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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



78332 to 78370— Continued. 



lanceolate coriaceous leaves 1 to 2 inches 

 long, axillary racemes of small whitish 

 flowers, and round hlack fruits. 



78369. Stranvaesia BENTHaMIANA 

 Hlance) Merr. (Photinia benthamiana 

 Ha nee). Malaceae. 



A Chinese evergreen shrub with leathery 

 oblong red-tipped leaves and dense pani- 

 cles of white flowers followed by orange 

 or scarlet fruits. 



78370. Stranvaesia nussia (Buch.-Ham.) 

 Decaisne (S. glaucescens Lindl.). 

 Malaceae. 



A rare evergreen Himalayan tree, 

 reaching 20 feet when fully grown, with 

 oblaneeolate-serrulate leaves about 4 

 inches long, terminal clusters of white 

 flowers borne during June, and pale-red 

 subglobose berries produced in the au- 

 tumn. 



78371. Gossypii'm Nanking M e y en . 



Malvaceae. Cotton. 



From Bangkok, Siam. Seeds presented by 

 the Siamese Department of Agriculture, 

 through Phya Vijitavongs. Siamese Min- 

 ister. Received December 28, 1928. 



The " Chinese " cotton of commerce is a 

 delicately branched shrub with imperfectly 

 cordate leaves and rufous velvet-coated 

 seeds bearing a silky floss which is usually 

 white in the better' varieties, but may be 

 reddish or khaki colored. 



78372 to 78388. 



From Keston, Kent. England. Plants pur- 

 chased from G. Ruethe. Foxhill Hardy 

 Plant Farm. Received November and 

 December, 1928. 



78372. Clethra delavati Franch. Cle- 

 thraceae. 



A shrub or small tree, native to China, 

 up to 50 feet high, with red branchlets 

 and oblanceolate leaves which are pubes- 

 cent beneath. The fragrant white 

 flowers differ from those of the American 

 summersweet. Cletlxra alnifolia, in having 

 red calyxes and in being in solitary 

 axillary racemes, while the summersweet 

 has the racemes grouped together to form 

 a panicle. 



78573. Indigofera hebepetala Benth. 

 Fabaceae. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see No. 77686. 



78574. Pernettya magellanica Hort. 

 Ericaceae. 



A dwarf evergreen ornamental shrub 

 from the Strait of Magellan region of 

 South America. 



78375. Pileostegia viburnoides Hook. f. 

 and Thorns. Hydrangeaceae. 



A little-known evergreen climber, na- 

 tive to China, with thick lanceolate-elliptic 

 opposite dark-green leaves about 5 inches 

 long, and dense umbels of white flowers 

 which resemble those of Viburnum tinus. 



78376 to 78385. Rhododendron spp. Eri- 

 caceae. Azalea. 



A collection of horticultural varieties 

 of azaleas of dwarf habit, which are very 

 free-flowering and hardy. They succeed 

 in lime-free soil to which humus has 

 been added. 



78372 to 78388— Continued. 



78376. Rhododendron sp. 



Carminuta splendent. Flowers a 

 deep pink, of the general type of the 

 Kurume azaleas. 



78377. Rhododendron sp. 



//. 0. Carre. Flowers rich rosy red, 

 of the Kurume type, with narrow 

 lobes, giving a starry effect. 



78378. Rhododendron sp. 



Illuminata. Flowers rosv purple. 

 The bush somewhat resembfes Rhodo- 

 dendron obtusum var. amoena in habit. 



78379. Rhododendron indicum 

 Sweet. 



(L.) 



Kokin-shita. A compact low-grow- 

 ing bush with narrow leaves, single 

 scarlet flowers, of the general type of 

 the plant known in trade as Azalea 

 macrantha. 



78380. Rhododendron indicum (L.) 

 Sweet. 



Macrantha. Flowers deep salmon. 

 A late-flowering azalea of very com- 

 pact habit, with narrow evergreen 

 leaves. 



78381. Rhododendron sp. 



Mrs. Carmichael. Flowers rosy pur- 

 ple. A hybrid with growth somewhat 

 like the Kurume azaleas, but much 

 larger flowers, many of which show 

 some petaloid development in the 

 stamens. 



78382. Rhododendron indicum (L.) 

 Sweet. 



MacrantJw. Flowers rich orange. 

 Resembles No. 78380 except in the hue 

 of the flowers. 



78383. Rhododendron sp. 



Princess Maud. Flowers rosy pink, 

 of the Kurume type. 



78384. Rhododendron sp. 

 Rosea. Flowers rose pink. 



78385. Rhododendron sp. 



Splendens. Flowers soft rose pink, 

 of the Kurume type. 



78386. Sarcococca hookeriaxa Baill. 

 Buxaceae. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see No. 78107. 



78387. Sarcococca ruscifolia S t a p f . 

 Buxaceae. 



An evergreen shrub up to 6 feet high, 

 native to central and western China, 

 with lustrous dark-green ovate leaves, 

 small racemes of whitish flowers, and 

 dark scarlet fruits. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 76595. 



78388. Sycopsis sinensis Oliver. Harn- 

 amelidaceae. 



A hardy evergreen shrub or small tree, 

 native to China, 25 feet high, with 

 elliptic-ovate leaves. 4 inches long, lus- 

 trous above and pale green beneath, and 

 small heads of flowers with conspicuous 

 red anthers. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 76118. 



