20 SEEDS AI^D PLANTS IMPORTED. 



55071 to 55098. 



From Paris, France. Seeds presented bv Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. Re- 

 ceived April 17, 1922. 



55071 to 55075. Berberis spp. Berberidaceae. Barberry. 



55071. Bekberis aggregata prattii C. Schneid. 



(Wilson No. 1300.) 



A hardy shrub 6 to 10 feet in height, with slend<^r. 3-parted 

 spines, oval leaves, narrow panicles of yellow flowers, and egg- 

 shaped salmon-red fruits about one-fourth of an inch in length. It 

 is a native of western China and grows very freely under cultiva- 

 tion at Kew, England. (Adapted from Curtis' s Botanical Magazine, 

 pi. 8549.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 44527. 



55072. Berberis dielsiana Fedde. 



"(Purdom No. 543.) A spreading, loosely branched. Chinese shrub 

 often 10 feet high, with elliptic leaves that are whitish beneath. The 

 beauty of the red fruits is accentuated by the bronze color of the 

 leaves in the fall." (Skeels.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 54066. 



55073. Berbbibis poireti C. Schneid. 



(Purdom No. 35.) Forma tceichangensis. A form of the above 

 species from Weichang, Chihli, China ; it differs slightly from the 

 type in the size of the bracts and in spine characters. 



55074. Berberis sp. 



(M. Vilmorin No. 4775.) 



55075. Berberis sp. 

 (Wilson No. 135.) 



55076. Betula medwediewi Kegel. Betulace<ip. Birch. 



A lofty tree, native to Mount Somlia, Transcaucasia, where it is found 

 in forest borders at an altitude of 6,800 feet. The papery, oval leaves, 

 smooth and olive green on the upper surface, are paler below. (Adapted 

 from Gartenflora, vol. 36, p. 383.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 52933. 



55077. Bl'ddleia japonica Hemsl. Loganiacese. 



A deciduous shrub 3 to 5 feet in height, sparsely branched and of an 

 open habit. The very narrow dark-green leaves are up to 8 inches in 

 length, and the pale-lilac flowers are densely crowded in terminal 

 branched panicles. This shrub is a native of Japan and is rather striking 

 in autumn with its long, dense, drooping panicles of fruit. (Adapted from 

 Bean, Trees and Shrvbs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 1, p. 272.) 



55078. Callicarpa giraxdiana Hesse. Verbenacefe. 



(Wilson No. 439.) 



An ornamental shrub from western China, with membranous bright- 

 green dentate leaves and many-flowered cymes of purple flowers followed 

 by dense clusters of round violet-purple fruits. (Adapted from Sargent, 

 Plantae Wilsonianae, vol. 3, p. 366.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 44076. 



• 55079. Castanea sativa Mill. Fagaco.o. Chestnut. 



Variety heterophylla. A form with leaves of various shapes. 



55080 to 55086. Cotoneaster spp. Malaceae. 



55080. Cotoneaster adpressa Bois. 



A dwarf Cotoneaster from China which does not exceed 10 inches 

 in height, but forms a clump several feet in diameter, with the 



