82 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPOETED. 



53627 to 53752— Continued. 



Closely resembles /'. coroiuiriits, of which it is often considered a 

 variety. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 49948. 



53719. Philadelphus bbachybotbys Koehne. 



A shrub 10 feet high, native to Kiangsu, China, with thin, elliptic- 

 pointed leaves and 5 to 7 flowered intlorescences up to I2 inches lontc. 

 The flowers are over half an Inch in diameter, and tlie fruits arc 

 nearly globular. (Adapted from Schneider, Handbuch der Laub- 

 holzkinidc, vol. 1, p. 273.) 



53720. Philadelphus incanus Koehne. 



A late-flowering species up to 6 feet high with oval leaves dull 

 grayish beneath and white, charmingly fragrant flowers with an 

 odor like th;it of hawthorn. The flowers are produced five to nine 

 together on racemes about 2 inches long at the end of short leafy 

 shoots. The flowering season is from middle to late .July. Native 

 to Hupeh and Szechwan, China. (Adapted from Bean, Trees and 

 Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 2, p. 135.) 



53721. Philadelphus inodoeus L. 



One of the finest and most striking species of the genus, distin- 

 guished by its dark glossy green leaves and solitary, squarish un- 

 scented flowers 2 inches across. The shrub is 4 to 6 feet high, 

 and is native to the southeastern United States. (Adapted from 

 Bean, Trees and Shnibs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 2, p. 136.) 



53722. Philadelphus latifolius Schrad. 



One of the finest of the genus, a robust shrub 10 to 20 feet high, 

 as much or more in diameter, native to the southeastern United 

 States. The leaves are dull above and downy beneath, and the pure- 

 white flowers nearly 2 inches wide are produced in the axils of the 

 upper leaves of lateral twigs, usually seven or nine each. (Adapted 

 from Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 3. 

 p. 131.) 



53723. Philadelphus satsumi Siebold. 



An erect .Japanese sln-ub 6 to 8 feet high, with slightly scented 

 white flowers about li inches across, produced in erect racemes. 



53724. Phil-vdelphus sekicanthus Koehne. 



A white-flowered slirub, 10 feet high ; native to thickets of western 

 Szechwan, China, at altitudes of 4,200 feet 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 52427. 



53725. Philadelphus speciosissimus Hort. 



"A garden form, probably a hybrid of Philadelphus orandiflorus." 

 (Alfred Rehder.) 



53726. Philadelphus wilsonh Koehne. 



A shrub 7 to 20 feet liigli, native to western Szechwan and western 

 Hupeh. China, with lax racemes 7 inches long. The white flowers 

 are more than lA inches across. (Adapted from Sarr/ent, I'lantac 

 Wilsonianae, vol. 1, p. 4-) 



53727 to 53730. Rhodode.xdkon spp. Ericaceie. Rhododendron. 



53727. Rhododendron brachtcarpum D. Don. 



A liandsonie hardy .Japanese shrub with beautiful foliage and 

 rather compact clusters of large i)ale-pink or pale straw-colored 

 flowers. (Adapted from Arnold Arboretum BuUetiti of Popular i 

 Information, vol. 7, p. 27.) 



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