
          58820. COTONEASTER sp. From Yunnan, China. Seed collected by J. F. Rock, 
National Geographic Society, Washington, D. C. A small tree, about 20 
feet high, which grows wild in deciduous forests at 12,000 feet altitude. 
It has small, oval leaves and black fruits. Probably tender north of 
southern Ohio. (Bell, Md.)

58821. COTONEASTER sp. From Yunnan, China. Collected by J. F. Rock, 
National Geographic Society, Washington, D. C. A shrub about 5 feet high 
from the drier slopes of the Likiang Snow Range at an altitude of about 
10,000 feet. It has small oval leaves, pale beneath and round, scarlet 
berries. Probably tender north of southern Ohio. (Bell, Md.)

59408. COTONEASTER sp. From Yunnan, China. Collected by J. F. Rock, 
National Geographic Society, Washington, D. C. A much-branched spiny 
shrub, 4 to 5 feet high, found in meadows at 9,000 feet altitude. The 
leaves are small and linear, and the berries are rich orange-red. Probably 
tender north of southern Ohio. (Bell, Md.)

39557. CRATAEGUS LAVALLEI. Hawthorn. From California. Presented by 
Frank J. Hart. A hawthorn originally from France and probably of hybrid 
origin. It is a small shrubby tree about 20 feet high with few-flowered 
clusters of large, white flowers having red disks and followed in autumn 
by bright orange fruits, well set off by the lustrous leaves. (Chico, 
Calif.)

61489. CUPRESSUS FUNEBRIS. Var. glauca. Cypress. From Tanganyika 
Territory, Africa. Presented by Alleyne Leechman, Director, Biological 
and Agricultural Institute. A glaucous variety of the mourning cypress  
(C. funebris); the typical form is a wide-spreading, pendulous, Chinese 
tree. To be tried in Florida and southern California. (Chapman Field, Fla.)

32882. CYDONIA OBLONGA. Quince. From Granada, Spain. Presented by 
Pedro Giraud. A large, round yellow quince with firm, white flesh of 
good flavor and quality; the seed cavity is rather large, containing 
numerous seeds. Reports from southern California indicate that it cooks 
softer and more quickly than other quinces. Ripens at Chico, California, 
early in November. Probably hardy except in the extreme north. (Chico, 
Calif.)

33214. CYDONIA OBLONGA. De Antequera Quince. From Granada, Spain. 
Purchased from Pedro Giraud. A fairly prolific variety which bears round-
oblate fruits with yellow skin and light-yellow non-astringent flesh good 
for eating out of hand. It is good for cooking and preserving and makes 
excellent jelly. At Chico, California, it ripens the first week of 
November. Probably hardy except in the extreme north. (Chico, Calif.)

61601. DALBERGIA SERICEA. From India. Presented by G. H. Cave, Curator. 
Lloyd Botanic Garden, Darjiling. A small, leguminous tree from the mountains 
of Nepal. The branches and leaves are covered with reddish hairs, and the 
flowers, which are in compact, axillary clusters, are pale lilac. For trial 
as an ornamental tree in southern California and Florida. (Chapman Field, 
Fla.)

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