SKl'TKMHKK, UHK), TU DECEMBER, iWi. 2UU 



9635 to 9660— Continued. 

 9637 to 9660— Continuetl. 

 9655. 



Al>hai<i. Third picking, lioni Kiiliuubifli I'lovintc. 



9656. 



Abbuxi. Second i)ickin':, from Kalioul)it'li I'ruvintv. 



9657. 



Abbcusi. First |.i(kin;tr, from < iliarhii-li Province. 



9658. 



Abbiisi. Second picking;, iVom (iliarhieh rrovincc. 



9659. 



Abbutsi. First picking, from Menntieli rroviuce. 



9660. 

 AbbusL .Second picking, fr<»in Mennfieh Province. 



9661 and 9662. Ornamentals. 



From Funchal, Madeira. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (Nos. 

 1177 and 1178, April 21, 1903), May 18, 1903. 



9661. Stkeitosolon jamesonii. 



" This is one of the showiest Howering siinihs 1 have ever seen. It is a 

 native of South Africa and there and in Madeira the l)ushes are covered with 

 dense masses of veliow and orange colored blooms. Already known in Cali- 

 fornia." (Fnivchild.) (No. 1177.) 



9662. BuiNONIA CilAMBEKLAVXII. 



"A iMjantiful lemon veliow flowering species, which grows to perfection here 

 on walls and trellises. It iscovered with masses of big trumpet-shaped flowers." 

 {Fairchild.) (No. 1178.) 



9663. Pereskia aculeata. 



From Funchal, Madeira. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 

 1183, April, 1903), May 18, 1903. 



" (puttings of this member of the cactus family, which is used for a stock on which 

 to graft cacti. As a stock it is well known, but as an ornamental climber probably 

 less w^ell known. In Fvmchal a single plant, 3 years old, had covered the front 

 fence of a private house with a wealth of beautiful foliage. It was loaded with one- 

 seeded fruits, which, though edible, had little taste. Already known in California." 

 ( Fairchild. ) 



9664. Canarina canariensis (?). 



From Funchal, Madeira. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 

 1185, April, 1903), May 16, 1903. 



"Seed of a pretty creeper, native of the Canaries and deriving its generic name 

 from the islands. It has luxuriant light-green foliage and bears bell-shaped orange- 

 red flowers which are quite showy. It requires much moisture and grows naturally 

 in shaded valleys of the Canaries. These seed came from the villa of Mr. Reid, some 

 distance above the town of Funchal, in Madeira. Should thrive in Florida and pos- 

 sibly in southern California. Sometimes grown as a hothouse plant." (Fairchild. ) 



9665. Cannabis sativa. Hemp. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Received through The Yokohama Nursery Company, 

 21-35 Nakamura, Yokohama, Japan, May 20, 1903, 



Aizu. 



