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American amateurs in Honolulu there have been brought into exist- 

 ence some superb varieties which are little known outside of the 

 Hawaiian Islands. Through the kindness of Mrs. J. Kappe Myers, 

 who has gathered together 54 varieties from her various friends, 

 we are now in possession of an extensive collection of these superb 

 forms and shall distribute them in the Tropics (Nos. 55057 to 55064 

 and 55166 to 55211). 



To enrich the park collections of the country we have received 

 from the firm of Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. some of the rare flower- 

 ing shrubs which Maurice L. Vilmorin gathered from various parts 

 of the world into his arboretum (Nos. 55071 to 55098) . Among them 

 are rare species of Berberis, Buddleia, Cotoneaster, Deutzia, Ligus- 

 trum delavayanum, Rosa omeiensis pteracantha, and others. 



The botanical determinations of seeds introduced have been made 

 and the nomenclature determined by H. C. Skeels, and the descrip- 

 tive matter has been prepared by Paul Russell, who has had general 

 supervision of this inventory. 



David Fairchild, 

 Agricultural Explorer in Charge. 



Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction, 



Washington, D. C, February 10, 1923. 

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