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237827 to 237833. 



From France. Cuttings collected by F. G. Meyer, agricultural explorer, Plant 

 Introduction Section, Crops Research Division, Beltsville, Md. Received 

 Mar. 12, 1957. Collected Mar. 6 and 7, 1957. 



237827. Abies nebrodensis (Lojac.) Mattei Pinaceae. 



Col. No. 3584. Arboretum Vilmorin-Andrieux, Verrieres-le-Buisson, Seine- 

 et-Oise. Probably hardy on Pacific Coast. 



237828. Ginkgo biloba L. Ginkgoaceae. Maidenhair-tree. 



Col. No. 3578. 'Pendula'. Jardin Kahn, Pont de St. Cloud, Bois de Baulogne, 

 Paris. Plant grafted on ordinary form, approximately 50 years old. 



237829. Holboellia coriacea Diels Lardizabalaceae. 



Col. No. 3581. Vilmorin-Andrieux, Verrieres-le-Buisson, Seine-et-Oise. 

 Evergreen climber, hardy; probably good for rooting on beach. 



237830. Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim. Ulmaceae. 



Col. No. 3586. Arboretum Vilmorin-Andrieux, Verrieres-le-Buisson, Seine- 

 et-Oise. Tree to 25 feet high; hardy. 



237831. Rhamnus alaternus L. Rhamnaceae. Buckthorn. 



Col. No. 3582. Pepinieres de Grand Trianon, Versailles. Plant dense, 

 evergreen, to 6 feet high; probably suitable for hedges. 



237832. Robinia X holdtii Beissn. Fabaceae. Locust. 

 Col. No. 3580. Vilmorin-Andrieux, Verrieres-le-Buisson, Seine-et-Oise. 



237833. Sarcococca hookerina var. digyna Franch. Buxaceae. 



Col. No. 3583. Vilmorin-Andrieux, Verrieres-le-Buisson, Seine-et-Oise. 

 Evergreen shrub to 4 feet high ; spreads by underground runners. 



237834. Piper methysticum Forst. Piperaceae. Kava pepper. 



From Indonesia. Cuttings presented by the Institute for Agricultural Research, 

 Bogor. Received Mar. 14, 1957. 



237835 to 237916. 



From Japan. Seeds collected by J. L. Creech, agricultural explorer, Plant 

 Introduction Section, Crops Research Division, Beltsville, Md. Received 

 Mar. 13, 1957. Collected in Nov. and Dec, 1956 unless otherwise indicated. 



237835. Acer rufinerve Sieb. & Zucc. Aceraceae. Maple. 



Col. No. 687. Along mountain stream above Kurio, Yakushima. Tree 

 handsome, to 30 feet; bark striped green; petioles red; leaves 3 to 5 lobed; fall 

 color yellow. 



237836. Adina pilulifera (Lam.) Franch. Rubiaceae. 



Col. No. 685. Mountain forest aboe Kurio, Yakushima. Elevation 1,200 

 feet. Wild evergreen tree to 25 feet high; leaves ovate, entire; fruits a ball- 

 like capsule on long stalks. 



237837. Alpinia intermedia Gagnep. Zingiberceae. 



Col. No. 596. Along sea road near Miyanoura, Yakushima. Plant her- 

 baceous; leaves broad lanceolate; fruits large, red, in spines. 



237838. Alpinia intermedia Gagnep. 



Col. No. 739. Along sandy knolls, Nishi-no-omote, Tanegashima. Plant 

 large, herbaceous; flowers white; fruit a capsule, many seeded. 



237839. Peucedanum japonicum Thunb. Apiaceae. 



Col. No. 715. Along seacoast between Ambo and Miyanoura, Yakushima. 

 Plant herbaceous; flowers white, in umbels; stalks 12 inches long. 



