APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1928 



76550 to 76602— Continued. 



76555. Berberis angulosa Wall. 



A handsome Himalayan shrub 4 to 5 feet 

 high, with 1-parted to 5-parted spines, obo- 

 vate spiny leaves whitish beneath, large 

 solitary globose orange-yellow flowers half 

 an inch wide, and ellipsoid red fruits. 



For previous introduction see No. 65223. 



76556. Berberis 

 Schneid. 



BREVIPANICULATA C. 



Shortcluster barberry. 



A tawny branched shrub, native to 

 western China, with golden-yellow spines, 

 glaucous oblong leaves, and small flowers in 

 graceful panicles an inch long. 



For previous introduction see No. 52336. 



76557 to 76560. Buxus spp. Buxaceae. 



76557. Buxus balearica Willd. 



Balearian box. 



An evergreen shrub, 10 to 15 feet high, 



native to the Balearic Islands, with oblong 



light-green leaves 1 to 2 inches long and more 



than half an inch wide. 



76558. Buxus harlandii Hance. 



A compact evergreen Chinese shrub about 

 3 feet high, with obovate-oblong leaves 

 gradually narrowed toward the base, less 

 than an inch long and a fourth of an inch 

 broad. 



For previous introduction see No. 40566. 



76559. Buxus sempervirens L. Box. 



Variety myosotifolia. A form of the 

 common box which probably has oblanceo- 

 late leaves like the forget-me-not. 



76560. Buxus sempervirens myrtifolia 

 Sweet. Box. 

 A form of the common box which is usually 



low and has small elliptic-oblong leaves. 



76561. Carmichaelia arborea (Forst. f.) 

 Druce (C. australis R. Br.). Fabaceae. 



A leafless New Zealand shrub 6 to 9 feet high, 

 with flat green branches and thick clusters of 

 fragrant delicate lilac flowers with darker stripes. 

 The valves of the black pods fall away, exposing 

 the bright-scarlet seeds. 



For previous introduction see No. 76220. 



76562. Carmichaelia flagelliformis Colenso. 

 Fabaceae. 



A New Zealand shrub about 4 feet high, with 

 stiff slender flat green branches, which take the 

 place of leaves, and short dense axillary fascicles 

 of purplish flowers borne in great profusion. 



For previous introduction see No. 40159. 



76563. Cassinia fulvida Hook. f. Asteraceae. 



A New Zealand shrub 4 to 5 feet high, covered 

 with slightly viscid yellow down and producing 

 corymbs of small white flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 73408. 



76564. Cassinia vauvilliersii (Homb. and 

 Jacq.) Hook. f. Asteraceae. 



A compact New Zealand shrub 2 to 8 feet high 

 covered with yellow tomentum and having small 

 leathery leaves half an inch long. The heads of 

 small white flowers are in dense terminal 

 corymbs. 



For previous introduction see No. 73410. 



76565. Ceanothus dei.ilianus Spach (C. 

 a zureus Hort.). Rhamnaceae. 



Georges Simon. A hybrid shrub with dark- 

 green leaves and lilac-rose flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 73412. 



76550 to 76602— Continued. 



76566. Ceratostigma griffithii C. B. Clarke. 

 Plumbaginaceae. 



A low densely branched Himalayan shrub 

 with alternate lanceolate red-margined leaves 

 and heads of handsome blue flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 73415. 



76567. Cistus purpureus Lam. 



Cistaceae. 

 Rockrose. 



A hybrid shrub 3 to 4 feet high, with villous 

 branchlets, oblong-lanceolate leaves, and termi- 

 nal cymes of large reddish purple flowers with a 

 red blotch on a yellow ground at the base of each 

 petal. 



For previous introduction see No. 73419. 



76568. Clematis globulosa Hort. Ranun- 

 culaceae. 



A hybrid of Clematis douglasii scottii and C. 

 texensis with deep-purple inverted pitcher- 

 shaped flowers. Both of the parents of this 

 European hybrid are native to the western 

 United States. 



For previous introduction see No. 76110. 



76569. Coprosma acerosa A. Cunn. Rubi- 

 aceae. 



An evergreen prostrate New Zealand shrub 

 with very small linear leaves, greenish white 

 flowers, and pale-blue berries. 



For previous introduction see No. 73425. 



76570. CORIARIA TERMINALIS XANTHOCARPA 



Rehd. and Wils. Coriariaceae. 



A semishrubby Himalayan perennial with 

 sessile ovate leaves and terminal racemes of 

 greenish flowers followed by long, very orna- 

 mental clusters of translucent yellow berries. 



For previous introduction see No. 73534. 



76571. Cotoneaster acuminata Lindl. Mala- 



ceae. 



Forrest No. 5567. A variety of Cotoneaster 

 acuminata, which is a Himalayan shrub 12 to 15 

 feet high with ovate leaves, pinkish flowers, and 

 bright-red fruits. 



For previous introduction see No. 49627. 



78572. Cotoneaster frigida Wall. Malaceae. 



Variety Vicarii. Said to be a magnificent 

 form of this Himalayan tree with large masses of 

 bright-red berries. 



76573. D AVIDIA INVOLUCRATA VILMORINIANA 



(Dode) Hemsl. (Z). laeta Dode). Cornaceae. 

 Dovetree. 



A Chinese pyramidal tree with cordate 

 serrate yellowish green leaves and small flower 

 heads each with two large unequal creamy 

 white bracts, the longer one pendulous and 6 

 inches long. The pear-shaped fruits, 1 to 2 

 inches long, are green with a purple bloom. 



For previous introduction see No. 72797. 



76574 to 76576. Deutzia spp. Hydrangeaceae. 



76574. Deutzia longifolia veitchii (Veitch) 

 Rehder. 



A Chinese shrub 6 feet high, with lanceo- 

 late leaves which are stellate pubescent 

 beneath and dense corymbs of brightly 

 colored purplish flowers an inch across. 



For previous introduction see No. 76248. 



76575. Deutzia scabra Thunb. 



Fuzzy deutzia. 



Variety latiflora. A form of this com- 

 monly cultivated Chinese shrub which is said 

 to have large panicles of large white flowers 

 with pink -tinted outside petals. 



