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103008. HEBE FORMOSA.* Scrophulariaceae . From New Zealand. Presented by A. Wil- 

 kinson. Tauranga. A glabrous evergreen shrub 2 to 4 feet high, native to Tasmania. 

 The thick lanceolate entire leaves are about half an inch long and the pale-lilac 

 flowers are borne in short racemes in the axils of the upper leaves. For trial in 

 the milder parts of the south and on the Pacific coast. (Glenn Dale, Md. ) 



1030GS. HEBE VENUSTULA . * From New Zealand. Presented by A. Wilkinson, Tauranga. 

 A small compact shrub 6 to 9 inches high. The oblong-ovate leathery leaves, less than 

 1 inch long, are close-set on the branches and the small white flowers are in terminal 

 much-branched racemes. For trial in the southern states and on the Pacific coast. 

 (Glenn Dale, Md. ) 



89357. HEBE SP . * From New Zealand. Procured from Duncan & Davies, Ltd.. New Ply- 

 mouth. (Received under the specific name anetida, for which no published description 

 has been found and which was wrongly placed in the genus Veronica. ) The plant is an 

 attractive small shrub, branching at and above the base. The closely 4-ranked, 

 sessile, dark-green leaves are ovate acute and one-third inch long. For trial in 

 southern states and on the Pacific coast. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



97993. HEDERA HELIX CONGLOMERATA . * English ivy. From the Netherlands. Obtained 

 from B. Ruys, Ltd.. Royal Moerheim Nurseries, Dedemsvaart. A slow-growing dwarf shrub 

 with the tops lopping over and with small, crowded, entire or 3-lobed, undulate leaves. 

 For trial throughout the cooler parts of the United States. (Glenn Dale, Md.J 



97294. HEREROA SP . Aizoaceae. From South Africa. Presented by C. Starke & Co., 

 Ltd.. Capetown, through Mrs. C. I. DeBevoise. Greens Farms. Conn. (Received under the 

 specific name stanleyl, for which no published description has been found.) The 

 plant is small leafless succulent with opposite, terete, fleshy branches, those 

 arising from near the base being rebranched. It is said to bear an abundance of 

 yellow flowers. For trial in the warmer parts of southern California and the Gulf 

 region. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



110492. HETEROPAPPUS HISPIDUS . * From Manchuria. Collected by B. W. Skvortzow, 

 Harbin. A hardy biennial with linear acute pubescent leaves, bearing large terminal 

 heads of azure-blue asterlike flowers in summer. Native to Japan and Mongolia. For 

 trial throughout the northern states and in the upper South. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



91518. ILEX LATIFQLIA. Holly. From Japan. Obtained from the Yokohama Nursery Co., 

 Yokohama. A Japanese evergreen holly, one of the most attractive of the genus, which 

 sometimes develops into a tree 60 feet tall. The glossy green leaves, 3 to 7 inches 

 long, are oval or narrowly oblong, and the red berries, about one-third of an inch 

 in diameter, are produced in dense clusters. Probably hardy as far north as Phila- 

 delphia and the Ohio River. (Chico, Calif.) 



105222. ILEX PARAGUARIENSIS . Yerba mate, or Paraguay tea. From Argentina. Pre- 

 sented by the Director, Estacion Experimental Central, Pargamino, through the Pan 

 American Union. A small tree, from the specially prepared leaves of which the popular 

 South American drink mate is made; in many sections it largely takes the place of both 

 tea and coffee. Its stimulating effect is due to small quantities of caffein present; 

 unlike tea, the leaves contain but little tannin. The tree withstands a few degrees 

 of frost without injury but when very young should be protected in frosty weather. 

 For trial in the milder parts of Florida and southern California. (Supply limited.) 

 (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



