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69876 to 69895— Continued. 



ACER CAUDATUM UKURUNDUENSE 



(Trautv. and Meyer) Render. 



No. 6741. September 19, 1926. Vi- 

 cinity of Shitoukhetsy, in the forest 

 concession of the Chinese Eastern Rail- 

 way. A small hardy Manchurian tree 

 with coarsely toothed, 5-lobed or 7-lobed 

 leaves. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 65911. 



69881. Actinidia kolomikta (Maxim.) 

 Rupr. Dilleniaceae. 



No. 6736. September 14, 1926. Shi- 

 toukhetsy, in the forest concession of 

 the Chinese Eastern Railway. A hardy 

 ornamental deciduous vine, up to 15 feet 

 long, with oval serrate leaves blotched 

 with white, creamy white flowers three- 

 fourths of an inch across, and ovoid blue 

 fruits. Native to northeastern Asia. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 65612. 



69882. Aealia elata Seem. Araliaceae. 



No. . 6757. September, 1926. Vicinity 

 of Ertsendiantsy. A small hardy Man- 

 churian tree, resembling Aralia spinosa 

 (Hercules club), but more treelike, with 

 few spines. It does not form many 

 branches, but the large bipinnate leaves 

 cast a good shade. The greenish white 

 flowers are borne in large panicles, and 

 the berries are dark red when ripe, pro- 

 ducing a very pleasing effect. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 65913. 



Citeullus vulgaris Schrad. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Watermelon. 



No. 6584. September 4, 1926. A lo- 

 cally grown variety obtained in the 

 market by one of the Chinese boys. This 

 watermelon is of good size, with the 

 rind about half an inch thick. The melt- 

 ing juicy flesh, golden or orange colored, 

 is of very good quality. 



. CORYLUS HETEROPHYLLA Fisch. 



Betulaceae. Hazel. 



No. 6747. September 28, 1926. Ert- 

 sendiantsy. A hardy shrubby hazel, 12 

 feet or less high, with nuts about one- 

 fourth of an inch long. Native to Man- 

 churia. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 65622. 



69885. CORYLUS SIEBOLDIANA MANDSHUR- 



ica (Maxim.) C. Schneid. Betulaceae. 



Hazel. 



No. 6745. September 25, 1926. Ert- 

 sendiantsy. A hardy shrub up to 15 feet 

 high, with nuts about one-fourth of an 

 inch long. Native to Manchuria. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 65520. 



69886 and 69887. Crataegus pinnatifida 

 Bunge. Malaceae. Hawthorn. 



A handsome hardy thorny shrub, na- 

 tive to northern China, with edible dark- 

 red fruits. 



69886. No. 6748. September 28, 1926. 

 Ertsendiantsy. 



69887. No. 6754. September 28, 1926. 

 Ertsendiantsy. 



69876 to 69895 — Continued. 



. Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Herd; 

 Caprifoliaceae. Honeysuckle. 



No. 6759. September 28, 1926. Vi- 

 cinity of Ertsendiantsy. A bush honey- 

 suckle, native to northeastern China, 

 becoming about 10 feet high with widely 

 spreading branches and dark-green leaves 

 which are downy on both surfaces. The 

 pure white flowers, an inch in diameter, 

 are produced in pairs on the upper side 

 of the branchlets. The fruits are red. 



For previous introduction see No. 65937. 



69889. Rhamnus davurica Pall. Rham- 

 naceae. Bahurian buckthorn. 



No. 6753. September 28, 1926. Vi- 

 cinity of Ertsendiantsy. A large hardy 

 spreading shrub or small tree, up to 30 

 feet high, with oblong leaves 2 to 4 

 inches long, greenish flowers, and black 

 berries about three-eighths of an inch in 

 diameter. Native to northeastern Asia. 



For previous -introduction see No. 65677. 



69890. Rhamnus parvifolia Bunge. 

 Rhamnaceae. 



No. 6755. September 28, 1926. Vi- 

 cinity of Ertsendiantsy. A Rhamnus of 

 dense growth, having small foliage and 

 bearing large jet-black berries. The 

 shrub does not grow tall but assumes a 

 well-rounded form when not mutilated. 

 Of value as a garden and park shrub and 

 as material for medium-sized hedges, es- 

 pecially for the drier sections of the 

 United States. (Note by Frank N. Meyer 

 under No. 36735.) 



69891. Ribes manshuricum (Maxim.) 

 Komarow. Grossulariaceae. Currant. 



No. 6742. September 17, 1926. At 

 Shitoukhetsy in the forest concession of 

 the Chinese Eastern Railway. A hardy 

 Manchurian shrub about 6 feet high, 

 which bears pendent racemes of red, sub- 

 acid fruits. 



For previous introduction see No. 65504. 



SCHIZANDRA CHINEXSIS (TurCZ.) 



Baill. Magnoliaceae. 



No. 6734. September 25, 1926. At 

 Shitoukhetsy in the forest concession of 

 the Chinese Eastern Railway. A hardy 

 ornamental woody vine, native to north- 

 eastern China, with shining dark-green 

 oval leaves and compact clusters of small 

 scarlet berries. 



For previous introduction see No. 65287. 



69893. Tilia maxdshurica Rupr. and 

 Maxim. Tiliaceae. Linden. 



No. 6751. September 28, 1926. Vi- 

 cinity of Ertsendiantsy. A hardy Man- 

 churian tree, up to 60 feet high, with 

 rounded-oval, coarsely toothed leaves, 

 white-hairy beneath, and 4 to 6 inches 

 long. 



For previous introduction see No. 57346. 



69894. Viburnum sargenti Koehne. Cap- 

 rifoliaceae. 



No. 6760. September 28, 1926. Vicin- 

 ity of Ertsendiantsy. An upright, com- 

 pact hardy shrub, up to 15 feet high, 

 generally similar to the American cran- 

 berry bush (Viburnum americanum), but 

 with thicker leaves, hairy beneath, and 

 larger sterile flowers, sometimes l 1 /^ 

 inches across. The globose red berries 

 are in upright cymes. 



