JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1957 237 



241388 to 241402. 



From France. Collected by F. G. Meyer, agricultural explorer, Plant Introduc- 

 tion Section, Crops Research Division, Beltsville, Md. Received July 

 19, 1957. 



241388 and 241389. Serre de la Madone, garden of Major Lawrence Johnston, 

 Val du Gordio, Menton. 



241388. Mystroxylon aethiopicum (Thunb.) Loes. Celastraceae. 



Col. No. 5009. Evergreen shrub; leaves ovate to nearly orbicular, 

 spine-tipped. Does not flower on the Riviera. 



241389. Elaeagnus plungens Thunb. Elaeagnaceae. Thorny elaeagnus. 

 Col. No. 5012. Large evergreen shrub; leaves larger than most types. 



241390. Gazania X splendens Henderson Asteraceae. 



Col. No. 5001. 'Alba.' Garden of Villa Roquebrune, Cap Martin. 

 Rhizomatous perennial; flowers white with black eye. (Plant.) 



241391. Hibiscus syriacus L. Malvaceae. Shrub-althea. 



Col. No. 5013. Serre de la Madone, garden of Major Lawrence Johnston, 

 Val du Gorbio, Menton. Shrub; flowers pure white. 



241392. Oreopanax capitatum (J. E. Smith) Decne. & Planch. Araliaceae. 



Col. No. 4999. Garden of Villa Roquebrune, Cap Martin. Small evergreen 

 tree forming an umbrella specimen; leaves long petiolate, drooping. 



241393. Osmanthus sp. Oleaceae. 



Col. No. 5011. Serre de la Madone, Val du Gorbio, garden of Major 

 Lawrence Johnston, Menton. Small evergreen tree; flowers red. 



241394 to 241400. Garden of Villa Roquebrune, Cap Martin. 



241394. Pelargonium acetosa Soland. Geraniaceae. 



Col. No. 5004. Much-branched perennial; woody stems; leaves glaucous, 

 succulent; flowers single, pink, two lower petals striped red. 



241395. Pelargonium acetosa Soland. 

 Col. No. 5004. (Seed.) 



241396. Pelargonium zonale (L.) L'Her. Horseshoe geranium 

 Col. No. 4997. Flowers single, small, red. 



241397. Pelargonium sp. 



Col. No. 4998. Succulent perennial; stems triangular; flowers white, 

 striped red at base of corolla lobes inside. 



241398. Pelargonium sp. 



Col. No. 5002. Perennial to 2 feet high; flowers single, salmon-pink. 



241399. Phaedranthus buccinatorius (Mairet) Miers Bignoniaceae. 

 Col. No. 5000. Vigorous vine, tendril bearing; flowers burgundy-red. 



241400. Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. Amygdalaceae. Myrobalan plum. 

 Col. No. 5008. Foliage dark purple-red. 



241401 and 241402. Serre de la Madone, Val du Gorbio. Garden of Major 

 Lawrence Johnston, Menton. 



241401. Solanum rantonnetii Carr Solanaceae. Paraguay nightshade. 

 Col. No. 5005. Flowers deep purple. 



241402. Trachelospermum jasminoides Lem. Apocynaceae. 

 Col. No. 5010. Evergreen subshrub, variegated dwarf form. 



