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when a boy. The bark and the roots are rich in tan- 

 nin as is the case in the C. myrtifolia of the European 

 shores of the Mediterranean sea. The ink obtained 

 from the fruit has a beautiful violet color that 

 changes to black and, within a few hours, to reddish; 

 it has an ancient fame of being indelible, and we 

 believe this ink would be very good if we could, by 

 some means, fix its color. It is said that during the. 

 colonial times a Spanish ship sunk, and it was pos- 

 sible to save some papers after they had been under 

 the water because they had been written with Shanzhi 

 ink. It is added that there was a king's order to 

 write with this ink all papers of importance." (Pan- 

 chano . ) 



Cornus paueinervis Hance. (Cornaceae.) 42759. Seed- 

 lings of Cornel from Rochester, N. Y. Presented by Mr. 

 John Dunbar. Shrub 1 to 3 meters tall, white flowers, 

 black fruit. From western Hupeh and western Szechwan. 

 (Adapted from Plantae Wilsonianae, Vol. 2, part 3, p. 

 577. ) 



Cotoneaster spp. (Malaceae.) 42689-42690. Plants 

 from Paris, France. Purchased from Messrs. Vilmorin- 

 Andrieux & Company. C. crenulaia (Don) Koch. 42689. Var. 

 yunnanensis. 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 much more abundant, and hang on the 

 shrub until January. It attains a height of from one 

 to three meters. C. nan-shan, 42690. Introduced from 

 China by Mr. Maurice L. Vilmorin. This species is 

 well characterized by its stiff branches and small 

 foliage. Flowers white, fruits very large, bright 

 red, ripening in October. Serves admirably for the 

 decoration of rock slopes and rockeries. Height 15 

 to 20 cm. 



Deutzia longi folia veitehii. (Hydrangeaceae . ) 42691. Plants 

 from Paris, France. Purchased from Messrs. Vilmorin- 

 Andrieux & Company. Introduced recently from Yunnan, 

 this new Deutzia is without doubt the one whose 

 flowers are the largest and the most brilliantly 

 colored. They are of a beautiful rose, with deep lilac 

 coloring inside and out, arranged in numerous small 

 clusters along the branches. They bloom in May. The 

 plant is very vigorous, hardy, flowers very young and 



