﻿78 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



43791 to 43796. 



From China. Collected by Mr. Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer for 

 the Department of Agriculture. Received December 21, 1916. Quoted 

 notes by Mr. Meyer. 



43791. Ulmtjs pumtla L. Ulmacese. Elm. 

 " Var. pendula Hort. (No. 1258. Peking, China. November 9, 1916.) 



Cuttings of a weeping form of the ordinary, very drought and alkali 

 resistant elm from North China and Manchuria. The Chinese graft this 

 variety on the trunk of the common form, generally from 5 to 8 feet above 

 the ground. See S. P. I. No. 40507 for further information. Obtained 

 from the Botanic Garden at Peking." 



43792. Wistakia VENUSTA Rehd. and Wils. Fabaceae. 



"(No. 1259. Peking, China. November 6, 1916.) Cuttings of a vigor- 

 ously growing hardy species of wistaria, blooming at the end of April 

 and early May, bearing multitudes of rather short and dense racemes of 

 individually large flowers, which are of a purplish violet color when first 

 coming out, but when fading away become of pale bluish color. They 

 exhale a delightful scent. This species is quite drought resistant and 

 tolerates a fair amount of alkali. The Chinese most often train it as an 

 arbor over a garden walk or over an open space, underneath which seats 

 and tables can be arranged for enjoyment of the beauty and fragrance of 

 the flowers in spring and the shade of the foliage during the hot summer 

 months. Chinese name Teng lo, meaning 'Winding rattan.' Obtained 

 from the Botanic Garden at Peking." 



43793. Punica gkanatum L. Punicaceae. Pomegranate. 

 "(No. 1260. Peking, China. November 9, 1916.) Plants of a very 



dwarf form of pomegranate cultivated as an ornamental pot plant, said 

 to bear sometimes as many as 100 fruits on one specimen. The fruits are 

 too small to be of any economic value. Chinese name Pai tze shell liu, 

 meaning ' One hundredfold bearing pomegranate.' " 



43794. Wistakia venusta Rehd. and Wils. Fabaceae. 



"(No. 2321a. Peking, China. November 9, 1916.) The same as No. 

 1259 [S. P. I. No. 43792]. The Chinese claim that among plants raised 

 from seeds one obtains a great variety of colors in the flowers, ranging 

 all the way from pure white to dark purple. Obtained from the Botanic 

 Garden at Peking." 



43795. Wistaria venusta Rehd. and Wils. Fabaceae. 



"(No. 2322a. Tientsin, China. November 1, 1916.) The same species 

 as the preceding number [S. P. I. No. 43794], but coming from a colder 

 locality. Collected in Victoria Park, Tientsin." 



43796. Pintjs bungeana Zucc. Pinaceae. Pine. 

 "(No. 2323a. Lungen Temple, Sankiatien, near Peking, China. Oc- 

 tober, 1916.) The welldmown Chinese white-barked pine; 100 catties of 

 seeds, collected for the department through the kindness of Mr. J. V. A. 

 MacMurray, First Secretary of the American Legation at Peking." 



43797. Rosa xanthina Lindl. Rosacea. Rose. 



Grown at the Plant Introduction Field Station, llockville, Md. Numbered 

 December 27, 1916. 

 Seedlings of S. P. I. No. 21620 from a plant grown in Mr. Edward Goucher's 

 garden. 



