﻿64 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



42768 to 42789— Continued. 



42785. Rubus lindleianus Lees. 



A plant with tall, curving shoots, strong prickles, and cymose 

 clusters of white or pale rose-colored flowers. (Adapted from 

 Focke, Species Ruborum, BibUotheca Botanica, vol. 85, pt. 1, p. 132, 

 1914.) 



42786. Rubus bhamnifolius Weihe and Nees. 



This species from southern England has thick, leathery leaflets 

 covered beneath with a felt of grayish white down and white or 

 pale pink cup-shaped flowers borne in slender panicles. 



42787. Rubus sanctus Schreber. 



A very variable species between Rubus rhamnifolius and R. grains, 

 with strong, arched shoots; leaves composed of five leaflets; elon- 

 gate racemes of white or pale rose-colored flowers. (Adapted from 

 Focke, Species Ruborum, BibUotheca Botanica, vol. 83, pt. 1, p. 136, 

 191 J f .) 



42788. Rubus thyksiflokus Weihe and Nees. 



A European species, with nearly prostrate, rarely climbing stems; 

 leaves divided into three or five broad, irregularly toothed leaflets; 

 rather small white flowers and small fruit. (Adapted from Focke, 

 Species Ruborum, BibUotheca Botanica, vol. 83, pt. 2, p. 244.) 



42789. Rubus vestitus Weihe and Nees. 



A well-characterized, large-fruited species which has, however, in 

 western Europe, a large number of forms, usually of local distribu- 

 tion. (For a complete technical description, see Ascherson und 

 Graebner, Synopsis der Mittel Europdischen Flora, vol. 6, pt. i, p. 546.) 



42790. Vitex Luc-ens Kirk. Verbenaceae. Puriri. 



From Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand. Seeds presented by Mr. H. R. 

 Wright. Received May 13, 1916. 



" A fine tree, from 50 to 60 feet in height, often called the New Zealand oak, 

 on account of the strength and durability of its timber. It is not injured by 

 damp or exposure and is therefore extremely valuable for shipbuilding pur- 

 poses. The logs are often perforated with large holes, but these do not affect 

 the timber, except in so far as it has sometimes to be cut to disadvantage. 

 The holes are made by a soft-bodied grub, which develops into the puriri moth. 

 The leaves of the puriri are handsome, being of a bright, glossy green, the 

 leaflets 3 to 4 inches long. The flowers are in axillary panicles, four to eight 

 together, pink or red, irregular in shape, and with exserted stamens. The 

 roots of the puriri never penetrate deeply into the ground, but lie near the 

 surface, so that the tree is easily blown over in a gale of wind. It is endemic in 

 New Zealand and is restricted to the northern part of the North Island. It 

 is easily cultivated and flowers more or less all the year round." (Laing and 

 Blackwell, Plants of New Zealand, p. 350.) 



" The New Zealand puriri is one of the most handsome trees in cultivation, 

 and is worthy of more extensive planting. It transplants well, grow T s rapidly, 

 and makes a compact tree of symmetrical bushy form, with bright glossy-green 

 foliage. It is one of the New Zealand hardwoods used for railway sleepers, 

 and is very durable. The berries when ripe resemble cherries, which tends 

 to add to its beauty." (Wright.) 



