JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1925 



62283 to 62285 — Continued. 



According to Maximowicz (Bulletin de 

 1' Academe Imperiale, St. Petersburg, vol. 

 26, p. 494) this ornamental shrub is na- 

 tive to the valley of the Hwang River in 

 Kansu, China. The narrow, very short 

 leaves are alternate, and the violet flow- 

 ers are in dense, nearly sessile clusters. 



62284. Fobsythia ovata Nakai. Olea- 

 ceae. 



A new and distinct species native to 

 Korea. It is a vigorous shrub, with 

 cylindrical boughs and oval, green leaves. 

 The numerous flowers, which are bril- 

 liant canary yellow, appear [in Orleans] 

 during the first fine days of February. 

 (Che vault.) 



62285. Magnolia wilsonii (Finet and 

 Gagn.) Rehder. Magnoliaceae. 



Wilson magnolia. 



In habit this Chinese magnolia is a 

 large sbrub ; it was first discovered in 

 western Szechwan by E. H. Wilson, and 

 appears to be a valuable horticultural 

 addition to this already popular genus. 

 The flowers, which are pure white, are 

 deliciously fragrant and are produced 

 freely during late May and early June. 



62286 and 62287. 



From Kew, England. Seeds presented by 

 Dr. A. W. Hill, director, Royal Botanic 

 Gardens. Received February 17. 1925. 



Pernettya mdcronata (L. f.) 

 Gaud. Ericaceae. 



According to W. J. Bean (Trees and 

 Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 

 2, p. 127) this is one of the finest orna- 

 mental shrubs, native to South America 

 about the Straits of Magellan. It is one 

 of the hardiest from that continent, and 

 is rarely injured by frost in the neighbor- 

 hood of London. The shrub is an ever- 

 green, 2 to 5 feet high, and spreads 

 freely by suckers, forming ultimately a 

 dense, low thicket. The white, nodding 

 flowers, one-fourth of an inch long, are 

 produced singly in the axils of the leaves 

 at the ends of the shoots. The round 

 berries, up to half an inch in diameter, 

 vary in color from white to pink, lilac, 

 crimson, purple, or almost black and 

 remain on the branches through the win- 

 ter and following spring. At Kew the 

 berries are untouched by birds. 



62287. Styeax wilsonii Rehder. Styraca- 

 ceae. Chinese snowbell. 



A very attractive, compact little shrub 

 6 feet or less in height, which starts to 

 bear its small clusters of white flowers 

 when about 2 years old. The oval leaves 

 are white tomentose beneath. The shrub 

 is native to the mountains of western 

 China, and is hardy as far north as the 

 Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass. 



62288 and 62289. 



From Edinburgh, Scotland. Seeds pre- 

 sented bv William Wright Smith, regius 

 keeper. Royal Botanic Garden. Received 

 February 17. 1925. 



. Ophiopogox jaburan (Siebold) 

 Lodd. Liliaceae. Jaburan. 



A perennial, stemless, Japanese plant, 

 belonging to the lily family, with a 

 stoloniferous rhizome and erect, narrowly 

 linear leaves about 2 feet high. The 

 flowers, varying in color from white to 

 lilac, are in racemes 3 to 6 inches long, 



S2288 and 62289 — Continued. 



borne on a scape up to 2 feet in height. 

 It is likely to prove tender for outside 

 growing in the northern United States. 



62289. Schizophragma integbifolia Oli- 

 ver. Hydrangeaceae. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see S. P. I. No. 62280. 



62290. Cassia didymobotrya Fres. 



Caesalpiniaceae. 



From Beverly Hills, Calif. Seeds presented 

 by A. Stephen Vavra. Received Febru- 

 ary 21, 1925. 



This plant is a native 'of British East 

 Africa ; it blooms within nine months from 

 seeds, and the orange-yellow flowers are in 

 spikes over a foot in length. {Vavra.) 



62291 to 62294. 



From Maison Carree, Algeria. Seeds pre- 

 sented by L. Ducellier, Algerian Agricul- 

 tural School, through H. V. Harlan, Bu- 

 reau of Plant Industry. Received Feb- 

 ruary 21, 1925. 



62291 to 62293. Nicotiana tabacum L. 

 Solanaceae. Tobacco. 



62291. Arbi. 



62292. Cabot de Bone. 



62293. Colon. 



62294. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



Navajo X Mais du Languedoc. 



62295. Aleukites cordata (Thunb.) 

 Muell. Arg. Euphorbiaceae. 



Japanese tung-oil tree. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Seeds purchased 

 from the Yokohama Nursery Co. Re- 

 ceived February 24, 1925. 



The Kiri-oil tree is a close relative of the 

 tung-oil tree (Aleurites fordii) and, like 

 the latter, is cultivated, especially in Japan, 

 for the sake of the oil obtained from the 

 seeds. The tree grows to a height of about 

 25 feet, and the broadly ovate leaves are 

 three to five lobed. The seeds are about the 

 size and shape of large castor beans. The 

 oil, which differs from tung oil in several 

 important features, is used in Japan chiefly 

 as an illuminant. This introduction is 

 made for the purpose of testing this Japa- 

 nese species in southern Florida, where the 

 cultivation of the tung-oil tree has become 

 of commercial importance. 



62296 and 62297. Helianthus ttjbe- 

 rosus L. Asteraceae. 



Jerusalem artichoke. 



From Edinburgh, Scotland. Tubers pur- 

 chased from Peter Lawson & Son. Re- 

 ceived March 9, 1925. 



5. Purple variety. 

 62297. White variety. 



62298. Pruntjs brigantina Vill. Amyg- 

 dalaceae. Alpine plum. 



From Paris, France. Budwood presented 

 by Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. Received 

 January 16, 1925. 



The Alpine plum is a shrub or small, 

 soineless tree, native to the French Alps : 

 f he small, smooth subacid fruits are about 

 the size of a small Green Gage plum. 



