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entire, or occasionally three lobed at the apex ; smooth, conspicuously 

 veined, gray-green above, somewhat glaucous beneath. Flowers 

 small, pale yellow, borne two to six together in fascicles or short 

 racemes. Berries roundish, coral or salmon red, somewhat translu- 

 cent, borne very abundantly. Native of western China; discovered 

 and introduced about 1904 by Mr. E. H. Wilson, after whose wife 

 it is named. This is one of the most charming new introductions 

 from western China, of neat yet elegant habit, and most noteworthy 

 for its prettily colored, abundant berries. The leaves are said by 

 Wilson to assume brilliant tints in autumn." (W. J. Bean, Trees 

 and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 1, p. 253.) 



40153. Berbeeis yunnanensis Franchet. 



"A deciduous shrub, 3 to 6 feet high, of dense, rounded habit, with 

 gray, smooth branchlets, armed with 3 or 5 parted spines. Leaves 

 obovate, sometimes almost orbicular, three-fourths to 1* inches 

 long, one-third to two-thirds, rarely 1 inch wide, rounded or pointed 

 at the apex, tapering to a stalk at the base ; margins mostly entire 

 on the flowering twigs, more often toothed on the sterile ones. 

 Flowers pale yellow, three to eight in a cluster ; three-fourths inch 

 across, flower stalks slender, three-fourths to li inches long. Berries 

 oval, bright red, one-half inch long. Native of western China : first 

 discovered in Yunnan by Delavay in 1885, at an altitude of 10.000 

 feet. It reached cultivation by way of France, and was introduced 

 to Kew in 1904. It is a pretty shrub, and is distinct in regard to 

 the size of its flowers and fruit, both of which are amongst the 

 largest in the genus. It is also one of the most beautiful in its 

 autumn livery of crimson." (ir. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy 

 in the British Isles, vol. 1, p. 253.) 

 40154 and 40155. Betula spp. Betulacea?. Birch. 



40154. Betula ermani Cham. 



A tree said to become 100 feet high ; bark of the trunk peeling, 

 creamy white ; that of the branches orange-brown. Leaves broadly 

 ovate, with a straight or slightly heart-shaped base, taper pointed, 

 coarsely triangular toothed ; 2 to 3 inches long, 1J to 2h inches broad. 

 Native of Manchuria, Korea [Chosen], Japan, and, like many other 

 plants from the same region, very liable to injury by spring frosts, 

 owing to its early start into growth. For this reason it does not 

 form a clean trunk and is subject to fungoid attacks. (Abridged from 

 ^Y. J. Bean, Trees and Sfwubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. I, 

 p. 256.) 



40155. Betula ermani nipponica Maxim. 



A Japanese form. This variety thrives better in cultivation 

 through starting later into growth, and makes a clean-grown, hand- 

 some birch — one of the most striking of the white-stemmed group. 

 (Adapted from W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British 

 Isles, vol. 1, p. 256-257.) 

 40156. Calophaca wolgarica (L. f.) Fisch. Fabaceae. 



"A deciduous shrub, said to become 6 feet high, hut rarely more than 

 half as high in this country [England] ; bark of branches downy when 

 quite young, peeling when old. Leaves pinnate, 2 to 3 inches long, com- 



