72 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



48304 to 48426— Continued. 



12 at the ends of tlie twigs. (Adapted from Bean, Trees and Shrubs 

 Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 2, p. 116.) 



48333. "A 12." • 48334. "A 840." 



48335. Pakasykinga sempeevirens (Franch.) W. W. Smith. Oleacese. 

 (Syriiiga sempervirens Franch.) 



"A 834." 



An evergreen shrub, up to 9 feet in height, found originally in thickets 

 in mountainous regions of Yunnan, Cliina, ascending to 12,000 feet above 

 sea level. The foliage is leathery, and the fragrant flowers are light 

 creamy yellow. (Adapted from Transactions and Proceedings of the 

 Botanical Society of Edinburgh, vol. 27, p. 96.) 



48336 and 48337. Philadelphus delavayi L. Henry. Hydrangeacete. 



Mock orange. 



A vigorous Chinese shrub, native to the Province of Yunnan, with 

 large thick leaves. It produces, toward the middle of May, an abun- 

 dance of pure-white flowers in racemes. On the lower side of each i)etal 

 is a longitudinal, median, pale-yellow stripe, visible through the trans- 

 parent petal. Tills plant is said to be even more hardy than P. coro- 

 nariiis. (Adapted from Revue Hortioole, vol. 75, p. IS.) 

 48336. "A 835." 48337. "A 837." 



48338. Polygonum fobbesth Diels. Polygonacese. 



"A 827. Forrest No. 14425." 



A low herbaceous plant with a long creeping rootstock, found on hill- 

 sides in Yunnan, China. It is from 2 to 4 inches in height, and has white 

 or creamy-white flowers. (Adapted from Notes from the Royal Botanic 

 Garden, Edinburgh, vol. 5, p. 258.) 



48339. Polygonum lichiangense W. W. Smith. Polygonacese. 

 "A 805." 



An erect, somewhat woody plant 2 to 4 feet high, native to Yunnan, 

 China, where it grows on the margins of mixed forests at altitudes of 

 10,000 to 11,000 feet. The flowers are creamy white. (Adapted from 

 Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, vol. S, 197.) 



48340. Polygonum polystachyum Wall. Polygonacese. 



"A 806. Forrest No. 14237." 



A shrubby, vigorous perennial from the Himalayas, where it ascends 

 to 14,000 feet. It grows about 5 feet high, and in late autumn produces 

 large terminal panicles of white flowers. It does best in moist places. 

 (Adapted from Gardeners' Magazine, vol. 52, p. 929, and from Bailey, 

 Standard Cyclopedia of Hoi'ticulture, vol. 5, p. 27 Ji2.) 



48341. Polygonum sp. Polygonacese. 

 "A SOS." 



48342. Potentilla fruticosa L. Rosacese. 



"A 803. Forrest No. 14989. A form related to P. veitchii but very 

 dwarf." 



48343. Potentilla VEiTCHn Wilson. Rosacese. 



"A 804. Lichiang Range; flowers white." 



A charming evergreen shrub of neat rounded habit, 3 to 5 feet in 

 height, native to upland thickets above 6,000 feet altitude, western China. 



