black fruits which they bear.

CRATAEGUS PINNATIFIDA. Large-fruited Chinese haw-
thorn. From F. N. Meyer. Dense low-branching, well-rounded
tree of 20-foot spread; ornamental in spring and fall. Cultivated in
orchards by the Chinese, who make delicious jelly similar to crab-
apple jelly from the bright scarlet fruits. Probably very hardy.
Deserves trial along with native large-fruited American species. On

C.arnoldiana. (PI. IV.)

37011. CROTALARIA MESOPONTICA. From A. Stolz, Kyim-
bila, German East Africa. A dense, bushy legume, which grows
very quickly and forms a cushion 2 to 3 feet in diameter. The pen-
dulous racemes of bright yellow flowers, striped with brown are 3 to
4 inches long. Should do well in Florida.

36969. CROTALARIA sp. From Bahia, Brazil, collected by
Dorsett, Shamel, and Popenoe. A leguminous, shrubby plant with
succulent stems; found self-sown in the orange orchards of Brazil.
Said to be particularly suited to dry, semiarid lands. Try as cover
crop in California. Root development extensive, nodules abundant;
would decompose rapidly if plowed under at the right time.

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CRYPTOSTEGIA GRANDIFLORA. Rubber-producing vine,
native of Madagascar, but already naturalized on the Everglades
and Keys of Florida. The vine is too rank to be especially beautiful.
Flowers large and attractive. If method of extracting rubber were
devised, might have commercial importance, as the rubber is of
good quality. Fibers attached to seeds have been utilized for filling
life preservers.

CUCUMIS MELO. Muskmelon or Cantaloupe. Varieties of
muskmelon more or less accurately: described have been received
from many countries, and selections of these will be sent for trial to
applicants having facilities for experimenting with them. 3

40203. CUCUMISSATIVUS. Cucumber. A variety furnished -
by A. C. Hartless of Seharunpur, India, to the Philippine Bureau of
Agriculture. From trials conducted by Wester at Lamao it appears
to be very resistant to various tropical cucumber diseases. The good
size of its fruit and their fair quality have led the Philippine authori-
ties to grow seed for general distribution throughout the islands.
Has been named the Jndia.

CUCURBITA PEPO. Japanese squash. Known as Cherimen.
Nearly round, somewhat flattened, orange-red, deeply scalloped;
weight about 5 to 8 pounds. Flesh bright yellow, of excellent quality,
and said to have better flavor than the Hubbard. Keeps well. Re-
quires culture similar to that given ordinary varieties.

40618. CUDRANIA JAVANENSIS. Evergreen, spiny shrub
with edible fruits. Presented by the Bureau of Productive Industry,
Taihoku, Formosa. Of somewhat vinelike or trailing habit, with
reddish brown drooping branchlets, small leaves, and rather incon-
spicuous flowers. Male and female flowers on different plants.
Fruits 2 to 3 inches in diameter, green to reddish yellow, sweet.
Eaten fresh or preserved in sugar. Tender.

34493. CUDRANIA TRICUSPIDATA. Che or Tcho Sang.
From central China, collected by E. H. Wilson. Close relative of
Osage orange, with which a very vigorous hybrid has been made in
France. Leaves considered superior to mulberry for silkworms,
making finer silk. Fruits pink, size of large plums; edible, sweet,
but without much character. Has fruited in Georgia.

41690. CUPRESSUS GLABRA. Smooth cypress. From J.
F’. Derrick, Sedona, Ariz. Tree 25 to 30 feet high, with thin, smooth,
dark purple-red bark; bright blue-green, glaucous foliage; and small
spherical cones. Resembles C. arizonica Greene, but is more compact.

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33213 and 33214. CYDONIA OBLONGA. Quince. From
Pedro Giraud, Granada, Spain. Antequera, oblong variety,
smooth and well formed, with fine, mellow flesh, considered the best
of all varieties of quinces. Spanish quinces are famous for their
high quality and the best are said to come from Antequera.

CYPHOMANDRA BETACEA. Tree tomato. Large-leaved,
half-woody plant, often the size of a small tree, cultivated for its
orange or reddish egg-shaped fruits, the flesh of which is firm and
sweetish, somewhat resembling a tomato in taste and _ texture.
Reported excellent for fruit salads or preserves. Can be fruited in

greenhouse; possibly even outside, south of Atlanta, Ga. Native of
Brazil.

31905. CYTISUS SPACHIANUS. From G. V. Perez, Teneriffe,
Canary Islands. A handsome, yellow-flowered ‘“‘mountain broom”’
with a very sweet odor. It is used as a bee plant in Teneriffe, but
is of considerable value as an ornamental.

34079. DECKENIA NOBILIS. From P. Rivaly Dupont, Sey-
chelles Islands. A tall palm, often growing to a height of 120 feet
in the Seychelles Islands. Recommended for lawn and avenue
planting.

39964. DELONIX REGIA. Royal Poinciana. From C. F.
Mead, Asuncion, Paraguay. Handsome, leguminous tree with broad
top and wide-spreading branches, gracefully bipinnate leaves nearly
2 feet long, and long racemes of large scarlet flowers, the upper petals
of which are striped with yellow. Grows rapidly; yields a yellowish
or reddish brown gum containing oxalate of lime. Grown widely in
the Tropics.

13132. DETARIUM SENEGALENSE. Matondo. From W.M.
Longden, Melsetter, Rhodesia, South Africa. A fruit-bearing, legu-
minous tree, which grows 60 feet high. Attractive, spreading habit,
suited for parks and avenues. Fruit about the size of an apricot;
yellow, with tough, bitter peel; flesh reported jellylike, sweet, and
pleasant; prolific bearer; 11-year-old tree in Miami not yet fruited.

40177. DEUTZIA LONGIFOLIA. From the Royal Botanical
Gardens, Kew, England. A deciduous shrub, 4 to 6 feet high, dis-
tinguished from related species by the narrower leaves and the pur-
plish rose flowers. It is one of the finest Chinese deutzias, with its
large and richly tinted flowers. Collected by E. H. Wilson.

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38698. DICTYOSPERMA ALBA. From G. Regnard, Port Louis,
Mauritius. Var.rubra. Palm attaining a height of 50 feet. Leaves
of young plants have dark-red margins that lose color as they grow
older. The young plants with their equally pinnatisect, red-mar-
gined leaves, are very attractive and lend themselves readily to house
and table decoration. The terminal bud or “cabbage” has a very
delicate flavor.

DIOSPYROS EBENASTER. Black sapote. An interesting
tropical plant belonging to the persimmon family. Tree of compact,
shapely form with nearly oval glossy leaves 4 inches long. Fruits
light green when ripe, with very dark brown, sweetish flesh, oblate,
24 to 3 or 4 inches in diameter. Crushed fruits served with orange
juice are said to make a delicious dish. Types from cooler parts of
Mexico may withstand some frost.

16921. DIOSPYROS KAKI. Tamopan persimmon. From
F. N. Meyer, Ming Tombs Valley, near Peking, China. Fruit thick
skinned, seedless (as grown in China), sometimes 4 inches in diameter,
with characteristic furrow around it. In China uniformly non-
astringent as soon as mellow but while still frm. In America often
astringent for reasons not yet understood. May prove hardy as far
north as Washington, D. C.

21910. DIOSPYROS KAKI. Persimmon. From F. N. Meyer,
Pangshan, Chihli, China. Reported to be rare; fruit flat, of medium
size, 2 to 3 inches in diameter; color orange-red; skin thin; quality
good; a good keeper but not a good shipper.

22350. DIOSPYROS KAKI. Persimmon. From F. N. Meyer,
Shifengtse Temple, west of Peking, China. Apparently a larger
fruited variety of the valuable flat, seedless Tamopan persimmon
previously introduced (S. P. I. 16921). As the trees were growing
in a very well-sheltered valley, this large-fruiting quality may be
due to the location. Chinese name Ta Si tse.

22365. DIOSPYROS KAKI. Persimmon. From F. N.
Meyer, Taijatsoa, west of Pautingfu, Chihli, China. A large, very
flat persimmon of orange-red color, found growing in great orchards
in the mountain valleys.

22367. DIOSPYROS KAKI. Persimmon. From F. N.
Meyer, Taijatsoa, Chihli, China. Small-fruited seedless persimmon,
not quite flat, bearing an equatorial suture and two transverse
sutures. These vary greatly in different fruits. The tree grows
much larger than the ordinary flat-fruited varieties. Local Chinese
name, Lien hua shi tse, or “ lotus-flower persimmon.”’

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26902. DIOSPYROS KAKI. Persimmon. From Rev. A. O.
Loosely, Tientai, China. Reported to be a delicious persimmon,
about the size and shape of a large egg. It has a bearing season of
about two months and is said to be very prolific.

DIOSPYROS LOTUS. Compact-growing tree, 20 to 50 feet high,
with oblong pubescent, sometimes glabrous, leaves and reddish,
white, or yellow flowers. The edible, globular fruits are brown or
black when ripe and less than 1 inch in diameter. Extremely drought
and heat resistant and useful as stocks for improved, large-fruited
varieties of persimmons, especially in dry, hot regions of this country.

40891. DIOSPYROS MONTANA. From William Bembower,
Lal Bagh, Bangalore, India. A small, erect, deciduous tree up to
30 feet high, often with spines on trunk and larger branches. Bees
are said to be very fond of the flowers. Fruit 14 inches in diameter.
It is quite ornamental and useful where small trees are desirable,
but not hardy.

40178. DIPELTA VENTRICOSA. Ornamental flowering shrub
from western China, discovered by E. H. Wilson. Differs from
D. floribunda (which resembles the Weigela) in having smaller belled
corolla. Flowers rose colored. Shrub 6 to 15 feet high. Hardy in
England.

DOLICHOLUS PHASEOLOIDES. High-climbing ornamental
leguminous plant from the West Indies and northern South America.
Stems twining. Flowers pealike, yellow, with purple-striped stand-
ard borne in numerous axillary racemes. The small black and scar-
let or black and yellow seeds are often strung as beads; they are also
said to be used medicinally. Can be cultivated out of doors only in
the southernmost parts of the United States.

DOLICHOS LABLAB. Hyacinth bean. A form procured by
KF. N. Meyer in China. Ornamental vine, chiefly valuable for its
masses of pink flowers which appear late in the fall. Stems twining;
leaves composed of three rather broad leaflets; flowers somewhat
resembling sweet peas, but clustered in a dense spike. Often culti-
vated in the Tropics for the edible pods.

36757. DUCHESNEA FILIPENDULA. Collected by F. N.
Meyer near Hsiao Wutaishan, Chihli, China. Wild plant closely
related to the strawberries (Fragaria spp.), found on the northern
slopes of mountains and in alpine meadows at 6,000 to 9,000 feet
altitude. Fruit fairly large, carmine red, slightly elongated. Said
to be of delicious flavor. Possibly of value in hybridization experi-
ments.

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ELAEAGNUS ANGUSTIFOLIA. Oleaster. Very ornamental
deciduous shrub or small tree, from western Asia, with narrow,
willowlike leaves and small, fragrant yellow flowers. The sweet,
edible fruits are reddish brown and resemble slightly a small date.

ELAEIS GUINEENSIS. African oil palm. Vast numbers of
this palm occur wild on the west coast of Africa and supply a great
industry in palm oil. Seeds from the so-called ‘‘Sombo ” variety
have a small nut with thick meat and yield a large amount of oil.

40303. ELAEIS MELANOCOCCA. Oil palm. From O. F.
Cook, Cristobal, Panama. Wide-spreading, low palm with short,
thick, erect or slightly trailing trunk. Grows in low moist land close
to the sea. Closely related to Elaeis guineensis, the African oil
palm. Small quantities of oil are extracted from the kernels by the
natives. Appears suitable for planting in Florida.

ELSHOLTZIA STAUNTONI. Late flowering plant belonging to
the mint family. Collected by F. N. Meyer in Shensi, China. Semi-
woody plant with opposite mint-scented leaves, dark green above,
pale below; and large branched inflorescences composed of crowded
clusters of small purplish pink flowers. Propagated easily by cut-
tings of the young growths. Rather weedy tendencies.

42765. ENGELHARDTIA ACERIFLORA. Presented by Dr.
A. Robertson Proschowsky, Nice, France. Very tall ornamental
tree related to the walnut, which it resembles somewhat in its foliage
and its inconspicuous flowers arranged in pendent spikes. These are
succeeded by little pea-shaped fruits seated on the base of 3-lobed,
beautifully veined and colored bracts which are often more than a
foot long and hang gracefully among the leaves. Native of the
Himalayas.

ENTEROLOBIUM CYCLOCARPUM. A fine, leguminous tree,
extensively used in Cuba as a shade tree for avenues. The tree
grows to a considerable height, forming a symmetrical, rounded head,
which, with deep-green foliage, gives a fairly dense shade and pre-
sents a very attractive appearance. The wood is said to be imsect
proof and is in demand for making boxes and trunks.

EREMOCITRUS GLAUCA. Australian desert kumquat.
Drought resistant, evergreen shrub or small tree, having small,
leathery leaves and irregularly formed fruits about half an inch in
diameter, with sweetish, edible peel. The fruits are preserved, or
the acid juice is used for making an agreeable, refreshing drink.
Probably the hardiest of all evergreen citrus fruits.

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41685. ERIANTHUS RUFIPILUS. From C. C. Calder, Royal
Botanic Garden, Sibpur, near Calcutta, India. Perennial ornamental
grass with stems 6 to 8 feet high; leaves 2 to 3 feet long, one-fourth
to 1 inch wide, and gray-white or purple-tinged; panicles 8 to 18
inches long, the spikelets concealed by dense white hairs.

ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA. Loquat. <A medium-sized sym-
metrical tree with handsome leaves, wooly-white beneath. Native
of China and Japan, cultivated throughout the Gulf States and Cali-
fornia. The fruit is small, oval, and yellow, and resembles a small
pear in shape, with a sweetish acid flavor. Requires light rich soil
with good drainage. Special grafted varieties with large fruits will
be sent. 3

— 31819. ERUCA SATIVA. Received through F. N. Meyer,
Oasis of Sandju, Chinese Turkestan. ‘‘ Sa-un,”’ a variety of seed,
the oil of which is used both for culinary and illuminating purposes.
To be tested as a possible crop for the intermountain regions.

31820. ERUCA SATIVA. From F. N. Meyer, Karawag, Chi-
nese Turkestan. The seeds yield an oil which is used both for culinary
and illuminating purposes. ‘The acrid leaves are said to be used in
salads in southern Europe. Grown as a field crop in the more ele-
vated portions of Turkestan. Deserves to be experimented with
at high altitudes in the Rocky Mountain region. 7

39740. ERYTHEA EDULIS. Palm. From W. H. Morse,
Santa Barbara, Cal., through O. F. Cook. This is one of the finest
of the American palms. Found only in a wild state on the Island of
Guadaloupe.

ERYTHRINA ARBORESCENS. Coral tree. From Darjil-
ing, India. Most conspicuous flowering tree in Darjilmg. Leaves
persist while tree is still in flower; do not fall and leave branches bare.
Brilliant scarlet spikes a foot long, resembling Royal poinciana.
Wood durable, though light and somewhat open grained; does not
warp or split; takes a good varnish. Used for trays, etc.

42204. ERYTHRINA FLABELLIFORMIS. Coral _ bean.
Collected by Dr. David Griffiths of the Bureau of Plant Industry.
A low, spiny, deciduous shrub 2 to 4 feet high, inhabiting the upper
foothills of the isolated mountain ranges of the Southwest. Its beans
range from cream through yellowish or coffee color to bright scarlet,
and will fill the same réle that the smaller coral beans do which are
now grown. Probably more hardy than the introduced species.

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ERYTHRINA VESPERTILIO. Bat’s-wing coral. Small,
ornamental, leguminous tree, 30 to 40 feet high. Sometimes culti-
vated as a shrub in warm houses for its showy racemes of red flowers
and long pods with large red seeds, resembling the better-known
coral beans (Erythrina spp.). Native of Australia, where the aborig-
ines use the exceedingly light spongy wood for making their hiela-
mans, or shields.

41324. ESCALLONIA sp. From O. F. Cook, Pinasniocj, Peru.
A fine-leafed tree, comparable to boxwood in foliage, but with more
open habit of growth, often giving an effect ike some of the dwarf
Chinese evergreens. Foliage is dark, shiny green. The tree endures
cutting back to any extent. Propagated by cutting and layering.
May thrive well along California coast, and might become popular
as a hedge plant or as an ornamental when space is limited.

38713. EUCALYPTUS CLADOCALYX. From Angeles Na-
tional Forest,Cal. Presented by the Forest Service. Asymmetrical,
erect Australian eucalypt, ranging in height from 50 to 100 feet.
The trunk is continually left smooth by the flaking off of the outer
bark. Timber very durable under ground and suitable for posts,
railway ties, etc.

38725. EUCALYPTUS LONGIROSTRIS. From United States
Forest Service, Angeles National Forest, Cal. Ared gum. A leading
forest tree of Australia, with variable habit, but up to 100 feet in
height, with trunk diameter said to reach 12 feet. The timber iscon-
sidered very valuable by the Australians; in America, used for posts
and fuel largely. The wood is a rich red color when freshly cut,
srowing darker on exposure to the air. It is also a good honey-
yielding tree. Prefers river bottoms.

38722. HUCALYPTUS POLYANTHEMOS. From United States
Forest Service, Angeles National Forest, Cal. A handsome shade
tree of medium size, spreading habit, and slow growth. It thrives
under a great variety of climatic conditions. The timber is very hard,
strong, and durable, highly valued in Australia for railroad ties, cogs,
and parts of wheels. It also makes an excellent fuel, and can be used
satisfactorily for windbreaks.

KUCOMMIA ULMOIDES. Deciduous tree, closely related to
the Hamamelidacez (witch-hazel family), with leaves and bark con-
taining a remarkable substance resembling rubber, which is being
investigated to ascertain its possible economic value. In habit and
foliage it somewhat resembles an elm. Hardy as far north as Bos-
ton. Recommended as an interesting park tree.

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‘41651. EUGENIA DOMBEYI. Grumichama. From H. M.
Curran, Brazil. Ornamental shrub or small tree with edible fruits,
which have an agreeable, sweet flavor, are used in preserves, and in
the preparation of fermented beverage. The wood is used in ear-
pentry and cabinetmaking. The small aromatic and astringent
leaves are said to be used medicinally.

18566. EUONYMUS JAPONICUS. Collected by F. N. Meyer,
near Hangchow, Chekiang, China. A decumbent evergreen Euony-
mus, with large dark-green leaves. Of value in the mild-wintered
sections of the United States as an ornamental plant to clothe trunks
of large trees and as a cover for stone and brick walls facing north
or east.

40698. EUONYMUS NANUS. From F. N. Meyer, Taochow,
Kansu, China. A small species of spindle wood of decumbent
habit, found in shady places amongst scrub and moss, at altitudes
of 7,000 to 9,000 feet. Leaves small, lanceolate, apparently ever-
oreen. The scarlet-coated seeds hang gracefully from the large
fruits. Of value as a rockery plant for cold regions.

EUONYMUS PATENS. Spreading shrub (to 10 feet in height),
with handsome foliage often remaining on the branches throughout
mild winters. Abundant late-ripening fruits pink with orange seeds.
This shrub is closely allied to H. japonicus, but differs notably in the
thinner semievergreen leaves. Hardy as far north as New York and
in sheltered places in Massachusetts.

40581. EUONYMUS RADICANS ACUTUS. From _ Vicary
Gibbs, Elstree, Herts, England. A euonymus from western China,
which resembles H. radicans, but is easily distinguished by its large,
thinner leaves, which are distinctly veined beneath. The plant hes
flat on the ground, forming a mat of green. Suitable for planting
under trees. Hardy.

38237. HKUONYMUS sp. From F. N. Meyer, Tchangpai, Shensi,
China. Shrub, or, when not molested, small to medium-sized tree.
It is an excellent bank binder and withstands drought to a remark-
able extent. Also able to withstand some alkali. Under cutting it
seems to spread rapidly. Deserves trial as a bank and soil-bmding
plant in the semiarid sections of the United States.

40719. EVODIA RUTAECARPA. From F. N. Meyer, near
Tehanlienli, Shensi, China. Medium-sized tree with handsome
pinnate leaves, bearing large umbels of whitish flowers followed by
bunches of dark red fruits. Found in somewhat stony places. For
trial as an ornamental tree in sections of the United States where
the winters are mild.

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EXOCHORDA RACEMOSA. A very beautiful Chinese shrub
(up to 10 feet high) of rounded, bushy habit; with narrowly obovate
leaves and extremely numerous racemes of pure white flowers 14 to
14 inches across. Should be thmned out after flowering to obtain
best results. Will stand considerable drought, and should be tried
as an ornamental for rockeries and for the semiarid sections of the
United States.

41438. FICUS BENJAMINA. Weeping fig. From J. A. Ham-
ilton, Kamerunga, Australia. Evergreen shade tree with small,
thin, evergreen leaves, reported to make “‘ a majestic shade tree, with
its dark-green foliage.” It is also said to stand the dust and heat
of the streets better than any other tree in the Bahamas.

33104. FICUS RUBIGINOSA. From Sydney, New South Wales.
Presented by Prof. J. H. Maiden. A fig tree forming a dense shade
and growing in frost-free regions to a height of 60 to 80 feet and a
diameter of 4 to 5 feet. Timber soft and brittle. Foliage will prob-
ably furnish food for cattle.

36020. FICUS SAEMOCARPA. From F. W. Popenoe, Seharun-
pur, India. Evergreen shrub with glossy, deep green leaves 3 to 9
inches long, and inconspicuous flowers. Native of northeastern and
eastern India. Considered of value as an ornamental shrub in the
Southern States; probably tender.

FICUS SYCOMORUS. Egyptian fig. The sycamore of Scrip-
ture. Planted in arid, nearly frostless regions for its hard wood and
small edible fruits, resembling figs, which it produces in great quan-
tities. Three crops per year are produced. Boys with special thim-
bles ending in a sharp blade cut off the top of each fruit, after which
it sweetens. Hogs are extremely fond of them.

35449. FICUS ULMIFOLIA. Fig. From C. F. Baker, Los
Banos, P. I. Very good edible Philippine fig, especially adapted
for moist, hot regions. Fruits sweet and palatable, axillary, nearly
all solitary with short stems, globose, hairy, or hispid in young state,
eye half open and scaly.

13138. FICUSsp. Rhodesian fig tree. From W. M. Longden,
Melsetter, Rhodesia. Remarkable avenue tree. Trunk and large
branches golden yellow, with thin, papery bark, leaves large, deep-
green, making striking contrast. Does not produce aerial roots and
can be planted 50 feet apart. Rapid grower. Fruit dry, inedible.

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37004. FORSYTHIA SUSPENSA. Golden Bell. From Pekin,
China; collected by F. N. Meyer. This variety is said to have flow-
ers larger than the kind commonly grown. It is very resistant to
drought and able to stand a fair amount of alkali in the soil. Should
prove of especial value as an ornamental in the drier sections of the
United States.

37477. FORSYTHIA SUSPENSA. Golden Bell. Collected in
the Province of Shansi, China, by F. N. Meyer. ‘This variety was
found growing in dry rocky places, at an altitude of more than 5,000
feet. Should prove well adapted to the drier regions of the United
States.

FRAXINUS FLORIBUNDA. Nepal ash. Handsome Hima-
layan tree up to 120 feet high. Valuable as an avenue tree and for
its timber, which is said to be much sought after for oars, plows, etc.
Much resembles large-leaved forms of the Manna ash (/. ornus).
Flowers white, in large terminal panicles. Trunk said to attain a
diameter of 15 feet. Reported ‘half hardy” at Kew, England.

GARCINIA MULTIFLORA. Chinese bush related to the Man-
gosteen (G. mangostana). The fruits are said to be entirely whole-
some and to possess a pleasant subacid taste something like an
orange. Introduced for trial as a stock for the mangosteen.

36497. GARCINIA OBLONGIFOLIA. From William J. Tutcher,
Hongkong, China. A tree related to the famous mangosteen,
which, because of its habitat in a subtropical, much cooler climate
than that to which the mangosteen is supposed to be confined, may
prove suitable as a stock for the latter in Hawaii, Porto Rico, or
even Florida. Apparently indigenous to the island of Hongkong.

GARCINIA TINCTORIA. Medium-sized evergreen tree from
the East Indies. Foliage glossy, handsome. Fruit edible, eaten
fresh or dried, and used in medicine. Bark used to prepare bright
yellow dye. The tree yields an inferior grade of gamboge. Of
interest in connection with mangosteen breeding in tropical America.

GLEDITSIA CASPICA. Honey locust. From F. N. Meyer,
Nikita, Crimea. Tall, ornamental, deciduous tree, with occasional
branched spines on trunk and branches. Foliage light green, turn-
ing to clear yellow toward fall. Flowers greenish and insignificant,
but the large flat pods are highly ornamental. For testing as a
shade tree.

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GLEDITSIA SINENSIS. Soap bean. From China. Legu-
minous tree to 40 feet in height. Leaves 5 to 7 inches long, 8 to 18
foliolate, yellowish green, dull above. Pods contain saponin, used
by Chinese for soap to wash hair and certain fabrics. Tree forms
beautiful well-rounded heads. Strongly drought and somewhat
alkali resistant. An ornamental shade or park tree for mild-wintered
semiarid regions.

41652. HIBISCUS BIFURCATUS. Mallow. From H. M.
Curran, Bahia, Brazil. A climbing shrub (or almost a vine) found in
clearings along river banks where its great masses of showy pink
flowers render it very attractive. Climbs 15 to 20 feet and the slen-
der branches may be trained over porches or arbors. Very profuse
and continual bloomer.

42832. HIBISCUS LUNARIFOLIUS. Mallow. Presented by
the director, Department of Colonization, Asmara, Eritrea, Africa.
An undershrub with roundish or sometimes slightly 3 to 5 lobed
long-stalked leaves and terminal flower clusters of large yellow flow-
ers 2 to 3 inches across. Related to the “swamp mallows”’ (Hibis-
cus spp.): Possibly of value as an ornamental in the South.

HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA. Roselle or Jamaica sorrel.
Biennial, 3 to 5 feet high, commonly cultivated in warm countries.
Produces an abundance of large, bright-red calyces in autumn.
These, as well as the young leaves, by many are considered superior
to cranberries for sauce and jelly making. Very ornamental when
in bloom and in fruit. Sensitive to frost.

HOMOIOCELTIS ASPERA. A Japanese ornamental tree, up to
60 feet high, having the appearance of a hackberry (Celtis spp.),
with the slender branches forming a dense head, rather inconspicuous,
greenish flowers and small black drupes. Cultivated for its foliage
and sometimes planted as a shade tree. Not hardy north of Georgia.

HOVENIA DULCIS. Raisin tree. A deciduous, ornamental
tree, 40 to 60 feet high, with attractive, dark-green foliage, native of
China. Fruits about the size of a small pea are seated on the ends
of fleshy fruit stalks, which are extremely sweet, resembling raisms
in flavor. They are used in wine making in Algeria and in China
are eaten after a feast to counteract the effects of alcohol.

38565. HYMENAEA COURBARIL. From O. F. Cook, Guate-
mala City, Guatemala. Handsome tree with curious compound
leaves consisting of two leaflets. Similar to Bauhinia but leaflets not
united. The thick woody shells of the large pods contain a resin
said to be used in the manufacture of varnish. Seeds packed in a
thick layer of grayish powdery substance tasting like licorice root,
commonly eaten and often sold in the markets.

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HYPERICUM PATULUM. St.-John’s-wort. An evergreen
spreading shrub, 14 to 3 feet high, with many smooth purplish two-
edged branches, nearly ovate leaves, 14 to 2 inches long, and large
numbers of bright golden yellow flowers about 2 inches across, with
many long stamens borne singly or in terminal clusters. A native
of Japan, Chima, and the northern part of India. A semihardy
ornamental.

39668. ILEX INTRICATA. Holly. From the supermtendent
of the Royal Botanic Garden, Sibpur, India. Low, rigid, straggling
shrub; forming matted mass of interlaced, woody branches. The
spreading, thick, leathery, bright-green leaves are narrowed into
very short leafstalks. The very small, white flowers and the globose
red fruits form its chief attractions.

INCARVILLEA SINENSIS. Chinese trumpet flower. Orna-
mental perennial with trumpet-shaped flowers, belonging to the
Bignonia family. Large flowers are scarlet to bright crimson or
reddish purple. One form has pale yellow blossoms. Said to be
best grown as an annual or biennial from seed in the summer. Ten-
der. Must be wintered under glass.

40183. INDIGOFERA GERARDIANA. From the Royal
Botanical Gardens, Kew, England. Deciduous leguminous shrub,
native of the Himalayas. Leaves odd-pinnate, with 13 to 21 leaflets
three-eighths to five-eighths of an mch long, with gray appressed
hairs on both sides. Bears racemes, 3 to 5 inches long, of two dozen
or more, short-stalked, pea-shaped rosy-purple flowers. Its luxu-
riant foliage and great beauty make it a favorite late-flowering shrub.

TIPOMOEA HORSFALLIAE BRIGGSI. Beautiful evergreen
morning-glory, with masses of showy carmine-colored, fleshy flow-
ers, native of tropical America. A most attractive climber for
porches and pergolas in Florida and California. In temperate cli-
mates successful in greenhouses or out of doors, if potted plants are
plunged in ground in sunny location after spring frosts are over.

33500. JASMINUM BEESIANUM. Jasmine. Purchased from
Amos Perry, Enfield, Middlesex, England. A new Chinese novelty,
the only red jasmine yet known. It is a quick grower and quite
hardy. The flowers are very fragrant and of a bright, deep cherry
red. Profuse bloomer.

38154. JASMINUM FLORIDUM. Jasmine. From La Mor-
tola, Ventimiglia, Italy. Nearly evergreen shrub of rambling habit,
with smooth-angled branches and alternate leaves of 3 to 5 nearly
oval leaflets, one-half to 14 mches long. Flowers golden yellow,
borne in terminal cymose clusters, usually produced from July until
late in the fall. Black fruits are about the size of small peas. Native
of China. Hardy as far north as Washington.

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40705. JASMINUM GIRALDI. Jasmine. From F. N. Meyer,
Hsiku, Kansu, China. Small ornamental shrub of erect growth, 2 to
4 feet high, with small terminal clusters of yellow flowers, each three-
fourths of an inch long, followed by showy black berries. Foliage
pinnate, the leaflets in five pairs, each three-fourths of an inch long
and half as wide (except the terminal one, which is twice as large).
Of value for gardens and parks in dry, mild-wintered regions.

39120. JASMINUM HUMILE. Jasmine. From G. H. Cave,
Darjiling, India. Diffuse shrub, attaming a height of 20 feet in the
South, but in glass houses usually grown as a pot bush. Branches
glabrous, angled. Leaflets 3 to 7, nearly oval. Bright yellow flowers
borne in open clusters. This plant is somewhat hardier than J. flori-
dum but is very similar in appearance. Blooms in summer and fall.
Needs cool house if grown under glass.

38826. JASMINUM sp. Jasmine. From F. N. Meyer, Nanto-
tchu, Shensi, China. A small shrub of the olive family, growing only
from 1 to 3 feet in height, with bright green branches and bearing
bunches of black berrylike fruits. Found on dry sterile mountain
slopes among the scrub. Of possible value as a rockery shrub and
along borders and paths in gardens and parks.

18577. JUNIPERUS CHINENSIS. Chinese juniper. Col-
lected by F. N. Meyer, Shanhaikwan, China. A handsome orna-
mental juniper, narrowly cylindrical in shape; of erect habit of
growth, somewhat like that of the Irish juniper; and with dense,
glaucous or silvery-green foliage. The needles are stiffer and longer
than those of the Irish juniper.

38803. JUNIPERUS CHINENSIS. Chinese juniper. <A
North China form of tall, graceful growth collected by F. N. Meyer,
Nantotchu, Shensi, China. As it is able to withstand considerable
drought and alkali, it is recommended as an ornamental evergreen
for parks and gardens in the milder-wintered, semiarid sections of
the United States.

27505. JUNIPERUS PROCERA. East African cedar. From
Raphael Zon, Washington, D. C. Tail conifer, 100 feet high, from
high altitudes of British East Africa, with straight trunk, yielding
durable and valuable timber similar to that used in lead pencils. For
testing as an ornamental shade tree.

39873. KENNEDYA RUBICUNDA. From B. Harrison, Bur-
ringbar, New South Wales. A long, coarse vine, bearing a profusion
of red flowers. Foliage sometimes eaten by stock. Useful for arbors.
It should be tested as a green cover crop, since it is-said to contain
a high percentage of nitrogen.

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THE First LITCH! FRUITS PRODUCED IN FLORIDA.

In September, 1909, trees of the litchi (Litchz chinensis), which were inarched from S. P. I. No.
21204 on seedlings in the greenhouse in Washington, were sent to Mr. E. N. Reasoner, of Oneco,
Fla., who gave them special care. The photograph (P19833FS) is of two of the first fruits pro-
duced by one of these trees. They were of excellent quality, withsmallseeds. Received July 15,
1916. (Natural size.)

New Plant Introductions, 1916-17. PLATE VIII.

THE QUEENSLAND NUT (MACADAMIA TERNIFOLIA).

The fact that the Queensland nut will grow and fruit in California and Florida has been established,
and it remains for American experimenters to start its cultivation on a commercial scale. The
delicate flavor of the nut, resembling but richer than that of the filbert, and its extremely attrac-
tive appearance should insure its being added to the almond and the pecan on our dinner tables.
Photographed (P10075FS) July 27,1912. (Natural size.)

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41679. KOELREUTERIA FORMOSANA. From Genjiro Ta-

kato, Taithoku, Formosa. An indigenous Formosan tree, related to
K. bipinnata, but differing from that species in having subentire
leaflets. A small ornamental tree, with handsome, compound foliage
and spreading, terminal clusters of yellow flowers. Propagation by
seeds or root cuttings.

KOKIA ROCKIT. From J. F. Rock, Honolulu, Hawai. Almost
extinct relative of the cotton, and for breeding purposes should by
all means be saved from extinction. A tree 15 to 25 feet high, found
growing on exceedingly arid land and bearing large scarlet flowers
of striking beauty. The seeds are covered with short dark-brown
cotton, resembling the so-called Peruvian cotton.

KOLKWITZIA AMABILIS. Rare and rather remarkable west-
ern Chinese shrub, related to Abelia and Diervilla, bearing pairs of
flowers (over half an inch long) somewhat resembling those of
Abelia. These are deep rose color in the bud, paler when open, the
inner surface of the lower lobe being white, blotched with orange at
the base. The persistent calyx is elongated beyond the small
bristle-covered fruit. Apparently hardy; erect shrub with slender
stems and branches. -

LAGENARIA VULGARIS. South African pipe gourd. An-
nual vine suitable for growmg south of New York. To make pipes let
gourds mature, cut off crooked necks, clean inside and scrape out-
side, fit with plaster or meerschaum bow! and rubber mouthpiece,
as described in Circular No. 41, Bureau of Plant Industry. Culture
like that of cucumber. Straw under growing gourds prevents decay.

31102. LALLEMANTIA IBERICA. From Haage & Schmidt,
Erfurt, Germany. A drought-resistant labiate, growing wild on
rugged mountain slopes in Asia Minor, Persia, and Palestine. It is
cultivated in southern Russia for the high-grade drying oil yielded
by its seeds.

33319. LARIX DAHURICA. Larch. From D. D. Romanoff,
Torchok, Russia, through F. N. Meyer. Forms large forests in
Manchuria and eastern Siberia. A valuable timber and ornamental
tree, reaching 80 feet in height. It can be clipped and pruned for
use in formal gardens.

LAWSONIA INERMIS. ‘‘Henna plant.’’ Rapid-growing, orna-
mental, evergreen, tropical shrub, 6 feet high, with glaucous leaves
and small yellowish flowers, produced in large, showy panicles,
exhaling a strong fragrance, especially at night. They contain a
volatile oil used in perfumery. Recommended for hedges and orna-
mental purposes.

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LEPARGYRAEA ARGENTEA. Buffalo berry. Large shrub

or small tree with edible red or yellow fruits the size of a currant.
These are not considered very palatable raw, but make a very
superior jelly. Fruits are gathered when they begin to shrivel by
shaking the trees, the berries being caught on sheets. Much resem-
bles the so-called Russian olive (Hlaeagnus spp.) in foliage. Native
of the Missouri River valley and westward. Collected by Dr. David
Griffiths.

LEUCAENA GLAUCA. From C. D. Stearns, Pago Pago, Ameri-
can Samoa. An unarmed acacialike shrub or small tree, with glob-
ular heads of whitish flowers. Propagates readily from cuttings.
For this reason and because cattle do not relish the leaves, it is a
favorite hedge plant in many countries. However, it is reported
that boiled crushed seeds are used for forage in Mauritius.

41485. LICANIA PLATYPUS. Forest sansapote. From
Carlos Wercklé, Costa Rica. Very large and handsome forest tree,
valuable for its timber and its edible fruits. The lumber is said to
be considered nearly as valuable as that of cedrela, and the fruits,
though smaller, and with less flesh than those of other sansapotes
(Licania spp.), are reported to have a very pleasing flavor.

38807. LIGUSTRUM QUIHOUI. Privet. From F. N. Meyer,

Shensi, China. Well-rounded, deciduous, bushy shrub of somewhat
diffuse habit, up to 6 feet high, with narrow leaves 1 to 2 inches
long, slender downy panicles of fragrant white flowers and masses of
purplish or black fruits that contrast with the fine evergreen foliage.
Used as stock for Olea fragrans by the Chinese.

26877. LIGUSTRUM VULGARE. Privet. From F. N. Meyer,
Baidari, Crimea, Russia. Reported as a variety seemingly able to
stand more drought and heat than the usual forms. Found grow-
ing in very dry exposed places. Recommended as of possible value
as an ornamental shrub in regions with long, dry summers and fairly
mild winters.

LITCHI CHINENSIS. Litchi. Handsome evergreen tree, about
25 feet high, indigenous to South China. Produces in midsummer
nearly round reddish fruits, about 14 inches in diameter, with a rough,
brittle rind and juicy white flesh of delicious flavor. Important
commercial fruit in South China. Fruits are eaten fresh, canned,

or dried, in which last form they are called ‘“‘litchi nuts.” (Pls.
Val and Valks)

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40186. LONICERA DEFLEXICALYX. Honeysuckle. From
the director, Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, England. Strikingly
beautiful deciduous shrub, 8 to 10 feet high, of spreading habit.
Branchlets drooping. Produces a great abundance of yellow twin
flowers, five-eighths of an inch long, in May and June, displayed to
good advantage on the upper side of the long feathery branches.
Fruits orange red. Native of China.

LONICERA MAACKIT. Honeysuckle. A_ beautiful, rapid-
srowing, flowering shrub, attaiming a height of 10 feet, with spread-
ing branches, ovate-elliptic leaves, in the axils of which are borne
clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers, white on first opening, rapidly
turning yellow. Produces red berries in abundance.

37644. LONICERA RUPRECHTIANA. Honeysuckle. From
the director, Botanic Garden, Petrograd, Russia. Shrub (12 feet
high), with dark-green foliage and pure white flowers on long flower
stalks. Fruits red or yellow. Hybridizes easily with L. tatarica;
recommended to experimenters in the Northwest because of the
rarity of the pure species and its unusual hardiness.

35188. LONICERA THIBETICA. Honeysuckle. From M.
Maurice L. de Vilmorin, Paris. A handsome deciduous shrub of
low spreading habit when young, forming in the adult stage a dense
rounded mass of intertwined branches, 6 feet high and 10 feet through.
Leaves dark glossy green above, covered with a dense white felt
beneath. In May and June a mass of lilac-colored fragrant flowers;
berries red; native of Tibet.

40185. LONICERA TRICHOSANTHA. Honeysuckle. From
the director, Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, England. A deciduous
bush of vigorous growth and well-rounded, densely leafy habit, 8
feet or more high, the whole plant with a pale grayish aspect.
Leaves nearly oval, 1 to 2 inches long, dull gray green above, paler
below. Flowers pale yellow, becoming darker, one-half to three-
fourths of an inch long. Berries red. Native of China.

36748. LONICERA sp. Honeysuckle. From F. N. Meyer,
Hsiao Wutaishan, China. A bush honeysuckle of large growth and
decidedly ornamental habits. Leaves are large, dark green, and
set off beautifully the bright red berries borne im pairs on long, erect
pédtincles. This species is valuable as an ornamental shrub in the
cooler sections of the United States.

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40691. LONICERA sp. Honeysuckle. Frce= F. N. Meyer,

Taipintsai, Kansu, China. A low-growing species of shrub honey-
suckle, having slender branches and small leaves. Collected at an
altitude of 10,000 feet. Of value as a border shrub for the cold and
dry sections of the United States.

39859. LOROMA AMETHYSTINA. Feather palm. From
C. B. Hale, Santa Barbara, Cal. Very beautiful palm, 25 to 40 feet
high. Leaves 6 feet or more long, composed of 70 to 80 pairs of
pinne, with slender, drooping tips. Inflorescences about 2 feet long,
deep purple at first, becoming purplish pink. One of several species
of palm hitherto called Seaforthia elegans.

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41330. LUPINUS sp. Tarhui. From O. F. Cook, Ollantay-

tambo, Peru. A handsome species with blue and white flowers,
marked with yellow on the standard, and with very thick, fleshy
pods. Commonly cultivated in Peru at elevations of 9,000 to 11,000
feet; apparently a native-species. Not especially prolific, but con-
sidered a delicacy. The seeds are ground into a meal and soaked
in running water to extract bitterness.

MACADAMIA TERNIFOLIA. Queensland nut. Small ever-
green nut and timber tree, 40 to 60 feet high, native of eastern Aus-
tralia, endures light frost. Nuts produced in about seven years from
seed, edible, nutritious, with a rich agreeable flavor, much like the
hazelnut, but richer and with very hard shells. Timber reddish, fine-
orained, takes good polish, used in cabinetwork, veneers, shingles,
ete. (PIE VIE)

28489. MALUS BACCATA x SYLVESTRIS. A very promis-
ing hybrid of the Siberian crab with the Baldwin and Yellow Trans-
parent, by Dr. Walter Van Fleet. Trees very prolific. Fruits 14 to
2 inches in diameter, slightly flattened at both flower and stem ends,
yellow, streaked with red; flesh firm and crisp with strong crab-apple
flavor. Promises well as shipper and keeper.

27060. MALUS SYLVESTRIS. Afghasian apple. From F.
N. Meyer, Caucasus, Russia. Large, grayish green apple with one
cheek narrowly streaked with red, fresh subacid flavor. Picked in
late October or early November, the fruits ripen slowly and keep well
until late sprmg. May prove of value for warmer sections of the
United States, especially for the Gulf regions.

27061. MALUS SYLVESTRIS. Apple. From F. N. Meyer,

Dioscuria, near Sukhum Kale, Caucasus, Russia. A Circassian
apple indigenous to the Caucasus. Reported as being a very fine
fruit. Suitable for mild-wintered sections of the United States.
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27152. MALUS SYLVESTRIS. Apple. From F. N. Meyer,
Kopetnari, Caucasus, Russia. Trees obtained from a native Min-
erelian orchard, able to stand high summer temperatures but require
mild winters. Said to produce large red apples of fine quality. To
be tested in the Southern States.

27153. MALUS SYLVESTRIS. Apple. Received through F.
N. Meyer, from near Kopetnari, Caucasus, Russia. A white apple,
said to grow very large, some fruits weighing several pounds each.
The trees are able to endure high summer temperatures, but require
mild winters. To be tested in the southern sections of the United
States.

30229. MALUSSYLVESTRIS. Helmapple. From Dr. F. R.
Ramsdell, Columbia, Isle of Pines. A very promising apple. Fruit
oblate, conical, red, with yellow white-dotted base; flesh creamy
white, sweet, and juicy. Fruits very early and the apples hold
weeks after they are ripe. Bears in two years after planting. A
splendid summer apple for the warm sections.

30326. MALUS SYLVESTRIS. Apple. From Khotan, Chinese
Turkestan, through F. N. Meyer. A large variety of the so-called
Muzalma apple (S. P. I. 30309). This latter is of medium size, yellow-
ish green; peculiar glassy texture; sweet taste, somewhat insipid;
good keeping qualities, ripening in autumn; able to withstand consid-
erable drought and alkali. Introduced for trial in the Southwest.

30327. MALUS SYLVESTRIS. Apple. From F. N. Meyer, Kho-
tan, Chinese Turkestan. Variety of apple called Kizilalma. Because
of its ability to stand drought, soil alkali, and neglect, it may prove
of value under irrigation in the hot desert regions of our Southwest.
Fruits medium large, of red color throughout, sweet, somewhat

insipid. (Pl. IX.)

30353. MALUS SYLVESTRIS. Muzalma apple. From
Karawag, Chinese Turkestan, through F. N. Meyer. Variety
thought to be identical with S. P. I. 30309, from Khotan, with
medium-sized yellowish green fruits of peculiar glassy texture; taste
sweet but somewhat insipid; good keeping qualities; ripening in
autumn; able to withstand considerable drought and alkali. Becomes
spreading when old.

31653. MALUS SYLVESTRIS. Apple, Wainwright. From
W. J. Newberry, curator, Botanic Gardens, Pietermaritzburg,
Natal, South Africa. A good subtropical apple.

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39829. MALUS SYLVESTRIS. Limoncello apple. Best va-

riety grown in Italy for general market. Presented by Dr. Gustav
Eisen, Rome. Lemon-yellow, with light flush; flesh crisp, white,
juicy; flavor strong, suggesting Cabernet grapes; fine shipper; espe-
cially adapted to warm, dry climates. Not to be preferred to best
apples from Northern States, but reported to be superior to any
grown in the central and southern plains of California.

27108. MALUS sp. From E. C. Parker, Mukden, Manchuria.
Common in Manchuria as far north as 45°. Very hardy and healthy.
Attains a height of 15 feet and bears small fruit one-half to three-
quarters of an inch in diameter, resembling a thorn-apple. Valuable
in America for grafting or budaime purposes only. caaed on apple
stock from Washington.

MAMMEA AMERICANA. The Mammee-apple. A large West
Indian tree related to the mangosteen, erect, unusually handsome, with
dark green, glossy foliage. Fruits round, 5 inches in diameter, with
thick, leathery rind and firm, yellow flesh, inclosing several large
seeds. Flavor suggests the apricot.

7104. MANGIFERA INDICA. Amini mango. A small but

unusually attractive variety from Bangalore, India. Oval, com-—

pressed, about 8 ounces in weight, bright yellow in color, overspread
with crimson. Aroma pronounced, flavor very spicy; flesh bright
yellow and free from fiber. Seems more productive than many
Indian mangoes and of probable commercial value. Ripens rather
early.

8730. MANGIFERA INDICA. Paheri mango. From Bom-
bay, India. Oval, plump, about 10 ounces in weight, dull yellow in
color, blushed red around base. Flesh orange, free from fiber, of
very rich, spicy flavor. Some authorities have called it the best
flavored mango of Bombay. Fairly productive, and ripens in mid-
season. Presented by the late J. N. Tata, of Bombay. (PI. X.)

10637. MANGIFERA INDICA. Brindabani mango. Named
from Indian town; introduced in 1903. <A very precocious and pro-
ductive variety which appears to be rather liable to disease. Ripens
July to September. Fruit oblate, medium size, 8 to 9 ounces in
weight, orange-yellow, flesh rather coarse, juicy, with a good deal of
fiber; flavor fair to good. Tree small, spreading.

10662. MANGIFERA INDICA. Gola mango. From Seha-
runpur, India, 1904. Large, ovate, practically fiberless, yellow
mango of good flavor; rather late in ripening; color yellow, but a
trifle dull; apparently not very productive, but fairly resistant to
disease. Too little tested yet to determine its commercial possi-
bilities. Deserves further trial.

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11645. MANGIFERA INDICA. Cambodiana mango. From
Saigon, Cochin China, through M. E. Haffner. A long, compressed,
beaked fruit about 8 ounces in weight and deep yellow in color.
Seems to be more productive than most Indian mangos and of a
distinctive flavor; quality good. Buds from seedling in the Miami
garden.

23426. MANGIFERA INDICA. Itamarac&é mango. From
Dr. Bello, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Introduced in 1908. Fruit small,
flattened vertically, 22? inches in largest diameter; greenish yellow,
overspread with dull crimson; fairly rich flavor and fine texture;
some fiber, but juicy; develops fine aroma when properly ripened;
matures July to August; fairly productive. An attractive variety,
but rather subject to disease and possibly not of commercial value.

29333. MANGIFERA INDICA. Haden mango. Seedling of
the original Gale Mulgoba tree planted in 1902, at Cocoanut Grove,
Fla., by Capt. F. P. Haden. Fruit showiest of varieties yet fruited
in Florida, apricot yellow overspread with rich crimson, skin thick,
flesh firm, very juicy, texture a trifle coarse, fiber sometimes objec-
tionable; flavor good to very good; occasionally weighing 24 ounces;
ripens in July; tree productive; fairly disease resistant.

39338. MANIHOT DICHOTOMA. Manicoba. From Dr. V.
A. Argollo Ferréo, Bahia, Brazil. One of the Brazilian rubber trees,
the source of Jequie rubber. The tree is exceedingly variable in
leaf and growth. It will not stand frost, and requires a rainy sea-
son in summer. It ordinarily requires a year’s growth before being
tapped.

39340. MANIHOT HEPTAPHYLLA. Rubber tree. From
Dr. V. A. Argollo Ferréo, Bahia, Brazil. Tree 20 to 25 feet high,
with dark-brown bark and purplish twigs. Seeds larger and paler
than those of the Ceara rubber (JZ. glaziovir). Reported as pro-
ducing a very good quality of rubber. One of the so-called Manicoba
rubber trees, native of South America.

39339. MANIHOT PIAUHYENSIS. Remano Manicoba rub-
ber tree. From Dr. V. A. Argollo Ferréo, Bahia, Brazil. Tree
described as reaching a height of 8 to 16 feet; branches forked 2 to
3 times. Reported superior to Ceara rubber (M. glaziovi2) in yield
and quality of produce. Seeds are larger than those of the former
species, less hard and horny, and germinate more readily.

42718. MAXIMILANHA sp. Presented by H. M. Curran, Car-
tagena, Colombia. Small tree or shrub related to the annatto tree
(Biza orellana). The flowers of the known species are large, showy,
and of a bright or golden-yellow color, produced in the axils or in

large terminal clusters. Leaves palmately divided, sometimes with
fingerlike lobes.

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26323. MAYTENUS BOARIA. From José D. Husbands, Lima-
vida, Chile. Beautiful shade tree and hedge plant, which succeeds
well on otherwise bare and dry lowlands. The hard wood is fine
grained and elastic, mostly plain white or pale yellow, sometimes
beautifully veined with red and olive. |

41681. MELASTOMA MOLKENBOERII. From M. Buysman,
Jardin Botanique, Lawang, Java. A large shrub or small tree, 15 to
20 feet high, with terminal fascicles of 3 to 5 rose-colored flowers.
The handsome flowers and deeply veined leaves make this a plant of
considerable ornamental value in the practically frostless regions of
this country, possibly as a greenhouse shrub.

35212. MELICOCCA BIJUGA. Genip. From Henri Pittier,
Caracas, Venezuela. Slow-growing tree, attaining 20 to 60 feet in
height, with compound leaves (two pairs of leaflets), whitish flowers
in terminal racemes, and edible, green or yellow, fruits about the
size and shape of plums, and possessing a grapelike flavor. Family
Sapindacee.

41809. MIMUSOPS ELENGI. From G. Regnard, Port Louis,
Mauritius. <A tropical tree related to the sapodilla, bearing a small,
sweet, edible fruit. In India the sapodilla is grafted on some species

of Mimusops in preference to its own roots, and this ee

prove of value in Florida for the same purpose.

40913. MORINGA OLEIFERA. From Wilson Popenoe, Cien-
fuegos, Cuba. Very attractive, small, ornamental tree, 15 to 20 feet
high, with pinnately someon leaves of pleasing gvesreen color,
and masses of slightly fragrant white flowers arranged in axillary
panicles 6 to 8 inches long. The slender triangular seed pods are
often a foot in length. Considered an antidote for manchineel
poisoning.

27048. MORUS ALBA. White mulberry. From Leon Che-
nault, Orleans, France. Variety Fastigiata. A rare variety of
white mulberry, valuable as an ornamental pyramidal tree.

40215. MORUS ALBA. Mulberry. From seeds taken from
dried fruits received from the Amir of Afghanistan, Kabul, through
A.C. Jewett. The dried fruits of this mulberry are said to form the
principal food of the poor people of the mountamous regions where
it grows.

30330. MORUS NIGRA. Black mulberry, Shatoot. From
¥, N. Meyer, Khotan, Chinese Turkestan. Berries large, of dark
violet color; very persistent, fresh subacid flavor; ripening from early
August to late September. Trees grafted usually 1 meter above
ground, so fruit may be picked easily. Recommended as home fruit
in desert regions under irrigation. Probably hardy in protected
places in New York and New England. (Pl. XI.)

New Plant Introductions, 1916-17.

PLATE IX.

THE KIZILALMA APPLE OF KHOTAN (MALUS spP.), S. P. 1, No. 30327.

The leaves, the fruit (outside and in), the seeds, and the wood of the young twigs of this strange
apple from Khotan, Chinese Turkestan, are tinged with red; and, although the fruit is some-
what insipid in flavor, it seems worthy of the attention of apple breeders, on account ofits extreme
earliness, ripening in May. It has been suggested as a stock. Photographed (P19662FS) at
Chico, Cal., May 18,1916. (Natural size.)

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A variety of black mulberry ripening from early August to September in Chinese Turkestan, where it
is called the Shatoot or King mulberry. Its extreme vigor, its productiveness, and the tart char-
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41508. MUSA sp. Banana. From Alfred Bircher, Matania el
Saff, Egypt. Plants grown from seeds. Said to have been produced
by the Ormoco banana, which is ordinarily seedless in America.
Possibly cross-pollinated. Of unusual interest to breeders interested
in the banana.

MYRCIARIA CAULIFLORA. Jaboticaba. From Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil. Collected by Dorsett, Shamel, and Popenoe.
Remarkable fruit tree, 40 feet high. Popular among Brazilians.
Maroon-purple, thick-skinned fruits resembling grapes with delicious
vinous white pulp, borne on trunk, branches, and twigs in such num-
bers as at times almost to conceal them. May stand light frosts.

41057. MYRCIARIA FLORIBUNDA. Guava berry tree
From Longfield Smith, St. Croix, Danish West Indies. Myrtaceous
tree, 30 to 40 feet in height, with papery leaves; small, white flowers;
and small, edible, black, reddish, or yellow fruits, which have a
pleasantly acid, aromatic flesh. They are said to make a delicious
preserve. Native of the West Indies, Guiana, and Brazil.

41256. MYRICA RUBRA. Yang mae. From F. N. Meyer,
Hangchow, Chekiang, China. Seedlings of a rare and interesting
evergreen Chinese fruit tree, of which many inarched varieties are
grown in Chekiang. Fruits of grafted varieties are very showy, the
size of small crab apples, dark purplish in color, and have a pleasant,
vinous flavor of their own. ‘Trees difficult to transplant.

NEPHELIUM LAPPACEUM. Rambutan. A spreading tree.
One of the most attractive and delicious fruits of Malaysia. Related
to the litchi, but having a more highly perfumed flavor. The thick-
skinned fruits, about the size of a small hen’s egg, are a beautiful
wine-red color and are covered with slender, soft spmes. The white

pulp surrounding the large seed is juicy and delicately perfumed.

12569. OLEA EUROPEA. Barouniolive. From Susa, Tunis,
Africa, through T. H. Kearney. The largest fruited olive of the
Tunisian region. Culture confined exclusively to Sahel and Kalaa
Srira. One of the best of the green table olives. (Pl. XII.)

12684. OLEA EUROPEA. Bidh el Hamman olive. From
T. H. Kearney, Zaouia du Mornag, near Tunis, North Africa. Second
largest olive of the Tunisian region and said to be one of the best

of the table olives.

12685. OLEA EUROPEA. Saiali Magloub olive. From
T. H. Kearney, Zaouia du Mornag, Tunis, North Africa. Tree with
very abundant foliage. Fruit medium sized but of excellent quality
as a table olive.

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12910. OLEA EUROPEA. Chitoui olive. From T. H. Kear-
ney, Tunis, North Africa. The principal oil-producing olive of
northern Tunisia, but not so well adapted to the drier, hotter regions
as other sorts, like the Chemlalt.

13257. OLEA EUROPEA. Grosse Aberkan olive. From
Dr. L. Trabut, Mustapha, Algeria. Rather large, somewhat curved
fruits, ripening somewhat earlier than the Mission. The trees seem
to be very vigorous and strong growers. The foliage is not so dense
and is of lighter hue than the other African varieties.

13567. OLEA EUROPAEA. Chemlali olive. From Tunis,
North Africa, through T. H. Kearney. Small oil-producing olive,
grown in immense plantations around Sfax, where only from 5 to
10 inches of rain falls; irrigated for first two or three summers only.
Orchards created by planting pieces of wood from bases of old trees.
Promising variety for California because of its robust growth.

27172. OLEA EUROPAHA. Olive. From F.N. Meyer, Nikita,
Crimea. Hardy variety of large-fruited olive from a tree several cen-
turies old which has successfully withstood 10°F. below zero, at which
temperature other varieties were frozen to the ground.

27173. OLEA EUROPEA. Olive. From F. N. Meyer, near
Gagri, Caucasus, Russia. A wild bushy olive tree said to be very
resistant to drought. Found growing plentifully on dry mountain
slopes and cliffs along the Caucasian shore of the Black Sea.

OPHIOPOGON JAPONICUS. A small, low-growing, evergreen
plant, related to the hly of the valley, with grasslike leaves, 12 inches
long, and racemes of lilac to whitish flowers. Used in Japan and
everywhere in the Mediterranean region as a ground cover on the
shady side of the house and under trees where it is too shady for grass
to grow. Suitable for border edgings; needs no clipping; hardy.

38839. OPHIOPOGON sp. From F. N. Meyer, Nantotchu,
Shensi, China. An Ophiopogon with long, slender leaves, remaining
green all winter. Bears long spikes of black berries. Found on
mountain slopes of decomposed rock, between low scrub. Of value
as an edging plant along pathways and as a ground covering in shady
places for the mild-wintered sections of the United States.

40033. OSTEOMELES SCHWERINAE. From F. N. Meyer,
Kwatsa, Kansu, China. Dense shrub 2 to 5 feet high, found on dry
_ rocky cliffs and waste places. Said to produce an abundance of
white flowers in spring; bears small bluish black berries in late fall.

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PARINARI EXCELSUM. Gray-plum. Very large tree from

West Africa, valuable both as an ornamental and as a timber tree;
also produces edible fruits in great abundance, which are about the
size of a large plum, but have large stones and dry, rather insipid
pulp. Foliage striking, heavy, the leaves being dark green above,
nearly white below, somewhat leathery; white flowers in large ter-
minal clusters. Wood compact and durable.

35469. PARKIA TIMORIANA. Cupang. From O. W. Bar-
rett, Manila, P. I. Large, leguminous tree reaching a height of 130
feet, with large, vase-shaped, wide-spreading crown. It grows best in
rather open, second-growth forests where the dry season is pro-
nounced. Requires good soil and plenty of light. The wood is
light, soft, and of value for paper pulp. Pods a foot long, relished
by cattle, contain 15 to 20 seeds; roasted and eaten by Filipinos.

PARMENTIERA CEREIFERA. Candle tree. A remarkable
tree, native to Panama. It grows to a height of 30 to 40 feet; and
produces from the trunk and older branches a profusion of almost
sessile, bell-shaped, white or greenish flowers. The long, fleshy
fruits, a foot or more in length, and only one-half to three-fourths
of an inch in diameter, closely resemble wax candles in color and
appearance. They are edible and are delightfully fragrant.

PASSIFLORA EDULIS. Passion fruit. Perennial vine, suit-
able for greenhouses and nearly frost-free countries. Fruit ovoid,
2 to 3 inches long, purple, seeds numerous; pulp acidulous, pleas-
antly flavored; much used in tropical countries in fruit salads, con-
fectionery, and for flavoring ices and cool drmks. Requires rich soil.
Best grown on trellises. Closely related to southern maypop.

PASSIFLORA LIGULARIS. A perennial vine, with evergreen,
heart-shaped leaves and strikingly handsome green and purple
flowers. Fruits medium sized, roundish or oval, with soft, edible,
sweetish pulp embedding numerous small seeds. Used in the prepa-
ration of cooling drinks, fruit sirups, and desserts. For fruiting and
breeding experiments.

39223. PASSIFLORA MALIFORMIS. Passion fruit. From
F. L. Rockwood, Bogota, Colombia. A climbing vine with attrac-
tive flowers, known in Colombia as the ‘‘Yellow Curuba.”’ Fruit is
about 2 inches in diameter, dingy yellow color when ripe, with a hard
coat nearly one-fourth of an inch thick and filled with seeds and a
very agreeable pulp, which is eaten without preparation or is often
made into delicious sherbets,

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42032. PASSIFLORA MIXTA. Passion fruit. From Lodo-
vic Séderstrom, Quito, Ecuador. Handsome climbing vine with
rose-colored flowers and edible fruits nearly 4 inches long. In
Ecuador the fruit is used to flavor ice cream, etc., and is also often
eaten raw. ‘The vines are said to be very prolific, bearing as many
as 100 flowers and fruits at the same time.

38806. PAULOWNIA FORTUNEI. From F. N. Meyer, Nanto-
tchu, Shensi, China. Medium-sized tree, able to withstand drought
and a certain amount of alkali. Planted on sandy land as a soil
binder and windbreak. Wood very light, used in furniture, bowls,
jars, children’s toys, etc. Valuable as an ornamental in mild-win-
tered sections.

42036. PAULOWNIA MIKADO. Magnificent ornamental tree
much resembling the well-known P. imperialis, but having slightly
shorter panicles of larger flowers which are lilac or purple tinted and
dotted with purple on the inside of the corolla. Native of Central
Formosa. Paulownia is propagated from root cuttings in Japan.

36017. PENTAPETES PHOENICEA. From P. J. Wester,
Lamao, Bataan, Philippine Islands. <A robust, sterculiaceous herb,
attaining a height of 2 meters. On account of its attractive scarlet
flowers it makes a very good ornamental. Collected on the Island
of Mindanao.

PERILLA FRUTESCENS. Annual plant similar in growth to

Coleus. Extensively cultivated in Japan for oil, of which the seeds
contain 17 per cent. Oil principally used in making the remarkable
oil papers of Japan. Considered superior to linseed oil for many
purposes. Requires long season to mature seeds, which are inclined
to shatter badly.

19297. PERSEA AMERICANA. Wester Avocado. Variety
of the West Indian type, originated on the place of John Thomas
Peacock, at Cocoanut Grove, Fla., from seed planted about 1871.
Fruit medium, 18 ounces in weight, chocolate brown to maroon,
broadly pear shaped; dark yellow meat, smooth and somewhat mealy
in texture, variable in flavor. sometimes rich. An excellent summer
variety for home use.

26690. PERSEA AMERICANA. Butler avocado. West In-
dian type. Obovate, about 15 ounces in weight, light green in color,
with rich yellow flesh of excellent quality. A prolific and regular
bearer. A very promising summer-fruiting variety for southern
Florida; ripens in August. (Pl. XIII.)

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New Plant Introductions, 1916-17. PLATE XIII.

THE BUTLER AVOCADO (PERSEA AMERICANA), S. P. I. No. 26690.

An excellent variety of the West Indian type. The fruit weighs about 1 pound, is light green in color,
with yellow flesh of excellent quality. It has proved to be a regular and prolific bearer, ripening
its crop in late summer. Originated at the Miami Plant Introduction Garden from seed presented
by Mr. C. W. Butler, of St. Petersburg, Fla. Photographed (P8257FS) September 1, 1911.

New Plant Introductions, 1916-17. Pp XIV €
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SEVEN-YEAR OLD CLUMP OF BAMBOO (PHYLLOSTACHYS BAMBUSOIDES) AT THE CHICO & {
GARDEN.
This is the great hardy timber bamboo of Japan. Almost every Japanese farmer has a clump of it

where he can get material for various uses about the place. The shoots of this species are not
edible. Photographed (P15917FS) October 7, 1914.

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-26698. PERSEA AMERICANA. Avocado. An unnamed
seedling of the West Indian type; originated at Fort Myers, Fla.
Fruit long and slender, weighing 10 to 16 ounces, with a very thick
green skin and abundant flesh of good quality. The seed is small in
proportion to size of fruit. Ripens in August and September.

26699. PERSEA AMERICANA. Avocado. Unnamed variety
of the West Indian type, from bud wood secured by P. J. Wester,
from C. W. Butler, St. Petersburg, Fla. Fruit green, pear shaped
to round; skin thin, seed loose in cavity; quality good; said to be a
very prolific bearer. Season September to October. Doubtful if
good shipper.

26707. PERSEA AMERICANA. Avocado. Unnamed variety,
West Indian type, from bud wood received from W. H. Fulford, Ful-
ford, Fla. Fruit weighs 18 ounces, pear shaped, bright red to maroon
in color, of good quality; prolific. Considered a good summer variety
of good shipping qualities.

34904. PERSEA AMERICANA. Avocado. A variety secured
by G. N. Collins at Merida, Mexico, and reported to be from a very
famous tree growing at some distance from the town of Merida.
Not yet fruited in the United States.

36270. PERSEA AMERICANA. Avocado. Unnamed seed-
ling of the West Indian type; originated at Miami Plant Introduction
Garden. Fruit oblong oval, about 24 ounces in weight, bright green,
with deep yellow dry flesh of very rich flavor; seed medium to small.
Season, August to September. A very prolific and promising variety
strongly resembling Pollock, but smaller and more productive.

PHOEBE NANMU. Lanmu or nanmu. One of the most
valuable of all Chinese timbers. Evergreen and singularly handsome
tree, attaining great size and with clean, straight trunks and wide-
spreading heads. The wood is close grained, fragrant, greenish
white and brown in color, easily worked and very desirable. It is

highly esteemed in furniture making and for finishing fine buildings
in China.

24760. PHYLLOSTACHYS BAMBUSOIDES. Madake bam-
boo. From Nagasaki, Japan, through William D. Hills. Best tim-
ber bamboo in Japan, growing to 60 feet eventually; planted there
in large groves on well-drained, rich soil. Spreads underground, but
easily controlled by ditches. Timber used for every conceivable
purpose—ladders, basketry, fencing, stakes, crates, irrigating pipes,

etc. (Pl. XIV.)

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PHYTOLACCA DIOICA. Ombu. Large, evergreen, ornaments
tal, and shade tree from South America. It grows with astonishing
rapidity, forming a huge buttressed trunk and a dense spreading top.
Leaves are slender stalked, somewhat resembling those of the poplar.
Male and female flowers borne on different trees in more or less
pendulous racemes, followed on pistillate trees by small berrylike
inedible fruits. Withstands only lght frosts.

PINUS SINENSIS. The hard pine of northern China. With-
stands long drought, cold, and alkali. Of extremely picturesque
habit when grown singly. Extensively used in temple courts and
palace gardens. Produces medium-sized, straight trunks in forest
plantmgs. Wood close grained and durable. Distinct from P.
densiflora.

PINUS THUNBERGII. Japanese black pine. From Dr.
Nishimura, Mukden, Manchuria, through F. N. Meyer. Tree 100 to
120 feet high, with spreading, often somewhat pendulous branches,
forming a broad pyramidal head. Branches orange yellow. Leaves
bright green, 3 to 44 inches long. Wood resinous, tough, durable,
suitable only for indoor work. Hardy; prefers sandy soil. Splendid
for avenues.

PISTACIA CHINENSIS. Chinese pistache. Tall deciduous,
dicecious tree, strikingly ornamental, with large pinnate leaves, wine-
red when young, changing to vivid green in summer and flaming
scarlet and yellow in fall. Berries inedible. Highly recommended
as a shade and ornamental tree. Trunk attains 16 feet in circum-
ference.

PISTACIA VERA. Pistache or pistachio. Small deciduous
tree, cultivated in the Mediterranean region for its nuts, with char-
acteristic green meat and delicate flavor, used extensively in con-
fectionery; becoming a very popular table nut. ‘The best varieties
bearing large nuts grafted on special stock are to be tested under
supervision. Promising new dry-land tree crop.

PITHECOLOBIUM LIGUSTRINUM. Payande. A small tree
branching from the base of the trunk and presenting a very bushy
appearance. It has small clusters of pinkish white flowers and com-
pound leaves composed of but one pair of narrow leaflets. Fairly
common in the American Tropics and possibly of some value as an
ornamental in the southernmost sections of the United States.

PITTOSPORUM FLORIBUNDUM. Handsome small evergreen
tree with alternate leaves found in subtropical Himalaya, ascending
to 5,000 feet on hills. Bark bitter and aromatic and reported to
possess narcotic qualities. Plant contains an aromatic resin, yellow
in color, having very tenacious properties. Timber light colored,
strong and tough, but of small size.

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36606. PLEIOGYNIUM SOLANDRI. From J. F. Bailey, Bris-
bane, Queensland, Australia. A moderate-sized tree, 40 to 60 feet
high with a trunk 2 to 3 feet in diameter. Timber when first cut
is soft, but afterwards becomes hard and tough. Possibly of use as
a stock for the less hardy mango, cashew, or Spondias.

26614. POPULUS BEROLINENSIS. Poplar, var. Rossica.
From F. N. Meyer, Liesnoi, Russia. A very hardy variety of the
ordinary Berlin poplar, widely planted in and around Petrograd as a
shade tree; mostly closely pruned there, but of open habit of growth
under ordinary conditions.

22447. POPULUS BREVIFOLIA. Chinese poplar. From
¥. N. Meyer, Taijatsoa, China. An extremely slender but very
graceful tree, suitable for grouping in parks and for forming back-
grounds for other tall deciduous trees. The buds and young leaves
exhale a pleasant balsamic odor. Partial to moist, sandy soils, suc-
ceeding especially well along watercourses.

22363. POPULUS SIMONII. Poplar. From F. N.. Meyer,
Shiling, Chihli, China. Forma fastigiata. One of the balsam poplars,
the odor of which is particularly noticeable when the young leaves
aredeveloping. This form looks somewhat like the Lombardy poplar,
but makes a more pleasing impression. Thrives in sandy soil.
Hardy at Arnold Arboretum, near Boston, Mass.

34779. POPULUS SIMONII. Chinese poplar. From Angers,
France, through Charles Detriche. Coming from south China, where
the climate is warm and moist, this species may prove tender north
of Georgia; although being deciduous, 1t deserves a wide trial to deter-
mine its range. It may prove to be adapted to cultivation south of
the range of poplars in Florida.

26812. POPULUS SINENSIS. Poplar. From F. N. Meyer,
Orianda, Crimea, Russia. Stately white-trunked tree, often attain-
ing a height of 80 feet or more, with a remarkable pyramidal habit.
Old trees branch out and lose their pyramidal shape. Of value in
the Western States for windbreaks and as an ornamental park tree.

22861. POPULUS SUAVEOLENS. White-barked poplar.
From F.N. Meyer, Wutaishan, Shansi, China. Grows at high altitudes
and is valuable for sand binding. Frequently planted along ravines
to prevent erosion and damage to lands below. Suggested for similar
use and avenue planting in this country. The young bark of the
tree is green. .

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39900. POPULUS SUAVEOLENS PRZEWALSKIT. Poplar.
Collected by F. N. Meyer near Kagoba, Kansu, China. Tall, stately
tree with trunk of ashy-gray color, quite distinct from any of the
common poplars; leaves large, somewhat grayish beneath. Found
usually where soil retains its moisture; of value as an avenue or park
tree for mild-wintered sections of the United States.

38255. POPULUS TOMENTOSA. Poplar. From F. N. Meyer,
Wangyuko, Shensi, China. Rapid-growing form of white poplar,
with whitish bark on the younger branches, becoming gray on the
older ones. Forms tall, straight trunk when kept trimmed high.
Wood light. Much planted by the Chinese for its timber and called
by them Ta pai yang shu (big white poplar). May thrive in the
southwestern part of the United States.

33206. POPULUS sp. Chopo poplar. From Pedro Giraud,
Granada, Spain, at the request of W. T. Swingle, of the Bureau of
Plant Industry. Remarkable form of poplar with true lateral
branches almost completely absent, allowmg very close planting.
Rapid grower, producing large quantities of timber suitable for
scaffolding or lumber for small packing boxes.

41564. POTENTILLA sp. Cinquefoil. From R. E. Cooper,
Bhutan, India. Small hardy perennial, suitable for border planting
or for use in rockeries. The leaves are covered with fine white hairs
and form silver rosettes 4 inches across set with sprays of bright
yellow flowers.

41260. PREMNA MICROPHYLLA. Ornamental, deciduous
shrub collected by F. N. Meyer, Mokanshan, Chekiang, China. Bush
3 to 10 feet high, with glossy-green leaves resembling those of.a lilac,
and panicles of white flowers which later are supplanted by small
black drupes. Thrives in semishady places. Of possible value as a
hedge shrub for mild-wintered locations.

40857. PRIMULA LITTONIANA. Primrose. From Dr. C.
Schneider, Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass. A beautiful
hardy Chinese primrose, with long flower spikes set thickly with
bloom and rismg 2 to 23 feet. The small petals are a delicate lilac,
and the calyces are a rich maroon. A remarkable effect is produced
when the latter form a long point above a ruff of lilac blossoms.

17154. PRUNUS ARMENIACA. Apricot. From F. N. Meyer,
Tchaching, China. A large red apricot of good quality. Budded on
Amygdalus davidiana.

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18260. PRUNUS ARMENIACA. Apricot. From F.N. Meyer,
Peking, China. The kernel of this apricot is considered a fine nut
by the Chinese, who eat it salted, after soaking it in water to get
rid of the skin, using it in place of the almond, which is unknown in
China. This is the ‘‘ Chinese almond ” of foreigners in China.

20072. PRUNUS ARMENIACA. Apricot. From F.N. Meyer,
LIiaoyang, Manchuria. A red apricot grown in the gardens of Liao-
yang. It is of medium size and of very sweet flavor. Should stand
the winters in the Great Plains region.

28956. PRUNUS ARMENIACA. Apricot. From F.N. Meyer,
Askabad, Turkestan. A large orange-yellow apricot of sweet, melt-
ing taste, but slightly fibrous. Semiclingstone, with sweet kernels.
Said to have come from Persia.

28962. PRUNUS ARMENITACA. Apricot. From F.N. Meyer,
Orono, Zarafshan Valley, Province of Samarkand, Turkestan. A
fine variety of apricot, of pale-yellow color, with firm but sweet,
melting flesh, freestone, and having sweet kernels which are eaten
hke almonds.

32833. PRUNUS ARMENIACA. Apricot. From F.N. Meyer,
Russian Turkestan. A native central Asian variety of apricot called
by the natives Bairam Ali. Said to be of excellent quality.
Grafted on Amygdalus davidiana.

32834. PRUNUS ARMENIACA. Apricot. From F.N. Meyer,
Imperial Estate Murgab, Bairam Ali, Oasis of Merv, Russian Turk-
estan. A central Asian variety of apricot, called Murgab. Reported
to be of fine quality. Budded on Amygdalus davidiana.

34269. PRUNUS ARMENIACA. Apricot. From Dr. Gustav
Hisen, Rome, Italy. A very large, rounded-oblong apricot, without
points, of orange color, ripens evenly all around; known as the
Crisomelo.

38281. PRUNUS ARMENIACA. Apricot. A Chinese variety,
collected by F. N. Meyer in the village of Tachineko, near Taianfu,
Shantung, China. Said to be a variety with very large, yellow
fruits, with strong red blush on one side, and sweet, juicy flesh.
Chinese name Ta shuz hsing, meaning “ Large water apricot.”

40012. PRUNUS ARMENIACA. Apricot. From F.N. Meyer,
Lantsai, Kansu, China. Wild form collected in the mountains,
5,000 to 9,000 feet altitude. Boiled kernels, though somewhat bitter,
are eaten by the natives. Of possible value in extending apricot
culture farther north; also as a stock for stone fruits in semiarid
regions and as a hardy spring-flowering park tree in the cooler parts
of the United States.

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40013. PRUNUS ARMENIACA. Apricot. From F.N. Meyer,
Kwatsa, Kansu, China. Wild form of possible value as a hardy
spring-flowering park tree in the cooler portions of the United States,
as a stock for stone fruits in semiarid regions, and as a hardier strain
capable of being grown north of the apricot belt proper.

33222. PRUNUS AVIUM. Cherry, var. Garrafal. From Pedro
Giraud, Granada, Spain. Purchased at the request of W.T. Swingle,
of the Bureau of Plant Industry. A giant cherry having firm, sweet
flesh. Should be tried in the cherry regions of the Pacific coast.

33223. PRUNUS AVIUM. Cherry, var. Garrafal le Grand.
From Pedro Giraud, Granada, Spain. Purchased at the request of
W. T. Swingle, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. A large variety of
cherry, possibly of French origin. Said to ripen in June. Should
be tested in the Pacific coast cherry region.

PRUNUS CERASIFERA DIVARICATA. Cherry plum. Very
beautiful, deciduous, roundheaded tree, from the Caucasus, up to
30 feet high, with nearly oval leaves, 14 to 24 mches long and half
as wide. Flowers 1 inch across, solitary or crowded in dense clusters.
The most beautiful of all true plums, being almost oo yee! with pure
white blossoms in March or April.

PRUNUS CONRADINAE. Cherry. Handsome tree, from west-
ern China, up to 40 feet in height, with the trunk 8 to 20 inches in
diameter, thin, pale-green leaves, and white to deep-blush colored
flowers, an inch or less across, which appear early in the spring.
It is very similar to Sargent’s cherry (P. serrulata sachalinensis).

32751. PRUNUS DOMESTICA.. Prune. From Felix Wenger,
Langenbuhl, Thun, Berne, Switzerland. This prune resembles the
Italian, but is much larger and contains more sugar. It is locally
known as the “ grafted prune.” To be tested in the northwestern
section of the United States.

33224. PRUNUS DOMESTICA. Plum, var. Ciruela de Fraile.
From Pedro Giraud, Granada, Spain. Purchased at the request of
W. T. Swingle, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Fruit said to ripen
in June, and reported to be of excellent quality.

34267. PRUNUS DOMESTICA. Papagone plum. From
Rome, Italy. Presented by Dr. Gustav Eisen, San Francisco, Cal.
Fruits average 24 by 14 inches, often 3 by 13 inches, elongate ovoid,
greenish yellow, darker on shaded side; fine gray bloom; very thin,
smooth skin; stalk short, one-half inch or less; seed very thin and
remarkably small for size of fruit; flesh firm, sweet, and highly
flavored.

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34268. PRUNUS DOMESTICA. Prune. From Rome, Italy.
Presented by Dr. Gustav Eisen, of the California Academy of Sci-
ences, San Francisco, Cal. Called Prunaringia; grown near Naples.
Fruit dark green, averaging about 24 by 14 inches, elongate ovoid.
Very sweet and highly flavored. When ripe has one or more vertical
slits on cheek. Can not stand long shipments, but should prove

excellent for canning and preserving.

37645. PRUNUSGRAYANA. Gray’s bird cherry. Presented
by the director, Imperial Botanic Gardens, Petrograd, Russia. Small
ornamental tree. Native of Japan, 20 to 30 feet high. Closely
resembles the European bird cherry (P. padus), but has erect (not
drooping) racemes of white flowers about 4 inches long. These appear
in June and are followed by the black fruits in August.

34601. PRUNUS MIRA. Wild Chinese peach. From E. H.
Wilson, of Arnold Arboretum. Thirty-foot tree, discovered north of

- Tachienlu, China, at an altitude of 9,000 feet. Fruit 1 inch in

diameter; fuzzy, with smooth stone; edible. Shows tendency to
bloom late in the spring; may prove useful for breeding purposes or
as stock. Apparently hardy in Massachusetts and in northern
Florida.

28685. PRUNUS MUME. Japanese apricot. From Yoko-
hama, Japan. These belong to the Ume class of Japanese plums
and are quite different from European and American varieties. The
fruit is exceedingly sour, and is largely used in Japan in the form of
pickles. The leaves of Perilla arguta are pickled with the fruit and
give it a reddish color.

PRUNUS PROSTRATA. Bush cherry. Native of Turkestan
and the Levant. An exceedingly variable shrub ranging from a close
stunted bush to a rather free-growing plant 8 feet or more high.
Flowers so profusely as to make it of value as an ornamental. The
rather small red fruits are sour, but vary greatly in size and flavor.
Should be tested for hardiness and as a factor in hybridization work.

18587. PRUNUS PSEUDOCERASUS. Tanghsi cherry. From
¥. N. Meyer, Chekiang, China. A distinct species of fruiting cherry,
which though not hardy, deserves study by horticulturists; the true
' Prunus pseudocerasus (a name erroneously applied to the Japanese
flowering cherry). ‘Ten days earlier than the earliest variety yet
fruited in California. Fruit size of the Early Richmond. Unusually
vigorous. May make excellent stock.

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PRUNUS SERRULATA. The flowering cherry tree of Japan.
There are hundreds of varieties of these loveliest of spring-flowering
trees for parks and gardens. Peculiarly adapted to positions near
houses, where they can be studied closely. Only the upright-growing,
double-flowered, and large single-flowered forms belong to this species.
Blossoms borne in great masses, vary greatly in size and in color.
Fruits small and scarcely edible.

. 26886. PRUNUS SIMONII. Apricot plum. From F. N.
Meyer, Dongsi, China. <A fruit that looks like an apricot; very
fragrant; sour; with downy, dull-yellow skin, rather small in size.

32669. PRUNUS SPINOSA x DOMESTICA. Plum. From
Kozlov, Russia, through F. N. Meyer. <A hybrid between P. spinosa
and P. domestica, Green Reine Claude variety, originated by I. V.
Mijurin at Kozlov. Named by him Bjel tjorn, “White sloe.” Fruits
almost round, medium size, yellowish white, of good keeping qualities.
Trees of medium size, slow growers, but heavy bearers, exceptionally

hardy.

32670. PRUNUS SPINOSA x DOMESTICA. Hybrid plum.
From Kozlov, Russia, through F. N. Meyer. Hybrid produced by
the plant breeder I. V. Mijurin between the Green Reine Claude and
P. spinosa, a hardy spiny bush of Europe, Persia, North Africa, and
Siberia. Fruits dark purple, small, sweet, and characteristically
spicy. Good keeping qualities. On Amygdalus davidiana stock.

32671. PRUNUS SPINOSA x DOMESTICA. Hybrid plum.
From Koslov, Tamboy Government, Russia, through F. N. Meyer.
Hybrid between the Green Reine Claude plum and P. spinosa, origi-
nated by I. V. Mijurin at Kosloy. Fruits dark purplish, medium in
size, very sweet flavor and aftertaste all their own. Trees very pro-
ductive and vigorous.

32673. PRUNUS SPINOSA x DOMESTICA. Hybrid plum.
From Kozlov, Russia, through F. N. Meyer. Hybrid produced by
I. V. Mijurin, the Russian plant breeder, between the Green Reine
Claude and P. spinosa. Medium-sized fruit of beautiful yellow color;
spherical shape; sweet, spicy, and juicy; of good keeping quality.
Tree medium sized, very healthy, cold resistant. On Amygdalus
davidiana stock.

PSIDIUM GUAJAVA. Guava. Well-known tropical fruit, gen-
erally utilized for jellies and preserves. Large shrubs with white
flowers and round or pear-shaped fruits, 2 to 3 inches in diameter,
containing many small hard seeds. The flesh is sweet and of a musky
flavor. Stands very little frost.

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42876. PSORALEA GLANDULOSA. Culen. Presented by

Sefior Don Ernesto Palacios, Santiago, Chile. A medicinal legume
found growing along river banks and said to reach a height of 5 to 15
feet. Listed in the Mexican Pharmacopeeia as a tonic; also said to
be used as a vermifuge. The leaves are much used in Chile in the
preparation of a popular beverage called “ aloja.”’

38427. PTHROCARYA FRAXINIFOLIA. From A. Woeikoff,
Novospassko, Russia. An ornamental deciduous tree, related to the
walnut. Grows rapidly and attains a height of 60 feet, with spread-
ing branches and graceful, dark green foliage. A native of northern
Persia, and hardy in the United States as far north as Massachusetts.

PUNICA GRANATUM. Pomegranate. Evergreen shrub with
attractive, usually scarlet flowers, and large round fruits. The skin
is leathery and incloses a large number of small seeds, each sur-
rounded by a layer of pink acidulous pulp, eaten out of hand or
used to prepare a refreshing drink. Flavor vinous, very pleasant.
Its rind contains tannin and is used in the manufacture of morocco
leather.

21983. PYRUS CHINENSIS. Chinese pear. From F. N.
Meyer, Boshan, Shantung, China. A wild pear called Tangli by the
Chinese. Small, oval, russet pear, heavily dotted; flesh crisp and
sweet, but rather flat; stem long and slender; fruit full at stem end;
neck short; basin at flower end deep and narrow. May be valuable
for breeding purposes. Resistance to blight unknown.

30329. PYRUS CHINENSIS. Chinese pear. From F. N.
Meyer, Khotan, Chinese Turkestan. A celebrated eastern Asiatic
pear. Fruit medium large, nearly oval, canary yellow, with slight
reddish blush; flesh granular; taste fresh, sweet, and remarkably
juicy. Of excellent keeping and shipping qualities. To be tested
in desert regions under irrigation.

30351. PYRUSCHINENSIS. Chinese pear. From F. N. Meyer,
Yarkand, Chinese Turkestan. Called Nanshi’pt. Fruits rather large,
ereenish yellow, somewhat blotched with greenish patches; flesh
granular, but melting when fully ripe; fresh, sweet taste; late ripener;
can be kept for several months. Stands extremes of temperature
well. To be tested under irrigation in desert regions.

30360. PYRUS CHINENSIS. Chinese pear. From gardens
of Swedish missionary, Kashgar, Chinese Turkestan, through F. N.
Meyer. Small pear of angular shape called Kuttera amoot.
Bright yellow; flesh soft, melting, of good flavor; not a good keeper;
ripening in early August and keeping only a few weeks. Tree of
spreading growth, requiring considerable space.

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43444. PYRUS CHINENSIS x COMMUNIS. Hybrid pear.
Hybrid of Chinese and European varieties produced by Dr. Walter
Van Fleet at Little Silver, N. J. Varietal parentage doubtful.
Large roundish, oblate short neck, rough skin variety. Flesh coarse,
but sweet and juicy. If resistant to pear blight, may have promise
commercially. Ripens in early October.

32735. PYRUS COMMUNIS. Herzogin Elsa pear. Presented
by Rev. John B. Katzner, Minnesota State Horticultural Society
Trial Station, Collegeville, Minn. A pear of German origin reported
to be “‘a prolific variety of good growth, large fruit, very good quality,
useful for dessert. Ripe in September.’’ Proved tender in Mimne-
sota, but deserves to be fruited in milder pear regions.

32738. PYRUS COMMUNIS. Known as the Magdalene pear.
Presented by Rev. John B. Katzner, Minnesota State Horticultural
Society Trial Station, Collegeville, Minn. Reported ‘“‘vigorous and
very prolific. Small fruit of very good quality, suitable for dessert.
Ripe from July to August.’ Procured from Germany. Did not
prove hardy in Minnesota, but deserves to be fruited in milder regions.

33207. PYRUS COMMUNIS. Pear. From Pedro Giraud, Gra-
nada, Spain. Favorita variety; very large pear, with lemon-yellow,
buttery flesh, sweet and savory. It ripens the middle of August.
Not yet fruited in America. Distributed to find climatic require-
ments.

33208. PYRUS COMMUNIS. A Spanish pear known as the
Pera de Rosetta. Purchased from Pedro Giraud, Granada, Spain,
through Walter T. Swingle, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. This
variety is reputed to be of excellent quality, but has not yet been
fruited in America.

26485. PYRUS sp. Pear. From Edward C. Parker, Mukden,
Manchuria. A popular pear among the Chinese, of medium size,
coarse, yellowish white flesh. Flavor indifferent, keeping qualities
excellent. Tree very hardy, resistant to droughts and high, drying
winds. Recommended for trial beyond the usual northern limit for
European pears, for fruit, and as a stock.

29050. PYRUS sp. Pear. From Edward C. Parker, Mukden,
Manchuria. These varieties from Kwangning district are very
resistant to drying winds, sun scald, blight, etc. Recommended as
a hardy grafting stock for improved varieties. Probably represents
several varieties.

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37071. PYRUS sp. Pear. From Dr. Yamei Kin, Tientsin,
China. Reported to be a very large pear with fine white flesh and
good flavor. Well-grown fruits said to weigh two-thirds of a pound.
Chinese name of variety Pan chin.

40865. PYRUSsp. Pear. From Dr. Camillo Schneider, Talifu,
Yunnan, China. A cultivated form collected in Talifu market. The
fruit is said to be yellow with brown points, 2? inches long by slightly
over 3 inches broad. Not yet fruited in America. From a mild
temperate climate.

40866. PYRUSsp. Pear. From Dr. Camillo Schneider, Talifu,
Yunnan, China. A cultivated form collected in Talifu market. The
fruit is light brown, flushed with red, 2? inches in diameter. Not
yet fruited in America. From a mild, temperate climate.

40867. PYRUSsp. Pear. From Dr. Camillo Schneider, Talifu,
Yunnan, China. A cultivated form collected in Talifu market. The
fruit is yellow, with brown points, 2? inches long by 4 inches broad.
Not yet fruited in America. From a mild, temperate climate.

40868. PYRUSsp. Pear. From Dr. Camillo Schneider, Talifu,
Yunnan, China. A cultivated form collected in Talifu market. The
fruit is said to be yellow with red blush, and numerous fine, dark
points, 2? inches long by 3 inches broad. Not yet fruited in America.
From a mild, temperate climate.

40869. PYRUSsp. Pear. From Dr. Camillo Schneider, Talifu,
Yunnan, China. A cultivated form collected in Talifu market. The
fruit is said to be russet, 22 inches long by 34 inches broad. Not
yet fruited in America. From a mild, temperate climate.

40870. PYRUSsp. Pear. From Dr. Camillo Schneider, Talifu,
Yunnan, China. Cultivated pear obtained-in the markets of Talifu.
The yellow and red fruit is said to be 22 inches long by 33 inches broad.
Not yet fruited in America. From a mild, temperate climate.

39723. QUERCUS INSIGNIS. Mexican white oak. From
C. A. Purpus, Zacuapam, Vera Cruz, Mexico. <A rapid-growing tree,
very different in habit from most oaks. Is quite erect, reaches a
height of 75 feet, and sends out large branches 30 or 40 feet above
the ground. It is best suited to a moist, warm climate. Acorns of
most unusual size.

41810. RANDIA ACULEATA. Ink berry. From Carlos
Wercklé, San Jose, Costa Rica. Beautiful, small-leaved shrub or
small tree with white flowers resembling those of the common jasmine.
The berries yield a permanent blue dye. The wood is very tough
and is said to have been used for arrows by the Indians. Widely
distributed through the West Indies.

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41495. RANDIA sp. Ornamental shrub. Presented by Carlos
Wercklé, Orotina, Costa Rica. Shrub or smali tree with whitish or
yellowish flowers, somewhat resembling Gardenia. Of possible value
as a hedge plant in the Southern States. 7

41030. RAPHANUS SATIVUS. Radish. From C. H. Deal,
Songdo, Chosen (Korea). A long, white, winter radish of excellent
quality; not pithy inside and with a flavor equaling our spring rad-
ishes. Eaten raw or cooked like turnip. Matures in 6 or 8 weeks.
Soil used is disintegrated granite lightly fertilized.

36735. RHAMNUS sp. Buckthorn. From Yingtauko, China,
through F. N. Meyer. A small-foliaged species, having large, jet-
black berries. This shrub does not grow tall, but is densely
branched and assumes a well-rounded form when not mutilated.
Of value as a garden and park shrub, and for medium-sized hedges,
especially for the drier sections of the United States.

39433. RHAMNUS sp. Buckthorn. From F. N. Meyer, Kulo,
Shansi, China. Tall shrub or small tree of spreading habit, appar-
ently rare; found occasionally in loess banks. Seems able to with-
stand considerable alkali. Of value as a park shrub or possibly as a
hedge plant in drier sections of the United States. Berry, purplish
black, apparently not edible.

37384. RHEEDIAEDULIS. Lim&aodo Matto. From Lavras,
Minas Geraes, Brazil, through Dorsett, Shamel, and Popenoe. Tree 20
feet high with deep-green glossy foliage, and thick-skinned fruit, 2 inches
long, having snowy-white pulp with acid flavor, resembling the man-
gosteen in appearance and the lansium in taste. Makes superior
sweetmeats. Related to the mangosteen. ‘Try as a stock.

RHODODENDRON ARBOREUM. Indian ornamental tree, from
L. J. Mackintosh, Darjiling, India. Attains height of 25 feet. The
large, dark crimson or pink flowers borne in profusion from April to
July, render it conspicuously beautiful as a lawn or park shrub.
Leaves said to be used medicinally for headaches. The flowers have
an agreeable, sour taste and are said to make a good subacid jelly.

39053. RHODODENDRON ARBOREUM CAMPBELLIAE.
From L. J. Mackintosh, Darjiling, India. One of the handsomest
varieties of R. arboreum. Small evergreen tree, reaching 30 to 40
feet in height, with purplish rose flowers, 14 to 2 inches across, borne
in compact heads, 4 to 5 inches through. Leaves reddish beneath.
A tender species, but of considerable value as an ornamental in the
Southern States,

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38413. RHODODENDRON DAURICUM. An early flowering
Rhododendron. From A. Woeikoff, Novospassko, Russia. Decidu-
ous or semievergreen shrub up to 6 feet high with bright, rosy-purple
~ flowers, 1 to 14 inches across. It is the earliest of rhododendrons to
_ flower, blooming in January or February. Not hardy in the North.

RHUS JAVANICA. Sumac. Collected by F. N. Meyer, Kansu,
China. The most showy of sumacs when in bloom. Late-flowering
(August to September), tall shrub or flat-topped tree with large,
light-green, compound leaves with winged stalks; and creamy-white
flowers in large, broad panicles which are followed by deep-red, com-
pressed, hairy fruits. These are covered with a sticky, whitish wax
which burns readily.

32390. RHUS LANCEA. From J. Burtt Davy, Pretoria, South
Africa. The karree boom of southwestern Transvaal and adjacent
Bechuanaland. Valuable hardwood tree with odd-pinnate leaves;
for regions of limited rainfall, 10 to 15 inches in winter. Fruits are
edible. Can be grown from poles in same manner as willows.
Belongs to the sumac family (Anacardiacez).

40717. RHUS POTANINI. Sumac. Collected by F. N. Meyer
in mountains near Kuanymtang, Shensi, China. Tall shrub or
sometimes tree, 60 feet high. Foliage brilliant in fall. A gall insect
produces large, inflated galls called “gall nuts,” utilized extensively
for black dye, great quantities being exported from Hankow. Culti-
vation on cheap land might be attempted. Has weedy tendencies,

37621. RIBES ALPINUM. Mountain currant. From R.
Irwin Lynch, curator, Botanic Garden, Cambridge, England. A
deciduous, unarmed shrub, 6 to 9 feet high, of dense, close habit.
Leaves broadly ovate, 3 to 5 lobed, shining on the under surface,
4 to 14 inches long. Currants red, not edible. Although it has no
special beauty of flower or fruit, it makes a neat, pleasing hedge
shrub for cold regions, admirable for shady places.

RIBES NIGRUM. Black currant. A collection of 16 different
varieties of this fruit, which ranks among the hardiest of all small
fruits for extreme northern localities. In England black currant
jelly and jam appear to be more keenly appreciated than they are
in America. These various imported varieties were furnished by
W.H. Fairfield, of the Canadian Government Experiment Station, at
Lethbridge, Alberta.

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39593. ROSA GIGANTEA. From E. D. Sturtevant, Hollywood,
Cal. A rampant climber with usually unarmed flowering branches
and solitary white to lemon-yellow, single flowers, 5 to 6 inches
across. Leaflets usually five, nearly oval, smooth, and firm. For-
tune’s Double Yellow is said possibly to have arisen from crosses
with this rose or to be a variety of it. Quite tender except in the
South. Too large for greenhouses.

29729. ROSA GIGANTEA xX (2). Belle Portuguoise rose.
Several remarkable hybrids have been made between the giant
climbing rose of Burma and other cultivated varieties. This one is
from the Lisbon Botanic Garden, without data as to parentage. In
California it has proven exceedingly vigorous and produces in profu-
sion extremely large, creamy white, double blooms, rose tinted.
Doubtless tender. Easily broken by winds.

40193. ROSA SERTATA. Rose. Presented by the director,
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England. Shrub of trim habit, 5 feet
or more high, with graceful, slender branches bearmg small, gray-
green leaves composed of 7 to 11 sharply-toothed leaflets; delicate
purplish-red flowers and deep red, egg-shaped hips. Very dainty
rose allied to R. webbiana and R. willmottiae. Native of Central China.
Introduced at Kew by E. H. Wilson in 1907.

40699. ROSA SWEGINZOWIL. Rose. Collected by F. N.
Meyer near Sanszemiau, Kansu, China. A wild rose resembling Rosa
hugonis in habit; of very vigorous growth and possessing remarkably
broad spines, which vary much in size and number on various speci-
mens. Bush 5 to 10 or more feet high. Flowers deep rose color.
Found on rocky mountain slopes at 5,000 to 8,000 feet altitude.
Possibly of value in hybridization experiments.

40595. RUBUS IRENAEUS. Shrubby Chimese Rubus. Pre-
sented by Vicary Gibbs, Elstree, Herts, England. One of the most
striking and remarkable of the simple-leaved forms. The ever-
green foliage suggests coltsfoot in size and shape, but has a curious
metallic luster on the upper surface. Stems prostrate, covered with
dense, gray down; flowers white. Suitable as covermg for semi-
shaded slopes. Fruit large, red.

39187. RUBUS ROSAEFOLIUS. From G. Regnard, Port Louis,
Mauritius. Yellow-fruited variety. This is very scarce, probably
because it is planted with or near the red form with which it becomes
cross-fertilized and the red predominates. Should be planted in
sheltered or shady position in deep, rich soil. Requires considerable
watering.

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22987. SAGERETIA THEEZANS. From F. N. Meyer, Soo-
chow, Kiangsu, China. Shrub, almost evergreen, with small, nearly
oblong leaves less than an inch long, bearmg numerous short panicles
one-half to 1 inch long, of very small white flowers and small, sweet,
edible fruits. Leaves are said to be used like tea. Grown rarely as
dwarfed tree in pots. Chinese name Chuck mei isang. Belongs to
Rhamnacez or buckthorn family.

26762. SALIX BABYLONICA. Willow. From F. N. Meyer,
estate of Maximof, Crimea, Russia. A willow with golden yellow
twigs which are very pliable. The tree is used for hedges and wind-
breaks; for the drier parts of the United States where the winters
are mild.

28710. SALIX CHILENSIS. Willow, var. Fastigiata; the Chil-
ean castilla. From Jose D. Husbands, Limavida, Chile. A very
tall, straight tree with branches growing up close to the trunk, like a
well-trimmed poplar. Found growimg in arid clay soils. Distributed
heretofore as S. humboldtiana. Useful for avenues and narrow
streets. Injured by a temperature of 16° F.

331385. SALIX FRAGILIS PENDULA. Weeping willow.
From Dr. li. Trabut, Mustapha, Algiers. An ornamental, weeping
form of the brittle willow; probably suited best for trial mm Cali-
fornia and the southwest. These cuttings may be from a male plant.

22450. SALIX MATSUDANA. Willow. From F. N. Meyer,
Pautingfu, China. Strong-growing bush of upright habit, with smooth,
ereenish branches tinged with yellowish red. Occurs on dry lands in
North China, requiring no water beyond the scanty summer rainfall.

17737. SALIX sp. Willow. From F. N. Meyer, Schahoschon,

~ China. Remarkable ornamental willow, forming naturally dense,

flat-globular heads, but of upright growth when planted in hedges.
The branches are long, slender, and tinged with red toward the tips.

29143. SALIX sp. Willow. From F. N. Meyer, Guldscha,
Russian Turkestan. A moderate-sized, hard-wooded tree with long,
very narrow leaves and reddish twigs. Of value for windbreaks and
as an ornamental garden and park tree in alkaline sections of the
United States. The young twigs are very pliable and may be
employed as a tying material.

38233. SALIX sp. Willow. From IF. N. Meyer, Tongjapu,
Shensi, China. A tall, heavy-trunked tree with the main branches
of erect growth and dark-green color, but the young branches slender,
gracefully pendulous, of delicate yellow color. -A splendid park tree
for planting singly or in clumps.

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38238. SALIX sp. Willow. From F. N. Meyer, vicinity of
Chaoyihsien, Shensi, China. Willow of widely spreading habit,
forming a strikingly well-rounded head as it matures, this being a
marked characteristic. Apparently able to withstand considerable
drought and comparatively large amounts of alkali.

SCHIZOPHRAGMA HYDRANGEOIDES. Climbing ornamental |
shrub which will attach itself to a rough wall almost as effectively as
the Virginia creeper. Its almost white flower clusters resemble some-
what those of the hydrangea, being produced in broad, flattish
inflorescences, 8 to 10 inches across. These stand out in pleasing
contrast against the dark-green, heart-shaped foliage. Native of
Japan.

42824. SIDEROXYLON DULCIFICUM. From R. H. Bunting,
Aburi, British West Africa. Edible-fruited shrub, 6 feet high, related
to the sapote and sapodilla of the American Tropics. The fruits when
ripe and fresh are said to be smgularly sweet and to possess the pecul-
iar property of imparting a sweet taste to anything bitter or sour
(as quinine, lime juice, etc.), if eaten immediately afterwards. Native
of western tropical Africa.

37703. SINDORA SUPA. From P. J. Wester, Lamao, Bataan,
Philippine Islands. A caesalpiniaceous tree 60 to 90 feet high, with
compound leaves usually composed of three pairs of leaflets. The
wood is heavy, hard, fairly durable, shghtly cross-grained, and rather
difficult to work. Used in house, bridge, and naval construction,
furniture, and cabinetmaking. This tree is also the source of “‘supa
oil.”” Native of Mindoro and Luzon.

SOLANUM MURICATUM. Pepino. Erect, half-shrubby plant
producing an aromatic fruit the shape of an egg, yellow or whitish,
with purple blotches. The yellow flesh resembles that of a ripe pear
in texture and is said to resemble a blend between a pear and a can-
taloupe in flavor. Unripe fruits are sometimes eaten cooked like
pumpkins. The ripe fruits form a very good salad. Will stand very
little frost. The fruits are generally seedless.

SOPHORA DAVIDII. A thorny Chinese leguminous shrub, up
to 5 feet high. Sometimes used as a hedge plant. Foliage grayish
green, flowers whitish lilac, pods produced in immense quantities.
Of possible use as a bee plant.

39421. SOPHORA TOMENTOSA. From J. T. Roig, Cuban
Agricultural Station, Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. Very ornamental
leguminous shrub, with handsome, shining, dark-green, odd-pmnate
leaves and narrow panicles of sulphur-yellow pea-shaped flowers.
Forms wide masses and is suitable for plantmg around houses and
in gardens. A littoral species, cosmopolitan within the Tropics.

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SPATHODEA CAMPANULATA. Handsome ornamental flow-
ering tree, related to the catalpa, 40*to 60 feet high, erect. Leaves
resemble those of black walnut. Large, orange-red flowers are pro-
duced in clusters at the ends of the branches. Native of western
tropical Africa, but cultivated to a considerable extent throughout
the Tropics as an ornamental shade tree. Petals develop in a liquid
which spurts out when buds are pricked.

SPONDIAS CYTHEREA. We fruit, of the Pacific islands.
Small deciduous tree of rapid growth, producing richly-colored
yellow fruits, 2 inches in diameter, with brownish yellow flesh some-
what resembling the pineapple in flavor. Easily propagated from
cuttings. Suitable for planting in southern Florida and California.
Of the same family as the mango and related to the hog plum (S.
lutea).

SPONDIAS TUBEROSA. Imbt. Medium-sized tree, from the
dry lands of eastern interior Brazil, branching 4 to 6 feet above
sround, forming a broad, flat-topped, dense head and producing
golden-yellow, plumlike edible fruits, flavored somewhat like a sweet
orange. Large limbs, when freshly cut and used for fence posts,
frequently take root and grow. (Pl. XV.)

42729. STIGMAPHYLLON sp. Bejuco de sapo. From H. M.
Curran, San Martin de Loba, Colombia. Ornamental woody vine
bearing a profusion. of yellow flowers in stalked axillary clusters,
followed by purple-tinted fruits. Another species, S. ciliatum, is
said to be one of the best medium-sized vines for outdoor trellis work.
Tender; native of tropical America.

STRYCHNOS SPINOSA. Kafir orange. Remarkable East
African shrub or small tree with evergreen foliage and short spines.
Bears large, round, green fruits with extremely hard shells. When
these ripen they turn yellow and scent the room with the fragrance
of cloves. The seeds have a small amount of strychnine in them.
The flesh is edible, reminding one of a brandied peach. (PI. XVI.)

39334. STRYPHNODENDRON BARBATIMAM. Barbati-
mao. From Benjamin H. Hunnicutt, Lavras, Minas Geraes, Brazil.
Small, unarmed, leguminous tree, with acacialike foliage and small
sessile flowers borne in axillary cylindrical spikes. Timber very
strong and durable, used for external work in damp places, as well
as for cabinetwork. Bark contains up to 40 per cent of tannin;
used for tanning and for various medicinal purposes.

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38541. STYLOMA PACIFICA. Fan palm. From the Belize
Botanical Station, Belize, British Honduras, through O. F. Cook.
A spineless fan palm up to 30 feet high, with exceptionally soft and
pliant leaves having the blades wedge shaped in outline. This
species is remarkable for its fibrous, fluffy leafstalks. Known here-
tofore as Pritchardia pacifiea.

38542. STYLOMA THURSTONI. Fan palm. From the Belize
Botanical Station, Belize, British Honduras. A handsome fan palm
without spies. The plant soft leaves are reported to be very beau-
tiful. This species is distinguished from others of the same genus
by its very long slender flower stalks lke fishing rods, bearing a
thyrselike inflorescence. Known heretofore as Pritchardia thurstoni.

SWIETENIA MAHAGONI. True mahogany. Tree of the
family Meliacee, attaming great height and a diameter up to 6 feet. -
Furnishes the hard, dark-red wood of well-known commercial value.
This species occurs wild on the keys or islands south of the Everglades
and grows on hot coral rock on the seacoast of Florida, often within
reach of the salt spray.

38498. SYNECANTHUS sp. Uchul palm. From O. F. Cook,
Senahu, Guatemala. Slender, graceful, pinnate-leaved palm, reach-
ing 15 feet in height, with large, open inflorescences bearing beauti-
ful bright-red fruits the size of a cherry. Grows in cool, damp,
mountain-side forests in the Senahu districts at altitudes of 2,000 to
4,000 feet.

38828. SYRINGA AMURENSIS. Lilac. From F. N. Meyer,
Tahuashan, Shensi, China. A tree found in great masses on rocky
mountain slopes at altitudes of 3,000 to 5,000 feet. Of value as
a stock for standard hlacs and for hybridization purposes. Attractive
when in flower and useful as a hardy shrub.

40709. SYRINGA sp. Lilac. Collected by F. N. Meyer near
Palitang, Kansu, China. Small bush 3 to 5 feet high, with small
leaves. Apparently very floriferous. Found with Amygdalus david-
tana covering loess slopes at altitudes of 3,500 feet. Of value as
a hardy flowering shrub for the dry and cool sections of the United
States. 7

34804. TAMARIX PENTANDRA. Tamarisk. From Novo-
spassko, Syzran-Riazan Ry., Russia, through F. N. Meyer. The
facts that the tamarisk can withstand unusual amounts of alkali, is
cold resistant, and branches near the ground, makes it an excellent
plant for windbreaks. It can be easily propagated by cuttings.
This species from Russia is recommended for the Great Plains.

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22867. TAMARIX sp. From near Taiyuanfu, Shansi, China,
through F. N. Meyer. Extremely rapid-growing tree or shrub,
branching close to the ground, makmg excellent windbreaks and
even hedges. One of the most drought and alkali resistant of all
plants; cuttings put in ground just after ram grow easily. Recom-
mended for south side of wind belts on the Great Plains.

29149. TAMARIX sp. Tamarisk. From F. N. Meyer, Uluk-
shat, Chinese Turkestan. Ornamental tree with minute, scalelike,
light-green leaves and large racemes or terminal panicles of small,
usually light-pink flowers. Low-growing tamarisk found on sandy
and alkaline level places at altitudes of 7,000 to 8,000 feet. Arrests
blowing sands very well and is recommended for this purpose in the
cooler sections of the United States.

35261. TAMARIX sp. From F. N. Meyer, Laoling, Shantung,
China. A tamarisk occurring on sandy and alkaline lands. The
Chinese call it Hong ching, and cut twigs every autumn for baskets.
Possesses considerable bank and sand binding qualities and should
be tested for these purposes in the drier sections of the United States.

TERMINALIA CATAPPA. Tropical (or Malabar) almond.
Handsome ornamental shade tree, bearing edible almondlike fruits.
Its large, shining, obovate leaves are borne in rosettes at the ends of
the whorled horizontal branches. Evergreen in the Tropics, but in
the subtropics it loses its leaves, which assume gorgeous tints of yel-
low, red, scarlet, and purple before fallmg. Wood hard, of reddish
color. Widely distributed throughout the Tropics.

36016. TERMINALIA EDULIS. Columpit. From P. J.
Wester, Lamao, Bataan, Philippine Islands. Large, attractive fruit
tree, with well-rounded, open crown, affording half shade. Fruits
are edible, ripening in June and July, larger than a cherry, of dark
red color and fleshy, with a subacid flavor.

30913. THESPESIA GRANDIFLORA. Maga. Tree of mal-
low family, introduced by Dr. J. Gifford from Porto Rico, where it
grows 50 feet high with straight trunk. Timber fine, hard, rose
colored when fresh, black when old. Good lasting qualities. Flow-
ers very large, bell shaped, rosy crimson, extremely striking and
ornamental. Promises to become one of finest ornamentals in south-
ern Florida.

38797. THUJA ORIENTALIS. Chinese arbor vite. A re-
markable form of somewhat flattened, globular shape and of very
dense growth, collected by F. N. Meyer near Chaoyihsien, Shensi,
China. Reported to be a rare form well suited for mild-wintered,
semiarid regions.

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TIPUANA TIPU. Handsome South American timber tree,
related to the locust (Robinia pseudacacia), which it somewhat resem-
bles in foliage and flower (the latter, however, are either bright
yellow or purplish); tall and straight trunked. Wood rose color to
creamy white, rather soft. It is also said to yield a very fine red
rosin. Reported to be a fine ornamental. Native of Argentina.

40029. TRACHYCARPUS EXCELSUS. Palm. From F. N.
Meyer, Huihsien, Kansu, China. A Chinese fan or coir palm, cul-
tivated in gardens of southern Shensi and Kansu as an ornamental,
reaching a height of 30 to 40 feet. Withstands successfully winter
temperatures not below 10° F. The leaves are not used, but the
fiber of the foliage sheaths is made into rope, matting, etc.

41871. TRACHYCARPUS TAKIL. Fan palm. From A. C.
Hartless, Seharunpur, India. A lofty Himalayan palm, 40 to 50
feet high, of slender and stately appearance. It much resembles the
somewhat smaller Chinese Windmill palm (7. excelsus), which has
been planted extensively in California. Found at altitudes up to
8,000 to 10,000 feet in the western Himalayas. Fruits are said to be
edible.

36118. TRICHOSANTHES KIRILOWII. Gourd. From F.
N. Meyer, Peking, China. A rare, perennial, herbaceous, climbing
cucurbit, producing medium-sized orange-red fruits on long peduncles.
Of rapid growth and of value as a vine for porches, arbors, and sum-
merhouses. The fruits are used by the Chinese as a medicine, Kualu.

32829. ULMUS DENSA. Stamboulelm. From F. N. Meyer,
Oasis of Mery, Russian Turkestan. Large tree with exceedingly
dense, umbrella-shaped head, formed by the many-forked, often
corky, winged branches. Said to be a valuable shade tree for regions
with hot summers and mild winters. Thrives fairly well on alkaline
soil.

32830. ULMUS DENSA. Kitaiskyelm. [From Oasis of Merv,
Russian Turkestan, through F.N.Meyer. Ornamental tree with glob-
ular head when young, but becoming picturesque when old. Strong
grower, requiring plenty of room. Called locally Kitaisky, indi-
cating possible Chinese origin. Stands extreme heat and some
alkali. Worthy of trial in the Southwest and on the Great Plains
with the American elm.

32831. ULMUS DENSA. Charavidny elm. From F. N.
Meyer, Oasis of Mery, Russian Turkestan. Divides mto several
stems immediately above the ground, forming a remarkably dense
umbrellalike head. Valuable shade tree for regions with long, hot
summers and winters not too cold. Thrives fairly well on alkaline
soils. Distributed heretofore as Ulmus sp.

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ULMUS PUMILA. NorthChineseelm. Shade and timber tree,

remarkably resistant to droughts, alkali, and severe extremes of
temperature. Timber used m China mainly in manufacture of carts. |
Of exceptional promise as a shade tree for the semiarid regions of
the United States, where it has made phenomenal rapid growth.
Deserves trial in shelter belts of the Northwest.

ULMUS VEGETA. East Anglian elm. A hybrid between
U. montana and U. nitens, and like many hybrids, of remarkably
vigorous growth. One of the largest of all elms, reaching 100 feet
in height, forming a short, thick trunk 5 to 6 feet in diameter; forks
low and sometimes splits if not properly pruned. Originated in 1836,
in the nursery of John Wood, Huntington, England.

34063. ULMUS sp. Karagatch elm. From the ‘Truckee-
Carson Field Station, Fallon, Nev. Grown from seeds collected
by Arthur P. Davis in Bairam Ali, Russian Turkestan. Rapid-
growing elm, well suited to semiarid regions; has much harder and
better wood than the American elm and is as good or better for
windbreaks and shade in arid regions.

40198. VIBURNUM LOBOPHYLLUM. Presented by the
director, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England. Deciduous orna-
mental shrub with dark, reddish brown branches and flat-topped clus-
ters of small white flowers. The bright-red fruits, one-third of an
inch long, are ripe in September and October and form the chief
attraction of this shrub. Native of western China. Introduced by
EK. H. Wilson in 1901.

22978. VIBURNUM MACROCEPHALUM. Giant Chinese
snowball. From Soochow, Kiangsu, China, through F. N. Meyer.
A tall bush, bearmg very large umbels of white flowers, attaining
sometimes a foot in diameter. Employed by the Chinese extensively
as a dooryard shrub; often dwarfed by grafting on the wild form
and grown in tubs. A very showy shrub. Probably not hardy in
the North. :

40901. VIGNA SESQUIPEDALIS. Yard-long bean. From
China. Collected by F. N. Meyer. A variety said to be unusually
elongated. Much used by the Chinese as a garden vegetable, eaten
either fresh, dried, salted, or pickled. Should be supported to give
maximum returns.

21976. VITEX INCISA. From F. N. Meyer, Shantung, China.
Tall perennial, growing on dry alkaline lands, with delicate blue flow-
ers appearing in terminal panicles and rich in honey. Annual shoots
occasionally used by the Chinese in basket manufacture. Recom-
mended for testing as an ornamental in the Southwestern States.

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41877. VITIS DAVIDII. Grape. From central China. Pre-
sented by Mrs. A. Anderson, Shanghai, China. Luxuriant, decidu-
ous, ornamental climber with soft spines. Fruit said to be about
two-thirds of an inch in diameter, black, and of pleasant flavor. Its
adaptability to tropical climate and apparent disease resistance sug-
gest possible value in production of hybrid grapes suited to the
southern Atlantic States. (Pl. X VIT.)

41707. VITIS TILIAEFOLIA. Mexican grape. From Dr.
C. A. Purpus, Zacuapam, Vera Cruz, Mexico. A tropical species of
vine with very sour fruit, which is said to make a most excellent
jelly, resemblng that from currants. Found growing in sunny
places in brush woods. Suggest crossing with V. vinifera and North
American species to produce varieties of table grapes for the Tropics.

41775. YUCCA ANGUSTISSIMA. Presented by Ben Johnson,
Utah Rare Plant Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. A very narrow-leaved
species, the white-bordered, sharply pomted leaves being only three-
fourths to 2 inches wide and 8 to 15 inches long. The pure-white,
bell-shaped flowers are arranged in a branched inflorescence 3 to 5
feet long. Native of southeastern Utah, southwestern Nevada, and
northwestern Arizona in the region of the Colorado River.

36667. ZEA MAYS. Corn. An early-ripening variety of flint
maize, collected by F. N. Meyer, Peking, China. Reported to be of
dwarf growth and of very early ripening habits, occupying the
ground from 8 to 10 weeks. Chinese name To kwei boun tze (earliest
of all maize).

17752. ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA. Jujube. From F. N. Meyer,
Changli, Chihli, China. Fruit in size and shape very similar to the
jujube seedlings commonly grown in Texas, but rather finer flavored,
about an inch long; skin thin but tough, flesh of unusual sprightli-
ness of flavor. A heavy bearer. (Pl. XVIII.)

17892. ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA. Wild. jujube. From F. N.
Meyer, Peking, China. A very spiny bush of weedy tendencies, or
occasionally a small tree. Found growimg in dry, sterile soul. Com-
monly occurring on the city walls of Peking and neighboring cities.
Fruit small, with a pleasant acid taste. Of possible value as a stock
for the large-fruited jujubes or tsaos.

19394. ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA. Chinese jujube. From F. N.
Meyer, Peking, China. A large-fruited variety often met with in
Chinese markets. Seedling trees grown at Chico, Cal., now about
20 feet high, have produced large quantities of fruit ef most excellent
flavor. Seven hundred small boxes of candied fruit from these trees
were served at the 1913 banquet of the National Geographic Society.

New Plant Introductions, 1916-17. PLATE XVII.

A WILD CHINESE GRAPEVINE (VITIS DAVIDII).

A species sometimes cultivated in the warm, moist climate of the Yangtze Valley for its small, sour
berries, which make excellent jelly. Its leaves and shoots are covered with weak prickles, and
the plant appears to be peculiarly free from disease. Promising for hybridization. Photo-
graphed (P569FS-C) at the Chico Field Station, September, 1915.

New Plant Introductions, 1916-17. °

A FINE-FLAVORED JUJUBE (ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA) FROM CHANGLI, CHIHLI, CHINA, S. P. |.
No. 17752.

Roots of this variety were sent in by Mr. Frank N. Meyer from Changli, Chihli, China. The trees
are heavy bearers and the fruits, though of medium size, have a sprightliness of flavor which
renders them peculiarly palatable. Photographed (P591FS-C) in the Test Orchard, Chico, Cal.,
October 18,1915. (Natural size.)

PLATE XVIII.

New Plant Introductions, 1916-17. PLATE XIX.

i A LARGE-FRUITED JUJUBE (ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA) FROM SHANSI, CHINA, S. P. I. No. 22686.

Although many seedling jujube trees are growing in parts of America, the large-fruited, grafted
Chinese varieties like this one from the village of Chintzu, Shansi, China, constitute a new fruit
for the hot and dry regions of the West. The fruits may be eaten raw, like an apple, and al-
though this variety is not so highly flavored as some of the others and is of a more spongy tex-
ture, itis a very desirable fruit forthe home. Photographed (P571FS-C) at Chico, Cal., Septem-
ber 15, 1915. (Natural size.)

New Plant Introductions, 1916-17. LATE XX.

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FRUITING BRANCHES OF THE CHINESE JUJUBE (ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA) IN CALIFORNIA, S. P. I. a
No. 30488. a

The Chinese jujube grows rapidly and fruits early and heavily in the interior valleys of northern
California, where the temperatures rise to 120° F.in midsummer. Unlike most other fruit trees,
the twigs which bear the fruits are produced as leafy shoots (resembling compound leaves) in the
spring and these fall off with the leaves in autumn after the fruits have dropped. A heavy-
bearing, grafted variety from Chingchoufu, Shantung, China, sent in by Rev. W. M. Hays in
1911. Photographed (P59sI°S-C) at Chico, Cal., October 18, 1915.

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22684. ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA. Chinese jujube. From F. N.
Meyer, Tsintze, Shansi, China. Becomes large tree and attains oreat
age. Old trees are very little branched, spineless, and sucker but
little. Fruits produced on Texan trees raised from bud wood of the
original importation were large, 14 inches long and 1% inches in
diameter, oblong, with very fine-grained, heavy flesh. Chinese name
Mu shing hong tsao.

22686. ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA. Jujube. From F. N. Meyer,
Tsintze, Shansi, China. Trees large and spreading, forming a
marked contrast to the small, little-branched habit of most other
Chinese jujubes. Fruits small, oblong, reddish colored, and _ pos-
sessing a very mellow sweet flavor. Chinese name Lang tsao, or
“mellow jujube.” Trees resist drought and are probably quite
hardye - (CP). XXe)

30488. ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA. Jujube. From Dr. W. M. Hayes,
Chinchowfu, China. Cuttings of the largest fruited varieties of
jujube to be obtained in the vicinity of Chinchowfu. (PI. XX.)

35254. ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA. Jujube. From F. N. Meyer,
Peking, China. ‘Trees of this variety do not grow very old and possess
few suckers. Fruits are either entirely seedless or else possess a
very soft kernel not noticeably different in taste and texture from
the flesh. The candied fruits have a fiavor intermediate between
raisins and candied citron rmd. Chinese name Wu hu ¢tsao.

35287. ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA. Wild jujube. The seeds of this
plant were collected by F. N- Meyer on the city wall of Peking,
China. A very spiny shrub or small tree, very drought resistant,
sometimes used in China as a stock for cultivated jujubes and should
be tried as a stock for these fruits here.

36852. ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA. Jujube. From F. N. Meyer,
Peking, China. A variety with large, round-oblong fruits of a dark
mahogany color. Flesh somewhat juicy and quite sweet. Trees of
rather small growth, very spiny. Cultivated in Peking gardens
under the name Ta tsao, meaning ‘‘ big jujube.” Spiny tree, hardy,
suited to cultivation in dry and irrigated regions.

36853. ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA. Jujube. From F. N. Meyer,
Peking, China. Trees of this variety grow to a considerable size,
with heavy trunks and but few spmes. Is said to produce more
fruit when ringed annually, by removing a thin ring of bark from
the trunk. Fruits rather small, nearly spherical, reddish brown,
possessing very sweet flesh. Cultivated under the name Hsiao
tsao, ““ small jujube.”’

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36854. ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA. Jujube. From F. N. Meyer,
Peking, China. Trees of tall growth, few branches, and very large
leaves; bearing large elongated fruits tapermg toward the end, color
rich reddish brown, meat firm, flavor sweet, Possesses fair keeping
qualities. Chinese name Yw ¢sao, or tooth jujube, referring to the
tapering, cylindrical fruits.

37476. ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA. Jujube. From F. N. Meyer,
Lingpau, Honan, China. A variety bearing large reddish-brown
fruits. Flesh very sweet but not very firm in texture. Fruits often

as large as small hens’ eggs. Used by the Chinese baked in bread. —

Chinese name Ta hong tsao, meaning “ large red jujube.”” Hardy
tree, drought resistant, spiny.

37484, ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA. Jujube. From F. N. Meyer,
Sianfu, Shensi, China. A curious form, producing strikingly zigzag-
shaped branches; grown primarily as an ornamental in gardens. The
fruits are round, of medium size, and of a pleasant, sweet taste.
Chinese name Sa tsao, or “ tasteful jujube.”

38243. ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA. Jujube. From F. N. Meyer,
vicinity of Paihsiangchen, Shansi, China. One of the most famous
jujubes in China. Trees of open-spreading habit. Fruits large,
often 12 inches long and 14 inches in diameter, round oblong, ma-
hogany brown. Flesh very sweet and quite firm. Said to be a very
valuable tree. Chinese name Ta yuan tsao, meaning “ big round
jujube.”’

38244. ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA. Jujube. Collected by F. N.
Meyer, Paihsiangchen, Shansi, China. A local variety known as
T’iao tsao, or “ stick jujube,” because of the elongated, cylindrical
shape of the fruits, which are of medium size and a mahogany-brown
color. Said to be good when eaten fresh but are best when preserved.

38245. ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA. Jujube. From F. N. Meyer,
vicinity of Paihsiangchen, Shansi, China. Reported to bear fruits
of medium size, of tapering, elongated form; good only when fresh.
Chinese name Shui men tsao, meaning “water breath jujube.” Chi-
nese jujubes are grown very commonly on loess, wind-formed soils
similar to formations in Iowa and Nebraska. Should be tested there.

38246. ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA. Jujube. From F.N. Meyer,
Paihsiangchen, Shansi, China. <A variety of medium size, with
much elongated and somewhat pointed fruits of light reddish-brown
color. These are said to taste best when brandied. Trees vigorous,
with long, spreading branches. Chinese name Chi chin tsao, or
‘ chicken-heart jujube.”’

fae

38249. ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA. Jujube. From F. N. Meyer,
Fuma, Shansi, China. Fruits of this variety are reported to be the
largest of all Chinese jujubes; larger than hens’ eggs, pear shaped,
mahogany brown in color. Chimese name Ji fsao, said to have
arisen from the tradition that this variety originated from grafts on
pear roots. Good only when fresh.

41443. ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA. From J. A. Hamilton,
Kamerunga, Australia. Seedlings of Indian jujube. Called tag
bush in Australia. Moderate-sized, deciduous fruit tree. Common
in villages in western India, where many grafted or inarched varieties
are cultivated. Fruit 2 inches in diameter, resembles the crab apple
in flavor and appearance. Probably drought resistant. Unripe
fruit pickled, ripe fruit dried for chutneys. Leaves used for fodder.

40854 and 40855. ZIZIPHUS sp. Jujube. From Dr. Camillo
Schneider, Talifu, Yunnan, China. A shrubby form, 10 to20feet high,
which is said to be cultivated and also to grow wild. Fruits are
dark red in color and ovate elliptic in shape.

CHECK LIST OF ALL PLANTS FOR DISTRIBUTION INCLUDING
THOSE DESCRIBED IN THE CATALOGUE, SEASON
OF 19TGaI9 ie

The capitals following the names and the seemingly unnec-
essary repetition of the scientific names are for the conven-
lence of the office staff. If in doubt as to which S. P. I.
number to choose, indicate the first and this office will make

“a suitable selection.

27810.
40030.
40975.
39350.
39993.
18578.

36693.
37382.
42683.
11629.
18535.
30138.
41401.
40332.
42827.
39042.
42390.
10727.
39837.
39189.
41295.
41261.
42828.
42809.
40776.
38995.

Abelmoschus esculentus, 8
manihot, Y

Acacia armata, C
horrida, C

Acanthopanax sciadophylloides, Y

Acer truncatum, C
Achradelpha mammosa, M
Acrocomia sclerocarpa, Y

sclerocarpa, Y
Actinidia callosa, Y

chinensis, C

chinensis, C

chinensis, C

chinensis, C

spe ©
Adansonia digitata, Y
Adenanthera pavonina, Y

pavonina, M
Adenocarpus frankenioides, C
Adenophora verticillata, Y
Aeria attenuata, Y
Aeschynomene hystrix, Y
Agyneja impubes, Y
Albizzia amara, Y

lebbeck, © M

moluccana, C

sp., C

(79)

41308

42323.

40678

39532.
39534.
39535.
39536.
41480.
43419.
37926.
40927.
41056.
38997.
40530.
40528.
40529.
40531.
AQT Ti:
37906.
21907.

7398.
96543.
28801.
98802.
99214,
99217.
29218.
99515.
30408.
33215.
33216.
33217.
33218.
40668.
37559.
94807.
40000.
40900.

80

. Alegria divaricata, M
divaricata, M
. Aleurites cordata, Y
fordii, Y
FORO Ty
fordii, Y
fordii, Y
fordii, C
fordii, C Y
molucecana, M
moluccana, C
Allium cepa, 5
Alnus nepalensis, C
Aloe marlothu, Y
Sloan i
sp., Y
sp: ¥
Alpinia nutans, Y
Amburana claudu, M S
Ampelopsis humulifolia, C
Amyedalus communis (Jordan), C
communis, C
communis, C
communis, C
communis, C
communis, C
communis, C
communis (Jordan), C
communis, C
communis (Jordan), C
communis, C
communis, C
communis, C
davidiana, C
pedunculata, C
persica, C
persica, Y
persica, C Y

81

41498. Amygdalus persica, C

26508. persica nectarina, C

2O0 20". nectarina, C

30648. r nectarina, C

34685. nectarina (Quetta), C
34687. nectarina (Crosby), C
39428. sp., Y

40001. sp., C

40008. sp., C

40009. sp., C

40864. sp., ©

41166. Anacardium sp., Y
28023. Anchusa myosotidiflora, Y
35283. Annona cherimola, M

36171. cherimola, M
36288. cherimola, M
39352. cherimola, M
39359. cherimola, M
898384. cherimola, C Y
40908. cherimola, C
41493. cherimola, M
41805. cherimola, C
41806. cherimola, C
41807. cherimola, C
36562. xX squamosa, M
42836. glabra, M
35590. lutescens, M
42988. marcgravii, M
30002. muricata, M
36700. muricata, M
41433. muricata, Y
39358. purpurea, C M
41488. purpurea, Y
32083. reticulata, M
37933. salzmanni, M
$7911. spinescens, M Y
35483. squamosa, M
37908. squamosa, M

58656°—17——_6

82

40306. Annona squamosa, Y

41464. squamosa, C

41873. squamosa, M
41289. sp., Y a
41384. sp., C M

41418. sp., Y

39637. Anthocephalus cadamba, Y

42084. Aralia cordata, Y

40971. Ardisia capollina, Y

41644. Aristolochia sp., Y

42137. Arracacia xanthorrhiza, Y

38890. Artocarpus integra, M

41924. Arundinaria pumila, Y

31835. Asparagus falcatus, M Y

40617. lucidus, Y

34357. Aspidosperma macrocarpon, M
Assonia punctata, M

87910. Attalea sp., Y

23471. Averrhoa bilimbi, M

41431. Baccaurea sapida, Y
41458. Barleria cristata, Y
37901. Baryxylum dubium, Y
42180. dubium, Y

41574. inerme, Y

40708. Bauhinia sp., Y

41645. Begonia sp., Y

38763. Belou marmelos, Y

40774. marmelos, Y
41002. marmelos, Y
40688. Berberis aggregata, Y
36737. chinensis, Y
27118. dictyophylla, Y
43452. fremonti, C
40147. gagenepaini, Y
33020. hookeri, Y
37498. hookeri, Y
40140. viridis, Y
32923. napaulensis, C

40681. potanini, C

83

13353. Berberis sieboldi, Y

27045. X<stenophylla, C

28380. + thunbergil X vulgaris atropurpurea, C
25569. wilsonae, C

AOD? wilsonae, Y
33025. yunnanensis, Y
40153. yunnanensis, Y
31289. sp., C

40687. sp., Y
38191. Bertholletia nobilis, Y
40154. Betula ermani, Y

39989. schmidti, Y
35232. Blighia sapida, M
35599. sapida, M

21808. Bolusanthus speciosus, M
31865. Bouea gandaria, Y
36054. Brassica pekinensis, 5

40604. pekinensis, §
49725. Britoa acida, Y
42989. acida, Y

42859. Bulnesia arborea, Y

41447. Caesalpinia coriaria, C

42271. coriaria, Y

30388. gilliesu, C

411323. pectinata, Y
36308. sp., M

32924. Cajuputi cuticularis, C
35866. hypericifolia, M

42829. Calpurnea aurea, Y
41001. Canarium amboinense, M

40827. indicum, Y

41100. Canna edulis, Y

42866. Spay!

41480. Caragana arborescens, Y
AQL5T. aurantiaca, Y
40158. frutex, Y

22981. Spay

40711. Sank

36069.
42361.
42968.
42990.
41339.
41506.
11734.
28722.
32482.
41504.
41500.
40159.
40713.
42362.
36666.
37548.
389721.
40508.
41357.
41462.
40035.
40036.
30892.
24714.
38836.
37900.
395098.
39625.
26562.
30639.
37558.
220581.
22984.
40550.
40392.
38515.

40797.

84

Carica candamarcensis, 5
papaya, M
papaya, M :
papaya, M
sp., ©
Carissa carandas, M Y
erandiflora, M
erandiflora, C
grandiflora, C
grandiflora, C
grandiflora, C
Carmichaelia flagelliformis, Y
Caryopteris incana, Y
Cassia siamea, Y
Castanea mollissima, C
mollissima, C
mollissima, Y
mollissima, Y
pumila X crenata, C
pumila X crenata, C
Spey.
Spe
Castilla nicovensis, M
Catha edulis, M
Celastrus angulatus, Y
Celtis sp., M
Ceratonia siliqua, C
Cereus sp., Y
Chaenomeles cathayensis, C
cathayensis, C
cathayensis, Y
japonica, C
japonica, C £
Chaetospermum glutinosum, Y
Chalcas exotica, Y
Chamaedorea sp., Y
Chayota edulis, B
Chenopodium quinoa, 5

wm

85

42202. Chilopsis linearis, C
41259. Chionanthus retusa, Y
42292. Chorisia insignis, C
42526. Chrysophyllum cainito, M
42527. cainito, M

96194. Cicer arietinum, S

37877. Cipura paludosa, Y

26788. arietinum, §
26789. arietinum, §
26990. arietinum, §
28620. arietinum, S
82265. arietinum, S$
82266. arietinum, S
S75. = arietinum, ©
37716. arietinum, S
Bate arietinum, §
40280. arietinum, S
A454, arietinum, 5
42456. arietinum, S
42457. arietinum, §
AQ458. arietinum, §
49459. arietinum, §
42460. arietinum, S$
42461. arietinum, §
42462. arietinum, S
42530. arietinum, S
42531. arietinum, § .

41533. Cirsium sp., Y

41471.
42716.

36636. Citrus aurantium, Y

Citrullus vulgaris, S

vulgaris, 5
vulgaris, S

SEO. bergamia, Y

37804. grandis (Alamoen), C
39879. grandis, Y

40772. grandis, Y

40917. erandis, Y

35484. hystrix, Y

40824.

86

Citrus hystrix, Y

B1172.
37778.
387787.
377189.
23028.
40674.
40675.
40676.
36701.
36942.
3) Ole
37758.
37759.
37760.
37763.
37766.
37767.
37769.
Salat.
37782.
37783.
37788.
37792.
37798.
37786.
400389.
38708.
22620.
40844.
42688.
38818.
40704.
38148.
40066.
38987.
40524.
do0l4l1.

limetta, Y
limetta, Y
limetta, Y
limetta, Y
limonia, C
medica, Y

nana, Y
odorata, Y

sinensis, Y
sinensis, Y
sinensis, Y
sinensis, Y
sinensis, Y
sinensis, Y
sinensis, Y
sinensis, Y
sinensis, Y
sinensis, Y
sinensis, Y
sinensis, Y
sinensis, Y
sinensis, Y
sinensis, Y
sinensis, Y
sp., Y

Spray,

Claucena lansium, Y
Clematis recta mandshurica, Y

stanleyi, Y

< vedrariensis, Y

Spiga
SO.

Clerodendron trichotomum, Y
Clethra barbinervis, Y
Clitorea ternatea, Y
Coccothrinax argentea, Y

garberi, M

87
36927. Cocos coronata, M

36972. coronata, M
37867. coronata, M
37745. romanzofhana, Y

- 88399. Collinia sp., Y
Colocasia esculenta, B
88210. Colutea istria, C
37866. Copernicia cerifera, Y
40988. Cordia alba, C Y
37224. obliqua, Y
42759. Cornus paucinervis, Y
22471. Corylus avellana, C

2942. avellana, C
QOAT oe avellana, C
22476. avellana, C
99480. avellana, C
22484, avellana, C
99485. avellana, C
22486. avellana, C
33204. avellana, C
38909. thibetica, Y

85689. Corypha elata, M Y
22436. Cotinus coccygria pubescens, C
40172. Cotoneaster acutifolia villosula, Y

40178. affinis, Y

40162. bacillaris, Y
32933. buxifolia, C
40736. crenulata, C
40171. dielsiana, Y
40164. divaricata, Y
40166. franchetii, Y
38760... tricida. ©

40167. * henryana, Y
32935. microphylla thymifolia, C
36739. moupinensis, Y
32936. pannosa, C
40169. pannosa, Y
28210. racemiflora, C

32937. rotundifolia, C

28212.
40175.
36738.
40730.
40735.
39107.
30249.
17882.
35456.
37955.
38176.
38796.
37011.
36969.
41879.
19204.

40208.
41424.
40618.
34493.
41690.
32882.
332138.
33214.
42598.
31905.

34079.
39964.
13132.
40177.
38696.
414387.
41723.
16921.
21910.
22350.

88

Cotoneaster simonsii, C
zabeli, Y
Spo,
spy
SJOa, LE
Cracca candida, C
Crataegus douglasi, C
pinnatifida, C
pinnatifida, C
pinnatifida, C
pinnatifida, C
pinnatifida, Y
Crotalaria mesopontica, S
sp., 8
Croton tiglium, Y
Cryptostegia grandiflora, M
Cucumis melo, S
Cucumis sativus, C
Cucurbita pepo, S
Cudrania javanensis, Y
tricuspidata, C Y
Cupressus glabra, S
Cydonia oblonga, C
oblonga, C
oblonga, C
Cyphomandra betacea, Y
Cytisus spachianus, 5

Deckenia nobilis, M
Delonix regia, Y
Detarium senegalense, M
Deutzia longifolia, Y
Dictyosperma alba, Y
Dioscorea sp., Y
Diospyros ebenaster, Y

kaki, C

kaki, C

kaki, C

O

22365

22367.
26902.
o9004.
42556.
42557.
42559.
42562.
42563.
42675.
387801.
88152.
40891.
36166.
26490.
40178.
40027.
40551.
23954.
36757.

12926.
26594.

40303.
41680.
38819.
42765.
Soo9l.
40995.
37712.

89

. Diospyros kaki, ©

kaki, C

kaki, C

kaka, Y

kaka ye

kaki ¥

kaki, Y

kaki, Y

kaki, Y

kaki, Y

lotus, C

lotus, C

montana, C

texana, C

sp., C
Dipelta ventricosa, Y

yunnanensis, Y
Dolicholus phaseoloides, Y
Dolichos lablab, Y
Duchesnea filipendula, Y

Elaeagnus angustifolia, C
angustifolia, C

28806. angustifolia, C
29995. angustifolia, C
29415. angustifolia, C
30068. aneustifolia, C
80412. angustifolia, C
80638. angustifolia, C
S1 822: angustifolia, C
86973. Elaeis guineensis, M Y

melanococca, M
Eleocharis tuberosa, Y
Elsholtzia stauntoni, Y
Engelhardtia aceriflora, Y
Enterolobium cyclocarpum, M

cyclocarpum, C Y
Kremocitrus glauca, Y

41685.
Gugie
6454.
6456.

31819.

31820.

39740.

39013.

42204.

43049.

42466.

41324.

38713.

41623.

38725.

38722.

40028.

41651.

42366.

18566.

40698.

23027.

37541.

40581.

38237.

39739.

40719.

388817.

36995.
39957.
41438.
33104.
36020.
39858.
35449,
13138.
37004.
37477.
41005.

90

Erianthus rufipilus, Y

Eriobotrya japonica, C
japonica, C
Japonica, C

Eruca sativa, 8
sativa, §

Erythea edulis, Y
Erythrina arborescens, C
flabelliformis, C
poeppigiana, M

vespertilio, C
Escallonia sp., Y
Kucalyptus cladocalyx, S

kirtoniana, CS

longirostris, S

polyanthemos, S
Eucommia ulmoides, Y
Kugenia dombeyi, Y

parkeri, Y
EKuonymus japonicus, C

nanus, Y

patens, ©

radicans acutus, Y

radicans acutus, Y

sp., Y

sp., Y
Evodia rutaecarpa, C
Exochorda racemosa, Y

Feroniella oblata, Y
oblata, Y

Ficus benjamina, Y
rubiginosa, M
saemocarpa, M
sycomorus, Y
ulmifolia, M
sp., M

Forsythia suspensa, Y
suspensa, Y

Fragaria chiloensis, Y

oul

41006. Fragaria chiloensis, Y
41007. vesca, Y

49721. vesca, Y

39014. Fraxinus floribunda, Y

37131. Garcinia multiflora, Y

39573. multiflora, Y
36497. oblongifolia, M Y
40108. timetorla+
37092. sp:, ¥

41622. sp., -Y

38049. Gaya lyallu, Y

41768. Geranium fremontii, Y
42288. Gleditsia caspica, Y
39978. sinensis, Y

41489. Halesia carolina monticola, Y
41769. Hedysarum pabulare, Y
41652. Hibiscus bifurcatus, M

49832. lunarifolius, Y
BO De sabdariffa, S
42302. syriacus, Y
42308. syriacus, Y
85598. sp., Y

41391. Homoioceltis aspera, C
89872. Hovea linearis, Y

40718. Hovenia dulcis, Y

85592. Hura crepitans, M

40182. Hydrangea bretschneideri, Y
39908. Spe X

© EOWA Spc,
41610. sp., Y
88565. Hymenaea courbaril, M Y
38862. courbaril, Y
ONO courbaril, Y
89118. Hypericum patulum, Y
_ 39644. patulum, Y

39668. Ilex intricata, Y
39427. Incarvillea sinensis, Y

35100.
35155.
40183.
37924.
35116.
49369.
37917.
19203.
41407.
40054.

33000.
38154.
40705.
39120.
38826.
38472.
39841.
39844.
40016.
18577.

38808.
27497.

27505.

39873.
21208.
41679.
34665.
38832.

19616.
36598.
31102.
41931.
33319.
29530.
43450.
43451.

92

Indigofera amblyantha, Y
amblyantha, Y
gerardiana, Y

Inga affinis, M

Inodes exul, Y

Intsia bijuga, C

Ipomoea fistulosa, M
horsfalliae briggsi, Y

Iris sp., Y

Isopogon anemonifolius, Y

Jasminum beesianum, B
floridum, Y
giraldi, Y
humile, C
Sp. 4

Juglans regia, C
regia, C
regia, C
regia, C

Juniperus chinensis, Y
chinensis, Y
pachyphloea, Y
procera, C

Kennedya rubicunda, Y
Kigelia pinnata, M
Koelreuteria formosana, Y
Kokia rocku, Y
Kolkwitzia amabilis, Y

Lagenaria vulgaris, S
vulgaris, S

Lallemantia iberica, S

Lantana sp., Y

Larix dahurica, Y

Lawsonia inermis, M

Lepargyraea argentea, C
argentea, C

34853.
40732.
42539.
41485.
22988.
38807.
26877.
36570.
40751.
39647.
40850.
40915.
40916.
40978.
40974.
41052.
41054.
38667.
40186.
22548.
308430.
40187.
37644.
42692.
35188.
40690.
40185.
300509.
36748.
39634.
39697.
40691.
40695.
39859.
413382.
41330.

40831.
38129.

93

Leptospermum scoparium, Y
Lespedeza sp., Y
Leucaena glauca, M
Licania platypus, Y
Ligustrum quihoui, C
quihoui, Y
vulgare, C
Lilium sp., Y
sp., Y
Lindenbergia hookeri, Y
Litchi chinensis, Y
chinensis, Y
chinensis, Y
chinensis, Y
chinensis, Y
chinensis, Y
chinensis, Y
Livistona sp., Y
Lonicera deflexicalyx, Y
maacki, Y
maacki, Y
quinquelocularis, Y
ruprechtiana, Y
similis, Y
thibetica, Y
thibetica, Y
trichosantha, Y
xylosteum, Y
sp., Y
Spy. Y
sp., Y
sp., Y
sp., Y
Loroma amethystina, M
Spaov
Lupinus sp., §

Macadamia ternifolia, C
Macaranga tanarius, Y

37616

28489.
40619.
27060.
27061.
27152.
Zilia.
30229.
30326.
30327.
30358.
316538.
39636.
39829.
27108.
42813.
7104.

8730.
10637.
10662.
11645.
23426.
29333.
39338.
39340.
39339.
42463.
42718.
26323.
39123.
41473.
39124.
41681.
30212.
BOM OE
42541.
41809.
40913.

94

. Malus baccata, Y —
X sylvestris, C
formosana, Y
sylvestris, C
sylvestris, C
sylvestris, C
sylvestris, C
sylvestris, C
sylvestris, C
sylvestris, C
sylvestris, C
sylvestris, C
sylvestris, C
sylvestris, C
sp., C
Mammea americana, Y
Mangifera indica, M
indica, M
indica, M
indica, M
indica, M
indica, M
indica, M
Manihot dichotoma, $
heptaphylla, © M
piauhyensis, C M
Maranta arundinacea, B
Maximilianea sp., Y
Maytenus boaria, C
Meibomia floribunda, Y
purpurea, Y
tiliaefola, Y
Melastoma molkenboerii, Y
Melicocea bijuga, M
Mikania sp., Y
Mimosa sensitiva, Y
Mimusops elengi, M Y
Moringa oleifera, M

27048.
40215.
30330.
39096.
41508.
86702.
41057.
41256.

42384.
42385.

12569.
12684.
12685.
12910.
13257.
13567.
7172.
27173.
41923.
88839.
86258.
36359.
36394.
29183.
40033.
36731.
31856.

36550.
88175.
35035.
30469.
28674.
41722.
399505.
40852.
40992.
42035.

99

Morus alba, C
alba, Y
nigra, C
Sp.) ¥
Musa sp., C Y
Myrciaria cauliflora, Y
floribunda, Y

Myrica rubra, Y

Nephelium lappaceum, Y
mutabile, Y

Olea europea, C

europea, C

europea, C

europea, C

europea, C

europea, C

europea, C

europea, C
Ophiopogon japonicus, Y

sp-, Ye
Ormosia monosperma, Y

Spe Ye

sp., Y
Oroxylon indicum, M
Osteomeles schwerinae, Y
Ostryopsis davidiana, Y
Oxyanthus pyriformis, M

Pahudia rhomboidea, M
Parinari excelsum, Y
Parkia timoriana, M
timoriana, C
Parmentiera cereifera, M
cereifera, Y
Passiflora edulis, C
edulis, B C
edulis, C M
ligularis, C

39223.
42.032.
38806.
42036.
87735.
36017.
41772.
42083.
35991.
36139.
19297.
26690.
26698.
26699.
26707.
34904.
36270.
88552.
88558.
89369.
39370.
40978.
40979.
40981.
40982.
40059.
40062.
33997,
37944.
40616.
39654.
24760.
24759.
49542.
31391.
35208.
24338.
35293.
35294.
41306.

96
| (
Passiflora maliformis, C
mixta, C
Paulownia fortunei, Y
mikado, C Y
Pelargonium odoratissimum, Y
Pentapetes phoenicea, Y
Pentstemon palmeri, Y
Perilla frutescens, Y
Pernettya mucronata, Y
mucronata, Y
Persea americana, M
americana, M Y
americana, M
americana, M
americana, M
americana, M
americana, M
americana, Y
americana, Y
americana, M
americana, M
americana, Y
americana, Y
americana, Y
americana, Y
Persoonia media, Y
Petrophila sessilis, Y
Phalocallis herberti, Y
Phoebe nanmu, Y
nanmu, Y
Phoenix ouseleyana, Y
Phyllostachys bambusoides, B
pubescens, Y
Phytolacea dioica, C ~
Pinus eldarica, Y
eldarica, Y
peuce, Y
sinensis, C
thunbergii, Y
Piptadenia rigida, Y

41880.
18273.
40662.

8480.

8482.
12783.
12815.
£7250.
36263.
43430.
39044.
39727.
36606.
41188.
26614.
22447,
34790.
22363.
34779,
26812.
22861.
39900.
38295.
33206.
42694.
41564.
41260.
40857.
40023.
40845.
17154.
18260.
20072.

28956.
28962.

31755.
32348.
58656°—17—7

97

Piratinera alicastrum, Y
Pistacia chinensis, C
chinensis, C
vera, C
vera, C
vera, C
vera, C
vera, C
sp., C
Pithecolobium ligustrinum, Y
Pittosporum floribundum, Y
floribundum, Y
Pleiogynium solandri, M
Polymnia sonchifolia, Y
Populus berolinensis, C
brevifolia, Y
deltoides, Y
simonii, C Y
simonil, ©
sinensis, C
suaveolens, C
przewalsku, Y
tomentosa, C
sp., C
Potentilla fruticosa vilmoriniana, Y
Si.
Premna microphylla, Y
Primula littoniana, S Y
Prinsepia uniflora, Y
Protea sp., Y
Prunus armeniaca, C
armeniaca, C
armeniaca, ©

armeniaca, C
armeniaca, C

armeniaca, C
armeniaca, C

98

32833. Prunus armeniaca, C

32834.
34269.
38281.
40012.
40013.
33222.
33223.
28950.
37463.
87464.
38421.
88422.
38423.
88494.
26246.
26248.
26250.
32751.
83294.
34267.
84268.
37645.
34601.
28685.
41061.
40620.
38410.
88425.
18587.
39621.
26886.
32669.
32670.
32671.
39673.
40999.
41465.

armeniaca, C
armeniaca, C
armeniaca, C
armeniaca, C
armeniaca, C
avium, C
avium, C
cerasifera divaricata, C
cerasifera divaricata, C
cerasifera divaricata, C
cerasifera divaricata, Y
cerasifera divaricata, Y
cerasifera divaricata, Y
cerasifera divaricata, Y
conradinae, C
conradinae, C
conradinae, C
domestica, C
domestica, C
domestica, C
domestica, C
grayana, Y
mira, C
mume, ©
mume, C
nipponica kurilensis, Y
padus,
prostrata, Y
pseudocerasus, C
serrulata, C
simonu, C
spinosa < domestica, C
< domestica, C
<x domestica, C
< domestica, C
yedoensis, Y
sp., C

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28134.
40348.
42039.
42876.
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38427.

8646.
12568.
13298.
27961.
27966.
30615.
33227.
88185.
40856.
43445.
21983.
30329.
30351.
30352.
30360.
28497.
43443.
43444,
32735.
32738.
33207.
33208.
40331.
25622.
26485.
26489.
29050.
87071.
40019.
40865.
40866.

99

Pseudotsuga taxifolia, Y

Psidium cattleianum, C
guajava, M
guajava, M Y
guajava, M

Psoralea glandulosa, Y

Pterocarpus indicus, M

Pterocarya fraxinifolia, Y

Punica granatum, C
sranatum, C

- granatum, C

eranatum, C
sranatum, C
sranatum, C
granatum, C
granatum, C
oeranatum, C

Pyrus calleryana, ©
chinensis, ©
chinensis (Kutcha), C
chinensis, C
chinensis, C
chinensis, C
chinensis X communis, C
chinensis X communis, C
chinensis X communis, C
communis, ©
communis, ©
communis, C
communis, C
mamorensis, Y

100

40867. Pyrus sp., Y

40868. a0 Me
40869. Spee
40870. Spas
42304. sp., Y

39723. Quercus insignis, Y

41810. Randia aculeata, Y

41495. Spans

41030. Raphanus sativus, 5

86735. Rhamnus sp., Y

39433. sp., C

87384. Rheedia edulis, N Y

89052. Rhododendron arboreum, Y

39054. arboreum, Y

39053. eampbelliae, Y

38413. dauricum, Y

40716. Rhus javanica, Y

82390. lancea, C

40717. potanini, Y

39706. spi YG

37621. Ribes alpinum, Y
nigrum, Y

42695. Rodgersia aesculifolia, Y
88171. Rollinia deliciosa, M

A844, epee

42975. Rosa bella Y

38166. davidii elongata, Y
39598. oigantea, Y

29729. gigantea x, C Y

29730. gigantea < Reine Marie Henriette, Y
38163. helenae, Y

40625. hugonis, Y

82955. indica, C

38823. multiflora cathayensis, Y
42981. multiflora cathayensis, Y
40198. sertata, Y

40699. sweginzowll, Y

35989. Rosa sp., Y
40701.
40702.

Sie NG
sp., Y

101

40904. Rubus canadensis, Y

40194. giraldiana, Y
40595. irenaeus, Y
39187. rosaefolius, C
36571. SOs, Le
36758. Soe ve
36759. SO ne
39069. Jo,
39181. sp., Y
414492. spe ©
41553. sp., Y
41554. sp., Y
41598. Soy OC
41929. spe
41964. sp., Y
41965. S104 06
41966. SOG
41967. SO.
41968. SiO
41969. Tong 0
41970. Sis ee
41971. 0s,
41972. Jun LG
41978. sp., Y
41974. Onn) Oe
41976. sp., Y
A946. Soo, 26

40612. Saccharum officinarum, Y
41154. oficinarum, Y

92937. Sageretia theezans, C
84355. Saguerus mindorensis, Y
26762. Salix babylonica, C

28710. chilensis, C
3335. fragilis pendula, ©
29450. matsudana, C

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38238.
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38654.
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42824.
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37862.
37863.
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42729.

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bso4l.
38942.

102

Salix sp., C

sp., ©

sp.

sp., C

sp.
Samanea saman, C
Sambucus racemosa, Y
Sapindus saponarius, Y

saponarius, Y
Saussurea sp., Y
Saxifraga sp., Y
Schizandra sphenanthera, Y
Schizonotus sorbifolius, Y
Schizophragma hydrangeoides, Y
Seaforthia elegans, Y
Sida bonariensis, Y
Sideroxylon dulcificum, Y
Sindora supa, M
Solanum muricatum, Y
Sophora davidu, C

davadii

tomentosa, C
Sorbus domestica, Y
Spathodea campanulata, Y
Spondias cytherea, M

lutea, M

tuberosa, M

tuberosa, M

tuberosa, M

tuberosa, M

tuberosa, M
Statice arborea, C
Stigmaphylion sp., Y
Strychnos spinosa, M

spinosa, M Y

spinosa, M
Stryphnodendron barbatimam, Y
Styloma pacifica, M

thurstoni, M

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38498.
38828.
38829.
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22867.
29149.
39261.
41576.
36016.
30913.
39392.
84541.
38797.
39302.
36159.
42331.
42549.
40029.
41871.
36118.

32829.
32830.
32831.
22975.
40898.
38492.
34063.
39342.
40198.
22978.
40901.
40902.
21976.
29019.
41877.

103

Swietenia mahagoni, M
mahagoni, Y
Synecanthus sp., M Y
Syringa amurensis, Y

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Tamarix pentandra, Y
Spi Cavs
sp., ©
sp.., C
Terminalia catappa, C
edulis, M
Thespesia grandiflora, M
Thrinax microcarpa, Y
Thuja orientalis, Y
orientalis, Y
Thunbergia sp., Y
Tigridia sp., Y
Tipuana tipu, M
tipu, C
Trachycarpus excelsus, B
taka Ns
Trichosanthes kirilowii, C

Ulmus densa, C
densa, C Y
densa, C
pumila, C Y
pumila, C Y
vegeta, Y
sp., C
Verschaffeltia splendida, Y
Viburnum lobophyllum, Y
macrocephalum, Y
Vigna sesquipedalis, S
sesquipedalis, S
Vitex incisa, C
Vitis davidu, C
davidii, Y

104

88853. Vitis tiliaefolia, Y
41707. tiliaefolia, Y .
40738. sp., ©

39431. Xanthoceras sorbifolia, Y
41775. Yucca angustissima, Y

39631. Zanthoxylum sp., Y
36667. Zea mays, 5

35301. Zelkova serrata, M
17752. Ziziphus jujuba, C

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17892. jujuba, ©
19394. jujuba, ©
22684. jujuba, C
22686. jujuba, C
30488. jujuba, ©
34054. jujuba, M
35254. jujuba, C
35287. jujuba, Y
36852. jujuba, C
36853. jujuba, C
36854. jujuba, C
87070. jujuba, C
37476. jujuba, C
87484, jujuba, C
38243. jujuba, C
38244, jujuba, C
38245. jujuba, C
38246. jujuba, C
38249. jujuba, ©
39194. jujuba, Y
42306. jujuba, Y
42308. jujuba, Y
41448. mauritiana, C
40854. sp., C
40855. —sp., C

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