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80357 to 80381 — Continued. 



80377. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 17352. November. 1928. A very 

 attractive shrub. 2 feet high, growing 

 in northwestern Yunnan on well- 

 drained dry gravelly banks in pine 

 forests at an altitude of 10,000 feet. 

 It has small linear leaves and small 

 tubular white to rich pink flowers 

 borne in globose heads. 



80378. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 17356. November, 1928. A 

 shrub or small tree 12 to 15 feet high, 

 growing in spruce forests and on the 

 edge of the alpine meadows of Gok- 

 huko, northwestern Yunnan, at an alti- 

 tude of 12,000 feet. The flowers are 

 white to pink with purple spots. 



80379. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 17358. November, 1928. A 

 shrub or small tree, 12 to 15 feet high, 

 growing in spruce forests and on the 

 edge of the alpine meadows of Gok- 

 huko. northwestern Yunnan. The 

 small ovate leaves are acute at both 

 ends and pale beneath, and the flowers 

 are yellow. 



80380. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 17359. November, 1928. A 

 shrub, 2 to 3 feet high, growing in the 

 swampy alpine meadows of Gokhuko, 

 northwestern Yunnan, at an altitude 

 of 12,000 feet. The leaves are very 

 small, and the flowers are blue with a 

 purplish tinge. 



80381. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 17366. December. 1928. A 

 shrub or small tree. 10 to 15 feet high, 

 growing in the fir forests of Kulu. east- 

 ern .Mali Territory. Szechwan, at an 

 altitude of 13.000 feet. It is very 

 ornamental and is said to have red 

 flowers. 



80382 to 80387. Canna edulis Ker. 

 Caiinaoeae. Edible canna. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Bulbs presented 

 by J. M. Westgate, Director, Hawaii 

 Agricultural Experiment Station. Re- 

 ceived May 15, 1929. 



80382. 1749.2. Seedling. 



80383. 1749.5. Seedling. 



80384. 1749.6. Seedling. 



80385. 1749.7. Seedling. 



80386. 1039. 



80387. 2078. Java canna. 



80388. Castanea mollissima Blume. 

 Fagaceae. Hairy chestnut. 



From Yamaguchi Ken, Honshu, Japan. 

 Seeds collected by R. K. Beattie. Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received May 15. 



1020. 



No. 849. A. 



80389 to 80392. Oryza sativa L. Poa- 

 ceae. Rice. 



From Hooghly District. Bengal, India. 

 Seeds obtained through R. Y. Jarvis, 

 American Consul. Calcutta, India. Re- 

 ceived May 15, 1929. 



80389. Balam. 



80390. Dudkalma. 



80389 to 80392— Continued. 



80391. Jatakalma. 



80392. LcJkalma. 



80393 to 80411. 



From Paris. France. Seeds presented by 

 Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. Received April 

 5. 1929. 



80393. Berberis sanguinea Franch. Ber- 

 beridaceae. Barberry. 



An evergreen shrub up to 6 feet high, 

 with slender 3-parted spines, narrow-ob- 

 long spiny serrate leaves up to 4 inches 

 long, golden-yellow flowers with red 

 sepals, and bluish black fruits. It is 

 native to western China. 



80394 to 80398. Cotoneaster spp. Mala- 

 ceae. 



80394. Cotoneaster harroviana Wil- 

 son. 



An evergreen shrub, native to Yun- 

 nan. China, about 6 feet high, of a 

 loose spreading habit, with shining 

 dark-green silky tipped leaves, dense 

 corymbs ( f white flowers, and red 

 fruits. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 72S24. 



80395. Cotoneaster sp. 

 Fairer No. .',01,. 



80396. Cotoneaster sp. 

 .1/. V. No. 4524. 



80397. Cotoneaster sp. 

 M. V. No. .',6<).',. 



80398. Cotoneaster sp. 

 Forrest No. 8119. 



to 80401. Deutzia spp. Hydran- 

 geaceae. 



80399. Deutzia schneideriana laxi- 

 flora Rehder. 



A handsome shrub, 6 feet high, with 

 oblong-ovate leaves and white flowers 

 borne abundantly in broad loose pan- 

 icles. It is native to central China. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 76185. 



80400. Deutzia sp. 



M. V. No. J,277. A handsome shrub 

 closely related to D. compacta Craib., 

 introduced from China by Maurice de 

 Yilmorin. The pale-rose, semidouble 

 flowers, larger than those of D. com- 

 pacta, are in compact corymblike pan- 

 icles. 



80401. Deutzia sp. 

 M. V. No. 726',. 



80402. Euonymus verrucosus Scop. 

 Celastraceae. 



An erect shrub, about 6 feet high, with 

 oval-lanceolate, crenately serrulate, 

 acuminate leaves 1 to 2% inches long, 

 yellowish red, deeply 4-lobed capsules, 

 and black seeds partly exposed in the 

 capsule. It is native to southeastern 

 Europe and western Asia. 



80403. Ilex pernyi Franch. Aquifolia- 

 ceae. Holly. 



A dense-growing evergreen holly of 

 very dwarf compact habit, with small 



