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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



66532 to 66615— Continued. 



68593. Paeoxia axomala L. 



A strong-growing wild peony found on 

 well-drained hill slopes, mostly between 

 scrub. Flowers large and of a pale-rose color; 

 foliage somewhat coarse. (Note by Frank X. 

 Meyer under Xo. 32840.) 



66594. Paeoxia arietina Anders. 



A European peony about 3 feet high, with 

 solitary large, dark-red flowers. 



66595. Paeonia hjrsuta Mill. 



A peony of unknown origin, with large 

 double red flowers. The lobes of the leaves 

 are narrowly spear shaped. 



66596. Paeoxia lutea Delavay. 



Golden peony. 



A shrubby Chinese peony, with a short 

 woody stem 1 or 2 feet high and deep-green, 

 leathery, three-parted leaves, white beneath, 

 and about a foot in length. The golden 

 yellow, single or slightly double flowers are 

 2J^ inches across. 



For previous introduction see Xo. 62758. 



66597. Paeoxia paradoxa Anders. 



One of the dwarfest of the peonies, with 

 the leaves in a dense tuft and purple-red 

 flowers. Native to southern Europe. 



66598. Paeoxia peregrixa Mill. 



A European peony about 2 feet high, with 

 deep-green leaves, paler beneath, and dark- 

 crimson flowers. 



66602. Rhamxus Si xattlis Jacq. 



Petteria ramextacea (Sieber) Presl. 

 Fabaceae. 



An upright leguminous shrub. 6 feet or less 

 high, with trifoliolate leaves and dense upright 

 racemes of fragrant yellow flowers. Native to 

 southern Europe. 



66600. Pruxus serrulata Lindl. Amygdala- 

 eeae. Hitoye cherry. 



Var. Lannesiana. A variety with the young 

 foliage green or slightly reddish. The leaf 

 margins are dentate, with the teeth long aristate. 



66601. Pruxus maximowtczh Rupr. Amygda- 

 laceae. Korean cherry. 



For previous introduction and description see 

 No. 66397. 



Rhamnaceae. 

 Buckthorn. 



A low, dense, very spiny shrub about 3 feet 



high, native to mountainous regions in central 

 Europe and western Asia. 



66603. Rhododexdrox yaxthixum Bur. and 

 Franch. Ericaceae. Rhododendron, 



For previous introduction and description see 

 No. 66479. 



66604 to 66607. Rubus spp. Rosaceae. 



66604. Rubus biflorus Buch.-Ham. 



A rambling shrub, with large leaves, 

 woolly beneath, and subacid yellow berries 

 about the size of a thimble. Native to the 

 Himalayas. 



For previous introduction see No. 58967. 



66605. Rubus flosculosus Focke. 



A deciduous i 

 E. H. Wilson 

 China, vol. 2. p. 

 with stout erect 

 branched top. 

 inches long, are 

 beneath with a 

 pink flowers, in 



;hrub which, as described by 

 (A Naturalist in Western 

 31), is up to 12 feet in height 

 stems arching at the much- j 

 The pinnate leaves, 4 to 7 

 smooth above and covered 

 close white felt. The small 

 narrow racemes 2 to 4 inches 1 



66532 to 66615— Continued. 



long, are succeeded by small, very dark-red 

 or black edible fruits of agreeable flavor. 

 Native to central and western China. 



For previous introduction see No. 52943. 



66606. Rubus ixopertus Focke. 



A climbing shrub with stout stems and 

 ovate green leaflets. The short-pedicelled 

 flowers are either axillary or clustered at the 

 tips of the branches. Native to south and 

 central China at altitudes of 2,000 meters. 



For previous introduction see No. 52945. 



66607. Rubus lasiosttlus Focke. 



Woolly raspberry. 



A wild raspberry from western China, 

 with bluish white bristly stems, small, 

 pinnate leaves, silvery beneath, magenta 

 flowers, and rose-colored woolly fruits which 

 are sweet but said to be of little use for eating. 



For previous introduction see No. 58896. 



86608. Styrax wilsoxii Rehder. Styracaceae. 

 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. 



For previous introduction see No. 62287. 



66609 to 66613. Viburxum spp. Caprifoliaceae. 



66609. Viburxum betulifolium Batal. 



An upright shrub, ultimately about 10 

 feet high, with coarsely toothed oval leaves, 

 white flowers in cymes 2 to 4 inches wide, 

 and red fruits. Native to central and western 

 China. 



For previous introduction see No. 35199. 



66610. Viburxum brevtpes Rehder. 



An erect shrub, 6 to 10 feet high, native to 

 western China, with membranous oblong- 

 oval leaves and ovoid red berries. 



66611. Viburxum burejaeticum Regel and 

 Herd. Manchurian viburnum. 



A northern Chinese species allied to the 

 wayfaring tree (Viburnum lantana); the 

 flowers are produced in dense cymes 2 inches 

 across, and the fruits are ovoid and bluish 

 black. 



For previous introduction see No. 58807. 



66612. Viburxum davtdi Franch. 



One of the handsomest small shrubs I 

 have ever seen. The leaves have a grace of 

 form, a texture, and color which is remarkable, 

 and the bright -blue berries add a touch of 

 style to the plant. This shrub, an introduc- 

 tion from Szechwan, China, made in 1910, 

 grows well in the shade and requires plenty 

 of moisture. (Note by David Fairchild under 

 Xo. 62858.) 



66613. Viburxum he xryi Hemsl. 



A shrubby, evergr*en viburnum 10 feet or 

 more in height, with dark shining green, 

 oblong leaves and stiff pyramidal panicles 

 of white flowers. The oval fruits, one-third 

 of an inch long, are at first red, becoming 

 black, and give the shrub a decidedly orna- 

 mental appearance in autumn. Native to 

 central China and hardy as far north as 

 Massachusetts. 



For previous introduction see No. 63686. 



66614. (Undetermined.) 



