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53627 to 53752— Continued. 



53699 to 53702. Euonymus spp. Celastiacese. 



53699. Et'onymt-s HAMii/roNTANt's Wall. 



A large Himalayan sliruli, iuhUm' lavorahk> circmiislaiiccs a iiiod- 

 erate-sized tree, .'{0 to .'if* feet lii^li, with a short, straijilit truiilc 4 to 

 5 feet in girth. Tlie clusters of ITi to 30 greenish wliite llowers are 

 followed by yellow capsules, the seeds of which are entirely sur- 

 rounded by a scarlet aril. The fruit ripens from August onward. 

 The leaves are brilliantly colored in fall ; the wood is beautifully 

 wlilte. compact and close, not very hard, and is used for making 

 spoons. The young shoots and leaves are lopped for fodder. 

 (Adapted from Jiniiulin. ForcHt Flora of IikIui, ij. 7.s', and Arnohl 

 ArJiorctuiii Iliilhfiii of J'oijkUv Information. \o. 13, /.S7/.) 



53700. EVONYMIS I-ATIFOLIIS Mill. 



A very decorative European shrub or small tree, with handsome 

 foliage and rich rosy red pendulous fruits. The seed coat is orange 

 ct>lored. 



53701. EiONVMis I'l.AMPios Koehne. 



A Japanese shrub or small tree with spreading branches ; the 

 leaves, 4 to 5 inches long, are rich red in autumn, and the red fruits 

 burst when rii)e and disclose the orange-coh)red seeds within. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 40179. 



53702. EiONYXn s vkdoknsis Koehne. 



.\ deciduous Japanese shrul) or small tree, growing 10 feet or more 

 high, with pink fruits. The leaves turn a brilliant red in autumn. 



For ])revious introduction, .see S. P. I. No. 43688. 



53703 to 53706. Iris spp. Iridacese. Iris. 



53703. Iris bult^yana Dykes. 



A fine western Chinese iris like Iris cJarkei, with a hollow, un- 

 branched stem. The narrow leaves are glossy above and glaucous 

 beneath. The stem, 15 to 18 inches long, bears a single liead of one 

 or two flowers. The falls have a greenish yellow oblong baft, veined 

 and dotted with purple. On the obovate blade the coloring becomes 

 clearer and consists of broken veins and blotches of bright Idue- 

 purple on a creamy groimd. The extremity is a uniform blue-puri)Ie, 

 paler at the edges. The oblanceolate, channeled standards are pale 

 blue-purple with deeper veins and diverge at an angle of about 60°. 

 The keeled, dark-purple styles are held high above the falls. 

 (Adapted from Dykes, The Genus Iris, p. 30.) 



53704. Iris clarkei Baker. 



A curiously local species native to a circumscribed area in the 

 Sikkim and Bhutan region at a height of 6,000 to 11,000 feet, in 

 ground that is swampy half the year and frozen hard under snow 

 during most of the remaining months. The narrow leaves, 2 feet 

 long, droop at the top ; the upper surface is polished and shiny, the 

 under side glaucescent. The .<olid stem is 2 feet long, and bears 

 one or tw<» lateral heads. The falls are blu(>-purple, blotcheil witli 

 wliite, and are reflexed laterally. The upper part of the haft is 

 marked with .yellow. The reddish purple, lanceolate standards are 

 poised almost horizontall.v. The styles form the highe.st point of 

 the tlower ; they are keeled, very convex, and 1* inches long. 

 (Adapted from Di/kes. The Genus Iris, p. 29.) 



For jtrevlous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 49038. 



53705. Iri.s forrestii Dykes. 



A most pleasing iris, like a dwarf Iris wilsoni, from which it 

 differs in the less glaucous leaves, clearer yellow, unveined flowers, 

 and upright and not spreading standards. The stems, 12 to 18 inches 



