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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



111349 to 111401— Continued. 



111362. LlRIODBNDRON CHINBNSE (HeillSl.) 



Sargent. Magnoliaceae. 



Chinese tuliptree. 



No. 90. An ornamental deciduous tree 

 up to 50 feet high, native to central 

 China. The leaves, 5 to 6 inches long, 

 have four acute or acuminate lobes, 

 rounded or slightly cordate, at the base ; 

 the tuliplike flower is almost 2 inches 

 long. This species is somewhat more 

 tender than our native species, Lirioden- 

 dron tulipifera. 



For previous introduction see 105650. 



111363. Litsea sp. Lauraceae. 



No. 19. The members of this genus 

 are shrubs or small trees with alternate 

 leathery leaves, small white or yellow 

 flowers in umbellike clusters, and small 

 usually black fruits. 



111364. Benzoin grandifolium Render. 

 Lauraceae. 



No. 59. An evergreen shrub or tree up 

 to 60 feet high, with large oblong or ob- 

 lanceolate lustrous leaves and umbels of 

 numerous small yellow flowers appearing 

 in March and April. Native to central 

 China. 



111365. Litsea sp. Lauraceae. 

 No. 78. 



111366. Litsea sp. Lauraceae. 

 No. 80. 



111367. Oryza sativa L. Poaceae. Rice. 

 No. 53. 



111368. Pterocarya paliurus Batalin. 

 Juglandaceae. 



No. 60. A deciduous tree up to 60 

 feet high, with large pinnate leaves and 

 loner drooping racemes of winged fruits. 

 Native to central China. 



111369. Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) 

 Sieb. and Zucc. Scrophnlariaceae. 



Royal paulownia. 

 No. 57. 



111370. Pinus armandi Franch. Pinaceae. 



Armand pine. 

 No. 101. 



For previous introduction see 105326. 



111371. Pittosporum glabratum Lindl. 

 Pittosporaceae. 



No. 37. An evergreen shrub or small 

 tree, native to northeastern India and 

 central China, with oblong-lanceolate 

 leaves. The small, fragrant yellow flow- 

 ers, produced in corymbs, are succeeded 

 by orange fruits. 



For previous introduction see 105027. 



111373. Prunds sp. Amygdalaceae. 

 No. 6. 



111273, PYRACANTHA ORENATO - S E R R A T A 



(Hance) Rehder. Malaceae. Firethora. 



No. 84. A handsome spiny evergreen 

 shrub up to 7 feet tall, with corymbs of 

 small white flowers and scarlet berries. 

 Native to central and western China. 



For previous introduction see 72814. 



111374. Rhamnus utilis Decaisne. Rham- 

 naceae. Buckthorn. 



No. 24. A slender branched shrub up 

 to 10 feet high, with narrow elliptic, yel- 



111349 to 111401— Continued. 



lowish-green leaves 3 to 5 inches long, 

 small yellowish-green flowers, and small 

 black fruits. Native to central and east- 

 ern China. 



For previous introduction see 76594. 



111375. Rhamnus sp. Rhamnaceae. 



Buckthorn, 



No. 85. 

 111376. Rhus sp. 

 No. 69. 



Anacardiaceae. 



111377. Rhus sylvestris Sieb. and Zucc. 

 Anacardiaceae. 



No. 83. An ornamental tree up to 30 

 feet high, with 7 to 12 ovate to ovate- 

 oblong leaflets and loose axillary panicles 

 of small brownish-yellow fruits. The 

 handsome foliage turns dark red or scarlet 

 in the autumn. Native to China and 

 Japan. 



111378. Styrax suberipolia Hook, and 

 Arn. Styracaceae. 



No. 48. An evergreen tree up to 30 

 feet high, with oblong-lanceolate leaves 

 about 2 inches long and small white flow- 

 ers in few-flowered simple racemes. Na- 

 tive to southeastern China. 



111379. Camellia oleosa (Lour.) Rehd. 

 Theaceae. 



No. 64. An evergreen tree up to 25 feet 

 high, with elliptic lanceolate leaves. The 

 flowers, about 1 inch across, are white 

 and fragrant, and a sweet oil, expressed 

 from the seeds, is much esteemed in cook- 

 ing. Native to eastern China. 



For previous introduction see 99229. 



111380 to 111384. Viburnum spp. Capri- 

 foliaceae. 



111380. Viburnum buddleifolium C. H. 

 Wright. Woolly viburnum. 



No. 16. A densely tomentose shrub, 

 native to central China, closely related 

 to Viburnum veitchii. It is 6 feet high, 

 with oblong-lanceolate leaves 3 to 6 

 inches long and dense clusters about 3 

 inches across of small white flowers and 

 ovoid black fruits. 



For previous introduction see 78557. 



111381. Viburnum sp. 

 No. 17. 



111382. Viburnum sp. 

 No. 20. 



111383. Viburnum betulipolium Batal. 



No. 51. An upright shrub up to 10 

 feet high, with coarsely toothed leaves, 

 white flowers in cymes 2 to 4 inches 

 wide, and red fruits. Native to central 

 and western China. 



For previous introduction see 66609. 



111384. Viburnum propinquum Hemsl. 



No. 9. An evergreen shrub with 

 short lustrous reddish-brown branch- 

 lets, elliptic to ovate-lanceolate, nearly 

 entire leaves 2 to 4 inches long, and 

 greenish-white flowers followed by globu- 

 lar blue-black fruits. Native to central 

 and western China. 



For previous introduction see 82382. 



