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126831 to 126845— Continued 



126837. Rhododendron hymenanthes Makino. 



A shrub 12 to 15 feet high, native to Japan. The oblanceolate leaves, 2 to 

 5 inches long, are dark green above and gray tomentose beneath ; the pale to 

 deep rose-pink campanulate flowers, 2 to 3 inches across, are borne in loose 

 clusters. 



126838. Rhododendron rufescens Franch. 



An evergreen shrub 1 to 2 feet high, with oblong to oblong-elliptic leaves 

 about % inch long and several white to pale-blue flowers about % inch long, 

 in terminal clusters. Native to Szechwan Province, China, at altitudes of 

 11,000 to 13,000 feet. 



126839. Rubtjs spectabilis Pursh. Rosaceae. 



126840. Shortia sp. Diapensiaceae. 



126841 to 126845. Viola spp. Violaceae. Violet. 



126841. Viola nipponica Makino. 



A stemless violet with many tufted ovate leaves % to 2 inches long and 

 numerous violet-purple flowers about 1 inch across. It is probably a hybrid 

 between Viola japonica and V. phalacrocarpa. 



126842. Viola sylvestris Lam. 



A violet, native to France, with stems 3 to 4 inches long, heart-shaped 

 leaves, and inodorous violet or nearly white flowers on stalks longer than 

 the leaves. 



For previous introduction see 104604. 



126843. Viola vaginata Maxim. 



A robust, stemless violet with broad cordate leaves and large, pale-violet 

 flowers. Native to Japan. 



126844. Viola verecunda A. Gray. 



A Japanese violet closely related to Viola canadensis. The 3 or 4 kidney- 

 shaped leaves are slender and erect, and the flowers are white with purple 

 veins. 



For previous introduction see 103899. 



126845. Viola yakusimana Nakai. 



A weak-stemmed perennial violet with fleshy, reniform leaves. Native to 

 Japan. 



126846 to 126853. 



From England. Seeds presented by Sir Lionel de Rothschild, London. Received 

 January 18, 1938. 



126846 to 126848. Berberis spp. Berberidaceae. Barberry. 



126846. Berberis hookeri Lem. 



No. R. F. 1030. An evergreen barberry, native to the Himalayas, where 

 it is a dense shrub 3 to 5 feet high, usually with 3-parted spines, dark-green, 

 leathery, spiny-margined leaves, and cylindrical, deep-purple berries often 

 persisting on the shrub until spring. 



For previous introduction see 79508. 



126847. Berberis sp. 

 K. W. No. 6326. 



126848. Berberis sp. 

 F. 29042. 



126849. Betula medwediewii Regel. Betulaceae. 

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