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40139 to 40201— Continued. 



or blunt at the apex, rounded or slightly heart shaped at the base; 

 upper surface glossy, not downy, but deeply and conspicuously 

 wrinkled; lower one gray with a thick felt of starry down; stalk 

 one-half to 1£ inches long. Flowers produced on large terminal 

 umbellike trusses 4 to 8 inches across, which form into bud in the 

 autumn and remain exposed all through the winter and until the 

 blossoms expand the following May or June. They are a dull yel- 

 lowish white, about one-fourth inch in diameter. Fruit oval, one- 

 third inch long, at first red, then shining black. Native of central 

 and western China ; introduced by Wilson for Messrs. Veitch in 1900. 

 This remarkable shrub is one of the most distinct and striking, not 

 only of Viburnums, but of all the newer Chinese shrubs. It appears 

 to be quite hardy, and flowers well in spite of the curious habit of 

 forming its inflorescences and partially developing them in autumn. 

 Its beauty is in its bold, wrinkled, shining leaves and red fruits. 

 The flowers are dull and not particularly attractive. It was given 

 a first-class certificate by the Royal Horticultural Society in Sep- 

 tember, 1907. During that month of the year its fruits are red." 

 (W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 2, p. 

 655.) 



40202. Sabicea sp. Rubiaceaa. 



From Lusambo, Belgian Kongo, Africa. Presented by Mr. J. A. Stockwell. 

 Received March 15, 1915. 

 " Tomicamwc, a fruit (berry) that grows in clusters on a vine which resem- 

 bles very much the honeysuckle of the South. The berry is very fine flavored, 

 somewhat resembling the strawberry, although not the equal of that fruit. It 

 makes a beautiful jelly." (Stockwell.) 



40203 to 40205. 



From Lamao, Bataan, Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. P. J. Wester, 



horticulturist in charge, Lamao Experiment Station. Received March 



15, 1915. 

 40203. Cucumis sativus L. Cucurbitaceae. Cucumber. 



"The India cucumber. Size, large, 22 to 30 cm. long, averaging 26 

 cm. in circumference; average weight 850 grams; form oblong, cross 

 section more or less triangular; color brown, the surface cracking as 

 the cucumber attains maturity, exposing the flesh and giving it the ap- 

 pearance of being reticulated ; surface fairly smooth ; flesh perhaps some- 

 what less tender than the standard cucumber of the Temperate Zone, 

 nevertheless very good ; seed abundant. 



" The seed of this variety was presented to the Bureau of Agriculture 

 by Mr. A. C. Hartless, superintendent of the Seharunpur Botanical Gar- 

 den, United Provinces, India, in 1911, and was sown at the end of the 

 rainy season the same year at the Lamao Experiment Station. From 

 the seed saved another sowing was made in January, 1913, together with 

 a large number of imported varieties of cucurbits of all classes. In this 

 trial the India showed itself hardier and superior to all the cucurbits 

 planted in the resistance to insect pests, which practically destroyed the 

 rest, notwithstanding frequent application of arsenical sprays. The 

 variety is of vigorous growth and a satisfactory yielder and is unques- 



