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white and \ inch wide. This is a native of central 

 China. (Adapted from W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs, 

 Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 1, 631.) 



Hyperieum patulum henryi Bean. (Hypericaceae . ) 43692. 

 Seeds of St-John's-wort from Jamaica Plain, Mass. Pre- 

 sented by the Arnold Arboretum and selected by Mr. H. 

 C. Skeels and Dr. W. Van Fleet, of this Department. A 

 hardy evergreen shrub, native of northern India and 

 the Himalayas, with very large dark green leaves and 

 large handsome yellow flowers. (Adapted from Curtis 's 

 Botanical Magazine, plate 4949. See also S.P.I. No. 

 38153 for further- data.) 



Kalanchoe marmorata Baker. (Crassulaceae . ) 43658. 

 Seeds from Cairo, Egypt. Presented by the Director, 

 Horticultural Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Giza 

 Branch. A very stout, low branching shrub, native of 

 Abyssinia, where it grows in the mountains. The oval, 

 succulent leaves are pale green, blotched with purple; 

 the young leaves are orange-green with blood-red spots; 

 all of the leaves are crenate. The creamy-white 

 flowers are in large compound panicles, and the in- 

 dividual flowers are more than two inches long. (Adapt- 

 ed from Gardener ' s Chronicle, vol. 12, Sept. 10, 1892, 

 and from Curtis 's Botanical Magazine, plate 7333.) 



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Lespedeza formosa '(Vogel) Koehne . (Fabaceae.) 436-93. 

 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. An herb, or in 

 warm regions a shrub up to 2 meters high, throwing up 

 strong, wiry shoots each year from the crown. The 

 stems are hairy, angled, reddish or brown, and the 

 rosy purple flowers, nearly J inch long, occur in very 

 numerous long, drooping racemes. The pod is about | 

 inch long and pubescent. This plant, which is a na- 

 tive of Japan and China, is a very desirable late 

 bloomer. (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia 

 of Horticulture, p. 1845, under L. sieboldii.) 



Loniccm maaekii eriibescens Render. (Caprif oliaceae . ) 

 43698. Seeds of honeysuckle 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 rather low, spreading shrub, with broadly oval 

 leaves which are dark green above and paler beneath. 

 The white flowers are large and tinted with pink, and 



