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58820. COTONEASTER sp. From Yunnan, China. Seed collected ty J. F.
Rock, National Geographic Society, Washington, D. G.. 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. Prohably tender north of southern Ohio. (Bell, Md. )

39557. CRATAEGUS LAVALLEI. Hawthorn. From Californina. Presented by
Frank J. Hart. A hawthorn originally from France and probably of hybrid
origin. It is a small shrubby tree ahout 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. )

32882. CYDONIA OBLONGA. From Spain.  Received from Mr. Pedro Giraud,
Granada.  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.)

65532. CYNANCHUM AURICULATUM.  Asclepiadaceae. From Manchuria Collected
by P. H. Dorsett, Agricultural Explorer.  A hardy large-leaved,
pink-flowered, fragrant vine.  It has milky juice and the seed pod is
similar to that of the milkweed.  (Chico, Calif.)

65584. CYTISUS PALMENSIS. Tagasaste, Fabaceae. From Santa Cruz, Palma,
Canary Islands.  Purchased by David Fairchild, Agricultural Explorer.  A
stout leguminous shrub, up to 12 feet high, of rather lax habit, with long,
slender branches, and green trifoliate leaves with silky pubescent lower
surfaces.  The white flowers are in axillary clusters among the branches.
It is native to the Canary Islands,  where it is considered an excellent
drought-resistant forage plant.  For trial in the Gulf States and California.
(Chico, Calif.)

        