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78332 to 78370— Continued. 



78347. Escallonia yirgata (Ruiz and 

 Pav.) Pers. 



Variety philippiana. A hardy ever- 

 green bush with an abundance of 

 fragrant white flowers borne late in 

 the summer. 



78348. Escallonia sp. 



Donardensis. A shrub of erect 

 growth, 5 to 6 feet high, bearing, be- 

 tween July and September, flowers of 

 a pale blush color. 



78349. Escallonia sp. 



Edinburgh. A beautiful shrub re- 

 sembling Escallonia langleyensis in 

 habit of growth. The rose-pink flowers 

 are borne abundantly during July and 

 August. 



78350. Escallonia sp. 



Edincnsis. A hybrid between va- 

 riety philippiana (Escallonia virgaia) 

 and E. punctata. The small brilliant 

 rose-pink flowers covering the branches 

 are borne abundantly between July 

 and September. This is an excellent 

 plant for walls. 



78351. Escallonia sp. 



Microphylla. A dense bush, 2 to 3 

 feet high, of dwarf habit, with bright- 

 red flowers borne between July and 

 September. 



78352. Escallonia sp. 



Xetcryensis. A shrub, generally 

 hardy, of erect habit, which grows 4 

 or 5 feet high. The flowers are a 

 blush pink. 



78353 to 78355. Gaultheria spp. Erica- 

 ceae. 



78353. Gaultheria nummularioides 

 Don. 



A rare shrub, about 6 inches high, 

 with deep-green hairy leaves and white 

 or pink flowers. Native to the Hi- 

 malayas. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 39015. 



78354. Gaultheria pyrolaefolia 

 Hook. f. 



A low evergreen shrub less than a 

 foot high, with narrow-elliptic leaves an 

 inch and a half long, and large blue- 

 black berries. Native to the Himala- 

 yas. 



78355. Gaultheria veitchiana Craib. 



A recently introduced evergreen 

 shrub of dwarf habit, with oval, dark- 

 green thick leaves, axillary racemes of 

 white flowers, and indigo-blue berries. 

 Native to China. 



78356 and 78357. Griselinia littoralis 

 Raoul. Cornaceae. 



An evergreen shrub, particularly fine 

 in winter, which thrives in stiff soils, 

 also under trees, and does well by the 

 sea. It grows 5 to 6 feet high and as 

 much in diameter, and has soft pale- 

 green metallic foliage which droops 

 gracefully. Native to New Zealand. 



78356. The ordinary type. 



78357. Variety macrophylla. This va- 

 riety requires more warmth than the 

 type. 



78332 to 78370— Continued. 



78358. Hymenanthera chathamica (F. 

 Muell.) T. Kirk. Violaceae. 



An evergreen shrub, native to New 

 Zealand, with thick pale-green lanceolate 

 leaves 5 inches long, numerous incon- 

 spicuous axillary flowers, and small white 

 fruits. 



78359. Kirengeshoma palmata Yatabe. 

 Hydrangeaceae. 



A rare herbaceous perennial, native to 

 Japan, 2 to 4 feet high, with dark-green 

 papery palmate hairy leaves and few- 

 flowered panicles of bell-shaped yellow 

 flowers. It should be planted in moist 

 soil in the shade. 



73360. Margyricarpus setosus Ruiz and 

 Pav. Rosaceae. 



A dwarf heathlike creeping evergreen 

 shrub, about a foot high, with odd-pin- 

 nate leaves, very small greenish flowers. 

 and showy white berries which persist 

 for some time. Native to Peru. 



78361. Osmanthus ilicifoi.ius (Sieb.) 

 Masters. Oleaceae. 



Variety purpurea. An evergreen shrub 

 with spiny leaves which, when young, 

 are a rich dark purple, later becoming 

 green with a purple tinge. The small 

 flowers are fragrant, and the ovoid 

 berries are bluish black. 



78262 to 78364. Perxettva spp. Erica- 

 ceae. 



78362. Pernettya firexs Klotzsch. 



An upright evergreen shrub, native 

 to Chile, with oval leaves 1 to 2 inches 

 long, dense racemes of small white 

 flowers, and ornamental brownish-red 

 fruits. 



78363. Pernettya mucronata (L. f.) 

 Gaud. 



Variety alba. A rare form with 

 large white berries. 



78364. Pernettya sp. 



Davics hybrids. Berries of various 

 colors, mixed. 



78365. Phillyrea angustifolia L. Olea- 

 ceae. Narrowleaf phillyrea. 



An evergreen shrub up to 10 feet high, 

 native to the Mediterranean region, with 

 linear-lanceolate leaves 2 inches long, 

 and small white flowers in short axillary 

 racemes, followed by purplish-black ovoid 

 fruits. 



78366. Photinia davidsoniae Rehd. and 

 Wils. Malaceae. 



A handsome evergreen tree, 20 to 50 

 feet high, with dense foliage, native to 

 Hupeh, western China. The leathery 

 oblong or lanceolate leaves are up to 6 

 inches long, and the white flowers, nearly 

 half an inch across, are in many-flowered 

 terminal corymbs. The globose orange- 

 red berries are about one-third of an inch 

 in diameter. 



78367. Rhododendron sp. Ericaceae. 



Azalea. 



Butheana. A shrub bearing large 

 white flowers during May. 



78368. Sarcococca hookeriana humilis 

 (Stapf) Rehd. and Wils. Buxaceae. 



A dwarf evergreen shrub 3 to 5 feet 

 high, native to western China, with 



