67 



oblong-lmear, up to 3i in. long and 

 i in. broad, acute at the apex, abruptly 

 narrowed at the base. Umbel ter- 

 minal, compound, 3 in. across. In- 

 volucre campanulate, 1^ lin. high; 

 lobes 4 or 5, broadly semi-orbicufar, 

 very small. North-West China. (J. 

 Veitch & Sons.) 



i 



*Evodia Daniellii. (Pl Wils. ii. 135; 



Bean, T. S S. i. 547.) Rutaceae. H. 

 A tree. Leaves 9-15 in. long ; leaflets 

 5-11, ovate-cordate to ovate-oblong, 

 2-5 in. long, glabrous above, pubes- 

 cent on the midrib and in the axils 

 of the veins beneath. North China 

 and Corea. (Arnold Arboretum.) 



^'Evodia glauca. (PI. Wils. ii. 129; 



Bean, T. db S. i. 547.) H. A tree 

 of medium size. Leaves 6-10 in. 

 long ; leaflets 5-15, oval-lanceolate to 

 narrowly lanceolate, 1^-4 in. long, 

 J-lJ in. broad, distinct in their nar- 

 rowness, in their glaucous under- 

 surface and red petioles. Syn. E. 

 Fargesii, Dode. China and Japan. 

 (Arnold Arboretum.) 



Evodia Henryi. [Pl wils, ii. 133; 



Bean, T. ^ 8. i. 547.) H. A small 

 tree easily recognised by its rela- 

 tively small pyramidal inflorescence, 

 rather large male flowers, and bv the 

 beak to the fruit Leaves 6-12 in, 

 long, with 3 to 9 ovate to ovate-lance- 

 olate leaflets. Central China. (Arnold 

 Arboretum.) 



EvodIa hupehensls. [PL WiU. ii. 



133; Bean, T. & S. i. 547.) H. A 

 tree reaching a larger size than any 

 other species. Leaflets 5-9, narrowly 

 OTate, 2^5 in. long. FloM-ers in a 

 broad panicle. Central China. (Arnold 

 Arboretum.) 



Evodja velutlna. {PL wils. ii. 134.) 



H. A very distinct new species, re- 

 markable for the soft velvety pubes^ 

 cence on its leaves and youn^ 

 branches, and for the minute bea 

 to its ripe capsule. It is a small 

 tree with compound leaves having 

 3 to 5 pairs of oblong-lanceolate 

 leaflets 2^-4 in. long. Flowers not 

 described. Fruits small, purple- 

 brown, in broad panicles. Western 

 ^hina. (Arnold Arboretum.) 



^^^^Pf^o^'da racemosa, var. Wilsonii. 



{PI Wih, i, 456; R. //. 1914, 209.) 

 Kosaceae. H. Differs from the type 

 (better known under the name%f 

 ^^ O^ondi flora) in being more vigorous 

 and larger in every part. The petals 

 ot the fragrant white flowers are up 

 ^0 1 in. long. Central China. (Arnold 

 Arboretum.) 



{B, H. 1914, 



Exochorda serratifolia. 



209.) H. A very vigorous-growing 

 species, distinct in having its leaves 

 regularly and more deeply toothed. 

 Flowers without odour, sometimes 

 21 in. across. Petals narrower than 

 in the hybrid between E. Alberti and 

 E. grandiflora. North China. (M. 

 L. de Vilmorin, Les Barres, France.) 



*Fraxinus Biltmoreana. {Bean, T. Jb 



5. i. 564.) Oleaceae. H. Closely 

 allied to F. americana, under which 

 name it has been for many years in 

 cultivation. It differs chiefly in the 

 dense pubescence of the young shoots, 

 the pubescence persisting for two 



years. South-Eastern United States. 

 (Kew, &c.) 



*Fraxinus texensis, (Bean, f. s S, 



1. 574.) H. Closely allied to F. 

 americana, but its leaves usually 

 have only 5 leaflets, which are 

 broader and more shortly pointed. 

 Texas. (Kew.) 



Caillardia puichella, var. albiflora. 



(G. C, 1914, Iv. 67.) Compositae. H. 

 A variety in which the yellow of 

 the ray-florets is replaced by white 

 faintly tinged with cream. New 

 Mexico. (T. D. A. CocTjerell, 

 Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.) 



*Caultheria pyroloides, var. cune- 



ata, [PI. ^YiU. i. 554; G. C. 1914, 

 ]v. 372.) Ericaceae. H. An attrac- 

 tive little evergreen plant, about 

 12 in. high, with obovate or oblong- 

 obovate leaves and blue, afterwards 

 snow-white, fruits. It differs from 

 the tvpe in its narrower leaves, more 

 pubescent branchlets, and in its vil- 

 lous ovary and capsule. Western 

 China. (Arnold Arboretum; Hon. 

 Vicary Gibbs.) 



'Centrana aplata. {K. B. 1914, 187.) 



Gentianaceae. H. Eesembles tr. 

 nivalis, but the flowers are only 

 about half the size. They are 

 ereenish-white with dark green lines 

 and dots, 1 in. long and i in across. 

 North China. (J. Veitch & Sons.) 



Centiana 



1014, 328.) 

 herb with 



quinquenervia. (A. Ii. 



H. An erect glabrous 

 round stems. Leaves 



elliptic-lanceolate, acute, connate at 

 the base, up to 5 in. long and l^ in. 

 broad. Flowers 4-11, in sessile 

 cSers in the axils of the upper 

 leaves. Corolla broadly funnel- 

 shaped, 1 in. long ; tube pale green 

 outs^ide, spotted with purple-green 

 on the upper part innde : lobes 

 broadly ovate-triangular, 2* in. long. 



outside. North- 



blue inside, green omsiae. .>u^ 

 West China. (J. Veitch & Son..^ 



B 2 



