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77819 to 77870— Continued. 



77832. Ilex serrata Thunb. Aquifolia- 

 ceae. Holly. 



No. 892-3. A slender ornamental 

 deciduous shrub native to Japan, about 

 15 feet high, with oval, finely serrate 

 leaves and small bright-red berries. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 75716. 



77833. Lespedeza cyrtobotrya Miquel. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 6000. A small deciduous bush- 

 clover, native to Japan and Chosen, 

 which bears racemes of rosy purple, 

 pea-shaped flowers during midsummer. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 76057. 



77834. Lonicera vilmorinii Rehder. 

 Caprifoliaceae. Honeysuckle. 



No. 4801. An ornamental shrub up 

 to 10 feet high, with arching branches, 

 oblong leaves, and yellowish pink 

 fruits. It is a hybrid between Loni- 

 cera quinquelocularis and L. deflexi- 

 cali/x. 



77835 to 77837. Maackia spp. Faba- 

 ceae. 



77835. Maackia amurensis Rupr. 



A small tree, native to eastern 

 Asia, with orange-brown bark, dull- 

 green compound leaves, and short 

 erect clusters of small yellowish- 

 white flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 65939. 



77836. Maackia amurensis buer- 

 geri C. Schneid. 



A variety, native to Japan, with 

 pubescent leaflets. 



77837. Maackia chinensis Takeda. 



No. 6962. A large leguminous tree 

 up to 75 feet high, native to central 

 China. The compound leaves consist 

 of 11 to 13 oval leaflets 1 to 3 inches 

 long. The white flowers, about half 

 an inch long, are borne in racemes 

 up to 8 inches long. 



77838. Malus kansuensis (Ratal.) C. 

 Schneid. Malaceae. 



No. 10096-B. A small tree, up to 25 

 feet high, native to northwestern 

 China. The small flowers are white 

 and the ellipsoid fruits, about half an 

 inch long, are yellow or reddish. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 72810. 



77839 and 77840. Malus toringoides 

 (Rehder) Hughes (AI. transitoria to- 

 ringoides Rehder). Malaceae. 



A shrub or small tree, up to 25 feet 

 high, with oval 4-lobed leaves, and 

 handsome fruits about half an inch 

 long, yellow, usually with a red cheek. 

 Native to western China. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 54092. 



77839. No. 7186. Seeds. 



77840. No. 17475. Scions. 



77841. Mokus acidosa Griffith. Mora- 

 ceae. Acid mulberry. 



A usually broad shrub 3 to 16 feet 

 high, but occasionally a tree 25 feet 



77819 to 77870— Continued. 



high, found in Hupeh and Szechwan 

 Provinces, China. The leaves are very 

 variable in size and shape and are not 

 used for feeding silkworms. The edible 

 fruits, dark red or shining black, are 

 very palatable. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 66299. 



?7842. Phellodendron 

 Maxim. Rutaceae. 



JAPONICUM 



Corktree. 



A tree native to Japan, up to 30 feet 

 high, with dark-brown bark, compound 

 leaves composed of 9 to 13 ovate, dull- 

 green leaflets, and black fruits in 

 panicles 2 to 3 inches across. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 66936. 



77843. PSEUDOLARIX AMABILIS (NelSOll) 



Rehder (P. Jcaempferi Gordon). Pi- 

 naceae. Goldenlarch. 



No. 3656. A deciduous tree, native to 

 China, sometimes as much as 130 feet 

 high, with long spreading branches 

 pendulous at the extremities. The 

 light-green leathery foliage turns a 

 clear yellow in the autumn. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 71981. 



77844. Sorbus ALNiroLiA (Sieb. and 

 Zucc.) Koch. Malaceae. 



Mountain-ash. 



An upright tree, 60 feet high, with 

 a dense round head, attractive bright- 

 green foliage, and clusters of small red 

 and yellow fruits. Native to eastern 

 Asia. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 65693. 



77845. Sorbus com mixta Hedl. Mala- 

 ceae. Japanese mountain-ash. 



No. 2077-1. A shrub or tree, native 

 to central and northern Japan, with 

 bright-green serrate variable leaves 

 usually composed of five or six pairs 

 of glabrous leaflets. The white flowers 

 are in terminal corymbs, and the 

 bright-red, nearly globular fruits are 

 about one-fourth of an inch in diam- 

 eter. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 43728. 



77846 to 77848. Syringa spp. Oleaceae. 



Lilac. 



77846. Syringa komarowi C. Schneid. 



A Chinese shrub up to 15 feet 

 high, with ovate leaves 5 to 7 

 inches long and nodding crowded 

 panicles of purple-pink flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 76599. 



77847. Syringa meyeri C. Schneid. 



Meyer lilac. 



A compact shrub up to 10 feet 

 high, native to northern China, with 

 small oval-elliptic leaves and dense 

 panicles of violet flowers, which ap- 

 pear very early in the season. 



77848. Syringa pinetorum W. W. 

 Smith. 



No. 19140. A spreading shrub 

 about 10 feet high, from southwest- 

 ern China. The purplish flowers 

 are borne in panicles about 5 inches 

 long. 



