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75788 to 75843— Continued. 



75825. Nos. 237, 238. These seeds are from 

 the same source as No. 208 [No. 75803], but 

 the nuts are smaller and are said to come 

 from smaller trees. 



75826. Lilium sp. Liliaceae. 



Lily. 



No. 263. From Shizuoka Ken, Tagata Gun, 

 Kitakano Mura, Kashiwakubo, November 25, 

 1927. A wild variety bearing white flowers 

 spotted with brown. 



75827 to 75843. Rhododendron spp. 



Ericaceae. 

 Azalea. 



Locally grown varieties collected in Novem- 

 ber, 1927. 



75827. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 188. A wild variety growing near the 

 Buddhist Temple, Hirota, Shino Mura, 

 Minamikuwata Gun, Tamba. 



75828. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 189. A cultivated yellow-flowered va- 

 riety from the garden at the Buddhist Temple, 

 Hirota, Shino Mura, Minamikuwata Gun, 

 Tamba. It is said to be rare. 



75829. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 190. A cultivated variety growing at 

 Hachiman Shrine, Mori, Shino Mura, 

 Minamikuwata Gun, Tamba. It is said to 

 have red flowers. 



75830. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 191. A cultivated variety growing in 

 the garden at the Buddhist Temple, Hirota, 

 Shino Mura, Minamikuwata Gun, Tamba. 

 It is said to have red flowers. 



75831. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 192. A wild, pink-flowered variety, 

 said to be rare, growing near the Buddhist 

 Temple, Hirota, Shino Mura, Minamiku- 

 wata Gun, Tamba. 



75832. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 248. A wild variety growing near the 

 Buddhist Temple, Hirota, Shino Mura, 

 Minamikuwata Gun, Tamba. It is said to 

 have white flowers. 



Nos. 75833 to 75843 are cultivated varieties 

 from the garden of the San-O-ji Buddhist 

 Temple, Sogabe Mura, near Kameoka. 



75833. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 249. A variety said to have red 

 flowers. 



75788 to 75843— Continued. 



75834. Rhododendron sp. 

 No. 250. 



75835. Rhododendron sp. 

 No. 251. 



75836. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 252. A variety said to have white 

 flowers. 



75837. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 253. A variety said to have 

 flowers with White spots. 



pink 



75838. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 254. A variety said to have red 

 flowers. 



75839. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 255. A variety said to have pink 

 flowers. 



75840. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 256. A variety said to have large 

 pink and white flowers. 



75841. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 257. A variety said to have very 

 large pink flowers and to be the finest in the 

 collection at this garden. 



75342. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 258. An azalea said to be an early 

 variety with red flowers. 



75843. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 259. An azalea said to be a wild 

 variety with very large flowers. It has been 

 cultivated in this garden. 



75844. Thea sasanqua (Thunb.) Nois. 

 (Camellia sasanqua Thunb.). Theaceae. 



Nos. 246 and 247. Collected near Hachiman 

 Shrine, Hirota, Shino Mura, Minamikuwata Gun, 

 Tamba, November 15, 1927. A large, wide-spread- 

 ing ornamental shrub or small tree common 

 throughout the warmer parts of Japan. It is said 

 to be a relative of the white camellia. The branches 

 are very slender, and in the wild plant the flowers 

 are always white. It is a popular garden shrub, 

 and, under cultivation, the forms with pink and 

 rose-colored flowers are common. The seeds 

 contain an inferior sort of oil used by the Japanese 

 women for dressing their hair. 



For previous introduction see No. 57088. 



