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42293 to 42299— Continued. 



42298. Sambucus ebui.us L. Caprifoliacese. Danewort. 



" A large herbaceous plant with pinnate leaves and compact clusters 

 of purplish flowers ; native of Europe. Every part of this plant is ca- 

 thartic and emetic. The plant is sufficiently active to be poisonous in 

 larger quantities." (Soiccrby, English Botany, vol. 4, p. 202.) 



For an interesting discussion of this plant, see Lindley, Treasury of 

 Botany. 



42299. Sollya heterophylla Lindl. Pittosporacese. 



An attractive twining shrub, 3 to 4 feet high, with oblong entire leaves 

 and terminal or axillary pendulous clusters of beautiful bright-blue 

 bell-shaped flowers. (Adapted from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, vol. JO, 

 pi. 3523, 1S36.) 



42300 to 42309. 



From Tamingfu, Chihli, North China. Cuttings presented by Mr. J. G. 

 Cole, at the request of Rev. Horace W. Houlding, South Chihli mission, 

 through the American consul, Shanghai. Received March 31, 1916. 

 Quoted notes by Mr. Cole. 



42300 and 42301. Amygdalus pebsica L. Amygdalacere. Peach. 



(Primus persica Stokes.) 

 42300. " No. 9. Lin Vao." 42301. " No. 10. Lin t'ao." 

 42302 and 42303. Hibiscus syriacus L. Malvaceae. Hose of Sharon. 



42302. " White Mu chin (Chinese). A flowering shrub." 



42303. " Purple Mu chin (Chinese). A flowering shrub." 



42304. Pyrus sp. Malaceae. Pear. 



"Wild pear." 

 42305 to 42309. Ziziphus jujuba Mill. Rhamnaceae. Jujube. 



(Ziziphus sativa Gaertn.) 



42305. " Pu tao tsao." 42308. " Pu tao tsao." 



42306. " Tan tsao." 42309. " Ma yii tsao." 



42307. " Pu lao tsao." 



42310 to 42320. 



From Kieff, Russia. Purchased from Messrs. St. Przedpelski and T. An- 

 toniewicz. Received March 17, 1916. 



42310. Acer ginnala Maxim. Aceracese. Maple. 

 A small tree or large shrub of bushy habit with 3-lobed slightly 



heart-shaped leaves and very fragrant while flowers in short panicles, 

 appearing in May. This maple is nearly allied to Acer tataricwm, but 

 differs markedly in the shape of the leaf. The foliage turns a beautiful 

 red before falling, the species being one of the best for autumnal col- 

 oring. Native of China, Manchuria, and Japan. (Adapted from Bean, 

 Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 1, p. l! t 2, 101.'/.) 



42311. Abies sibirica Ledeb. Pinacese. Fir. 

 A very hardy fir from northern and eastern Russia to Kamchatka and 



Mongolia, 60 to 100 feet in height, with a trunk 2, to 4 feet in diameter; 

 dark yellowish greeri leaves, densely crowded. (Adapted from Bailey, 

 Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 1, p. 173, 191%.) 



