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€8949 to 68951 — Continued. 



68949. Prunus meyeki Rehder. 



In 1906 Frank N. Meyer, while carry- 

 ing on agricultural explorations in north- 

 ern Chosen, collected seeds of a small 

 wild cherry, which, according to his note 

 (see No. 20084) was of handsome ap- 

 pearance and suited for growing in parks. 

 At the Arnold Arhoretum, a tree grown 

 from one of these seeds was described as 

 new by Alfred Rehder (Journal of the 

 Arnold Arboretum, vol. 2, No. 2, p. 123) 

 and named for Mr. Meyer. Doctor Rehder 

 states that this appears to be a hybrid 

 between Prunus maackii and P. maosi- 

 mowiczii, since it has characters inter- 

 mediate between those of the above spe- 

 cies. The tree is about 20 feet high, 

 of vigorous growth, with a dense pyram- 

 idal habit, and pleasing bright-green foli- 

 age. The small white flowers are in dense 

 racemes. 



68950. Prunus serrulata pubescens 

 Wilson., Kasumi cherry. 



As described by Wilson (Cherries of 

 Japan, p. 31), this variety develops into 

 a tree up to 55 feet in height, with a 

 trunk sometimes 7 feet in circumference, 

 and leaves with pale-green lower surfaces. 

 The white or pink single flowers are 

 usually about four-fifths of an inch in 

 diameter. This variety has the widest 

 distribution of any of the Japanese cher- 

 ries and flowers about two weeks later 

 than Prunus serrulata spontanea, from 

 which variety it differs in the slight hairi- 

 ness of the leaves. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 55715. 



■68951. Prunus serrulata sachalinen- 

 sis (Schmidt) Makino (P. sargentii 

 Rehder). Sargent's cherry. 



This variety is very similar to Prunus 

 serrulata pubescens, according to E. H. 

 Wilson (Cherries of Japan, p. 35), except 

 that the leaves are not hairy, and the 

 flowers, which are pink or rose colored, 

 rarely white, are usually a little more 

 "than an inch in diameter. It is probably 

 the handsomest of all the wild cherries of 



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eastern Asia, and is the parent of several 

 of the finest double-flowered Japanese 

 cherries. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 55716. 



68952. Castanopsis sp. Fagaceae. 



Evergreen chinquapin. 



From China. Seeds obtained by F. A. Mc- 

 Clure, agricultural explorer, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received January 25, 

 1926. Numbered July, 1926. 



No. 268. Kamngauhaang. November 26, 

 1925. Ghui tsai, yui tsai. A tree 6 to 8 

 meters high, with small entire lanceolate 

 acuminate shiny leaves and small oblong- 

 globular nuts which are solitary in the burs. 

 The tree is very healthy and free from 

 pests, though the nuts are occasionally 

 wormy. 



68953. Juglans sp. Juglandaeeae. 



Walnut. 



From Santiago, Chile. Plants collected by 

 Wilson Popenoe, United Fruit Co., Tela, 

 Honduras. Received November 4, 1921. 

 Numbered September, 1926. 



No. 650. A South American walnut which 

 closely resembles Juglans nigra in general 

 appearance. It inhabits the highlands of 

 Ecuador at altitudes of 6,000 to 10,000 feet. 

 The edible nuts, 1% inches in diameter, are 

 thick shelled, and the wood is fine grained 

 and handsome. 



68954 and 68955. Satykitjm cakneum 

 (Ait.) It. Br. Orchidaceae. 



From Cape Town, South Africa. Tubers 

 purchased from W. S. Duke & Co. Re- 

 ceived March 11, 1926. Numbered July, 

 1926. 



A terrestrial herbaceous South African 

 orchid with stout stems, a pair of fleshy 

 radical oval-rounded leaves, and large pink 

 flowers borne on scapes up to 2 feet in 

 height. 



68954. A. 68955. B. 



