56 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



41256 to 41269— Continued. (Quoted notes by Mr. F. N. Meyer.) 



bowlders and stones. It is used by Chinese gardeners in Shantung as a 

 grafting stock for the tea olive, Olea fragrans, no doubt to keep the latter 

 dwarf, and it withstands drought much better than when on its own 

 roots. Much recommended as an ornamental garden and park shrub, 

 especially for those sections of the United States where the winters are 

 not too severe. Local Chinese name Swe tsin tiao." 



41260. Premna microphylla Turcz. A 7 erbenaceae. 



"(No. 2310a. Mokanshan, Chekiang, China, August 6, 1915.) A de- 

 ciduous shrub, from 3 to 10 feet in height, having glossy green leaves, 

 resembling those of the lilac; flowers in panicles apparently white; 

 berries black. Thrives in semishady places. Of value, possibly, as a 

 hedge shrub for mild-wintered climates." 



41261. Agyneja impubes L. Euphorbiacese. 

 (Glochidion sinicum Hook, and Arn.) 



"(No. 2311a. Mokanshan, Chekiang, China, August 6, 1915.) A shrub 

 or small tree, growing from 2 to 20 feet in height, found on stony places 

 mostly. Produces annual branches which resemble pinnated leaves on 

 which flowers and fruits are being borne. Of value as a garden and park 

 shrub in mild-wintered places." 



41262. Symplocos stellaris Brand. Syinploeacea\ 



"(No. 2312a. Mokanshan, Chekiang, China, August 3, 1915.) An ever- 

 green shrub, with dense leathery foliage, like a rhododendron. Bears 

 elongated, fleshy berries of blue color all along its wood, making a curious 

 impression. Found in shaded spots on mountain slopes. Of value as a 

 cover shrub in parks and gardens for the southern United States." 



41263. Euscaphis japonica (Thunb.) Dippel. Staphyleacese. 

 (Euscaphis staph ylcoides S. and Z.) 



"(No. 2313a. Near Hangchow, Chekiang, China, June 26, 1915.) A 

 shrub with deciduous pinnate leaves, bearing apparently white flowers, 

 followed by capsules which turn from green to a brilliant red when 

 ripening. Found on stony and waste places. Of use as a park shrub 

 for mild-wintered regions." 



"A deciduous bush up to 12 feet high, with stout, pithy branchlets and 

 prominent buds ; twigs smooth. Leaves 6 to 10 inches long, opposite, 

 consisting usually of seven to nine leaflets. Leaflets opposite, ovate. 

 2i to 4 inches long, long pointed, shallowly toothed, smooth except for a 

 little down near the base of the midrib. Panicle terminal, branching, 4 

 to 9 inches long, carrying numerous yellowish white flowers, each about 

 one-fourth inch across. Fruit consisting of three somewhat boat-shaped, 

 spreading, rosy pink pods, one-half inch long, seeds black. Native of 

 China, Korea, and Japan. As the specific name implies, this shrub is not 

 only closely related to the bladder nuts (Staphylea), it also bears much 

 resemblance to them. It differs in the larger number of leaflets, in the 

 smaller individual flowers, and in the smaller, differently shaped fruit. 

 Unfortunately, it is not very hardy and can only be grown outside per- 

 manently in the mildest localities." ( W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs 

 Hardy in the British Isles, ro?. /^ p. 546.) 



41264. (Undetermined.) 



"(No. 2314a. Purple .Mountain, near Nanking. China, June 3, 1915.) 

 A blueberry, of small growth, found on dry. rocky places at altitudes of 

 about 1,000 feet above the sea. Bears edible berries." 



