JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 3 0, 19 3 3 



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103772 to 103776. 



From China and Japan. Seeds collected by P. H. 

 Dorsett and W. J. Morse, agricultural explorers, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received in 1929 and 

 1930. Numbered in September 1933. 



103772. Celastrus articulatus Thunb. Celas- 

 traceae. Oriental bittersweet. 



No. 7228. Collected in the Yung Lo Ming 

 Tomb, Nankow, China, September 19, 1930. A 

 vine which climbs to about 20 feet. The yellow 

 husks of the fruit persist but open, showing the 

 red fruit. 



For previous introduction 



90658. 



103773. EUONYMUSHAMILTONIANUSWall. CelaS- 



traceae. 



No. 7248. From Chinglungchiao, China, Sep- 

 tember 21, 1930. A large Himalayan shrub which 

 under favorable circumstances becomes a moder- 

 ate-sized tree, 30 to 35 feet high, with a short 

 straight trunk 4 to 5 feet in circumference. The 

 clusters of greenish-white flowers are followed by 

 yellow capsules, the seeds of which are entirely 

 surrounded by a scarlet aril. The fruit begins to 

 ripen in August, and the leaves are brilliantly 

 colored in the autumn. 



For previous introduction see 90660. 



103772 to 103776— Continued. 



103774. Quercus serrata Thunb. Fagaceae. 



Oak. 



No. 1480. Collected near Kawazoe, Japan, Oc- 

 tober 12, 1929. A white oak up to 70 feet high, 

 native to Japan, Chosen, and China. The oblong 

 ovate leaves are lustrous bright green and hold 

 their color until late in the autumn. It is usually 

 shrubby under cultivation. 



For previous introduction see 90795. 

 103775. Euonymus maacku Rupr. 



Celastra- 



No. 1563. From Keijo, Chosen, October 27, 1929. 

 A large shrub or small tree with narrowly ovate 

 leaves about 3 inches long and small clusters of 

 pink, four-lobed fruits which have orange-red arils. 

 Native to northeastern Asia. 



For previous introduction see 92050. 



103776. Euonymus japonicus L. f. Celastra- 

 ceae. Evergreen burningbush. 



No. 3156. From Tokyo, Japan, December 13, 

 1929. An upright shrub 6 to 8 feet high, native 

 to Japan. The thick evergreen obovate leaves are 

 1 to 3 inches long, and the small greenish-white 

 flowers are followed by depressed-globose pink 

 capsules. 



