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42183 to 42199— Continued. 



downy beneath; 2 to 3 inches long. Corymbs about 2 inches wide, the 

 main and secondary flower stalks covered densely with stellate down ; 

 branches of the corymb usually five. Fruit egg shaped, red, one-third to 

 two-fifths inch long. Native of Hupeh, China ; discovered by Henry ; 

 introduced by Wilson in 1908. I do not know that it has yet flowered in 

 cultivation, but it will no doubt soon do so. The above description is 

 adapted from the original one of Mr. Render, who observes that it is 

 most nearly related to Viburnum dilatatum (from which it differs in its 

 orbicular-ovate leaves and stipuled leaf stalks) and to V. betuli folium, 

 from which it is distinct in being downy on both leaf surfaces." (W. J. 

 Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 2, p. 650.) 



42198. Viburnum lobophyllum Graebn. Caprifoliacese. 



"A deciduous shrub, with young shoots smooth or soon becoming so, 

 dark reddish brown when mature. Leaves ovate to roundish or broadly 

 obovate, coarsely toothed except toward the base. Corymbs 2 to 4 inches 

 wide, with seven main branches which, like the secondary ones, are 

 minutely downy and glandular. Flowers white, one-fourth inch across, 

 stamens longer than the corolla, anthers yellow. Fruit bright red, 

 roundish, one-third inch long. Native of western China; introduced by 

 Wilson in 1901 and again in 1907 and 1910. It belongs to the confusing 

 group of red-fruited Asiatic Viburnums containing wrightii, betuUfolium, 

 dilatatum, etc." (TV. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British 

 Isles, vol. 2, p. 652. ) 



42199. Viburnum rhytidophyllum Hemsl. Caprifoliacese. 



"An evergreen shrub perhaps eventually 10 feet high and as much 

 through. Leaves ovate-oblong, upper surface glossy, not downy, but 

 deeply and conspicuously wrinkled; lower one grey with a thick felt or 

 starry down. 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 dull yellowish white, about one-fourth inch in 

 diameter. Fruit oval, one-third inch long, at first red, then shining 

 black. Native or! central and western China, introduced by Wilson for 

 Messrs. Veitch in 1900. This remarkable shrub is one of the most dis- 

 tinct 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 

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

 (TV. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 2, p. 655.) 



42200. Amygdaltjs persica nectarina Ait. Amygdalacese. 



Nectarine. 



From Harput. Turkey. Presented by Mr. Leslie A. Davis, American con- 

 sul. Received March 24, 1916. 

 " Seed of the smooth-skinned peach, of the nectarine order, which is the better 

 of the two varieties found here. This is an early variety, and I am informed 

 that the best results are obtained by grafting." (Davis.) 



