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Rosa rubus Leveille & Vant. (Rosaceae.) 44546. Rose 

 seeds from Ventimlglia, Italy. Presented by the Su- 

 perintendent, La Mortola Botanic Gardens. A climbing 

 shrub, common everywhere in western Hupeh and eastern 

 Szechwan, China, from river-level to an elevation of 

 1300 m. (4200 feet.) It is readily distinguished from 

 its near relatives by the densely hairy shoots and 

 leaves, and grows to a height of 2.5 to 4 m. (8 to 13 

 feet), with dull red, globose fruits. (Adapted from 

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

 pp. 308, 309.) 



Solanum tuberosum L. (S olanaceae. ) 44580. Potato 

 tubers from Bogota, Colombia. Presented by Mr. Jorge 

 Ancizar. Papa criolla, or Creole potato. The tubers are 

 shaped like those of the common potato but are only 

 about an inch in the shortest diameter. They are said 

 to mature in three months; and are reported to be de- 

 licious when fried in their skins. 



Styrax wilsonii Rehder. (Styracaceae. ) 44595. Plants 

 from Orleans, Prance. Purchased from Messrs. Leon 

 Chenault & Son. A very ornamental, deciduous shrub, 

 6 to 10 feet high; native of western China. Twiggy 

 and much-branched, with ovate, green leaves, J to 1 

 inch long, usually entire but sometimes with the ends 

 3-lobed or sparsely toothed. The solitary, nodding 

 flowers are pure glistening white, f to f inch wide, 

 and are produced in June on short stalks from the 

 leaf -axils. The shrub is remarkable in that it begins 

 to flower when only a few inches high and two or three 

 years old. It is probably hardy as far north as Phila- 

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

 Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 2, p. 560, and from 

 A. Rehder, in Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticul- 

 ture, vol. 6, p. 3279. ) 



Viburnum kansuense Batalin. (Caprif oliaceae . ) 44547. 

 Seeds from Ventimiglia, Italy. Presented by the Su- 

 perintendent, La Mortola Botanic Gardens. A tall 

 Chinese shrub, of loose and open habit, found at ele- 

 vations of 6000 to 9000 feet. It has oblong leaves, 

 and juicy, red berries which are used in making agree- 

 able drinks. (Adapted from note of Frank N. Meyer, 

 May 11, 1915. ) 



