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127044 to 127052— Continued 



127046. Alnus maximowiczii Callier. 



An alder about 30 feet high, with abruptly short, acuminate, ovate leaves, 

 truncate or cordate at the base. Native to Japan. 



127047. Alnus nitida (Spach) Endl. 



A large tree becoming 100 feet high, with elliptic leaves 4 to 8 inches long. 

 Native to the western temperate Himalayan region. 



127048. Alnus orientalis Decne. 



A shrub or small tree with ovate-oblong to elliptical, wedge-shaped leaves 

 Native to Asia Minor. 



127049. Alnus rugosa (Ehrh.) Spreng. Hazel alder. 



127050. Betula atrata Domin. Betulaceae. Birch. 



A tall birch up to about 60 feet high, with broad ovate or ovate-rotund leaves 

 about 3 inches long. Native to the Czechomoravian highlands. 



127051. Syeinga sweginzowii Koehne and Ling. Oleaceae. Chengtu lilac. 



A shrub up to 10 feet high, with oblong-ovate leaves 2 to 4 inches long, deep 

 green above and paler beneath, and reddish or pale-lilac flowers in panicles 

 6 to 8 inches long. Native to northwestern China. 



127052. Syeinga wolfi C. Schneid. Oleaceae. Lilac. 



An ornamental shrub remarkable for its peculiar foliage ; the elliptic oblong 

 leaves are up to 6 inches long, cuneate, and grayish green beneath. The 

 fragrant, dark-lilac flowers are in much-branched panicles. Native to Man- 

 churia and Chosen. 



For previous introduction see 104946. 



127053 to 127055. 



From Africa. Seeds purchased from the Mount Elgon Nurseries, Kitale, Kenya 

 Colony. Received February 8, 1938. 



127053. Canarina eminii Aschers. Campanulaceae. 



A tuberous-rooted, creeping perennial up to 6 feet long, with showy bell- 

 shaped orange-scarlet flowers 3 inches long. Native to tropical Africa. 



127054. Ipomoea sp. Convolvulaceae. 



A twining herbaceous perennial with digitate leaves and large golden-yellow 

 flowers. Native to Lower California. 



127055. Pentas coccinea Stapf. Rubiaceae. 



A shrubby plant about iy 2 feet high, with grayish-green ovate or ovate-oblong 

 leaves and showy crimson flowers in umbellike clusters about 3 inches across. 

 Native to xerophytic places in eastern tropical Africa. 



127056. Cocos nucifera L. Phoenicaceae. Coconut. 



From the Philippine Islands. Seeds presented by Hilarion S. Silayan, Director 

 of Plant Industry, Manila. Received February 11, 1938. 



Macapuno. 



127057. Pyrus communis L. Malaceae. Common pear. 



From Washington, D. C. Scions presented by the Soil Conservation Service,. 

 Washington. Received August 23, 1937. Numbered in February 1938. 



Sugar pear. 



127058. Prunus armeniaca L. Amygdalaceae. Apricot. 



From Iowa. Budsticks presented by the Iowa State College of Agriculture,. 

 Ames. Received August 30, 1937. Numbered in February 1938. 



Variety Schick. 



