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Rosa omeiensis Rolfe. (Rosaoeae.) 43904. Plants of 

 rose from Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented by the Arnold 

 Arboretum. A stout, branched shrub, from 3 to 10 feet 

 high, with the young shoots covered with dense 

 bristles, and the older stem armed with stout straight 

 thorns. The long, green leaves are composed of 9 to 

 13 sharply serrate leaflets, and the white flowers, 

 which are over an inch in diameter, occur singly on 

 short lateral twigs. The bright red fruits are up to 

 half an inch in length, and their yellow stalks are 

 very striking in autumn. These fruits are said to be 

 eaten in China, where the plant grows at elevations of 

 from 8000 to 9500 feet. It thrives in good loamy soil, 

 and may be propagated from the freely produced seeds. 

 (Adapted from Curtis ' s Botanical Magazine, plate 8471.) 



Syringa reflexa Schneider. (Oleaceae.) 43922. Lilac 

 from Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented by the Arnold 

 Arboretum. A western Chinese bush 7 to 10 feet high, 

 with oval, sharp-pointed leaves, and violet flowers 

 in long hanging racemes. On account of the remarkable 

 inflorescence of this lilac it is quite distinct from 

 all others of its kind. (Adapted from Schneider, 

 Illustrierte Handbuch der Laubholzkunde, vol. 2, p. 

 779, and from Sargent, Plantae Wilsonianae, vol. 1, 

 part 2, 1912. ) 



Tipuana tipu (Benth. ) Lillo. (Fabaceae.) 43755. 

 Seed from Cairo, Egypt. Presented by the Director, 

 Horticultural Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Giza 

 Branch. A tall, handsome tree, with rose-colored or 

 creamy white wood, native of the sub-tropical, tem- 

 perate and cool regions of Agrentina. (Adapted from 

 Lillo, Contribucion al Conocimiento de los Arboles de 

 la Argentina, p. 58.) 



Tristania con ferta R. Brown. (Myrtaceae .) 43783. Seeds 

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

 cultural 'Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Giza 

 Branch. A tall tree, with smooth brown deciduous 

 bark and dense foliage. The alternate leaves are 

 from 3 to 6 inches long, and the rather large flowers 

 occur in 3 to 7 flowered cymes. This tree is a native 

 of Australia, and the timber, which is very strong 

 and durable, is used in ship-building and for making 

 wharves and bridges. The bark is occasionally used 

 for tanning. (Adapted from Maiden, Useful Native 

 Plants of Australia, pp. 330, 608, 609, and from 

 Bailey, Queensland Flora, part 2, p. 636.) 



