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western Canada, where other cherries are not hardy. 

 (Adapted from the Arnold Arboretum Bulletin of Popu- 

 lar Information, No. 19, April 25, 1912.) 



Pyrussp. (Malaceae.) 44674-44675. Pear cuttings 

 from Ningpo, China. Obtained by Rev. L. C. Hylbert, 

 American Baptist Mission, through Rev. G. W. Sheppard , 

 English Methodist Mission. These cuttings were sent 

 in response to a request for propagating material of 

 certain pear trees growing on the Island of Chusan 

 which produce immense fruit. Mr. Hylbert reports that 

 "the cuttings were secured from a gentleman's garden, 

 and are said to be beyond price." 



Rosa banksiae normalis Regel. (Rosaceae.) 44544. Rose 

 seeds from Ventimiglia, Italy. Presented by the Su- 

 perintendent, La Mortola Botanic Gardens. "This Rose 

 is very abundant in western Hup eh and eastern Szechwan 

 from river-level to 1000 m. altitude and is fairly 

 common in western Szechwan in the valleys of the Tung 

 and Min rivers and neighboring regions up to 1500 m. 

 altitude. It delights in glens, ravines and rocky 

 places generally, where it forms tangled masses 6 m. 

 and more high, and as much in diameter; commonly it 

 rambles over trees, and Wilson has seen trees 15 m. 

 and more tall, completely festooned with this Rose. 

 The flowers are always pure white, and we have never 

 observed any tendency towards double flowers in the 

 wild plant; nor did Wilson see it or any of its forms 

 cultivated in gardens in central or western China. 

 The umbellate inflorescence well distinguishes this 

 species from its nearest relation Rosa microcarpa Lind- 

 ley. The root-bark is used locally for strengthening 

 fish nets and dyeing them brown." (C. S. Sargent, 

 Plantae Wilsonianae, vol. 2, part 2, p. 317.) 



Rosa moyesii Hemsley & Wilson. (Rosaceae.) 44545. 

 Rose seeds from Ventimiglia, Italy. Presented by the 

 Superintendent, La Mortola Botanic Gardens. Forma 

 rosea Rehder & Wilson. An upright bush, found in western 

 Szechwan, China, up to 3300 m. (11,000 feet) eleva- 

 tion, growing to a height of 1 to 5 m. (3 to 16 feet), 

 and distinguished from the typical species by its 

 large leaves and large pale pink flowers. The large 

 fruits are either dull red or scarlet. (Adapted from 

 C. S. Sargent, Plantae Wilsonianae, vol. 2, part 2, 

 pp. 325, 326.) 



