PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



95611 to 95614— Continued 



A collection of floriferous seedlings grown 

 at the Soledad Garden. 



95611. BOUGAINVILLEA GLABRA X BUTAB 



(Crimson Lake). 

 No. 1. 

 95612 to 95614. Bougaixvillea specta- 



BILIS LATERITIA X BUTAE. 



95612. No. 2. 



95613. No. 14. 



95614. No. 19. 



95615. Castanea mollissima Blume. 

 Fagaceae. Hairy chestnut. 



From China. Seeds collected by Peter Liu 

 and sent through Owen L. Dawson, agri- 

 cultural commissioner. Shanghai. Re- 

 ceived January 18. 1932. 



For the introduction of scions see 95561. 

 95616 to 95628. 



From China. Seeds collected by the For- 

 rest expedition, 1930-32. to 'southwest- 

 ern China and presented by Maj. Lionel 

 de Rothschild. London. England. Re- 

 ceived January 18, 1932. 



95616. Abies sp. Pinaceae. Fir. 



No. 29796. 



•95617. Cremaxthodium pabreri W. W. 

 Smith. Asteraceae. 



No. 29889. A stately plant with pen- 

 dulous globular-looking flowers of pure 

 white, that deepen to dark dull claret as 

 they die. The stems are up to 20 inches 

 high, and the basal leaves, ovate and 

 papery, are 4 to 5 inches long. Native 

 to Upper Burma. 



95618. Cremaxthodium sp. Asteraceae. 

 No. 29863. 



95619. Daphxiphyllum beddomii Craib. 

 Euphorbiaceae. 



A tropical tree becoming: about 50 feet 

 high, with rather thin oblong-lanceolate 

 leaves 3 to 5 inches long and small white 

 flowers in short axillary clusters. Na- 

 tive to Burma. 



95620. Euoxtmus sp. Celastraceae. 

 No. 30379. 



95821. LlLIUM XEPALEXSE BURMAXICUM 



W. W. Smith. Liliaceae. Lily. 



No. 29943. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 95557. 



95622. Lilium ocheacbum Frauch. Lilia- 

 ceae. Lily. 



No. 29944. A rare and beautiful lily 

 from Burma, not hardy except in the 

 most favorable districts ; it is an admir- 

 able cool greenhouse plant. This is a 

 very variable species, producing flowers 

 which range in color from deep golden 

 yellow to pale yellow stained in varying 

 degrees with deep wine purple. 



For previous introduction see 91632. 



95623. Magnolia ro strata TV. TV. Smith. 

 Magnoliaceae. 



No. 29821. A deciduous tree native 

 to western China, becoming 75 feet high. 

 The leaves, congested toward the ends 



95616 to 95628— Continued 



of the branchlets, are broadly ovate and 

 a foot or more long. The rosy flowers, 

 appearing very early, are up to 6 inches 

 across. 



95624. Magxolia ixsigxis Wall, 

 noliaceae. 



Mag- 



No. 29747. A large tree, native to 

 India, with lanceolate coriaceous leaves 6 

 inches long and fragrant pink flowers 

 followed by bright-purple fruits 3 to 4 

 inches long. 



95625. NOMOCHARIS PARDAXTHIXA FAR- 



reri W. E. Evans. Liliaceae. 



No. 29S15. A plant about 2 feet high 

 with whorls of dark-green lanceolate 

 leaves and from 1 to 10 rose-pink to 

 white flowers of variable shade, color, 

 and spotting. Native to alpine slopes, 

 among dwarf bamboos in Upper Burma. 

 It differs from the type in having fim- 

 briate inner perianth segments. 



95626. Nomocharis sp. Liliaceae. 



No. 29942. Said to have red or purple- 

 red flowers. 



95627. Thea sp. Theaceae. 

 No. 29960. 



95628. Thea sp. Theaceae. 



95629. Rhododendron bbachycarptjm 

 D. Don. Ericaceae. 



Fujiyama rhododendron. 



From Japan. Seeds purchased from T. 

 Sakata & Co., Yokohama, through Herbst 

 Bros.. New York, N.Y. Received January 

 20, 1932. 



A shrub 10 to 15 feet high with elliptic to 

 oblanceolate leaves 3 to 9 inches long, 

 cuneate to auriculate at the base, dark 

 green above and gray tomentose beneath. 

 The broadly funnelform flowers, about 2 

 inches across, are white or yellow, striped 

 and flushed pink, and spotted greenish 

 brown. It is native to Japan and Chosen. 



For previous introduction see 86750. 



95630 to 95655. 



From China. Material collected by Peter 

 Liu and sent through Owen L. Dawson, 

 agricultural commissioner, Shanghai. 

 Received January 19, 1932. 



95650. Diosptros sinensis Henisl. Dios- 



Seeds collected between Chuki and 

 Tengchiao. Chekiang Province. 



95631 to 95648. Castaxea spp. Fagaceae. 



Chestnut. 



95631 to 95S33. Castaxea hexryi 

 (Skan) Rehd. and Wils. 



No. 3. Clui Lee or Chun Lie. pearl 

 chestnut. Seeds and scions of an 

 edible chestnut collected in Chekiang 

 Province. The tree becomes 25 to 30 

 feet high, with oblong-lanceolate, long- 

 ; eliminate haves, green on both sides. 

 The burs are either solitary or two in 

 a bunch and contain usually but one 

 nut. 



95631. From Hsiaofeng. 



95632. Scions from Fengchiao. 



95633. From Fengchiao. 



95634 to 95648, Castaxea mollissima 

 Blume. Hairy chestnut. 



