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39860 and 39861— Continued. 



" Native of Japan, introduced about 1855 by Fortune, and very bardy 

 though slow growing. It thrives extremely well in the trying New Eng- 

 land climate and is apparently one of the best evergreens introduced 

 there. There are two distinct forms of it in cultivation, the one a tree, 

 the other, var. compacta, a compact, low bush, wider than it is high. 

 Whilst the general aspect is the same as that of the English yew, it can 

 be distinguished by the marked yellow tinge of the under surface of the 

 leaves, and by the longer, more oblong winter buds, with looser, more 

 pointed scales." (W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British 

 Isles, vol. 2, p. 582.) 



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39862 to 38864. Linum spp. Linaceae. Flax. 



From Paris, France. Purchased from Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. Received 

 February 1, 1915. 



39862. Linum grandiflorum Desf. 

 Var. roseum. 



39863. Linum perenne L. 39864. Linum campanulatum L. 



39865. Jacqtjemontia coelestis Planchon. Convolvulaceae. 



Nepal creeper. 



From Port Louis, Mauritius. Presented by Mr. G. Regnard. Cuttings re- 

 ceived February 6, 1915. 

 " The beautiful Nepal creeper ; a free bloomer, not very tall growing. 

 Flowers sky blue, quite showy." (Regnard.) 



39866. Castanea sp. Fagaceaa. Chestnut. 



From China. Presented by Rev. W. F. Hayward, American Church Mission. 

 Received January 30, 1915. 



39867. Garcinia mangostana L. Clusiaceae. Mangosteen. 



From Kingston, Jamaica. Presented by Mr. W. Harris, Hope Gardens. 

 Received February 11, 1915. 



39868. (Undetermined.) 



From Monrovia, Liberia. Presented by Dr. C. C. Boone. Received Janu- 

 ary 20, 1915. 



" Seeds of the best Liberian cherry." (Boone.) 



39869. Deringa canadensis (L.) Kuntze. Apiaccre. 

 (Cryptotaenia canadensis DC.) 



From Brooklyn, N. Y. Presented by Dr. C. Stuart Gager, director, Brooklyn 

 Botanic Garden. Received February 11. 1915. 

 " Mitsuba, Mitsuba-jeri, a perennial herb of the order Umbel 1 if erae, growing 

 wi'd in moist valleys, but much cultivated from seeds or by dividing t lie roots. 

 In spring, young leaves come forth to a height of about 1 foot. They are eaten 

 boiled, and the roots can also be eaten tried. One variety with tine threadlike 

 petioles and shooting bushes 8 to 10 inches high is called Ilo mitsuba (thread 

 honewort)." (Useful Plants of Japan, p. 12, No. 50.) 



