
          57227. RUBUS MACRAEI. Akala. From Hilo, Hawaii. Presented by 
L. W. Bryan. Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association. Identical with 
S.P.I. 57226, except in the color of its fruits, which are yellow in 
place of red.

55630. RUBUS sp. Bramble. From China. Presented by F. A. McClure, 
Canton Christian College. An edible wild berry found in sandy soil 
near sea level, on the Island of Hainan. It is introduced for the use 
of plant breeders.

55826. RUBUS sp. From Yunnan, China. Collected by J. F. Rock, 
Agricultural Explorer. A vigorous rambling shrub, native to the 
mountains of Yunnan where it is found at altitudes of about 12,000 
feet. It has red, spiny stems, leaves with white lower surfaces, 
pinkish purple flowers, and small, dark red fruits of sweet and 
delicious flavor. It should be of interest to plant breeders, but 
is not recommended for general planting in this country.

57078. SABINEA CARINALIS. From Dominica, British West Indies. Seeds 
presented by Joseph Jones, curator, Botanic Gardens. One of the most 
brilliant flowering shrubs of tropical America. It has been tested in 
southern Florida, where it succeeds on dry, sandy land. Apparently 
it will not thrive where moisture is abundant. It has small, pinnate 
leaves, light green in color and deciduous for a short period. The 
large, scarlet flowers, in clusters of 3 to 5, make their appearance 
during the time the plant is devoid of foliage, and form, a mass of 
color which is striking. Sabinea deserves to be grown in all tropical 
regions with severe dry seasons. It probably will not stand sufficient 
frost to permit its cultivation in California.

56829. SCHIMA sp. From Yunnan, China. Collected by J. F. Rock, 
Agricultural Explorer. A promising ornamental tree for the Gulf coast 
and California. According to Mr. Rock, it reaches 30 or 40 feet in 
height; the leaves are pale green above and whitish below, the two 
shades contrasting prettily when the foliage is blown by the wind. 
The flowers, which resemble single Camellias, are an inch and a half 
broad, creamy white, and pleasantly fragrant. In the greenhouses at 
the Plant Introduction Garden, Bell, Md., seedlings one year old, and 
not over a foot in height, have come into bloom.

54694. SOLLYA HETEROPHYLLA. Presented by Dr. A. Robertson Proschowsky, 
Nice, France. A handsome Australian, climbing shrub somewhat resembling 
bittersweet. It is of rapid growth and bears a profusion of bell-shaped, 
lilac or purple flowers. Easily propagated from cuttings. Deserves 
trial in California and Florida; it is not likely to tolerate hard 
freezing.

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