70 SEEDS AXD PLAJSTTS IMPORTED. 



44407 to 44417— Continued. 



44416. Phyllocladvs sp. Taxacete. 



" Tree or shrub with the branchlets flattened and expanded into rigid 

 and coriaceous, toothed or lot>ed, leatlike cladcnlia. The true leaves are 

 reduced to linear scales." (Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of EorUmiUure, 

 vol. 5, p. 2607. ) 



44417. Weixmanxia trichosperma Cav. Cunoniaceje. Tineo. 

 A Chilean and Peruvian tree. 15 to IS meters high, with opposite, un- 



etiually pinnate leaves with winged petioles, aromatic white flowers in 

 axillary racemes, and small oval capsules. The great fragrance of the 

 flowers attracts many insects, which lay their eggs in the bark of the 

 tree and produce larvre which bore into the trunk and make the wood 

 unfit for use. (Adapted from Castillo and Dey, La Jeoymfia Botanica 

 del Rio Taldivia, p. 52, fly. 30.) 



44418 to 44425. 



From Elstree, Herts, England. Plants piesented by Hon. A'icary Gibbs, 

 through Mr. E. Beckett, The Gardens, Aldenham House. Received 

 March 27, 1917. 



44418. Berberis aqi'ifolium Pursh. Berberidacese. Barberry. 

 Var. vicarii. A variety originating in the gardens of Hon. VicaiT Gibbs 



and pre.sumahly named for him. 



" The best of the mahonias." (Gihhs.) 



44419. Ceaxothus hybridus Hort. Rhamnacese. 



Tar. Glorie de Versailles. A half-evergreen shrubby garden variety, 

 distinguished by its large panicles of bright-blue flowers. (Adapted from 

 Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 2, p. 696.) 



44420. Ceanothus hybridus Hort. Rhamnaceae. 



Var. Perle rose. A garden variety, with beautiful pink flowers. 

 (Adapted from, T. Lemoine d Fils, Cataloyue et Prixcourtant. 1914, 

 p. 38.) 



44421. CoTOXEASTER sp. MalacefG. 

 "Forrest No. 32." 



44422. CoToxEASTER SALiciFOLiA FLOCCOSA Rehd. and Wils. Malacese. 



A half-evergreen shrub from western China, up to 15 feet high, Avith 

 oblong to lance-ol)long bright-green leaves: flowei-s in dense corymbs; 

 and 3-seeded bright-red fruits nearly one-fourth of an inch in diameter. 

 The value of this shrub lies in the ornamental effect of the fruits in 

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

 vol. 2. p. 867.) 



44423. Malls baccata (L.) Moench. :Malacefe. Crab apple. 



(Pyrus haccata L.) 



Var. Ca.shmere crab. A horticultural variety of the Siberian crab, 

 presumably from Kashmir, India. 



44424. PopuLrs szechvaxica C. Schneid. Salicaeefe. Poplar. 

 A common tree in the forests of Szechwan, China, growing to a large 



size, with massive branches and stout branchlets. It has very large, 

 ovate, elongated or rounded leaves. It is hardy in the northeastern 

 United States. (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticul- 

 ture, vol. .5, p. 2763.) 



