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Berberis sargentiana Schneider . (Berberidaceae . ) 43823. 

 Cuttings of barberry from Jamaica Plain, Mass. Present- 

 ed by the Arnold Arboretum. A black-berried barberry 

 from western Hupeh, China, reaching a height of 7 

 feet. It is the only evergreen barberry which has 

 proved entirely hardy at the Arnold Arboretum. (Adap- 

 ted from Sargent , Plantae Wilsonianae , vol . 1, p. 359.) 



Betula schmidtii Regel. (Betulaceae. ) 43828. Plants 

 of a birch from Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented by the 

 Arnold Arboretum. A large tree with thick branches, 

 found only in the province of Shimotsuke, Hondo, Japan. 

 It grows to be 65 feet tall, with a trunk 3| to 7| 

 feet thick, and black bark which falls off in thick, 

 rather small plates. The finely serrate leaves are 

 short-stemmed, and the catkins are narrow, stiff and 

 erect. (Adapted from Sargent, Plantae Wilsonianae, 

 vol. 2, part 3, pp. 475, 476.) 



Bignonia unguis-cati L. (Bignoniaceae . ) 43769. Seeds 

 from Cairo, Egypt. Presented by the Director, Horti- 

 cultural Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Giza 

 Branch. A woody climber, with compound, evergreen 

 leaves and trumpet -shaped , orange-yellow flowers about 

 2 inches long. This plant, which is a native of Ar- 

 gentina, will stand a little frost if grown in the 

 open in the southern United States, and is conspicuous 

 and interesting because of the beauty and profusion 

 of its flowers. (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cy- 

 clopedia of Horticulture, vol. 1, p. 502.) 



Bridelia retusa (L.) Sprengel. (Euphorbiaceae . ) 43759. 

 Seeds from Matania El Saff, Egypt. Presented by Mr. 

 Alfred Bircher, Middle-Egypt Botanic Station. "A 

 small Indian tree which grows in every kind of soil. 

 It flowers in November and the black berries hanging 

 In long racemes ripen early in spring. There is not 

 much pulp on them but they might enhance by continuous 

 culture. A sauce can be prepared with the dry fruits." 

 (Bircher. ) 



Curya cathayensis Sargent. ( Juglandaceae . ) 43952. 

 Nuts of hickory from Hangchow, China. Presented by Dr. 

 D. Duncan Main. The only hickory so far found in 

 China, discovered by Mr. Frank N. Meyer in the summer 

 of 1915; a tall tree, 40 to 65 feet high, with gray- 

 ish bark, and leaves composed of 5 to 7 lance-shaped 

 or oval leaflets with the upper surfaces soft green 



