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43810 to 43925— Continued. 



habit and unhealthy aspect it is one of the least ornamental of th( 

 boxes. (Adapted frfom Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British 

 Isles, vol. 1, p. 277.) 



43831. Cabagana abbobescexs Lam. Fabacere. Pea tree. 

 A deciduous Siberian shrub of erect habit, up to 20 feet in height, 



which by pruning may be made to take the form of a small tree. The 

 pinnate leaves are from 1^ to 3 inches long, and the yellow flowers are 

 up to seven-eighths of an inch long and are produced singly on thin 

 downy stalks. The pods are about 2 inches long and contain from three 

 to five oblong seeds. (Adapted from Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in 

 the British Isles, vol. 1, pp. 287. 288.) 



43832. Castanea henbyi (Skan) Rehd. and Wils. Fagacese. 



Chestnut. 



A tree from 50 to 65 feet in height, found in the Province of Shan- 

 tung, China. It is closely related to the common American chinquapin, 

 but has larger dimensions throughout, including the nuts, which are 

 edible. (Adapted from Bode. Notes Dendrologiques. in Bulletin de la 

 Societe Dendrologique de France, Xo. 6, pp. 156. 157, 1008.) 



See also Plantae Wilsonianae, vol. 3, pp. 196-197, for full discussion and 

 description. 



43833. Clematis taxge~tica (Maxim.) Korsh. Ranunculaceae. 



A deciduous, woody, climbing plant from central Asia growing 8 or 

 10 feet high, with raggedly serrate gray-green leaflets. The rich yellow 

 flowers are solitary, and the fruits are crowned with long feathered styles. 

 This is said to be the handsomest yellow-flowered clematis in cultivation, 

 the flowers sometimes being 4 inches wide. (Adapted from Bean, Trees 

 and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 1. p. 367.) 

 . 43834. Clethea babbixeevis Sieb. and Zucc. Clethracea?. White alder. 



A shrub or tree from eastern Asia, up to 30 feet high, with oval-oblong, 

 pointed, sharply serrate, hairy veined leaves from 3 to 6 inches long and 

 panicled racemes of white fragrant flowers, which appear from July to 

 September. (Adapted from Bailey. Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, 

 vol. 2, p. 802.) 



43835. Cotoxeastesi betllata Bois. Malacea?. 



A deciduous shrub from western China and Tibet, from 10 to 12 feet 

 high, with a few long arching branches. The dark-green oval or oblong 

 leaves are up to 3| inches long, and the rosy white flowers are in corymbs 

 of from 10 to 30. The brilliant red fruit is pear shaped or round and 

 one-third of an inch wide. The beauty of this plant lies in the fruit and 

 not in the flowers. (Adapted from Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the 

 British Isles, vol. 1, p. 407.) 



43836. Cotoxeastee btjelata floeibe'xda (Stapf) Rehd. and TVils. Ma- 

 te, moupinensis floribunda Stapf.) [lacea?. 



A shrub with nearly oval, dark-green, bullate leaves up to 3 inches in 

 length. The flowers are white tinged with pink, but are of little orna- 

 mental value because they fall soon and are of small size. The globose 

 red fruits occur abundantly in September on the upper side of the long 

 arching shoots and give the plant a very beautiful appearance. This 

 shrub is found in western China. (Adapted from Curtis's Botanical Mag- 

 azine, vol. 135, pi. S2S4.) 



