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63328 to 63390 — Continued. 



63380. Skimmia intermedia Carr. Ruta- 

 ceae. 



A low. evergreen Japanese shrub, with 

 entire, aromatic leaves, terminal panicles 

 of rosv flowers, and attractive scarlet 

 fruits. 



63381. Skimmia japonica yeitchii 

 (Carr.) Rehder. Rutaceae. 



A Japanese shrub. 5 feet or more in 

 height, with yellowish green leaves 

 crowded at the ends of the branchlets 

 and coral-red or bright-scarlet fruits 

 about a third of an inch in diameter. It 

 is said to be one of the best smoke-endur- 

 ing evergreen shrubs, but is too tender to 

 withstand the winters in the northern 

 United States. 



63382. Sophora davidii (Franch.) Ko- 

 marow (S. viciifolia Hance). Faba- 

 ceae. 



A Chinese species 2 meters high of 

 light and graceful habit, bearing clusters 

 of wbite and blue flowers. This shrub 

 appears to do well in limestone soil. 



63383 and 63384. Sttrax spp. Styraca- 

 ceae. Snowbell. 



The styraxes are handsome shrubs of 

 graceful, usually loose habit with numer- 

 ous white, mostly fragrant, flowers. 

 Several species are hardy as far north 

 as southern Massachusetts. 



63383. Sttrax sp. 

 M. V. 1901. 



63384. Sttrax sp. 



M. V. 5241. 



63385. Stringa velutina Komarow. Ole- 

 aceae. Lilac. 



A charming shrub with pale-pink, de- 

 liciously fragrant flowers. In height it 

 ranges from 4 to 8 feet. It is native to 

 Chosen and is quite hardy. 



63386 and 63387. Viburnum spp. Capri- 

 foliaceae. 



The viburnums are woody plants, 

 many of which are valuable ornamentals 

 because of their white or pinkish flowers 

 and berrylike, red, blue, or black fruits. 



63386. Viburnum sp. 



M. V. 



70. 



63387. Viburnum sp. 



M. V. 7373. 



63388. Vitis COIGNEtiae Pulliat. Vita- 

 ceae. Grape. 



A Japanese species characterized by 

 the very large leaves which turn purple- 

 red in the autumn. This is a striking 

 species for trellises. 



Vitis flexuosa Thunb. Vitaceae, 

 Grape. 



A slender-stemmed, Chinese vine, with 

 oval, heart-shaped leaves and very small 

 fruits. Its chief value appears to lie in 

 the dark-purple autumnal color of its 

 foliage. 



63390. Yitis titanea Hort. Vitaceae. 



Grape. 



A vigorous Japanese climber with 

 dark-green leaves and small, black 

 fruits. 



63391. Ananas sativus Schult. f. Bro- 

 meliaceae. Pineapple. 



From Wusi. Kenya Colony, Africa. Slips 

 collected by H. L. Shantz, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received May 7, 1924. 

 Numbered January, 1925. 



No. 98. February 20, 1924. An excep- 

 tionally good, small pineapple, grown in 

 the Burra Hills. The climate of this por- 

 tion of Africa is not especially hot, and 

 this variety is regarded as the best for 

 this region. (Shantz.) 



63392 to 63400. 



From Paris. France. Purchased from Vil- 

 morin-Andrieux & Co., through David 

 Fairchild, agricultural explorer. Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received March 19, 

 1925. Notes by Doctor Fairchild. 



Clematis armandi Franch. Ra- 

 nunculaceae. Armand clematis. 



A species from Hupeh, China, bearing 

 fragrant, white flowers, which has shown 

 itself remarkably hardy here and which 

 is characterized by the abundance and 

 the persistence of its foliage. 



63393. Clematis cirrhosa«L. Ranuncu- 

 laceae. 



A very attractive, climbing clematis 

 from southwestern Asia, which bears, in 

 spring, nodding, bell-shaped, white flow- 

 ers over an inch across. It is tender to 

 much frost and is therefore suited only 

 for growing in the southern United 

 States. 



63394. Clematis spooneri Rehd. and 

 Wils. Ranunculaceae. 



A most attractive species introduced in 

 1905 from China, bearing an abundance 

 of large, white blossoms, some of which 

 measure 9 centimeters in diameter. 



63395. Columnea gloriosa Sprague. Ges- 

 neriaceae. 



Var. superba. A perennial epiphyte, in- 

 digenous to Costa Rica, with handsome 

 scarlet and yellow flowers, produced sin- 

 gly in the axils of the leaves. It is tropi- 

 cal in its requirements. 



63396. x Columnea vedrariensis Hort. 

 Gesneriaceae. 



A new hybrid between Columnea mag- 

 nifica and C. schiediana recommended by 

 Mr. Mottet. (Vilmorin.) 



The parents of this hybrid are tropical 

 American, herbaceous plants with scarlet 

 and yellow flowers. 



63397. x Columnea vilmoriniana Hort. 

 Gesneriaceae. 



A new hybrid between Columnea ved- 

 rariensiS' and C. gloriosa superba, shown 

 before the " Society Nationale d'Horticul- 

 ture de France " on January 22. 1924, 

 when it was awarded a certificate of 

 merit. 



It requires the same treatment as its 

 parents and is very ornamental by rea- 

 son of the intense red coloring of both 

 flowers and leaves and its thickset, erect 

 habit. (Vilmorin.) 



63398. Dioscorea sp. Dioseoreaceae. Yam. 



A variety of the Chinese yam. Through 

 selection a tuber has been made to ma- 

 ture which does not penetrate so deeply 

 into the soil as the original variety re- 

 ceived from China. It is therefore worth 

 testing as far north as Washington. 



