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93871 to 93970— Continued. 



93874. Aconitum sp. Ranunculaceae. 



Monkshood. 

 No. 28406. 



93875. Albizzia sp. Mimosaceae. 



No. 28545. 



93876. Anemone demissa Hook. f. and 

 Thorns. Ranunculaceae. 



No. 28399. 



93877. Aquilegia vulgaris L. Ranun- 

 culaceae. European columbine. 



No. 28402. 



93878. Aralia chinensis L. Araliaceae. 



Chinese aralia. 



No. 29026. A tall shrub up to 25 feet 

 high, native to China, with prickly stems. 

 bipinnate leaves made up of ovate closely 

 serrate leaflets 2 to 4 inches long, and 

 panicles of small flowers followed by srrfall 

 black fruits. 



93879. Callicarpa 

 Verbenaceae. 



GIRALDIANA Hesse. 



Beautyberry. 



No. 28996. A deciduous Chinese shrub 

 10 feet high with membranous light-green 

 leaves, cymes of pink flowers, and dense 

 clusters of round berrylike violet fruits 

 which hang on after the leaves have 

 fallen. 



For previous introduction see 76183. 



93880. Chalcas koenigii (L.) Kurz. 

 (Murraya koenigii Spreng.). Rutaceae. 



No. 28998. A small tropical tree 

 found chiefly in the dry region of the 

 Jaffna Peninsula, northern Ceylon. The 

 seeds are in season generally during April. 

 It prefers light rich soil, and with culti- 

 vation will thrive at an altitude of 2,000 

 feet. The dried leaves are used in cur- 

 ries, soups, etc. 



For previous introduction see 73098. 



93881. COTONEASTER ACUMINATA Lilldl. 



Malaceae. 



No. 28397. A Himalayan shrub 12 to 

 15 feet high with ovate leaves, pinkish 

 flowers, and bright-red fruits. 



For previous introduction see 76729. 



93882. Cotoneaster sp. Malaceae. 

 No. 28622. 



93883. Crataegus oresbia W. W. Smith. 

 Malaceae. Hawthorn. 



No. 28412. A shrub 12 to 20 feet high 

 with branchlets, leaves, and flower clust- 

 ers densely white pilose. The ovate 

 leaves are 1 to 2 inches long and the 

 small white flowers are borne in corymbs 

 2 to 3 inches across. The small white 

 pilose fruits are a quarter of an inch 

 long. 



93884. Dalbergia sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 28999. 



93885 and 93886. Delphinium delavayi 

 Franch. Ranunculaceae. Larkspur. 



A perennial herb 2 to 3 feet high, with 

 incised 5-lobed leaves and dense racemes 

 of blue flowers. It is native to Yunnan. 



93885. No. 28582. 93886. No. 28587. 



Ranunculaceae. 

 Larkspur. 



93887. Delphinium sp. 



No. 28380. 



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93871 to 93970— Continued. 



93888. Didissandra grandis Craib. Ges- 

 neriaceae. 



No. 28519. A perennial herb about 10 

 inches high with a rhizome half an 

 inch thick. The flat leathery lanceolate 

 leaves, 2 to 4 inches long, are in a 

 rosette. The purple-blue and white flow- 

 ers, about half an inch long, are in small 

 clusters on stalks 6 inches high. Na- 

 tive to rocky places on the Chungtien 

 Plateau, southwestern China. 



93889. Bmbelia sp. Myrsinaceae. 

 No. 28995. 



93890. Eriophyton wallichianum 

 Benth. Menthaceae. 



No. 28520. A dwarf herbaceous peren- 

 nial only 6 inches high, with the stems, 

 leaves, and inflorescence densely covered 

 with soft white wool a quarter of an 

 inch long. The round toothed leaves, 1 

 to 2 inches across, are very closely set 

 on the stem, and the large 2-lipped yellow 

 flowers. 1 to 2 inches long, are borne in 

 axillary whorls. It is native to the 

 alpine slopes of the central Himalayas in 

 India. 



93891 to 93894. Euonymus spp. Celas- 

 traceae. 



93891. Euonymus grandiflorus Wall. 



No. 28371. A small tree 10 or 12 

 feet high, native to India, with leath- 

 ery oblong-ovate sharply serrate leaves 

 3 to 4 inches long and white flowers, 

 1 inch across, on slender pedicels as 

 long as the leaves. The fruits are 

 yellow, and the seeds are inclosed with 

 red arils. 



93892. Euonymus lanceifolius Loes. 



No. 29007. A tall shrub or small 

 tree up to 30 feet high, native to cen- 

 tral and western China. The lanceo- 

 late leathery leaves, 3 to 6 inches 

 long, have crenately serrate margins, 

 and the pale-yellow fruits inclose the 

 orange arils which open and expose 

 the crimson seeds. 



Euonymus oresbius W. W. 

 Smith. 



No. 28681. A shrub 3 to 6 feet high 

 with spreading branches, lanceolate 

 leathery leaves 1 inch long, and axil- 

 lary cymes of pyramidal fruits. 



93894. Euonymus sp. 



No. 29030. 



93895. Excoecaria acerifolia F. Didr. 

 Euphorbiaceae. 



No. 28991. A small evergreen tree, 

 native to the central and western Hi- 

 malayas in India. The alternate oblan- 

 ceolate leaves with crenulate margins are 

 3 to 6 inches long and the small flowers 

 are borne in slender terminal and axil- 

 lary spikes 1 to 2 inches long. 



Gaultheria fragrantissima 

 Wall. Ericaceae. 



No. 29050. A very fragrant evergreen 

 shrub or small tree, found in the moun- 

 tains of India from Nepal eastward to 

 Bhutan. In summer it is loaded with 

 white or pinkish flowers which are fol- 

 lowed by beautiful racemes of blue-purple 

 fruits. 



For previous introduction see 65254. 



