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same time with fruits and flowers, has a very ornamental effect. It flowers in Octo- 

 ber and November. 



2658. Cornus mas. Cornelian cherry. 



From Ussy, France. Received through Mr. Walter T. Swingle, 1899. 



"Cornouiller a gros fruits." A European deciduous shrub or small tree with 

 edible berries. This is au improved variety, propagated by grafting. See No. 2167. 



2659. Cornus tartarica. 



From Ussy, France. Received through Mr. Walter T. Swingle, 1899. 



"Cornouiller a bois de Corail." This Siberian dogwood is a small tree. " It has 

 shoots of a fine orange red, covered with a delicate bloom. It makes a splendid 

 appearance in the winter season." (Loudon.) 



2660. Euonymus europaeus. Spindle tree. 



From Ussy, France. Received through Mr. Walter T. Swingle, 1899. 



"Fusain a petites feuilles." The flowers, fruits, and leaves are poisonous. The 

 wood is light, strong, compact, and easily worked; much used for shoe pegs, tooth- 

 picks, etc. The tree is very ornamental. Hardy. 



2661. Hippophae rhamnoides. Sea buckthorn. 



From Ussy, France. Received through Mr. Walter T. Swingle, 1899. 



"Argousier." An excellent sand binder for the dunes along the seacoast. It is a 

 native of the coasts of northern Europe. 



2662. Prunus lusitanica. Laurel cherry. 



From Ussy, France. Received through Mr. Walter T. Swingle, 1899. 

 "Laurier Portugal." (See No. 2204.) 



2663. Laurus nobilis. Laurel. 



From Ussy, France. Received through Mr. Walter T. Swingle, 1899. 



"Laurier a feuilles rondes." The laurel or bay trees, used in German beer gar- 

 dens, are grown from cuttings. They are placed in larger pots every 5 years, and 

 pruned to shape, either spherical or pyramidal, in late summer, either August or 

 September. Trees 10 to 15 years old, from 5 to 20 feet high, sell for from $2 to $20 

 each, according to size. Large numbers are shipped to market and purchased by 

 proprietors of German resorts. 



2664. Ligustrum ovalifolium. Japanese privet. 



From Ussy, France. Received through Mr. Walter T. Swingle, 1899. 



" Troene d'ltalie." An evergreen shrub used for hedges. Will grow from cuttings, 

 and in alkaline or saline soils. 



2665. Quercus suber. Cork oak. 



From Ussy, France. Received through Mr. Walter T. Swingle, 1899. 



"Chene liege." The cork oak is a native of southern Europe, where it grows on 

 sandy land near the sea. It should be tried along the coast in the Southern States 

 and in California. The trees commence to bear in about 20 years and yield about 

 10 pounds of cork every 6 or 7 years thereafter. 



2666. Kibes alpinum. Alpine currant. 



From Ussy, France. Received through Mr. Walter T. Swingle, 1899. 

 A sterile variety of the Alpine currant, a low spreading bush. 



