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culture farther northward." (P. N. Meyer's introduction 

 and description. ) 



Schizandra cliinensis (Turcz.) Baillon. (Magnoliaceae . ) 

 40025. Seeds from Paoki, Shensi, China. "A perennial 

 woody vine of slender growth, found in between tall scrub 

 on shady places; foliage not unlike that of Actinidia Tcolo- 

 mikta, but somewhat thinner and with red petioles. The 

 carmine-red berries are borne in small spikes on fleshy 

 stalks and they hang down gracefully; these berries are 

 the size of currants; they possess a sub-acid, spicy, aro- 

 matic taste, but this last is somewhat too pronounced to 

 make it acceptable right away to the majority of Caucasian 

 people. The Chinese eat them much and claim they purify 

 the blood and dislodge waste matter ; from the body. By se- 

 lection better varieties could be obtained, no doubt, 

 which might prove to be quite acceptable to the western 

 palate. This vine deserves to be experimented with for 

 the following purposes: as an ornamental cover vine for 

 shady places, as a possible new fruiting vine to be grown 

 on trellises on northern exposures, and as medicinal plant 

 having apparently some value as a blood cleanser. Chi- 

 nese name Wu wei tzu, meaning 'fruit of five tastes.'" 

 (P. N. Meyer's introduction and description.) 



Stylidiwm sp . (Cornaceae.) 40032. Seeds from near Yu 

 yin chen, Kansu, China. "A shrub or small tree, bearing 

 leaves of many forms, some being very large and of lop- 

 sided, elliptical shape, while others have five points and 

 are small, resembling leaves of Liquidambar styraciflua . 

 Found in somewhat damp places at the foot of embankments 

 or along streams. Of value as a striking looking garden 

 and park shrub for mild-wintered regions." (F. N. Meyer's 

 introduction and description. ) 



Telopea speciossima( Smith) R. Brown. (Proteaceae . ) 40064. 

 Seeds of the waratah from the Botanic Gardens, Sydney, New 

 South Wales. Presented by the Director, Mr. J. H. Maiden. 

 "Although this beautiful and very uncommon evergreen shrub 

 was introduced from the Blue Mountains of New South Wales 

 as long ago as 1739, it has very rarely been seen in flow- 

 er in England. The deep crimson, tubular flowers are 

 about one inch long, and are borne in a dense globular 

 head surrounded by an involucre of ovate-lanceolate blood- - 

 red bracts, each measuring from two to three inches In 

 length. The firm leathery leaves are cuneate-oblong in 

 shape, and measure about 6 inches long by one and one-half 

 inch broad. They are toothed in the upper part, and are 



