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40000 to 40039— Continued. (Quoted notes by Mr. F. X. Meyer.) 

 late, hairy outside, smooth within. Fruit egg shaped, one-fourth to 

 three-eighths inch long, at first dark red, blue-black when ripe, smooth, 

 crowned by the persistent calyx ; 5-seeded. 



" Native of Yunnan and other parts of China ; originally raised in the 

 Jardin des Plantes at Paris from seed which had been sent from Yunnan 

 by the Abbe Delavay in 1S88 ; introduced to Kew in 1892. Forms nearly 

 allied to this Chinese plant occur throughout the southeast Pacific region 

 as far as the Sandwich Islands and New Zealand. The whol«f were at 

 first included under O. anthyllidifolia Lindley, but the west Chinese 

 plant has been separated on the strength of its smooth fruit, less hairy 

 calyx lobes, and usually but not always narrower leaves, thus leaving 

 Lindley 's name for the tropical and subtropical woolly fruited plants. 

 They are extremely closely allied, but perhaps the latter could not be 

 grown out of doors with us. 



"0. schwerinae is a shrub of distinct appearance, its foliage very 

 suggestive of some of the Leguminosa? ; it is also very elegant in habit 

 and attractive in blossom. But we do not find it hardy in the open, 

 although it survives mild winters. It makes a very delightful wall 

 plant. It can be increased by cuttings made of moderately ripened wood 

 placed in gentle heat. Seed ripens only in favorable years." (W. J. 

 Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 2, p. 113.) 

 40034. Polygonum sp. Polygonaee*. 



'•(Xo. 2172a. Tung Tung (near Tangchangpu), Kansu. China. Novem- 

 ber 19, 1914. ) A Polygonum of slender woody growth ; a vine, found on 

 open places here and there, covering often whole blocks of scrub or rocky 

 cliffs with its masses of showy white flowers, which appear in late sum- 

 mer and are produced in the greatest profusion. Foliage relatively small 

 and resembling leaves of buckwheat. Able apparently to withstand 

 much drought and adverse conditions. Of decided value as a porch. 

 arbor, pergola, and trellis vine for the greater part of the United States. 

 Collected at an altitude of 5,000 feet." 

 40035 and 40036. Castanea sp. Fagacea?. Chestnut. 



40035. "(No. 2173a. Huihsien, Kansu, China. September 28, 

 1914.) A species of chestnut of medium tall growth; trunk more 

 slender, and bark smoother than in C.mollissima, while the leaves, 

 burs, and nuts are smaller. Loves apparently shady situations 

 and damp soil. Of value as a nut-bearing tree, especially for the 

 southeastern United States. Obtained like No. 2166a [S. P. I. 

 No. 40028].'* 



40036. "(No. 2174a. Chenghsien, Kansu, China. October 4. 1914.) 

 A species of chestnut, said to occur wild in the mountains ; ap- 

 parently the same as the preceding number, 2173a I S. P. 1. 

 No. 40035]. Where these chestnuts grow in gardens one also 

 finds some of the following trees, showing how mild the climate is: 

 Liyustrum lueidum, Trachycarpus (Chamaerops) excelsus, llo- 

 venia dulcis, Diospyros kaki, Tunica granatum, Phyllostachys bam- 

 busoides (P. quilioi), etc." 



40037. Aesculus wilsonii Kehder. JEsculacese. Horse-chestnut. 



"(No. 2175a. Chishan, near Chenghsien, Kansu, China. October 1. 



1914.) A Chinese horse-chestnut growing into a large tree with an 



enormous spread of head. Of value as a beautiful shade tree, especially 



