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Readers are requested to insert on p. 1079, after 

 "red" at the beginning of the 12th line, the follow- 

 ing lines which give the remainder of that descrip- 

 tion and the beginning of the next one: "This shrub, 

 which is a native of central China, is most beautiful 

 in the fall, for the dark green foliage and the black 

 fruits last until November. (Adapted from Rehder, in 

 Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, p. 1910.) 



Mains arnoldiana Rehder. (Malaceae.) 43700. Plants 

 of a hybrid apple from Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented 

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

 Skeels and Dr. W. Van Fleet, of this Department." 



beautiful pinic, aiiu 10 i& 

 to be the most beautiful of the crabapples. (Adapted 

 from Arnold Arboretum, Bulletin of Popular Informa- 

 tion, Nos. 3, 1911, and 39, 1913.) 



Montanoa hibiscifolia (Benth.) C. Koch. (Asteraceae . ) 

 43660. Seeds from Cairo, Egypt. Presented by the 

 Director, Horticultural Division, Ministry of Agri- 

 culture, Giza Branch. One of the tree -daisies of Central 

 America which is easily distinguished by its 5 - to 7 

 lobed leaves, which are opposite and entire. It is 

 easily cultivated, the seeds being started indoors, 

 and the plants transferred to the open for foliage 

 effects. It may also be propagated by cuttings. 

 (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horti- 

 culture, p. 2064, and from Koch, Wochenschrif t des 

 Vereines zur Beforderung des Gartenbaues, vol. 7, 

 p.. 407.) 



Persea americana .Miller . (Lauraceae.) 43486. Budwood 

 of avocado from Santa Maria de Jesus, Depto. Sacate- 

 pequez, Guatemala. Collected by Mr. Wilson Popenoe, 

 Agricultural Explorer. "From the garden of an Indian, 

 who refused to divulge his name. The garden is in the 

 center of the village, toward the Volcan de Agua from 

 the central plaza. Santa Maria de Jesus is a small 

 village located upon the upper slopes of the Volcan 

 de Agua, at an elevation (according to my barometer) 

 of 6700 feet. It is about 10 kilometers from Anti- 



