90 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPOETED. 



43810 to 43925— Continued. 



43875. Rhus tkichocarpa Miquel. Anacardiacese. 



A deciduous tree, native of Japan, growing from 20 to 2.5 feet high, 

 with compound leaves from 12 to 20 inches long, very downy on both 

 sides. The inconspicuous flowers occur in slender long-stalked panicles, 

 and the fruits are large, pale, prickly drupes, ripening in August and 

 September. This tree is hardy in the United States, where the leaves 

 turn a deep orange red in autumn. (Adapted from Bean, Trees and 

 Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 2, p. 395.) 



43876. RiBEs FAscicuLATrM cHiNENSE INIaxim. Grossulariacese. 



This shrub from northern China grows to a height of 4 feet, with 

 somewhat heart shaped, .3 to 5 lobed leaves up to 5 inches in width, per- 

 sisting until the beginning of the winter. The small greenish flowers are 

 dioecious, and the bright scarlet berries remain on the branches all 

 winter. (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, 

 vol. 5, p. 2960.) 



43877. RiBEs LUEiDUM Hook. f. and Thorns. Grossulariacese. 



An unarmed shrub from the Himalayas and western China, with 

 glabrous red branchlets and 3 to 5 lobed leaves up to 2 inches in width. 

 The dark pui-ple flowers occur in upright racemes, and the fruits are 

 black and glabrous. (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Hor- 

 ticulture, vol. 5, p. 2964-) 



43878. Rosa amblyotis Meyer. Rosacese. Bose. 

 The seeds of this plant were introduced under S. P. I. No. 43707. 



43879. Rosa banksiopsis Baker. Rosacese. Rose. 

 A very common rose in western Hupeh, China, found on mountain 



slopes at altitudes of from 4,000 to 7,000 feet. The flowers are rose red, 

 and the fruits are coral red. (Adapted from Sargent, Plantae Wil- 

 sonianae, vol. 2, p. 322.) 



See also S. P. I. No. 42974 for further description. 



43880. Rosa beixa Rehd. and Wils. Rosacese. Rose. 



A shrub, up to 8 feet in height, with leaves composed of seven to nine 

 leaflets. The solitary pink flowers are If to 2 inches wide, and the 

 scarlet fruit is ovoid and three-quarters of an inch long. This rose is a 

 native of northwestern China. (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclo- 

 pedia of Horticulture, vol. 5, p. 2997.) 



43881. Rosa bella Rehd. and Wils. Rosacese. Rose. 

 " Purdom No. 314. Mountains in northwest Shansi, April, 1910." 



See previous number, S. P. I. No. 43880, for description. 



43882. Rosa caudata Baker. Rosacese. Rose. 

 The seeds of this plant were introduced under S. P. I. No. 43710. 



43883. Rosa caudata Baker. Rosacese. Rose. 

 " Wilson No. 4418. From thickets, Fanghsien, western Hupeh, at an 



altitude of 6,500 feet, October, 1910." 



This rose is a tall, vigorous shrub up to 13 feet in height, native of 

 western China. It has stout, arching stems, dark-green foliage, flowers 

 about 2 inches in diameter, and orange-red fruits. (Adapted from 

 Sargent, Plantae Wilsonianae, vol. 2, p. 321.) 



See also S. P. I. No. 42976 for further information. 



The seeds of this plant were introduced under S. P. I. No. 43710. 



