﻿JULY 1 TO OCTOBER 31, 1919. 



48304 to 48426— Continued. 



48321. Meconopsis speciosa Pram. Papaveraceae. 

 '.'A 726." 



A very fine Chinese species, of which Mr. George Forrest says in 

 Gardeners' Chronicle (3d ser.. vol. 63. p. 31): "The only species in 

 Yunnan which is scented. It is deliciously fragrant, the fragrance re- 

 sembling that of our own Dutch hyacinths." 



48322. Meconopsis wallichii Hook. Papaveraceaa. 

 "A 736. Forrest No. 15883." 



A beautiful hardy biennial from the mountains of Sikkim, India, where 

 it raises its glorious pyramids of mauve-colored flowers to a height of 7 

 feet or more. In winter the well-developed gray-green rosettes of leaves 

 are very attractive. (Adapted from The Garden, vol, 79, p. 175.) 



48323. Meconopsis sp. Papaveracese. 

 "A 724." 



48324. Meconopsis sp. Papaveracese. 

 "A 725. Related to M. speciosa." 



48325. Meconopsis sp. Papaveracese. 

 "A 728. Related to M. henrici." 



48326. Meconopsis sp. Papaveraceaa. 

 "A 729. Related to M. lancifolia." 



48327. Meconopsis sp. Papaveraceae. 

 "A 732. Forrest No. 14118." 



48328 and 48329. Meliosma cttneifolia Franch. Sabiaceae. 



A graceful deciduous shrub from Yunnan, China, where it is |ound 

 in the Lichiang Mountains at altitudes of 8,500 to 10,000 feet above the 

 sea, in open sunny situations. It reaches an average height of about 24 

 feet, has long narrow leaves, and fragrant, soft, creamy-white flowers 

 which are produced in great abundance. (Adapted from Gardeners' 

 Chronicle, 3d ser., vol. 59, p. 279.) 



48328. "A 739. Forrest No. 14873." 



48329. "A 740." 



48330. Millettia sp. Fabaceae. 

 "A 703." 



48331. Neillia sp. Rosaceae. 

 "A 746. Forrest No. 14342." 



48332. Osmanthus delavayi Baill. Oleacea?. 

 "A 838. Forrest No. 15373." 



A beautiful evergreen shrub from southwestern China, whose dense 

 axillary clusters of pure-white fragrant flowers render it a decidedly 

 attractive ornamental. The dark-green ovate leaves are an inch or so 

 long and have serrate margins. (Adapted from Gardeners' Chronicle, 

 3d ser., vol. 55, p. 257.) 



48333 and 48334. Ostryopsis davidiana Decaisne. Betulaceae. 



A deciduous shrub, 3 to 5 feet high, native to North China. It forms 

 a rounded bush resembling a hazel, but has the fruits in clusters of 8 to 



