36 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



39897 to 39924— Continued. (Quoted notes by Mr. F. N. Meyer.) 



39905 to 39911. 



From near Paodji (near Hsiku), Kansu, China. Collected Novem- 

 ber G and 7, 1914. 



39905. Dipelta yitnnanensis Franchot. Capri foliaceae. 



" No. 1229. A shrub of the appearance of a Lonicera, but bear- 

 ing triangular, winged fruits. Found in a few places on over- 

 grown mountain slopes at altitudes of 7,000 feet. Of value possibly 

 as an ornamental garden shrub." 



39906. Deutzia sp. Hydrangeaceae. 



" No. 1230. A Deutzia of vigorous growth, from G to 10 feet tall, 

 having large, silvery gray leaves, found between scrub on open 

 mountain slopes at altitudes between 6,000 and 8,000 feet. Of value 

 possibly as an ornamental garden shrub." 



39907. Corylus chinensis Franeh. Betulaeea?. Hazelnut. 



" No. 1231. A hazelnut growing into a tree SO to 100 feet tall 

 having a trunk often a few feet in diameter. Baric reddish brown 

 and peeling off in loose layers like that of a birch. Leaves large, of 

 elliptical shape, petioles long, nuts small and each inclosed in a 

 protruded involucre ; they are borne in clusters from two and three 

 up to seven and eight. Shell very thick; kernels small, but edible. 

 This hazel tree bears masses of catkins at the time the leaves come 

 down ; it looks very much like a birch or an alder, and. aside from its 

 having a utilitarian use as a nut-bearing tree, it also has a decided 

 value for ornamental purposes, especially when planted in a group 

 or a grove of some extent. Through selection and by hybridization 

 possibly strains can be obtained bearing larger nuts with thinner 

 shells and possessing commercial value. The climate where these 

 hazels thrive is not a very severe one, and the trees probably will 

 not be able to stand extreme temperatures. Collected at an altitude 

 of 7.000 feet." 



39908. Hydrangea sp. Hydra ngeaceae. 



" No. 1232. A shrub of compact and robust growth. Collected in 

 a grove of tall red birches, at an altitude of S,000 feet. Of value as 

 an ornamental shrub for shady places for the cooler sections of the 

 United States." 



39909. Corylvs tiretica Batalin. Fagaeea?. 



" No. 1233. A small tree found in between tall scrub on protected 

 mountain sides at 8,000 feet altitude. Bears burs like those of a 

 chestnut, which contain chinkapinlike nuts; it bears, however, also 

 catkins like a hazel or an alder when it is leafless. Leaves some- 

 what like those of a chestnut, but of a thinner and less persistent 

 structure. Of value possibly as a new nut-bearing tree, tit for 

 regions where the winters are not too severe." 



39910. Ribes sp. Grossulariacese. Currant. 

 " No. 1234. A currant of very vigorous growth, collected on a 



sheltered mountain side at an altitude <>f over 7,000 feet. The shrubs 

 are of open growth and reach a height of 25 feet. Of value possibly 

 lor hybridization purposes." 



