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227260 to 227286— Continued 



227271. Lonicera chamissoi Bunge Caprifoliaeceae. Honeysuckle. 



Col. No. 254. 'Kuro Bana Hyotanboku'. Above Shibu Noyu and Chino. 

 Elevation 1,900 meters. Alpine species; flowers deep purple; fruits red. 



227272. Lonicera sp. 



Col. No. 256. Above Shibu Noyu and Chino. Elevation 1,900 meters. Dwarf, 

 about 25 cm. high; leaves small. 



227273. Prunus nipponica Mats. Amygdalaceae. Takana flowering cherry. 



Col. No. 263. 'Mime-zakura'. Small shrubby tree; bark shiny black, flowers 3 

 to a bud; fruits black. Similar to P. incisa, but larger. 



227274. Pyrola alpina H. Andres. Pyrolaceae. 



Col. No. 272. 'Kobano-ichiyakuso'. Small species with broad, oval leaves; 

 flowers greenish white. 



227275. Pyrola renifolia Maxim. Kidneyleaf pyrola. 



Col. No. 271. 'Jinyo-ichiyakuso'. Large species; leaves kidney shaped with 

 pale-white markings on veins; flowers white. 



227276. Pyrola secunda L. Sidebells pyrola. 



Col. No. 270. 'Ko-ichiyakuso'. Small species; leaves ovate; flowers greenish 

 white; petals almost tubular. 



227277 and 227278 Rhododendron japonicum (Gray) Schneid. Ericaceae. 



Japanese azalea. 



227277. Col. No. 252. 'Renge-tsutsuji'. Above Shibu Noyu, Nagano Pre- 

 fecture. Elevation 1,800 meters. Flowers brick red with orange blotch. 



227278. Col. No. 253. 'Range-tsutsuji'. Above Shibu Noyu, Nagano Pre- 

 fecture. Elevation 1,800 meters. Flowers bright red without blotch. 



227279. Rhododendron obtusum var. kaempferi (Planch.). Wils. 



Torch azalea. 



Col. No. 276. Between Shibu Noyu and Chino. Elevation 1,500 meters. 



227280. Rubus ikanoensis Levi. & Vant. Rosaceae. 



Col. No. 262. 'Goyo-ichigo'. Plant prostrate; flowers white. 



227281. Rubus pedatus Sm. 



Col. No. 261. 'Kogane-ichigo'. Shrub prostrate; flowers white. 



227282. Sorbus sambucifolia (Cham. & Schl.) Roem. Malaceae. 



Siberian mountain -ash. 



Col. No. 269. 'Takane-nanakamodo'. Alpine region. Small shrub; leaflets 

 shin}-, subcoriaceous; fruits reddish yellow when ripe. 



227283. Vaccinium yatabei Makino. Vacciniaceae. Blueberry. 



Col. No. 259. 'Aojiko-sunoki'. Deciduous shrub about 30 cm. high; flowers in 

 early June; berries dark red, flavorless. 



227284 and 227285. Viburnum urceolatum Sieb. & Zinc. Caprifoliaceae. 



Vaseflower viburnum. 



227284. Col. No. 255. 'Miyama Shibure'. Above Shibu Noyu, Nagano Pre- 

 fecture. Prostrate species; buds pink; flowers white, in late July. 



227285. Col. No. 264. Similar to No. 255, but with much larger leaves. 

 227286. Prunus nipponica Mats. Amygdalaceae. Takana flowering cherry. 



Col. No. 263. Tengu-dake, Yatsugutake Range. Elevation 2,200 meters. 



227287 to 227289. 



From the Union of South Africa. Seeds presented by the National Botanic Gardens, 

 Kirstenbosch, Newlands, Cape Province. Received July 28, 1955. 



