JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, I942 



143710. Eucalyptus robusta J. E. Smith. Myrtaceae. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by Prof. Cyril T. White, Botanic Gardens, 

 Brisbane. Received December 30, 1941. 



Brown Gum. A handsome, symmetrically branched tree of moderate height, 

 with bark of trunk persistent, rough, dark brown, and that of the branches 

 reddish. The wood is said to be somewhat brittle. 



For previous introduction see 141857. 



143711. Euphorbia lancifolia Schlecht. Euphorbiaceae. 



From Guatemala. Plants presented by Dr. Luis Gaitan, Assistant Surgeon 

 General of Public Health, Guatemala. Received January 8, 1942. 



Ixbut. A fleshy plant with broadly lanceolate, dark-green leaves about 3 

 inches long and inconspicuous small flowers in terminal and axillary cymes, 

 Native to southern Mexico. 



For previous introduction see 100368. 



143712. Crusea violacea Neuman. Rubiaceae. 



From Florida. Seeds presented by Dr. L. M. Simonson, Lake Alfred. Received 

 January 9, 1942. 



A sprawling herbaceous perennial with stems rooting easily where they 

 touch the ground, velvety ovate or lanceolate leaves, and numerous light- 

 purple flowers in October and early November. The plant is reported to make 

 an attractive ground cover at Lake Alfred. Native to Mexico. 



143713 to 143732. 



From England. Seeds purchased from Major F. C. Stern, Highdown, Goring- 

 by-Sea, Sussex. Received January 14, 1945. 



143713. Acer griseum (Franch.) Pax. Aceraceae. Maple. 



A handsome maple up to 30 feet high, native to western China. The 

 coarsely toothed, trifoliolate leaves are 1 to 2 inches long. The striking fea- 

 ture of this maple is the cinnamon-brown, papery bark that flakes off like 

 that of the river birch. 



For previous introduction see 135655. 



143714. Berberis jamesiana Fori*. & W. W. Smith. Berberidaceae. 



Barberry, 



143715. Carpinus turczaninovii Hance. Betulaceae. 



A hardy shrubby tree with oval, sharp-pointed leaves 1 to 2 inches long. 

 It is said to resemble Carpinus polyneura. Native to Hopei Province, China. 



For previous introduction see 116120. 



143716. Clematis macropetala Ledeb. Ranunculaceae. 



143717. Cotoneaster conspicua Comber. Malaceae. 



143718. Cotoneaster wardii W. W. Smith. 



A deciduous shrub 5 to 8 feet high, with ovate, acute-mucronate leaves 

 more than an inch long, densely, silvery tomentose beneath. The white 

 flowers, in small corymbs, are followed by fruits of a bright sealing-wax 

 red. 



For previous introduction see 102213. 



143719. Euonymus grandiflorus f. salicifolius Stapf. Celastraceae. 



143720. Magnolia sinensis x wilsonii. Magnoliaceae. 



143721 to 143730. Paeonia spp. Ranunculaceae. Peony. 



143721. Paeonia corallina Retz. 



Received as P. cambessedcsii, now referred to as above. 



