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43810 to 43925— Continued. 



43824. Bekekis subcaulialata C. Schneid. Berberidacese. Barberry. 

 (Wilson No. 1267. From thickets at Mupin, western Szechwan, at 



altitudes of 2,000 to 2,300 meters, October, 1908.) 



A thickly branched shrub from Tibet, up to 4£ feet high, with spines up 

 to an inch in length, thick-skinned, lance-shaped leaves about an inch 

 long, and globular, reddish yellow fruits one-fourth of an inch in diame- 

 ter. (Adapted from Schneider, Illustriertes Handbuch der Laubholz- 

 kunde, vol. 2, p. 919. ) 



43825. Beebeeis tischleei C. Schneid. Berberidacese. Barberry. 

 (Wilson No. 4385. From thickets at Tatsienlu, western Szechwan, at 



altitudes of 3,200 to 3,400 meters, October, 1910.) 



A shrub from western China, 7 to 14 feet high, with spines in threes, 

 papery spine-tipped leaves up to 1£ inches in length, and yellow flowers 

 about two-fifths of an inch wide, occurring in dense racemes. The some- 

 what pruinose egg-shaped red fruits appear in October and are up to two- 

 fifths of an inch long. (Adapted from Sargent, Plantae Wilsonianae, 

 vol. 1, p. 355.) 



43826. Beebeeis yunnanensis Franch. Berberidacese. Barberry. 

 A deciduous shrub, from 3 to 6 feet high, with dense, rounded spines 



and nearly circular leaves. The flowers are pale yellow, and the berries 

 are bright red. (Adapted from Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the 

 British Isles, vol. 1, p. 253.) 



See also S. P. I. No. 40153 for further description. 



43827. Betula geossa Sieb. and Zucc. Betulaceae. Birch. 

 A tree found on the higher mountains of Japan, attaining a large size, 



with stout branches and wide-spreading crowns. The leaves are oval 

 and from 2 to 4 inches long, unequally serrate, and hairy in the lower 

 surfaces. The strobiles are oval egg shaped and are nearly sessile. The 

 bark of the branchlets has a cherry flavor. (Adapted from Sargent, 

 Plantae Wilsonianae, vol. 2, p. ^78,,) 



43828. Betula schmidtii Regel. Betulacese. Birch. 

 A large tree with thick branches, found only in the Province of Shi- 



motsuke, Hondo, Japan. It grows up to 65 feet tall, with a trunk 3i to 

 11 feet thick and black bark which falls off in thick, rather small plates. 

 The finely serrate leaves are short stemmed, and the catkins are narrow, 

 stiff, and erect. (Adapted from Sargent, Plantae Wilsonianae, vol. 2, 

 pp. 475, 416.) 



43829. Buddleia stenostachya Rehd. and Wils. Loganiaceae. 



A shrub of western China with narrowly oblong leaves 2 to 6 inches 

 long and usually three long, slender, terminal panicles of fragrant lav- 

 ender flowers with orange-colored eyes. This species is tender and 

 flowers during the winter in the greenhouse. (Adapted from Bailey, 

 Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 1, pp. 585, 586.) 



43830. Buxus miceophylla japonica (Muell. Arg.) Rehd. and Wils. 



Buxaceaa. Japanese box. 



An evergreen Japanese shrub of loose habit, from 3 to 4 feet high, 



with the young stems conspicuously winged. The roundish leaves are 



up to three-fourths of an inch long, and the flowers, which are produced 



very freely in March and April, are of no beauty. Owing to its ungainly 



