Inventory 54, Seeds and Plants Imported. 



Plate I, 



A Handsome Fall-Blooming, Broad-Leaved Evergreen from 

 Southern China. iGordonia axillaris iRoxb.' Szyszyl, S. P. I. 

 No. 45718.) 



Thislarge-flowered evergreen shrub or small tree is of particular value, since so few trees bloom in 

 late summer and fall. The large, shining, dark-green leaves and creamy white flowers. 2 to 

 3 inches across, arc verv attractive and should l5e a welcome addition to the gardens of the 

 Southeastern States, for parks and cemeteries in this section it may prove of unusual value. 

 There are only 16 known species of Gordonia. 2 of which a-'e native tosiutheastern North 

 America and the others native to southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago. (Photo- 

 graphed by E. H. Wilson, No. 391, near Kiating, Szech.van, China", October 5, 190.S.) 



