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Cotoneaster horizontalis perpusilla Schneider. (Malaceae.) 

 43682. Seeds from Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented by 

 the Arnold Arboretum and selected by Mr. H. C. Skeels 

 and Dr W. Van Fleet, of this Department. A low Chinese 

 shrub, with the branches almost horizontal, and round- 

 ish oval leaves, less than 1/3 inch long. The flowers 

 are erect and pink, and the bright red, ovoid fruit 

 has usually 3 seeds. This variety differs from the 

 typical species in having smaller leaves and fruits. 

 (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticul- 

 ture, p. 865. ) 



Eiionymus yedoensis Koehne. (Celastraceae . ) 43688. 

 Seeds from Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented by the Arnold 

 Arboretum and selected by Mr. H. C. Skeels and Dr. W. 

 Van Fleet, of this Department. A deciduous shrub or 

 small tree, growing 10 feet or more high, with pink- 

 ish purple fruit. This shrub is a native of Japan, 

 and in autumn its leaves turn a brilliant red. (Adapt- 

 ed from W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs, Hardy in the 

 British Isles, vol. 1, p. 543.) 



Feroniella oblata Swingle. (Rutaceae.) 43566. Seeds 

 from Saigon, Cochin-China . Presented by Mr. P. Mo- 

 range, Director, Agricultural and Commercial Services. 

 A spiny tree, 25 to 65 feet in height, native of Cam- 

 bodia and Cochin China, growing rather commonly in 

 forests, both in the plains and on the mountains. The 

 leaflets of the pinnate leaves are oval with rounded 

 or flattened tips, and the very fragrant , white flowers 

 appear in many-flowered panicles, growing on the 

 branches of the previous year ' s growth. The fruits are 

 borne in clusters of 3 or 4, are shaped like a flat- 

 tened sphere, and are from 2 to 2| inches in diameter. 

 The pulp is edible, sub-acid and pinkish, has a pro- 

 nounced orange flavor when young, and is used as a 

 condiment in sauces. (Adapted from Swingle, in Bailey, 

 Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, pp. 1219, 1220.) 



Hydrangea xunthoneura Diels. (Hydrangeaceae . ) 43690. 

 Seeds from Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented by the 

 Arnold Arboretum and selected by Mr. H. C. Skeels and 

 Dr. W. Van Fleet, of this Department. A deciduous 

 shrub, about 8 feet in height, of a loose straggling 

 habit. The leaves, dark green above and pale beneath, 

 are in threes and of an oval shape. The creamy white 

 sterile flowers are in flattish panicles of a width 

 of about 6 inches, and the perfect flowers are dull 



