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Botanic Gardens. "A plant raised from a cutting sup- 

 plied by Sir William Thiselton-Dyer . " (Prain.) 



A rose which is abundant in the mountainous re- 

 gions of western Hupeh and eastern Szechuan, where it 

 forms tangled masses 6 meters or more in height. The 

 numerous, large, white flowers are very fragrant and 

 the anthers are golden yellow. The species is easily 

 distinguished by its glabrous, pale gray shoots, and 

 the three- to five-foliate leaves which are shining 

 green above and very pallid beneath. (Adapted from 

 Sargent, Plantae Wilsonianae, vol. 2, p. 312.) 



Rhus viminalis (Anacardiaceae) 46810. Karree-boom. 

 From Johannesburg, South Africa. Seed presented by 

 Mr. J. Burtt-Davy, Agricultural Supply Association. 

 "A hardy, evergreen tree , withstanding the drought and 

 frost of the Upper Karroo which has an altitude of 

 4,600 feet , and a rainfall of about 10 inches in summer 

 only. It grows readily from seeds, cuttings, poles 

 or stumps set in moist ground and kept moist until 

 growth starts. Plants have been known to make a growth 

 of 13 feet 6 inches, in three years. It prefers a 

 thin, limestone soil, but thrives on other soils 

 and attains a height of about 30 feet and a spread of 

 the same distance. It is considered an excellent 

 timber for gate and fence posts,- poles having been 

 found in good condition twenty-five years after they 

 had been set in the ground. The wood is flexible and 

 is considered excellent for yokes, keys, tobacco pipes, 

 and furniture. Sheep and goats browse on the foli- 

 age, and the sweetish fruits are eaten by poultry and 

 sometimes by children. The karree-boom makes a beauti- 

 ful street and shade tree, being -hardier and more or- 

 namental than Schinus molle, which it resembles in habit. 

 It should be tried in Southern California, and in 

 Arizona and New Mexico. Sow seeds in the spring; 

 plant cuttings or poles in mid-summer." (Burtt-Davy.) 



Sapranthus sp. (Annonaceae) 46786. From Mexico. 

 Seeds collected by Mr. Wilson Popenoe and presented 

 through Dr. H. J. Webber, Director, Citrus Experiment 

 Station, University of California. "From the moun- 

 tain near Pochutla, Oaxaca; altitude 3,000 feet. Col- 

 lected August 18, 1918. A peculiar annonaceous fruit 

 which is rather common in the mountains. The tree is 

 tall and slender, and grows in the dense forest. The 

 fruits are the size and shape of papaws (Asimina triloba) , 

 that is, oblong, about 3 to 4 inches in length, and 



