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75663 to 75695 — Continued. 



75663. Acanthopanax divaricatum (Sieb. and 

 Zucc.) Seem. Araliaceae. 



A large deciduous spreading shrub of vigorous 

 habit, up to 10 feet high. It is native to the 

 mountains of Kiuschiu, Japan, and is very 

 closely related to Acanthopanax sessiliflorum, 

 cultivated in European gardens for its handsome, 

 dark-green leaves and spherical heads of inky 

 black fruits. Unlike the latter, this species 

 has downy young shoots, and the lower surfaces 

 of the leaves are also quite downy. It may 

 prove hardy in all but the coldest parts of the 

 United States. 



For previous introduction see No. 58612. 



75664 to 75667. Acer spp. Aceraceae. Maple. 



75664. Acer ginnala Maxim. Amur maple. 



A small tree or large shrub, of bushy habit, 

 with 3-lofced slightly heart-shaped leaves, 

 and very fragrant white flowers in short 

 1 anicles, appearing in May. This maple is 

 closely allied to ^4cer tataricum, but differs 

 markedly in shape of leaf. The foliage turns 

 a beautiful red before falling, the species being 

 one of the best for autumnal coloring. It is 

 native to Manchuria and Japan. 



For previous introduction see No. 69878. 



75665. Acer miyabei Maxim. 



A deciduous Japanese tree, 30 to 40 feet 

 high, with a trunk \\i feet in diameter, 

 deeply 3-lobed leaves, yellow downy Cowers 

 in corymbs 2 to 3 inches long, and keys up to 

 an inch long. 



For previous introduction see No. 43811. 



75866. Acer pictum mono (Maxim.) Pax 



A deciduous Chinese tree up to 60 feet 

 high, with leaves somewhat heart-shaped. 



For previous introduction see No. 72402. 



75667. Acer psecdo-sieboldianum Komar. 



A small Manchurian tree with cordate 

 leaves divided into 9 to 11 lanceolate-serrate 

 lobes and bearing purple flowers. 



75668. Adonis amurensis Kegel and Radde. 

 Ranunculaceae. 



Variety yezoensis. A beautiful herbaceous 

 perennial with broad yellow flowers and finely 

 divided leaves. Native to Japan. 



75669. Alntjs fruticosa Eupr. Betulaceae. 



Alder. 



A shrub or small tree up to 30 feet high, 

 native to northeastern Asia. The leaves are 

 ovate with a cuneate base and are glabrous 

 on the under side. 



75670. Aralia elata (Miquel) Seem. Aralia- 



A small hardy Manchurian tree, resembling 

 Aralia spinosa (Hercules-club) but more treelike, 

 with few spines. It does not form many 

 branches, but the large bipinnate leaves cast a 

 good shade. The greenish white flowers are 

 borne in large panicles, and the berries are dark 

 red when ripe, producing a pleasing effect. 



For previous introduction see No. 65486. 



75671. Betula japonica Sieb. Betulaceae. 

 Japanese white birch. 



A hardy ornamental Japanese tree up to 75 

 feet high, with broadly oval leaves, which is 

 closely related to Betula pendula. 



For previous introduction see No. 72407. 



75663 to 75695— Continued. 



75672. Celastrus articulatus Thunb. Cel- 

 astraceae. Oriental bittersweet. 



No. 21. Collected near Ishiyama, south of 

 Sapporo, Hokkaido, October 12, 1927. A 

 woody Japanese vine with obovate-serrate 

 leaves 2 to 4 inches long. The orange-yellow 

 fruits open to show the scarlet arils surrounding 

 the seeds. 



For previous introduction see No. 40568. 



Nos. 75673 to 75695 were presented by the 

 botanic garden, Hokkaido Imperial Univer- 

 sity, Sapporo, Hokkaido. 



75673. Euonymus oxyphyllus Miquel. Cel- 

 astraceae. 



A Japanese shrub or small tree with ovate 

 pointed leaves and many-flowered cymes of 

 dark-red ribbed fruits and bright red seeds. 



75674. Fragaria unumae Makino. Rosaceae. 



Strawberry. 



A wild strawberry native to the alpine slopes 

 of Japan. It resembles Fragaria vesca, but has 

 the flower stalks usually shorter than the leaves, 

 the flowers with seven petals, and the achenes 

 embedded in the receptacle. 



75675. Geranium erianthum DC. Gerania- 

 ceae. 



A herbaceous perennial plant with five to 

 seven palmately lobed leaves and rose-purple 

 flowers 1 to 2 inches across. Native to Kam- 

 chatka and northwestern North America. 



75676. Jl'GLANS SIEBOLMANA CORDIFORMIS 



(Maxim.) Mak. Juglandaceae. Flat walnut. 



A form of the Japanese walnut which has 

 heart-shaped, thin-shelled fruits with sharp 

 edges and a groove in the middle of each flat 

 side. The tree is often 70 feet tall. 



75677. Lilium cordifolium Thunb. Liliaceae. 



Lily. 



A Japanese lily, 3 to 4 feet high, with pen- 

 dulous leaves 12 to 18 inches long and wide, and a 

 raceme of 4 to 10 fragrant white flowers often 

 6 inches long. These seeds were received as 

 Lilium glehni, which is said to differ very slightly 

 from typical L. cordifolium. 



75678. Lilium dauricum Ker. Liliaceae. 



Candlestick lily. 



A plant about 3 feet in height, with a smooth 

 or slightly furrowed stem wmich is green or 

 tinged with brown or purple. The 20 to 50 

 horizontal leaves are 3 to 5 inches long, and the 

 flowers, one to four in a cluster and 3 to 5 mches 

 across, are orange-red, slightly spotted with 

 purplish black, and tinged with yellow in the 

 center; the anthers are red. 



For previous introduction see No. 69021. 



75679. Magnolia kobus borealis Sargent. 

 Magnoliaceae. 



A pyramidal Japanese tree often 80 feet high. 

 The obovate leaves are 6 inches long, and the 

 pure creamy white flowers are 7 inches across. 

 This is one of the hardiest of the Asiatic 

 magnolias. 



75680. Pinus koraiensis Sieb. and Zucc. 

 Pinaceae. Korean pine. 



A 5-needle pine, up to 100 feet high, native to 

 Korea and Japan. It produces valuable lumber 

 and edible seeds and is also of ornamental value, 

 being slow in growth and forming a dense broad 

 pyramidal head with handsome foliage. 



For previous introduction see No. 71125. 



