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102902 to 102911— Continued. 



one-sixth of an inch in diameter. Native 

 to the Sikkim Himalayas. 



102906. Ilex insignis Hook. f. Aqui- 

 foliaceae. Holly. 



An attractive holly, native to the Sik- 

 kim Himalayas, where it grows at 7,000 

 feet altitude. It forms a small tree or 

 shrub with thick, grooved branches which 

 are purplish when young. The dark-green 

 leathery leaves are pinnately lobed, with 

 the lobes spine tipped and alternately 

 raised and depressed, so that there ap- 

 pears to be a double row of spiny lobes 

 on each side. This holly has proved 

 hardy in Ireland and may be suited for 

 growing in the Gulf States and southern 

 California. 



102907. Kaempferia sikkimensis King. 

 Zinziberaceae. 



A low herbaceous plant native to India, 

 with slender leafy stems 2 to 4 inches 

 long. The sessile lanceolate leaves are 

 2 to 3 inches long, and the solitary tubu- 

 lar flower, 1 inch long, has linear-oblong, 

 dark-lilac segments ; the suborbicular lip 

 of the staminode is white and entire. 



102908. Osbeckia crinita Benth. Mel- 

 astomaceae. 



A much-branched shrub 4 to 8 feet high, 

 with small narrow bristly leaves and 

 large purple or pure-white flowers borne 

 in terminal clusters. The plant is abund- 

 ant at altitudes between 4,000 and 8,500 

 feet in the mountains of Sikkim and 

 Bhutan, India. 



102909. Osbeckia stellata Don. Mel- 

 astomaceae. 



An ornamental shrub 2 to 7 feet high, 

 with reddish branchlets and membranous 

 leaves 2 to 6 inches long. The delicately 

 beautiful lilac-rose flowers have four 

 ovate ciliate petals over an inch across. 

 The conspicuous stamens are incurved, 

 and the calyx tube is pale green with 

 green-stalked stellate hairs, each bearing 

 reddish rays. 



102910. POUPARTIA AXILLARIS (Roxb.) 



King and Prain. Anacardiaceae. 



A tree native to the low valleys of 

 western China, where it becomes 50 to 80 

 feet high, with a trunk often 3 feet in 

 diameter near the base. It has gray 

 bark, massive branches, deciduous leaves, 

 and inconspicuous flowers. The oval yel- 

 low fruits, about an inch long, are eaten 

 by the Chinese. 



102911. Symplocos ramosissima Wall. 

 Symplocaceae. 



A shrub or tree up to 40 feet high, na- 

 tive to India. The oblong-lanceolate 

 membranous leaves are 4 inches long, and 

 the small white flowers are in axillary 1- 

 to 6-flowered racemes. 



102912 and 102913. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by H. 

 Wenholz, director of plant breeding, 

 Department of Agriculture, Svdney, New 

 South Wales, through J. B. Cleland. Re- 

 ceived May 10, 193d. 



102912. Calandrinia balonensis Lindl. 

 Portulacaceae. Parakeelya. 



A perennial herb about a foot high, na- 

 tive to Queensland, Australia. The thick 

 fleshy oblong-spatulate leaves are less than 

 an inch long at the base of the plant, 



102912 and 102913— Continued. 



while the upper ones are 2 inches long 

 and linear-lanceolate. The large purple 

 flowers. 1 to 2 inches across, are borne in 

 loose terminal racemes. 



For previous introduction see 102078. 



102913. Calandrinia remota J. M. Black. 

 Portulacaceae. Parakeelya. 



A low procumbent annual, or possibly 

 perennial, 4 to 12 inches high, native to 

 South Australia. The succulent, linear- 

 spatulate leaves are less than an inch 

 long, and the rather large purple to white 

 flowers are 1 to 2 inches across. 



For previous introduction see 101299. 



102914. Crotalaria burkeana Benth. 

 Fabaceae. 



From Africa. Seeds presented by I. B. Pole- 

 Evans, chief, Division of Plant Indus- 

 try, Department of Agriculture, Pretoria, 

 Union of South Africa, through E. Percy 

 Phillips, principal botanist. Received 

 May 11, 1933. 



An erect slightly shrubby perennial 1 to 

 2 feet high, native to southern Africa, with 

 the branches, petioles, and racemes densely 

 hispid with long rusty hairs. The 3 to 5 

 linear-lanceolate leaflets are 1 to 2 inches 

 long, and the yellow flowers, less than an 

 inch long, are in terminal racemes. 



102915 to 102975. 



From China. Seeds collected in Lushan, 

 Kiangsi Province, and presented by A. 

 N. Steward, University of Nanking, Nan- 

 king. Received May 10, 1933. 



102915. Acer sp. Aceraceae. Maple. 

 No. 10. From Chihsiensze. 



102916. Adina sp. Rubiaceae. 



No. 36. From Kuanyinchiao. This is 

 a rubiaceous genus of trees and shrubs 

 closely resembling the Aim rican button- 

 bush (Cephalanthus occid entails) . The 

 simple leaves are opposite or whorled, 

 and the inconspicuous flowers are in 

 dense heads. 



102917. Albizzia sp. Mimosaceae. 

 No. 1. From Huangyensze. 



102918. Aralia sp. Araliaceae. 



No. 6. From Huangyensze. 



102919 to 102921. Benzoin spp. Laura- 

 ceae. 



The benzoins are aromatic shrubs or 

 trees related to the American spicebush 

 (Benzoin aefttivale) . The yellow flowers 

 appear in sessile clusters before the 

 leaves, and the fruits are highly colored 

 in autumn. 



102919. Benzoin sp. 



No. 2. From Huangyensze. 



102920. Benzoin sp. 



No. 25. From Suifungsze. 



102921. Benzoin sp. 



No. 39. From Kuanyinchiao. 



102922. Callicarpa sp. Verbenaceae. 

 No. 27. From Kuanyinchiao. 



102923. Castanea seguinii Dode. Fag- 

 aceae. 



