28 



SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



62700 to 62744— Continued. 



62731 to 62733. Malus sylvestris Mill. 

 (Pyrus malus L.). Malaceae. Apple. 



62731. Dartmouth Crab (grafted) . The 

 flowers and large, deep ceddlsh pur- 

 ple fruits make this a very attractive 

 tree. The fruits are most suitable 

 for making preserves. 



62732. Eleyi (grafted). This is a new 

 and very beautiful crab apple raised 

 by Charles Eley and is a lovely 

 flowering and fruiting form. 



62733. Gibbs' Golden Gage (grafted). 

 The tree bears many m'edium-sized 

 waxy, almost translucent yellow 

 fruits which give a very attractive 

 appearance. 



62734. Populus rasumowskiana Schroed. 

 Solanaceae. Poplar. 



A supposed hybrid between Populus 

 nigra and P. suaveolens which, according 

 to the Gardeners' Chronicle (ser. 3, vol. 

 18, p. 108), is a large tree with cylin- 

 drical shoots and roundish leaves ; the 

 latter are smaller than those of P. pet- 

 rowsMana, which this hybrid resembles 

 very closely. 



62735. Populus szechuanica C. Schneid. 

 Salicaceae. Szechwan poplar. 



This large poplar is said to be a com- 

 mon tree in the forests of Szechwan, 

 China. In habit and general appearance 

 it resembles Populus suaveolens, but the 

 branches are more massive and the 

 branchlets are stouter. It has proved 

 hardy at the Arnold Arboretum 1 , Jamaica 

 Plain, Mass.. and also at Rochester, N. Y. 

 The foliage is colored red and bronze in 

 early spring. 



62736. Skimmia fortunei rubella 

 (Carr.) Rehder. Rutaceae. 



This is similar to Skimmia japonica, 

 but is more dwarfed in habit and, further- 

 more, native to China. The dark-green 

 leaves are narrow and acuminate, the 

 white flowers are in oblong panicles, and 

 the fruits are dull crimson. The variety 

 differs from the species in having reddish 

 peduncles, pedicels, and buds. 



62737. Skimmia japonica veitchii 

 (Carr.) Rehder. Rutaceae. 



A densely branched low shrub, native 

 to Japan, with obovate yellowish green 

 leaves crowded at the ends of the branch- 

 lets, yellowish white flowers, and bright- 

 scarlet berries about a third of an inch 

 in diameter. This is probably not hardy 

 north of Washington, D. C. 



62738. Stranvaesia davidiana Decaisne. 

 Malaceae. 



This may be trained as a small, stand- 

 ard tree, otherwise of bush form. The 

 foliage is evergreen, and the terminal 

 corymbs of white flowers are soon fol- 

 lowed by the handsome bunches of scar- 

 let fruits. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No. 56695. 



62739. Viburnum davidi Franch. Capri- 

 foliaceae. 



This Chinese viburnum is one of the 

 most distinct and most remarkable of the 

 genus. It is a low plant, entirely hardy, 

 with large persistent, shining leaves re- 

 sembling those of a rhododendron, the 



62700 to 62744— Continued. 



shoots of the year terminating in au 

 umbel of white flowers, appearing iu 

 April. These flowers are succeeded by 

 steel-blue fruits, ripening in autumn. It 

 attains a height of from 25 to 50 centi- 

 meters and flourishes in shady peaty soil. 



62740. Viburnum foetidum rectangd- 

 latum (Graebn.) Rehder. Caprifolia- 

 ceae. 



This western Chinese variety is de- 

 scribed by Alfred Rehder, of the Arnold 

 Arboretum, as a spreading shrub ulti- 

 mately about 12 feet high, with oblong 

 or narrower leaves, white flowers in 

 cymes 2 to 4 inches wide, and scarlet 

 ovoid berries. 



62741. Viburnum fragrans Bunge. ( rap- 

 ri folia ceae. 



A rare species introduced from China 

 by Farrer. This will undoubtedly prove 

 one of our very best early-flowering 

 shrubs (flowering during March and 

 April) of high merit like Viburnum car- 

 lesii. The flowers are deliciously fragrant 

 and are white with a rose tint. 



62742. Viburnum harryanum Rehder. 

 Caprifoliaceae. 



An evergreen bearing quaint, small, 

 round leaves and long, black fruits ; very 

 distinct. Native to China. 



62743. Viburnum henryi Hemsl. Capri- 

 foliaceae. 



An evergreen, a most distinct species, 

 with long, narrow leaves and white flow- 

 ers in pyramidal panicles followed by 

 beautiful fruits, first red and then turn- 

 ing black. 



62744. Viburnum propinquum Hemsl. 

 Caprifoliaceae. 



A distinct evergreen shrub from China, 

 bearing greenish white flowers in good- 

 sized cymes which are followed by bluish 

 black fruits. 



62745. Helianthus tuberosus L. As- 

 teraceae. Jerusalem artichoke. 



From Toronto, Canada. Tubers purchased 

 from George Keith & Sons. Received 

 March 5, 1925. 



Canadian-grown Jerusalem artichokes. 



62746 to 62749. Helianthus tuberostjs 

 L. Asteraceae. Jerusalem artichoke. 



From Paris, France. Tubers purchased 

 from Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. Received 

 March 5, 1925'. French-grown tubers. 



62746. A spindle-shaped form. 



62747. An ordinary, white form. 



62748. A pink form. 



62749. An improved, white form. 



62750. Olea europaea L. Oleaceae. 



Olive. 



From Pistoia, Florence, Italy. Plants pur- 

 chased from Giannino Giannini. Re- 

 ceived March 7, 1925. 



Grossa di Spagna. Very large olives, 

 especially suited for preserving and drying. 

 (1925 Catalog of Giardino Allegra, CatanAa, 

 Sicily.) 



Introduced for olive breeders. 



