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76203 to 76279— Continued. 



76240. Cotoneaster turbinata Craib. 



A Chinese shrub, 6 feet high, with ovate- 

 laDceolate leaves 1 to 2 inches long, dense 

 corymbs of small white flowers appearing 

 s:x to eight weeks later than any other Coto- 

 neaster, and followed by bright-red turbinate 

 fruits. 



76241 to 76247. Cytisus spp. Fabaceae. Broom. 



76241. Cytisus austriacus L. 



A shrub about 3 feet high, native to south- 

 eastern Europe. The trifoliolate leaves are 

 silky pubescent, and the bright-yellow 

 flowers are in headlike clusters. 



76242. Cytisus austriacus heuffelii 

 (Wirzb.) C. Schneid. 



A Hungarian form of Cytisus austriacus 

 which is more slender and has narrower leaves 

 and more silky pods. 



76243. Cytisus grandiflorus (Brot.) DC. 



A spineless Spanish shrub with trifoliolate 

 leaves and large yellow flowers on long rodlike 

 branches. 



For previous introduction see No. 66556. 



76244. Cytisus nigricans L. 



An upright shrub about 6 feet high, native 

 to southern Europe. The obovate leaflets 

 are an inch long, and the yellow flowers are 

 borne in terminal racemes a foot long. 



For previous introduction see No. 73540. 



76245. Cytisus purpureus Scop. 



A procumbent shrub with erect branchlets 

 1 or 2 feet high, dark-green obovate leaflets, 

 and purple flowers; native to Austria and 

 Italy. 



For previous introduction see No. 73543. 



76246. Cytisus spachianus (Webb.) Kuntze. 



A Canary Island shrub, 6 to 8 feet high, 

 with elongated racemes of fragrant bright- 

 3 T ellow flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 31905. 



76247. Cytisus supinusL. Bigflower broom. 



An erect or procumbent shrub about 3 

 feet high, native to central and southern 

 Europe. It has elliptic leaflets and long 

 terminal heads of yellow flowers, besides 

 bearing axillary flowers in the spring. 



For previous introduction see No. 66926. 



76248. Deutzia longifolia veitchii (Veitch) 

 Rehder. 



A rather tender Chinese shrub 6 feet high, 

 with lanceolate leaves 3 to 6 inches long and 

 dense corymbs of bright rose-purple flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 73431. 



76249. Genista pilosa L. Fabaceae. 



Silky leaf broom. 



A procumbent European shrub with ascend- 

 ing branchlets, simple oblong leaves, and short 

 axillary racemes of yellow flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 66570. 



76250. Genista tinctoria virgata Koch. 

 Fabaceae. 



A larger and more branching form of Genista 

 tinctoria, which is an upright shrub 3 feet high, 

 with many-flowered terminal racemes of yellow 

 flowers. It is native to Europe. 



76203 to 76279— Continued. 



76251. Iris clarkei Baker. Iridaceae. 



Clarke iris. 



A curiously local Himalayan, iris native to a 

 circumscribed area in the Sikkim and Bhutan 

 region at altitudes between 6,000 and 11,000 feet, 

 in ground that is swampy half the year and 

 frozen hard under snow during most of the 

 remaining months. The narrow leaves, ^2 feet 

 long, droop at the tops; the upper surface is 

 polished and shiny, the under side being glauces- 

 cent. The solid stem is 2 feet long and bears 

 one or two lateral heads. The falls are blue- 

 purple, blotched with white, and are reflexed 

 laterally. The upper part of the haft is marked 

 with yellow. The reddish purple, lanceolate 

 standards are poised almost horizontally. The 

 styles form the highest point of the flowers; 

 they are keeled, very convex, and l l A inches long. 



For previous introduction see No. 67034. 



76252. Iris wilsoni Wright. Iridaceae. 



Wilson iris. 



A western Chinese swamp iris, a foot high, 

 with yellow flowers having the falls faintly 

 veined with purple. 



For previous introduction see No. 73547. 



76253. Ligustrum compactum Hook f. and 

 Thorns. (L. yunnanese L. Henry). Olea- 

 ceae. Privet. 



A shrub or small tree, sometimes 30 feet high, 

 native to the Himalayan region and to south- 

 western China. The half-evergreen leaves are 

 3 to 6 inches long, and the small white flowers in 

 large panicles are followed by bluish black fruits. 



For previous introduction see No. 66962. 



76254. Ligustrum insulense Decaisne (L. 

 insulare Decaisne). Oleaceae. Privet. 



A shrub, closely related to the common 

 privet, Ligustrum vulgare, becoming 6 feet high, 

 with yellowish green, often pendulous leaves, 

 and rather large flower panicles. It is of un- 

 known origin. 



For previous introduction see No. 66580. 



76255. Lilium pyrenaicum Gouan. Liliaceae. 



Lily. 



A lily, 2 to 4 feet high, with lemon-yellow 

 flowers dotted purplish black. It is native to 

 the Pyrenees Mountains. 



For previous introduction see No. 69926. 



76256 to 76266. Lonicera spp. Caprifoliaceae. 

 Honeysuckle. 



76256. Lonicera alpigena L. 



For previous introduction and description 

 see No. 75984. 



76257. Lonicera chrysantha Turcz. 



Coralline honeysuckle. 



An upright eastern Asiatic shrub, 12 feet 

 high, with dark-green ovate leaves, creamy 

 white flowers changing to yellow, and hand- 

 some coral-red berries. 



For previous introduction see No. 67367. 



76258. Lonicera chrysantha latifolia 

 Korsh. (L. chrysantha turkestanica 

 Rehder). 



A form of Lonicera chrysantha with broadly 

 elliptic thickish leaves. 



76259. Lonicera deflexicalyx Batal. 



A western Chinese upright shrub, 8 to 10 

 feet high, with arching branches, bright-green 

 lanceolate leaves, creamy flowers changing to 

 yellow, and brick-red fruits. 



For previous introduction see No. 53708. 



