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Frutcx ramosus gracilis, mctralis vel ultra, rami.s crcctis saopissime sub- 

 regiilariter decussatim ranuilosis rainulis patentibus apicem versus flori- 

 feris; raniuli juniorcs pubcruli. Folia elliptica v. late eliiptica, ulriiique 

 acuta V. basi subrotundata, apice mucronalaj 1-2 cm. longa et 0.6-L7 

 cm. lata, supra coeruleo-viridia, glabra, subtus glauca, villosula, iiervis 

 utrinsccus 3-5 elevatis; pctioli pubcruli, 1-2 mm. longi. Florcs sessiles, 

 in fasciculis vel spiels axillaribus ct lerminalibus ad 1 cm. longis, pedun- 

 culis 2-6 mm. longis pubcrulis suffultis; calycis lobi triangulari-ovati, 

 ciliolati; corolla breviter tubulosa, 6 mm. longa, roseo-all)a, glabra, lobis 

 crcctis late ovalibus 2 mm. longis, tubo ventre leviter inflato 4 mm. longo 

 intus supra medium piloso; stamina lobos paullulo superantia, filamentis 

 glabris 1.5 mm. longis, antlieris lincari-oblongis 1 mm. longis; stylus 

 media m corollam acquans, longe pilosus. Baccac subglobosae, calyce 

 coronatae, 4-7 mm. longae, rubrae, minute pallide punctnlata% facie in- 

 feriore plcraeque albcsccntes, rubro-punctulatae; semina elliptica, 3.5 mm. 

 longa, albida. 



Cultivated at the Arnold Arboretum under No. 7255 (plants received from Leon 

 Chonault & Cie. at Orleans, France, in 1912, as S. parviflorus coiiglomcratus) ; 

 specimens collected: Aup;ust 16 and November 12 and 20, 1915; August 1, 1916. 



This plant is probably a hybrid between S. orhiculatus Moench and ^. 

 microphyllus II.B.K. In its habit and in the smallncss of the leaves it is 

 very similar to the latter species, but differs in the more pubescent under- 

 side of the leaves, in the always clustered or spicate flowers, in the shorter 

 and broader corolla-tube only twice as long as llie lobes, in the pilose and 

 shorter style and in the red or partly red color of the fruit. From S. orhi- 

 culafus it is easily distinguished by the generally smaller leaves, the tubu- 

 lar not broadly campanulatc corolla with the nectary glands extending all 

 round below the middle, and by the lighter colored partly whitish fruit. 

 The color of the fruit is rather peculiar; it is usually bright purplish red 

 on the upper exposed side with numerous nunute light dots and toward 

 the lower side the color passes gradually into pinkish white sprinkled 

 with purplish dots. In this peculiarity of coloring the fruit resembles 

 that of Loniccra Vilmorinii Rehd., a hybrid between the red-fruited L. 

 deflexicalyx Batal. and the white-fruited Z. qiiinquclocularis Ilardw. 



Sf/mphoricarpus Chenaullii is a handsome shrub of regular habit with 

 bright green leaves smaller than in any other species of the genus hardy 

 in this Arboretum. Though neither in bloom nor in fruit cons])icuous, 

 it will be valued as an ornamental shrub on account of its dense rather 



low habit and the neat bright green foliage. 



{To he continued) 



