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43675 to 43701— Continued. 



branches, and the fruits are blackish berries. (Adapted from note of 

 Frank N. Meyer, dated Nov. 2^, 1906.) 



See also S. P. I. No. 19476 for further data. 



43676. Acer argutum Maxim. Aceracere. Maple. 

 A small deciduous tree, with erect branches and doubly serrate leaves* 



from 2 to 4 inches in length. The greenish yellow flowers are produced 

 in April before the leaves, and the keys are borne in hanging racemes. 

 This tree is a native of the mountain woods of Japan and makes an ele- 

 gant appearance with its pale-green leaves in summer and its purplish 

 brown branches in winter. (Adapted from Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy 

 in the British Isles, vol. 1, p. 135.) 



43677. BuDDLEiA DAViDii siTPERBA (DeCorte) Rehd. and Wils. Logania- 



cepe. 



A large shrub, from 8 to 10 feet high, with rather thick, slightly 

 wrinkled leaves, and pale rose-colored flowers in dense panicles which ap- 

 pear from the axils of the uppermost leaves. This shrub is found in cen- 

 tral and western China. (Adapted from E. H. Wilson, Horticulture, 

 Sept. 20, 1913, and from Journal of Horticulture, July 10, 1913.) 



43678. BuDDLEiA DAVIDII VEiTCHiANA Rehder. Loganiacese. 



A large shrub, having an erect habit and with 4-angled shoots. The 

 flowers are bright mauve with orange-yellow throats, and they occur in 

 rather dense panicles. This variety has a more erect habit and dense 

 flower clusters than the typical species. (Adapted from E. H. Wilson, 

 Horticulture, Sept. 20, 1913.) 



43679. Campylotropis macrocarpa (Bunge) Rehder. Fabacese. 

 (Lespedeza macrocarpa Bunge.) 



A shrub, up to 6 feet in height, with long-stalked leaves and oval leaf- 

 lets. The purple flowers appear in nrany-flowered racemes about 3 inches 

 long, and the glabrous pods are more than half an inch long. This shrub 

 is found in northern and central China. (Adapted from Bailey, Standard 

 Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 4, p. 1845.) 



43680. CoTONEASTER DiELsiANA E. Pritz. Malacese. 



A deciduous shrub, about 8 feet high, with ovate leaves and flowers 

 occurring three to seven in a cluster. The round or pear-shaped fruit is 

 scarlet. This shrub is a native of central China. (Adaptetl from Bean, 

 Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 1, p. 4O8.) 



See also S. P. I. No. 40575 for further information. 



43681. CoTONEASTER HOKizoNTALis Decaisne. Malaceae. 



A low, flat, deciduous shrub, native of China, with branches spreading 

 horizontally and branchlets covered with thick, brown wool. The dark, 

 glossy green leaves are generally oval and up to one-half inch in length. 

 The flowers are white, suffused with pink, are about one-fourth of an 

 inch in diameter, and appear singly or in pairs in'May. The globose fruit 

 is bright red, about one-fifth of an inch in diameter. This is one of the 

 handsomest of the cotoneasters and is easily propagated by cuttings. 

 (Adapted from Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 1, 

 p. 411.) . 



