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242846 to 242868— Continued 



242867. Prunus laurocerasus L. Amygdalaceae. Cherry laurel. 



Col. No. 5769. 'Kitaebelii'. Evergreen shrub; leaves narrowly elliptic, 

 acuminate. 



242868. Vitis vinifera L. Vitaceae. European grapes. 



Col. No. 5770. 'Purpurea'. Deciduous vine; leaves strongly purplish-red 

 from the beginning. 



242869 and 242870. 



From Great Britain. Cuttings collected by F. G. Meyer, agricultural explorer., 

 Plant Introduction Section, Crops Research Division, Beltsville, Md. Re- 

 ceived October 1, 1957. 



From the Botanical Garden, Edinburgh, Scotland. 



242869. Cryptomeria japonica var. sinensis Sieb. Pinaceae. 



Col. No. 5508. Evergreen tree with more spreading branches than the 

 Japanese form. 



242870. Ficus cannonii (Bull.) N. E. Br. Moraceae. Fig. 

 Col. No. 5507. Tree; leaves to 10 inches long, purplish-red throughout. 



242871. Prunus sp. Amygdalaceae. 



From Yugoslavia. Seeds presented by the Institute for Fruit Culture, Cacak. 

 Received October 16, 1957. 



'Petrovaca'. 



242872 to 242896. 



From Great Britain. Collected by F. G. Meyer, agricultural explorer, 

 Plant Introduction Section, Crops Research Division, Beltsville, Md. Re- 

 ceived October 16, 1957. 



From the Botanical Garden, Kew, England, received as cuttings unless other- 

 wise noted. 



242872 and 242873. Caryopteris X clandonensis A. Simmonds Verbe- 

 naceae. (C. incana X C. mongholica.) 



242872. Col. No. 5805. 'Kew Blue'. Suffrutescent subshrub to 30 inches 

 high; flowers azure blue. 



242873. Col. No. 5820. Suffrutescent subshrub to 30 inches high; flowers 

 indigo blue. 



242874. Dichotomanthes tristaniaecarpa Kurz Amygdalaceae. 

 Col. No. 5817. Large evergreen shrub; leaves oblong to 3 inches long. 



242875. Euphorbia robbiae Turrill Euphorbiaceae. 



Col. No. 5807. Rhizomatous perennial to 12 inches high, creeping so as to 

 cover a large area; stems limber, green; leaves close toward top of the stems, 

 deep green. (Plants.) 



242876. Hedera canariensis Willd. Araliaceae. Ivy. 

 Col. No. 5821. ' Arborescens'. Erect shrub, flowering form; leaves all green. 



242877 and 242878. Hedera colchica Koch Colchis ivy. 



242877. Col. No. 5819. 'Arborescens'. Ereet shrub, flowering form; 

 leaves small; flowers yellowish. 



242878. Col. No. 5818. 'Arborescens'. Shrub; leaves wide, lustrous 

 green. 



242879. Holboellia latifolia Wall. Lardizabalaeeae. 



Col. No. 5811. Twining evergreen climber; leaves leathery, ternate; fruits 

 fleshy. (Seed.) 



