OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBEK 'M, 1{>22 'Jl> 



55994 to 56018— (\)ntiiin('(l. 



56009. Pyrus tsp. 



•'(Haitun.ir. ensf of Tiili L;ikt>. S.-prt*nil.»M-, lit'J'J. )"' 



56010. Pyrus sp. 



•'(Haituiig. Sepleuilier, 1!>2::.)" 



56011. Pyetjs sp. 



"(Haitiinj,'. SepteinbtM- 1!», 1!fj-_'. i" 



56012. Pyrus sp. 



"(Talifxi. September I'O. ISrji'.)-' 



56013. Pyrus sp. 



■■(Tienwei. Sei)teiiili(M- ITi. 1!>i:2. )" 



56014. Pyrus sp. 



"(Tienwei. Septeniher in. 1J>22.)" 



56015. Pyeus sp. 



"(Tienwei. Sepf ember 15. 1922.)" 



56016. Pyrus sp. 



'■(Tienwei. September 15. 11)22.)" 



56017. Rosa sp. Rosacefe Rose. 



"(No. (5504. September 14. 1J)22. ) Seeds of a sprea<liij};- slirub <»r 

 climber with huge raniblin,;;- branches. 25 feet liigh with a si)read of 

 30 feet or more, found gi-owing wild, with Rosa Ixiiihifioe, all over tbo 

 I.ashipa Plain, one da.v's triii south of Likiang. The flowers when tirsi 

 opened are yellow, becoming cream colored and the size of a half dollar. 

 The orange-red fruits are borne in large ample panicles. The shrub 

 is very ornamental in llower and in fruit." 



56018. Styrax langkongensis W. W. Smith. Styracacea?; 



"(No. 3108. Langchiung. September 18, 1922.) Seeds of an orna- 

 mental shrub 1 to 2 feet tall, which grows in the arid region between 

 Langchiung and Shapi. at an altitude of 7,5(M3 feet. The flowers are large, 

 white, and drooping, witli ricli reddish brown calyxes." 



56019. Primula chrysopa Balf. f. and Forrest. Primiilaceae. 



Primrose. 



From Ness. Neston, England. Seeds presented by A. K. Bulley. Received 

 November 22, 1922. 



" Come over and see Primula chrysopa next spring. It's a tiling to say your 

 prayers to." (Bulley.) 



A tufted perennial nmrsh-loviug primrose from the Province of Vunriiiii. 

 China, where it grows in moist srouy alpine meadows. It has oblong, briglu- 

 green, somewhat fleshy, long-stemmed leaves and very attractive fragrant 

 flowers borne in two to four flowered umbels on the summit of the slender- 

 scape. The calj'x is green or purplish and the oblique corolla psile lilac with 

 a golden eye. The entire plant is more or less covered with a white jiicaly 

 powder. (Adapted from Transactions of the Botanical f>ociety of Ediuhnrph.. 

 vol. 27, p. 277.) 



56020. GuiLiELMA UTILI8 Oei'st. Phoenicacese. Pejibaye. 



(Bactric v til is Benth. and Hook.) 



From San Jose, Costa Rica. Seeds purchased through Ot6n Jim6nez. 

 Received December 19, 1922. 



A shipment of seeds of the pejibaye. For an extended account of this in- 

 teresting food palm, see the Journal of Heredity, vol. 12, pp. 154-lfiG. AprU, 1921.. 



For previous introduction, see S. 1*. 1. Xu. .">.50S2. 



