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78112 to 78160— Continued. 



78145. Ilex pernyi veitchii (Veitch) 

 Rehder. 



A large-leaved form of Ilex pernyi, 

 which is an evergreen shrub or small 

 tree native to China, with crowded 

 oval-rhombic spiny leaves, pale-yellow 

 flowers, and red berries in dense 

 sessile clusters. 



78146. Ilex wilsonii Loes. 



An ornamental evergreen shrub with 

 broad spiny glistening green leaves. 

 Native to China. 



78147. Lonicera pileata tunnanensis 

 (Franch.) Rehder. Caprifoliaceae. 



Honeysuckle. 



A prostrate half-evergreen shrub with 

 small boxlike foliage, inconspicuous yel- 

 low flowers, and clusters of dainty but 

 not prominent violet berries. Native to 

 southwestern China. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 76584. 



78148. LOROPETALUM CHINENSE (R. Br.) 



Oliver. Hamamelidaceae. 



A somewhat tender, beautiful bushy 

 evergreen shrub, native to China, about 

 5 feet high, with wiry hairy branches 

 oval unsymmetrical leaves, and curious 

 white witch-hazellike flowers during the 

 early spring. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 46424. 



78149 to 78154. Philadelphus spp. Hy- 

 drangeaceae. 



78149. Philadelphus pekinensis bra- 

 chybotrys Koehne. 



An ornamental deciduous shrub 

 with long branches, thin elliptic 

 pointed leaves, and fragrant flowers. 

 Native to China. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 53719. 



78150. Philadelphus sp. 



Amalthce. A vigorous variety with 

 long lustrous leaves and large flowers 

 which are slightly blotched with pale 

 pink. 



78151. Philadelphus sp. 



Atlas. A handsome tall-growing 

 sort Avith enormous flowers, over 2% 

 inches vide, which have broad milk- 

 white petals. 



78152. Philadelphus sp. 



Belle Etoile. For previous introduc- 

 tion and description see No. 78088. 



78153. Philadelphus sp. 



Enchantement. For previous intro- 

 duction and description see No. 78092. 



78154. Philadelphus sp. 



Innocence. A variety with such an 

 abundance of large single pure-white 

 flowers borne on long arched branches 

 that the bush has the appearance of 

 snowy sheaves of blooms. 



78155. Styrax hemsleyana Diels. Sty- 

 racaceae. 



A handsome shrub or small tree, na- 

 tive to China, up to 20 feet high, with 

 sharp-pointed obliquely oval leaves, and 

 pure-white flowers nearly half an inch 

 long, in racemes about 6 inches long. 



78112 to 78160— Continued. 



78156. Styrax japonicum Sieb. and Zucc. 

 Styracaceae. Japanese snowbell. 



Variety Fargesii. A handsome variety 

 introduced from central China by the 

 late Maurice de Vilmorin. It differs 

 from the well-known type by its taller 

 branches, more ample foliage, and larger 

 pendulous flowers of a snowy whiteness. 



78157 to 78160. Syringa spp. Oleaceae. 



78157 and 78158. Syringa sweginzowii 

 Koehne and Ling. Chengtu lilac. 



78157. A hardy ornamental shrub, 

 native to China, about 10 feet 

 high, with dark-green oval leaves 

 2 to 4 inches long, and terminal 

 panicles, up to 10 inches long, of 

 fragrant rosy lilac flowers which 

 are borne during June. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 63584. 



78158. Variety sttperha. 



For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see No. 78111. 



78159. Syringa tomentella Bur. and 

 Franch. (8. adamiana Balf. and 

 Sm.). Felted lilac. 



A recently introduced bushy shrub, 

 similar to Syringa wilsonii, about 10 

 feet high, with elliptic leaves which 

 are hairy beneath and long-branched 

 spikes of fine mauve-pink flowers. 

 This shrub is native to western China. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 76276. 



78160. Syringa wolfi C. Schneid. 



Lilac. 



An ornamental shrub recently intro- 

 duced from Chosen. It is remarkable 

 for its peculiar foliage and for its 

 much-branched panicles of dark lilac- 

 purple flowers. 



78161 and 78162. 



From Burnham Thorpe, Kings Lynn. Eng- 

 land. Plants presented by Rev. Henry 

 Hibberd. Received November 24, 1928. 



These plants are from the garden for- 

 merly owned by the father of Lord Nelson. 



78161. Lavandula spica L. Menthaceae. 



Lavender. 



78162. Taxus baccata L. Taxaceae. 



English yew. 



78163. Ananas sativus Sehult. f. 

 Bromeliaceae. Pineapple. 



A pineapple growing at the United States 

 Plant Introduction Garden, Chapman 

 Field, Coconut Grove, Fla. Numbered in 

 December, 1928. 



This pineapple is considered to be a nat- 

 ural hybrid between Smooth Cayenne and 

 Red Spanish. The plant has many suckers, 

 a multiple crown, and a long stem. The 

 fruit appears to be of fair quality. 



78164 to 78168. 



From Japan. Seeds obtained by R. K. 

 Beattie, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived December 18, 1928. 



78164. Castanopsis cuspidata (Thunb.) 

 Schottky. Fagaceae. 



Japanese chinquapin. 



Nos. 772 and 773. Collected in the 

 National Forest, district of Miyakonojo 



