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43754. Pyrus amygdaliformis Vill. Malacese. Pear. 



From Fresno, Calif. Presented by Mr. George C. Reeding, Fancher Creek 

 Nurseries. Received December 13. 1916. 



" Seeds of a pear growing on my place, the bud wood of which I secured in 

 Smyrna, Asia Minor, in 1901, and a portion of which I forwarded to your De- 

 partment [S. P.. I. No. 7669]." (Roedinff.) 



43755. TiPUANA Tipu (Benth.) Lillo. Fabacese. Tipu. 

 (T. speciosa Benth.) 



From Cairo, Egypt. Presented by the director, Horticultural Division, Min- 

 istry of Agriculture, Gizeh Branch. Received December 6, 1916. 



A tall, handsome tree, with rose-colored or creamy white wood, native of the 

 subtropical, temperate, and cool regions of Argentina. (Adapted from Venturi 

 and Lillo, Contribucidn al Conocimiento de los Arboles de la Argentina, p. 58.) 



See also S. P. I. No. 42331 for further description. 



43756 to 43758. 



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From Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented by the Arnold Arboretum. Received 

 October 23, 1916. 



43756. Ampelopsis sp. Vitacese. 



An ornamental woody vine with handsome, deciduous foliage, 



43757. CoTONEASTER MULTiFLORA CALOCABPA Rehd. and Wils. Malacese. 



A shrub, up to 6 feet in height, with usually slender, arching branches 

 and rather large, narrowly ovate leaves. The white flowers occur in 

 many-flowered cymes, and the numerous red fruits are nearly half an 

 inch in diameter. This shrub is a native of western China. (Adapted 

 from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 2, pp. 866, 867.) 



43758. CoTONEASTER EACEMiFLORA sooNGORiCA (Regcl and Herd.) C. 



Schneid. Malaeese. 

 An erect shrub, up to 4 feet in height, but rarely prostrate. The 

 leaves are oval and usually somewhat obtuse, and the white flowers, 

 3 to 12, occur in short-peduncled cymes. The fruit is red. This variety 

 is found in northern China, Caucasia, etc. (Adapted from Bailey, 

 Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 2, p. 867, and from Schneider, 

 Illustriertes Handbuch der Laiibholskunde, vol. 1, p. 75 Jj..) 



43759 to 43762. 



From Matania el Saff, Egypt. Presented by Mr. Alfred Bircher, Middle 

 Egypt Botanic Station. Received December 13, 1916. Quoted notes by 

 Mr. Bircher. ' 



43759. Bridelia retusa (L.) Spreng. Euphorbiacese. 



"A small Indian tree which grows in every kind of soil. It flowers in 

 November, and the black berries hanging in long racemes ripen early in 

 spring. There is not much pulp on them, but they might be impi'oved 

 by continuous culture. A sauce can be prepared with the dry fruits." 



43760. Ilex paraguariensis St. Hil. Aquifoliacese. Yerba mate. 



" This tree does well here and stands 110° F. and light frosts. These 

 seeds come from imported trees which are only 4 years old ; they germi- 

 nate in a nmch shorter time (two to three months) than the seeds from 

 wild trees, which need two or three years to come forth." 



