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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



66270 to 66324 — Continued. 



66277. Aster sp. 



Sunset. A very pretty variety with single 

 pink flowers. 



66278. Aster sp. 



Wedgeviood. The flowers of this variety 

 are a lovely shade of porcelain blue. 



66279. Berberis aristata DC. 



Berberidaceae. 

 Barberry. 



An almost evergreen form, native to the 

 Himalayas, which has a fine coloring in the 

 fill. The flowers, produced freely about July, 

 are in racemes 2 to 3 inches long. The fruits 

 are long and red, covered with a bluish white 

 bloom. 



For previous introduction see No. 60378. 



68280. Bxjddleia fallowiana Balf. f. and 

 W. W. Smith. Loganiaceae. 



A white-flowered variety with very white 

 woolly leaves. 



66281. Buddleiadavidii Franch. Loganiaceae. 



Var. nnnhoensis. A Chinese variety of 

 spreading habit, which produces an abundance 

 of bright rosy mauve flowers. 



66282. Simmondsia chinensis (Link) C.Schneid. 

 (S. californica Nutt.). Buxaceae. 



A much-branched evergreen shrub, 5 to 15 

 feet high, with small, narrow-oblong, leathery 

 leaves. Native to southwestern California 

 and western Mexico. 



66233 . Corokia cotoneaster Raoul. Corna- 

 ceae. 



An evergreen shrub, native to New Zealand, 

 with curiously interlacing branches and small 

 yellow flowers. 



. Corlyus sp. Betulaceae. 



Hazel. 



This is probably the Tibetan hazel. It 

 makes a fine and interesting tree. 



63285 and 66286. Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 

 (Murray) Pari. Pinaceae. Lawson cypress. 



For previous introduction see No. 62706. 



66285. Var. nana. A dwarfish plant, 

 generally broader than high, and of 

 rounded habit. 



. Var. nana glauca. A low-growing 

 dwarf form with glaucous leaves, which 

 is suitable for rock gardens. 



66287. Chamaecyparis obtusa (Sieb. and 

 Zucc.) Endl. Pinaceae. 



Var. pygmea. A dwarf form of rounded 

 habit, which makes an excellent conifer for the 

 rock garden. 



Deutzia scabra Thunb. Hydrangea- 



Var. latiftora. A tall-growing, very floriferous 

 variety with big panicles of large white flowers 

 which are sometimes tinged with pink on the 

 outer side of the petals. 



. Deutzia wilsoni Duthie. 

 ceae. 



Hydrangea- 



A very handsome Chinese shrub with 

 reddish-brown bark, soon peeling, and scabrous 

 oblanceolate leaves 3 to A. l A inches long. The 

 white flowers, nearly 1 inch across, are in open 

 corymbs, and the petal margins are wavy and 

 hooded. 



For previous introduction see No. 



66270 to 66324— Continued. 



66290. Diervilla floribunda Sieb. and Zucc. 

 Caprifoliaceae. Crimson weigela. 



Var. Aldenham Glow. A choice deep-scarlet 

 flowered form resembling Eva Rathke. 



66291. Forsythia intermedia Zabel. Oleaceae. 



Var. spectabilis. A wonderful golden-yellow 

 flowered hybrid variety. 



66292. Heuchera sp. Saxifragaceae. 



A plant 3 feet high with beautiful soft-rose 

 flowers. 



66293. Jasminum heterophyllum Roxb. Olea- 

 ceae. 



Var. glabrkymosum. A strong-growing bush 

 jasmine introduced from China by G. Forrest, 

 which bears an abundance of golden-yellow 

 blossoms. 



66294. Lespedeza cyrtobotrya Miquel. Faba- 

 ceae. Bush clover. 



A small, deciduous bush clover, native to 

 Japan and Chosen, which produces during 

 August racemes of rosy purple pea-shaped 

 flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 62863. 



66295. Ligustrum confusum Decaisne. Olea- 

 ceae. Privet. 



A small tree, up to 40 feet in height, which is 

 one of the tropical relatives of the California 

 privet (Ligustrum ovalifolium) . The leathery, 

 obtuse leaves are about 3 inches long, and the 

 small white flowers are in panicles 1 to 5 inches 

 long. 



For previous introduction see No. 60651. 



66296. Ligustrum coriaceum Carr. Oleaceae. 



A quaint, glossy, leathery-leaved evergreen, 

 native to Japan. 



66297. Lonicera chaetocarpa Rehder. Capri- 

 foliaceae. Honeysuckle. 



This was originally collected in Kansu, 

 western China, by E. H. Wilson. It is described 

 (Curtis's Botanical Magazine, pi. 8804) as a 

 shrub of compact habit, about 5 feet in height. 

 The oblong leaves are bright green and more or 

 less hairy, and the flowers, an inch or more in 

 length, open in early June and are a pleasing 

 primrose yellow. 



For previous introduction see No. 62391. 



66298. Malus sylvestris Mill. (Pyrus malus 

 L.). Malaceae. Apple. 



Var. Excellent Thiel. A very graceful weep- 

 ing tree of German origin, having narrow leaves. 

 The boughs hang down close to the trunk. 



66299. MORUS ACIDOSA 



Griffith. Moraceae. 

 Acid mulberry. 



As described by Sargent (Plantae Wilsonia- 

 nae, vol. 2, p. 300), this is usually a broad shrub 

 from 3 to 16 feet in height, but occasionally it is 

 a tree 25 feet tall. It is found in the Provinces 

 of Hupeh and Szechwan, China. The leaves 

 are very variable in size and shape and are not 

 used for feeding silkworms. The fruits are dark 

 red or shining black and are quite palatable. 



For previous introduction see No. 46532. 



66300. MYRTUS COMMUNIS TARENTINA L. 



Myrtaceae. 



The Tarentum myrtle. A small-leaved 

 variety, especially fine for walls, bearing small 

 white fragrant flowers. 



