﻿34 SEEDS AND PLANTS LMPOETED. 



42581 to 42595— Continued. 



slender prickles. Leaves pinnate, 4 to 9 inches long, composed of 7 to 

 13 leaflets. Flowers one-half inch across, petals purple. Fruit roundish, 

 five-eighths of an inch across, black with a bluish bloom. Native of west- 

 ern China; discovered and introduced by Wilson for Messrs. Veitch, with 

 whom it flowered in August, 1908. Wilson found it in the Min River 

 valley at altitudes of 4,000 to 6,000 feet, where it is rare. Of the newer 

 Chinese Rubi it is one of the most distinct and attractive looking, for 

 both its blue-purple stems and its very handsomely cut foliage. (Adapted 

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

 p. 468.) 



42593. Rubtts thunbergii glabellus Focke. Rosacea^. Bramble. 

 A Chinese Rubus from western Huj>eh differing from the typical Japa- 

 nese plant in its more robust habit and its sparingly pilose leaves and 



twigs. 



42594. Rubus trianthus Focke. Rosacea?. Bramble. 

 A deciduous shrub of wide-spreading habit, the biennial stems erect, 



much branched, spiny, blue-white, 4 to 6 feet high. Leaves simple, dis- 

 tinctly three lobed on the barren stems, less markedly lobed on the 

 flowering shoots, whitish beneath, dark green above. Flowers pinkish 

 white, insignificant, produced a few together on cymes that are terminal 

 on short lateral twigs. Fruit dark red. Native of central China up to 

 4,000 feet ; introduced for Messrs. Veitch by Wilson in 1900. It is dis- 

 tinct from most Rubi in the absence of down or hairs, but has not much 

 garden value. (Adapted from W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in 

 the British Isles, vol. 2, p. 469.) 



42595. Rubus vicarius Focke. Rosacea?. Bramble. 

 A form from western Szechwan, closely related to Rubus idaeus. 



(Adapted from Focke, Species Ruborum, Bibliotheca Botanica, No. 72. p. 

 20^.) 



42598. Strychnos spinosa Lam. Loganiacese. Kaffir orange. 



From Inhambane, Portuguese East Africa. Presented by Rev. Pliny W. 

 Keys, Methodist Episcopal Mission. Received April 24, 1918. 



"A remarkable 'East African shrub or small tree with evergreen foliage 

 and short spines, bearing large, round, green fruits with extremely hard 

 shells. "When these ripen they turn yellow and scent the room with the 

 fragrance of cloves. The seeds have a small amount of strychnin in them. 

 The flesh is edible, reminding one of a brandied peach." {Fairchild.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 33341. 

 42597 to 42605. 



From Yentimiglia, Italy. Received through the superintendent, La Mortola 

 Botanic Garden, April 17, 1918. 



42597. Cornus capitata W T ail. Cornaceae. Bentham's cornel. 



A deciduous or partially evergreen tree, 30 to 40 or more feet high, 



of bushy habit, and, if allowed to develop without interference by other 



trees, wider than it is high. Leaves leathery, opposite, dull gray- 



