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53627 to 53752— Continued. 



leaves are srayish green and liaiiy vcinetl beneatli. The berries are 

 purple. Native to Hupoli, China. (Adapted from liehder in Report 

 of the Missouri Botanic Garden, vol. 14, p. 61.) 



53712. LoNicERA MAACKii (Rupr.) Herd. 



A bush honeysuckle, native to China and Manchuria, up to 10 

 feet high, with wide-spreading branches and darlv-green leaves, 

 downy on both surfaces ; tlie pure-wliite flowers an inch in diameter 

 turn yellowish witli age and are produced in pairs on the upper side 

 of the branchlets. The fruits are red. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 33435. 



53713. LoxiCERA OBovATA Royle. 



"A Himalayan species, allied to Lonicera tangutica, with very 

 small leaves, small yellowish white flowers, and bluish black fruits." 

 {Alfred Rehder.) 



53714. Lonicera quinquelocui.aris translucens (Carr.) ZabeL 



A sturdy bush, 10 feet high, that flowers freely, native to the 

 Himalayas and China. The long-pointed leaves, rough on the upper 

 surface, are grayish and downy beneath. The creamy white flowers- 

 changing to yellow are followed by translucent white fruits, 

 (Adapted from Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles,, 

 vol. 2, p. 5'f.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 40187. 



53715. Lonicera rupeechtiana Regel. 



A Manchurian shrub 12 feet high, with dark-green leaves grayish 

 pubescent beneath and pure-white flowers followed by red or yellow 

 fruits. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 42317. 



53716. Lonicera trichosantha Bur. and Franch. 



A robust deciduous shrub 8 feet high, native to Szechwau, China. 

 The plant has a rounded, dense, leafy habit and a pale grayish 

 aspect. The dull gray-green leaves are paler beneath, and the pale- 

 yellow flowers fade to a deeper shade. The berries are red. 

 (Adapted from Bean, Trees and SJiruis Hardy in the British Isles, 

 vol. 2, p. 59.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 43856. 



53717. Pernettya mucronata (L. f.) Gaud. 



One of the finest ornamental berry-bearing shrubs, native to South 

 America about the Straits of Magellan. It is one of the hardiest from 

 that continent and is rarely severely injured by frost in the neighbor- 

 hood of London. The shrub is evergreen, 2 to 5 feet high, and spreads 

 freely by suckers, forming ultimately a dense, low thicket. The white, 

 nodding flowers, one-fourth of an inch long, are produced singly in the 

 axils of the leaves at the end of the shoots. The round berries, up to 

 half an inch in diameter, vary in color from white to pink, lilac, 

 crimson, purple, or almost black and remain on the branches through 

 the winter and following spring. At Kew the berries are untouched by 

 birds. (Adapted from Bean, Trees and Shi'ubs Hardy in the British 

 Isles, vol. 2, p. 127.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 36139. 



53718 to 53726. Philadelphtjs spp. Hydrangeacese. Mock orange. 



53718. Philadelphus acuminatus Lange. 



A shrub 10 feet high, native to Yunnan Province, China, and also 

 Japan. The acuminate leaves have conspicuous hard-tipped teeth. 



