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108770. SAMBUCUS NIGRA. Elderberry. From Yugoslavia. Collected at Sarajevo by 

 Edgar Anderson of the Arnold Arboretum. Seedlings of plants growing in an unusually 

 cold, dry region. For trial in the northern states. (Supply limited.) (Glenn 

 Dale, Md.) 



105633, SAPINDUS MUKOROSSI . Soapberry. Collected in Kwangsi Province by Albert 

 N. Steward and H. C. Cheo, University of Nanking. Wu Kwan Tze. Collected bn a valley 

 near Kwei Ling Hsien. A Chinese tree about 35 feet high with alternate pinnate 

 leaves and round yellow fruits an inch in diameter. For trial in the Gulf region 

 and in southern California. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



92760. SARCOCOCCA SALIGNA. From England. Obtained from Aldenham House Gardens, 

 Elstree, Herts. An evergreen shrub 2 to 3 feet high with smooth erect stems. The 

 smooth, glossy, narrow-lanceolate leaves, 3 to 5 inches long and over an ich wide 

 have a long drawn-out point and a marginal vein extending all around the leaves, lav 

 greenish-white flowers are in short axillary racemes, opening in winter and spring. 

 The small ovoid purple fruits are less than an inch long. The species is native to 

 the Himilaya Mountains and is closely allied to Sarcoc occ a hooker ian a, though prob- 

 ably less hardy. For trial in the southern and Pacific-coast states. (Glenn Dale, 

 Md.) 



111080. SAUSSUREA DELTOIDES. From Colombia. Collected by Dr. W. A. Archer, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. An herbaceous perennial 4 to 8 feet high, with the lower leaves 

 lyrate-pinnatifid and the upper ones triangular ovate, all sinuate, toothed, and 

 white-tomentose beneath. The purplish flower heads, about 1 inch across, are very 

 variable in quantity and length of peduncle. Native to the Himalaysa, at altitudes 

 of 6,000 to 11,000 feet. For trial in all except the warmest and coldest parts of 

 the United States. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



81652 and 81655. SCHIZANDRA CHINENSIS. Magnoliaceae . From Kokushu, Japan. Col- 

 lected by P. H. Dorsett and W. J. Morse, agricultural explorers. Bureau of Plaal 

 Industry. A woody vine, native to northeastern China, with shining dark-green oval 

 leaves and clusters of coral-colored berries. For trial throughout the northern 

 states and the upper south. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



111085. SELINUM TENUIFOLIUM. From India. Received from the Lloyd Botanic Garden, 

 Darjeeling. A highly ornamental white-flowered, Himalayan perennial with very finely 

 divided fernlike leaves. When the plant is isolated on a lawn and now allowed to 

 flower, the effect is very striking because of the fresh green color of the leaves. 

 It is perfectly hardy in England. For trial in all but the warmest and coldest 

 parts of the United States. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



111799. SENECIO SP. Asteraceae. From India. Presented by H. A. Lee, Simla, through 

 Dr. W. Koelz, University of Michigan. Most of the senecios have yellow flower heads 

 and few have much horticultural value, but no details are known concerning this 

 unidentified species. It was collected in the high Himalayas. For trial in all 

 except the warmer parts of the United States. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



