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18278 to 18293— Continued. 



18285. Actixidia sp. (?) 

 From Hwai-jou. (Xo. 22.) 



18286. Euonymussp. 



From Hwai-jou. "(Xo. 24. ) A very striking Euonymus with red leaf tops, 

 resembling E. bungeanus but bearing a much larger quantity of fruit. ' ' ( Meyer. ) 



18287 to 18289. (Undetermined.) 



From Shan-hai-kwan. (Xos. 52 to 54. ) Cuttings of unidentified shrubs. 



18290. Prunus armexiaca. Apricot. 



From Shan-hai-kwan. "(Xo. 55.) A wild apricot growing in a ravine 

 near an old temple. ' ' ( Meyer. ) 



18291. Spiraea sp. (?) 



From Shan-hai-kwan. "(Xo. 56.) Found growing between the rocks in 

 the mountains near Shan-hai-kwan." {Meyer.) 



18292. Ampelopsis sp. 



From Chang-li. " (Xo. 99.) A vine growing on rocky places in the moun- 

 tains; has deeply lobed leaves and white berries." {Meyer.) 



18293. Ampelopsis sp. 



From Chang-li. "(Xo. 100.) A vine resembling A. vetchii, but with both 

 entire and three-lobed leaves; assumes beautiful fall colors and though small 

 and apparently tender is well worth trying." {Meyer.) 



18294 to 18296. 



From Peradeniya, Ceylon. Received through J. C. Willis, director of Royal 

 Botanic Gardens, February 26, 1906. 



18294. Crotalaria sp. 



Imported for experimental purposes in connection with cover crops for tea 

 and coffee plantations. 



18295 and 18296. Arachis hypogaea. Peanut. 



18295. Mauritius. 18296. (Unnamed.) 



18297 and 18298. Ipomoea batatas. Sweet potato. 



From Kingston, Jamaica, British West Indies. Presented by Dr. William Faw- 

 cett. director ot Hope Gardens. Received March 29, 1906. 



"Tubers of the two varieties of white-skinned potato which thrive best here." 

 { Fawcett.) 



18297. John Bamett. 18298. Laic. 



18299. Humulus lupulus. Hop. 



From Xorth Yakima, Wash. Presented by Mr. H. B. Scudder. Received Feb- 

 ruary, 1906. 



. Semsch. Seeds produced on vine of S. P. I. Xo. 5787, in 1905. "Probably these 

 seeds were results of pollination with pollen from the male plants of the common 

 Yakima hop. They should be planted for selection of the best seedlings. " {Fa irch ild. ) 



18300 and 18301. Canna spp. Canna. 



From Palermo, Sicily. Presented by Prof. Dr. A. Borzi, director of the Botanic 

 Gardens. Received March 30, 1906. 



18300. Canna ixdica. 18301. Canna iridiflora. 



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