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An Australian shrub, of erect habit, with narrow, 

 lobed or deeply cut leaves and large purple-lilac 

 flowers. It is a close relative of Gossypium. 



65222 to 65235. Beeberis spp. Ber- 

 beridaceae. Barberry. 



From Kew, England. Seeds presented by Dr. A. 

 TV". Hill, Director, Royal Botanic Gardens. Re- 

 ceived October 28, 1925. 



65222. Beeberis actinacantha Mart. 



A Chilean barberry, which, as described in 

 Edward's Botanical Register (vol. 31, pi. 55), 

 is an evergreen bush, with peculiar five-parted 

 spines, roundish oval, rigid, spiny dentate 

 leaves, and deep-yeliow, sweet-scented flowers. 

 In cultivation it reaches 3 or 4 feet in height and 

 grows freely in a rich sandy loam. 



For previous introduction, see No. 44523. 



65223. Berbeeis angttlosa TV all. 



An ornamental shrub from the mountainous 

 sections of northern India, which becomes about 

 4 feet high, with dark glossy green leaves and 

 elliptical scarlet berries nearly an inch long. 

 The autumnal coloring of the foliage is said to 

 be very striking, and the fruits, less acid than 

 most barberries, are edible. 



For previous introduction, see No. 49616. 



65224. Berberis atrocarpa C. Schneid. 



As described by Sargent (Plantae Wil- 

 sonianae, vol. 3, p. 437), this is an ornamental 

 shrub, 3 to 5 feet tall, with leathery evergreen 

 leaves, shining rich green above and yellowish 

 green beneath. It is native to western Szechwan. 

 The almost globose fruits are jet black. 



For previous introduction, see No. 53629. 



65225. Berbeeis beaxiana C. Schneid. 



As described by Camillo Schneider (Plantae 

 TVilsonianae, vol. 3, p. 439), this barberry, 

 collected in western Szechwan, China, is a shrub 

 with slender yellow spines, thick papery narrow 

 leaves, yellow flowers about a quarter of an inch 

 wide, and purple ellipsoidal berries. 



For previous introduction, see No. 58137. 



65226. Beeberis conctnna Hook, f. 



A low spreading bush up to 3 feet in height, 

 native to the mountainous regions of Sikkim, 

 India. The slender spines are three parted, 

 and the semievergreen obovate leaves are an 

 inch or less in length. The flowers are bright 

 yellow, and the berries are red. 



For previous introduction, see No. 58101. 



65227 and 65228. Berberis consimilis C. 

 Schneid. 



A densely branched hardy shrub about 5 

 feet high, native to western Szechwan, China, 

 with yellowish spinas about a third of an inch 

 long, leaves up to \ X A inches long, yellow flowers, 

 and dark purplish elliptic fruits about three- 

 fourths of an inch long. 



65227. No. 1. 



No. 2. 



65229. Berberis edgeworthiana C. Schneid. 



A barberry from the subtropical Himalayas 

 which, as described in the Bulletin Herbier 

 Boissier (ser. 2, vol. 8, p. 263), is a small shrub 

 with two-parted yellowish spines less than half 

 an inch long, narrowly elliptic leaves about the 

 same length as the spines, and dense clusters of 

 small flowers. 



For previous introduction, see No. 52930. 



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FRANCI3CI-FERDINANDI 



65230. Berberis 

 Schneid. 



The drooping panicles of scarlet berries borne 

 by this Chinese barberry are very handsome, 

 according to Alfred Rehder (Bailey, Standard 

 Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 1. p. 490). It is 

 a shrub up to 10 feet high, with red-brown 

 branches, long spines, bright-green papery 

 leaves 1 or 2 inches long, and narrow panicles of 

 yellow flowers. 



For previous introduction, see No. 58104. 



65231. Berberis guimpeli Koch and Bouche. 



A hardy, graceful barberry from the Cau- 

 casus. It is about 5 feet high, with slender 

 branches, grayish green, narrowly oblong leaves, 

 and pendulous clusters of ovoid, purple berries. 



For previous introduction, see No. 52876. 



85232. Berberis hookeri Lem. 



An evergreen barberry from the Himalayas, 

 which, as described by W. J. Bean (Trees and 

 Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 1, p. 

 243), is a dense shrub 3 to 5 feet high, with 

 usually three-parted spines, dark-green, leath- 

 ery, spiny-margined leaves', and cylindrical 

 black-purple berries which often persist on the 

 shrub until spring. 



For previous introduction, see No. 53635. 



65233. Berberis nervosa Pursh. 



A dwarf shrubby barberry, by some author- 

 ities referred to Mahonia: it is native to western 

 North America. The leafstalks are up to 4 

 inches long, and the pale-green, spiny-toothed, 

 narrow leaflets are 1 to 3 inches in length. The 

 oblong berries are blue. 



65234. Berberis orthobotrys Bienert. 



A shrubby barberry from Kashmir, India, 

 which, as described by Schneider (Illustriertes 

 Handbuch der Laubholzkunde, vol. 1, p. 3100), 

 attains a height of 3 feet, with narrowly obovate 

 leaves and elongated berries. 



For previous introduction, see No. 53637. 



65235. Berberis umbellata TV" all. 



A hardy subevergreen Himalayan shrub 

 about 3 feet high, with narrow leaves slightly 

 glaucous beneath, and umbellike racemes of 

 yellow flowers. 



For previous introduction, see No. 53645. 



65236. COFFEA ARABICA L. 



ceae. 



Rubia- 

 Coffee. 



From Porto Rico. Seeds obtained through O. F. 

 Cook, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 November 7, 1925. 



In Bulletin No. 30, Porto Rico Agricultural 

 Experiment Station, entitled, "Coffee Varieties in 

 Porto Rico," T. B. McClelland states that Bourbon 

 is an early variety, nearly half of the crop being 

 harvested by the end of September. In yield it 

 has averaged, since 1918, 1.8 liters of cherries per 

 tree. It is said to have a very fine aroma, and one 

 author^ states that it is grown on the richest soils 

 on one-fifth of the plantations of Sao Paulo, Brazil. 



65237 to 65240. Berberis spp. Ber- 

 beridaceae. Barberry. 



From Edinburgh, Scotland. Seeds presented by 

 William TYright Smith, Regius Keeper, Royal 

 Botanic Gardens. Received November 4, 1925. 



