74 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



40677 to 40770— Continued. (Quoted notes by Mr. F. N. Meyer.) 



40737. Pyracantha crentjlata (Don) Roemer. 

 (Crataegus crenulata Don.) 



"(No. 2262a. Near Hweihsien, Kansu, China. September 26, 1914.) 

 A shrub of medium small dimensions, closely allied to Pyracantha coc- 

 cinca, having small glistening-green foliage and bearing a multitude of 

 bright-red berries. Found in stony places at altitudes between 3,000 and 

 5,000 feet above the sea. Of value as a very ornamental rockery shrub 

 for those sections of the "United States where temperatures do not go 

 down very low." 



40738. Ampelopsis aconitifolia Bunge. Vitacese. 



"(No. 2263a. Near Meihsien, Shensi. China. September 9, 1914.) A 

 trailing vine, closely resembling Ampelopsis dissecta, but with larger 

 leaves and broader winged leaflets. Color of berries dull yellow. Found 

 between stony debris. Of value as a porch and trellis vine, especially 

 for the drier sections of the United States." 



40739. Ampelopsis sp. Vitacese. 



"(No. 2264a. Near Nanchichen, near Tsuanchen, Shensi, China. Sep- 

 tember 5, 1914.) A trailing vine, making long annual shoots, which 

 sprout up from a short woody base or crown; leaves dissected, berries 

 dark violet-black. Found amongst stony debris. Of use as a cover plant 

 for hiding stony and unsightly places ; also for planting along terraces." 



40740. Eupatokium sp. Asteracese. 



"(No. 2265a. Near Siku. Kansu, China. October 28, 1914.) A small 

 shrub, found on dry, stony places and in dry. pebbly river beds, having 

 masses of flowers, the rays of which are white, while the heart is yellow. 

 Of value as a border and rockery shrub for dry regions. Collected at 

 an altitude of 4,500 feet." 



40741 and 40742. Nicotiana spp. Solanacese, Tobacco. 



40741. Nicotiana tabacum L. 



"(No. 2266a. Kwatsa, Kansu, China. November 10, 1914.) A 

 variety of tobacco, grown in a semiarid district, at an altitude of 

 4,000 feet above the sea. To be tested for its nicotine content. 

 Chinese name Ta yeh yen, meaning ' large-leaved herb.' " 



40742. Nicotiana rustica L. 



"(No. liL'OTa. Near Kanchuan. Kansu. China. October S. 1914.) 

 A small-leaved, coarse tobacco, much grown in the mountain regions 

 of western China, where it is too cool for the ordinary tobacco to 

 succeed. From its leaves, when pressed into cakes, a finely cut 

 product is made by being planed off, which is smoked in water pipes 

 exclusively. Chinese name Lan hua yen, meaning 'blue-flowered 

 herb.' " 



40743. Akutilon theophrasti Medic. Malvaceae. 

 (Abutilon avicennae Gaertn.) 



"(No. 2268a. Near Nanchichen, near Tsuanchen, Shensi. China. Sep- 

 tember 5, 1914.) A variety of this well-known fiber plant, with stems of 

 dark-violet color, growing from 8 to 10 feet tall on rich bottom lands. 

 SuL'sested as a possible paper producer. Chinese name l'ai ma, meaning 

 ' white hemp.' " 





