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45664 to 45669— Continued. 



45666. Lycopersicon escxjlentum Mill. Solanacese. Cherry tomato- 



Plants of the variety cerasiforme. It differs from the ordinary garden 

 tomato in having small fruits, either red or yellow, and leaves which are 

 smaller, grayer, and less dense. The fruits are used for pickles and con- 

 serves. (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 

 4, p. 1931.) 



Introduced to test for wilt resistance. 

 45667 and 45668. Vanilla planifolia Andrews. Orchidacese. Vanilla- 



45667. " Cuttings of the true vanilla from Misantla, Mexico. Should 

 be planted at the foot of small trees or shrubs, in leaf mold." 



{Pur pus.) 



45668. " From Zacuapam." (Purpus.) 



45669. Vanilla pompona Schiede. Orchidacese. Vanilla- 

 " Plants of wild vanilla, which grows in brush woods and half-shady 



places in the low country at the limits of the tierra caliente. Should be 

 planted at the foot of small trees or large shrubs, in leaf mold." 

 (Purpus.) 



"A native of Mexico, yielding an inferior quality of vanilla known by 

 the name of 'Vanillon*' and ' Vanilloes.' This is claimed to have ad- 

 vantages over proper vanilla, its pods not having a tendency to wilt, as 

 well as being easily cured, whilst the vines are said to flower and fruit 

 three or four times during the year." (Macmillan, Handbook of Tropical 

 Gardening and Planting, 2d ed., p. 282.) 



45670 to 45691. 



From Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented by the Arnold Arboretum. Received 

 November 16, 1917. 



45670. Castanea henryi (Skan) Rehd. and Wilson. Fagacese. 



Chestnut. 



(Cuttings.) A tree, 75 to 100 feet in height, distributed through the 

 valley of the Yangtze River as far west as Mount Omei. It is common 

 in woods on the mountains of western Hupeh and eastern Szechwan. The 

 leaves are green on both surfaces, caudate-acuminate, and broadest below 

 or at the middle. The shoots are dark colored and quite glabrous. The 

 fruit is usually a solitary nut. (Adapted from Sargent, Plantae Wil- 

 sonianae, vol. 8, p. 196.) 

 45671 and 45672. Corylus chinensis Franch. Betulacese. Hazelnut. 



(Cuttings.) A tree native to western China, which grows to a height 

 of 120 feet. The ovate-oblong leaves are cordate at the base, doubly 

 serrate, and 4 to 7 inches long. The fruit is borne in clusters of four 

 to six. The involucre is constricted above the nuts, with recurved and 

 more or less forked lobes. (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia 

 of Horticulture, vol. 2, p. 859.) 



45671. Vilmorin No. 1200. 45672. Wilson No. 1453. 



45673. Corylus heterophylla sutchuenensis Franch. Betulaceae. 



Hazelnut. 



(Cuttings.) A bush, 1 to 4 meters tall and widely distributed in China, 

 having been reported from Szechwan, Hupeh, Kiangsi, and Hunan 

 Provinces. The branches and petioles are sparsely pubescent. The 



