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  to 
  32245— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  32231. 
  Rubus 
  arcticus 
  L. 
  Nimbleberry. 
  

   From 
  Barnaul, 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1689a, 
  September 
  5, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  wild 
  nimbleberry 
  from 
  Finland, 
  called 
  

   in 
  Swedish 
  OJcerbar. 
  Said 
  to 
  possess 
  a 
  remarkably 
  delicious 
  fragrance, 
  and 
  is 
  

   used 
  in 
  small 
  quantities 
  for 
  flavoring 
  compotes 
  and 
  preserves. 
  Obtained 
  from 
  

   a 
  Finnish 
  family 
  in 
  Barnaul. 
  To 
  be 
  tested 
  in 
  some 
  cool 
  and 
  moist 
  section 
  of 
  

   the 
  United 
  States, 
  preferably 
  southern 
  Alaska." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  32232. 
  Solanum 
  dulcamara 
  L. 
  Bittersweet. 
  

   From 
  Tomsk, 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1690a, 
  August 
  24, 
  1911.) 
  Variety 
  persicum. 
  A 
  vigorously 
  growing 
  

   variety 
  of 
  bittersweet, 
  growing 
  in 
  shrubbery 
  up 
  to 
  a 
  height 
  of 
  over 
  10 
  feet. 
  

   Stands 
  extreme 
  cold 
  and 
  may 
  be 
  used 
  as 
  an 
  ornamental 
  porch 
  and 
  pillar 
  vine. 
  

   To 
  be 
  tested 
  in 
  the 
  cool 
  and 
  moist 
  sections 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  32233. 
  Crataegus 
  san 
  guinea 
  Pallas. 
  Hawthorn. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Tomsk, 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1691a, 
  August 
  24, 
  1911.) 
  An 
  ornamental 
  native 
  Siberian 
  haw, 
  much 
  

   used 
  in 
  Tomsk 
  as 
  a 
  hedge 
  plant. 
  When 
  left 
  alone 
  this 
  haw 
  develops 
  into 
  a 
  tall 
  

   shrub 
  and 
  becomes 
  loaded 
  in 
  the 
  fall 
  with 
  masses 
  of 
  orange-red 
  berries, 
  which 
  

   make 
  these 
  shrubs 
  very 
  ornamental. 
  The 
  berries 
  are 
  often 
  collected 
  by 
  the 
  

   Russian 
  peasants 
  and 
  after 
  having 
  been 
  boiled 
  with 
  sugar 
  a 
  passable 
  haw 
  

   butter 
  is 
  made 
  from 
  them. 
  To 
  be 
  tested 
  in 
  the 
  cool 
  and 
  moist 
  sections 
  of 
  

   the 
  United 
  States. 
  ' 
  ' 
  ( 
  Meyer) 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  Throughout 
  Siberia 
  from 
  the 
  Ural 
  Mountains 
  to 
  the 
  region 
  of 
  

   Lake 
  Baikal. 
  

  

  32234. 
  Cotoneaster 
  sp. 
  

  

  From 
  near 
  Sminogorsk, 
  southwestern 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  " 
  (No. 
  1692a, 
  September 
  18, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  cotoneaster 
  growing 
  2 
  to 
  3 
  feet 
  in 
  height. 
  

   Occurs 
  on 
  dry 
  stony 
  hill 
  slopes. 
  Possibly 
  of 
  value 
  as 
  a 
  small 
  ornamental 
  shrub 
  

   in 
  gardens 
  and 
  parks 
  in 
  the 
  cool 
  semiarid 
  sections 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States. 
  ' 
  ' 
  ( 
  Meyer. 
  ) 
  

  

  32235. 
  . 
  Berberis 
  sibirica 
  Pallas. 
  Barberry. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Sminogorsk, 
  southwestern 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1693a.) 
  A 
  rare 
  low-growing 
  species 
  of 
  barberry, 
  occurring 
  on 
  rocky 
  

   mountain 
  slopes 
  facing 
  north 
  or 
  northeast. 
  Rarely 
  seen 
  over 
  1 
  foot 
  in 
  height. 
  

   Berries 
  hang 
  solitary 
  and 
  are 
  of 
  coral-red 
  color. 
  Suitable 
  for 
  planting 
  in 
  rock- 
  

   eries 
  and 
  as 
  an 
  ornamental 
  ground 
  cover 
  on 
  rocky 
  places 
  in 
  the 
  colder 
  sections 
  

   of 
  the 
  United 
  States." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  The 
  Altai 
  Mountain 
  region 
  of 
  southwestern 
  Siberia 
  and 
  north- 
  

   ern 
  Mongolia. 
  

  

  32236. 
  Juniperus 
  sabina 
  L. 
  v 
  Juniper. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Sminogorsk, 
  southwestern 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1694a, 
  September 
  24, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  pretty, 
  dense-growing 
  variety 
  of 
  

   juniper, 
  found 
  on 
  wind-swept, 
  rocky 
  mountain 
  slopes, 
  facing 
  south 
  or 
  southeast. 
  

   Often 
  very 
  spreading 
  in 
  habit. 
  Of 
  value 
  like 
  the 
  preceding 
  number. 
  ' 
  ' 
  ( 
  Meyer. 
  ) 
  

  

  32237. 
  Artemisia 
  sp. 
  

  

  From 
  near 
  Kalmukski 
  Meesi, 
  southwestern 
  Siberia. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1695a, 
  September 
  15, 
  1911.) 
  A 
  perennial 
  semiwoody 
  wormwood 
  

   having 
  gracefully 
  divided 
  light-green 
  foliage 
  and 
  possessing 
  a 
  very 
  attractive, 
  

   aromatic 
  odor. 
  Grows 
  to 
  a 
  height 
  of 
  3 
  to 
  4 
  feet 
  and 
  occurs 
  on 
  dry 
  waste 
  places. 
  

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