52 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



42683 to 42698— Continued. 



pointed and shining. This plant is very vigorous and may attain sev- 

 eral meters in height; it will cover walls and trellises well. It is a 

 southern Japanese species allied to Ampelopsia megolophylla. 



42685. Buddleia NIVEA yunnanensis (Hop.) llehd. and Wils. Lo- 



ganiacese. 



Of the same group as Buddleia variabilis. Branches and lower sides 

 of the leaves whitish. It is remarkable for its very beautiful, delicate 

 mauve flowers, which have a very pleasant perfume and are arranged in 

 a lar^e lengthened spike. Flowers from July to October. Height, 1\ to 

 3 meters. Wilson says this variety is much more widely distributed than 

 the type and is readily distinguished by its usually solitary terminal 

 panicle and much larger flowers, attaining 5 mm. in diameter; the leaves 

 are usually pubescent above and vary in size and are sometimes nearly 

 entire, coarsely serrate, or sinuately toothed. From western Szechwan. 



42686. Clematis akmasdi Franch. Ranunculacese. Clematis. 



A new climbing Chinese species, exceptional in its strongly persistent, 

 coriaceous, trifoliolate, dark shining blue-green leaves. Flowers pure 

 white, 5 cm. across, in many-flowered axillary panicles. Flowers in April. 

 Climbs to a height of 5 m. or more. Collected by Wilson and Henry in 

 western Hupeh and Szechwan. Called Wei ling hsivii by the Chinese 

 in Hupeh. 



42687. Clematis Montana wilsonii Sprague. Ranunculacese. 



Clematis. 

 A white-flowered climbing variety, recently introduced from Hupeh, 

 Szechwan, and Yunnan by Wilson. Flowers very abundant, fasciculate, 

 sometimes a little yellowish or rosy on the outside, produced in June 

 and July with generally a second flowering in the autumn. This plant 

 is very superior to its relatives. 



42688. Clematis vedkakiensis Hort. Ranuneulaceae. Clematis. 

 Obtained at Verrieres by crossing Clematis chrysocoma and C. 



montana ruhens. This very beautiful hybrid is more vigorous and more 

 branching than the latter. It has preserved the beautiful rose color of 

 the latter, but is a trifle paler. The flowers are also much larger and 

 measure up to 7 cm. in diameter. Flowers in May and June. Height, 

 5 to G meters. The plant is of great value for decorating arbors, trel- 

 lises, etc. 



42689. Pybacantha CEENtrLATA yunnanensis Yilm. Malacca*. 



A new variety from seed received from China by Mr. Maurice L. 

 Vilmorin, differing from the type in its greater vigor, its longer spines, 

 and its less dentate leaves. The fruits of a brighter coral red are 

 smaller but more abundant, and hang on the shrub until January. 

 It attains a height of 1 to 3 meters. 



42690. COTONEASTEB NAN-SHAN Hort. Malacca*. 



Introduced from China by Mi'. Maurice I.. Vilmorin. This new species 

 is well characterized by its stiff branches and small foliage. Flowers 

 white, fruits very large, bright red, ripening in October. Serves admir- 

 ably for the decoration of rock slopes and rockeries. Height, 15 to 

 20 cm. 



