APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1927 



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73400. Prunus sp. Amygdalaceae. 



Plum. 



From Lemberg, Moselle, France. Plants and 

 scions presented by Paul Wack, Newark, N. J. 

 Received April 7, 1927. 



A French-grown plum with small yellow fruits. 

 The tree is about 6 feet high, unarmed, with the 

 upper branches pendulous. 



73401 to 73450. 



From Elstree, Herts, England. Plants presented 

 by Hon. Vicary Gibbs, Aldenham House 

 Gardens. Received April 8, 1927. 



73401. Abelia serrata Sieb. and Zucc. Capri- 

 foliaceae. 



An ornamental Japanese shrub with small 

 pink flowers. 



73402. Abelia triflora R. Br. Caprifoliaceae. 



An ornamental Himalayan shrub up to 15 

 feet high. It is of upright habit with rosy white 

 flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 37478. 



73403. Alnus hirsuta Turcz. Betulaceae. 



Alder. 



A rather handsome, medium-sized tree, 

 native to Japan and Manchuria, with rounded- 

 elliptic, slightly lobed leaves which are hairy 

 beneath. 



For previous introduction see No. 65912. 



73404. Artemisia incana (L.) Druce. Aster- 

 Wormwood. 



An ornamental hardy bush having intense 

 gray foliage which becomes blue with age. 



73405. Artemisia lactlflora Wall. Aster- 



An ornamental white-flowered hardy herba- 

 ceous perennial native to Nepal. 



73406. Astragalus massiliensis (Mill.) Lam. 

 Fabaceae. 



An attractive slow-growing spiny shrub with 

 white flowers; native to western Europe. 



73407. Fagelia violacea (Cav.) Kuntze {Cal- 

 ceolaria violacea Cav.). Scrophulariaceae. 



A shrubby evergreen plant from Chile with 

 an abundance of showy purple-mauve flowers. 



73408 to 73410. Cassinia spp. Asteraceae. 



73408. Cassinia fulvida Hook. f. 



An ornamental heathlike shrub which is 

 covered with a yellowish down and produces 

 white flowers. It is native to New Zealand. 



For previous introduction see No. 72788. 



73409. Cassinia leptophylla (Forst.) R. Br. 



A heathlike evergreen shrub 4 feet high, 

 with silver-tinted foliage. Native to New 

 Zealand. * 



73410. Cassinia vauvllliersh (Homb. and 

 Jacq.) Hook. f. 



An erect compact shrub, 6 to 10 feet high, 

 with small narrow leathery leaves half an 

 inch long and dense terminal corymbs of 

 white flowers. Native to New Zealand. 



For previous introduction see No. 72789. 



73411 to 73414. Ceanothus deliliantjs Spach. 

 Rhamnaceae. 



73411. Arnoldii. A compact bush with blue 

 flowers. 



73412. Georges Simon. A variety with lilac- 

 rose flowers. 



73401 to 73450— Continued. 



73413. Perle rose. A variety with light-rose 

 flowers. 



73414. Topaze. A variety with panicles of 

 pure blue flowers. 



73415. Ceratostigma griffithii C. B. Clarke. 

 Plumbaginaceae. 



A handsome shrub with bronzy leaves and 

 dense clusters of blue flowers. Native to the 

 Himalayas. 



73413 to 73421. Cistus spp. Cistaceae. 



Rockrose. 



73416. Cistus cyprius Lam. 



A stout ornamental bush up to 6 feet high, 

 with narrow-oblong leaves and large white 

 flowers. Native to southern Europe. 



73417. Cistus florentinus Lam. 



For previous introduction and description 

 see No. 73264. 



73418. Cistus obtusilobus Hort. 



A dwarf spreading bush with small clus- 

 ters of white flowers, which does well in 

 partial shade. 



73419. Cistus purpureus Lam. 



For previous introduction and description 

 see No. 73265. 



73420. Cistus rosmarinifolius Pourr. 



A low shrub, from southeastern Europe, 

 with a profusion of small yellow flowers. 



73421. Cistus villosus L. 



An erect hairy shrub, 3 to 4 feet high, with 

 wrinkled gray-green leaves and one to three 

 reddish purple flowers about 2 inches in 

 diameter. Native to the Mediterranean 

 region. 



For previous introduction see No. 67350. 



73422. Clematis globulosa Hort. Ranun- 

 culaceae. 



A semihardy climbing clematis, a hybrid 

 between Clematis scoltii and C. coccinea, which 

 has small purple flowers. 



73423. C.LERODENDnUM TRICHOTOMUM FARGESLT 



(Dod'e) Rehder. Verbenaceae. 



A rapid-growing Chinese shrub, with dark- 

 green or purplish, strongly veined, oval leaves 

 and fragrant whitish flowers, borne in summer in 

 panicles. The globular, peacock-blue fruits, 

 about the size of peas, are set on the purple or 

 crimson persistent calyx. 



For previous introduction see No. 67638. 



73424. Clerodendrum foetidum Bunge. Ver- 

 benaceae. Rose glory bower. 



A semihardy evergreen Chinese shrub, up to 

 5 feet high, with dark-crimson flowers. 



73425. Coprosma acerosa A. Cunn. Ru- 

 biaceae. 



A low spreading evergreen shrub with pros- 

 trate wiry stems and attractive sky-blue berries. 

 Native to New Zealand. 



73426. Coprosma petriei Cheeseman. Ru- 

 biaceae. 



A dwarf shrub, with prostrate stems, small 

 leaves, and purplish fruits. Native to New 

 Zealand. 



73427. CORIARIA TERMINALIS XANTHOCARPA 



Rehd. and Wfls. Coriariaceae. 



A semihardy shrubby perennial with amber- 

 colored fruits. Native to the Himalayas. 



