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114700 to 114823 — Continued. 



variable leaves, and glabrous, sessile, tur- 

 binate flowers, greenish red or washed 

 with red. Native to the high mountain- 

 ous country of eastern Tibet and western 

 China. 



For previous introduction see 40465. 



114787. Rosa corymbulosa Rolfe. Rosa- 

 ceae. White-eye rose. 



No. 154. An unarmed or sparsely 

 prickly rose from central China. The 

 numerous small flowers, which are deep 

 rose above and white at the base, are up 

 to an inch wide. Native to thickets in 

 western Hupeh at 1,300 to 3,600 feet 

 altitude. 



For previous introduction see 43885. 



114788. Rosa davidi Crepin. Rosaceae. 



David rose. 



No. 155. A pink-flowered, orange- 

 fruited rose 3 to 18 feet high, native to 

 western Szechwan. China, at altitudes of 

 4,000 to 9,000 feet. It is the nearest 

 Chinese relative of Rosa acrophylla of the 

 western Himalayas. 



For previous introduction see 73447. 



114789 to 114793. Rubus spp. Rosaceae. 



114789. Rubus ampelinus Focke. 



No. 158. A prostrate shrub similar 

 to Rubus lambertianus, with slender 

 stems about 3 feet long, broad-ovate 

 leaves about 2 inches long, and termi- 

 nal clusters of few small flowers. Na- 

 tive to central China. 



For previous introduction see 113811. 



114790. Rubus chboosepalus Focke. 



No. 159. A Chinese bramble with 

 glabrous cordate leaves, white tomen- 

 tose beneath, and small purplish flowers 

 followed by black fruits. Native to 

 Hupeh Province. 



For previous introduction see 113813. 



114791. Rubus ichangensis Hemsl. and 

 Kuntze. 



No. 161. A straggling plant with 

 white flowers', found in thickets between 

 2,000 and 4,000 feet altitude in central 

 and western China. The small fruits 

 are of good flavor. 



For previous introduction see 113815. 



114792. Rubus mesogaeus Focke. 



No. 162. A bramble, native to cen- 

 tral China, with slender climbing stems 

 12 to 15 feet long, rather small flowers, 

 and small globose berries. 



For previous introduction see 113817. 



114793. Rubus setchuenensis Bureau 

 and Franch. 



No. 163. A deciduous straggling 

 shrub about 2 feet high, with deeply- 

 lobed, mallow like leaves and many small 

 purple flowers in dense panicles, followed 

 by black fruits of good flavor. Native 

 to western China. 



For previous introduction see 113820. 



114794. Salix longiflora Anderss. Sali- 

 caceae. 



No. 164. A small willow up to 30 feet 

 high, with elliptic variable leaves, the 

 larger ones up to 6 inches long. Native 

 to the Himalayas at about 9,000 feet 

 altitude. 



114700 to 114823— Continued. 



114795. Salix luctuosa Lev. Salicaceae. 



No. 165. A shrubby willow of the Den- 

 tieulata group, with small narrow elliptic- 

 lanceolate leaves. Native to Yunnan 

 Province, China. 



114796. Sambucus javanica Reinw. Cap- 

 rifoliaceae. Elder. 



No. 166. A straggling shrub about 6 

 feet high, with acuminate leaflets and flat 

 clusters of ovoid red berries. Native to 

 eastern Asia, ascending to 6,000 feet in 

 the Himalayas. 



114797. Saussurea glomerata chinensis 

 Chen. Asteraceae. 



No. 167. A stout herbaceous perennial, 

 with pinnatifld leaves and numerous red 

 flower heads in panicled corymbs. Native 

 to China. 



114798. SCHIzANDRA PROPINQUA (Wall.) 



Hook. f. and Thorns. Magnoliaceae. 



No. 168. An evergreen twining shrub 

 with ovate-lanceolate leaves about 4 inches 

 lone and small yellow or orange flowers. 

 Native to the Himalayan region at alti- 

 tudes of 4,000 to 8,000 feet. 



114799. Schizandra rubriflora (Franch.) 

 Rehd. and Wils. Magnoliaceae. 



No. 169. An evergreen climbing shrub 

 with ovate denticulate leathery leaves 3 

 to 5 inches long, axillary clusters of 

 dark-red flowers, and persistent clusters 

 of bright-red berries. Native to western 

 China. 



For previous introduction see 76597. 



114800. Schizophragma integrifolia Oli- 

 ver. Hydrangeaceae. 



Chinese hydrangea-vine, 



No. 170. A trailing shrub about 18 

 feet long, with ovate or broadly-ovate 

 thickish bright-green leaves, usually pubes- 

 cent on the veins beneath, and cymes 10 

 incht s across of white flowers. Native to 

 western China. 



For previous introduction see 9917*9. 



114891. Siegesbeckia orientalis L. As- 

 teraceae. 



No. 171. An erect yellow-flowered an- 

 nual up to 3 feet high. Native to the 

 Tropics of both hemispheres. 



114802. Sinomenium A c u T u M (Thunb.) 

 Rehd. and Wils. Memispermaceae. 



No. 172. A twining shrub up to 20 

 feet high, with large ovate entire or three- 

 to seven-lobed leaves and long panicles of 

 small bluish berries. Native to Japan. 



114803. Spiraea japonica acuminata 

 Franch. Rosaceae. Spirea. 



No. 181. A handsome hardy deciduous 

 Chinese shrub 3 to 6 feet in height, native 

 to western Szechwan and Hupeh at alti- 

 tudes of 3,500 to 4,500 feet. The brilliant 

 rose-colored or red flowers make a very 

 fine contrast with the dark-green foliage. 



For previous introduction see 49685. 



114804. Stachyurus sp. Stachyuraceae. 



No. 182. Received as "latifolia," a name 

 for which a place of publication has not 

 been found. 



114805. Stachyurus yunnanensis Franch. 

 Stachyuraceae. 



No. 183. A procumbent evergreen 

 shrub, with lax racemes of small pale- 



