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59021. IRIS SP.  From Yunnan, China. Collected by J. F. Rock, National
Geographic Society, Washington, D. C.  An iris, 1 or 2 feet tall, with
dark-blue f lowers, found in moist meadows in the mountains of southwestern
China, at an altitude of 11,000 feet, (Bell, Md. )

65842. IXORA CHINENSIS. Rubiaceae. From Kwangtung, China. Collected
by F. A. McClure, Agricultural Explorer. A small ornamental bush with
abundant, dense, terminal umbels of attractive flame-colored flowers.
The leaves are large, shiny, and pale green. For trial in the Gulf states
and California. (Bell, Md. )

57080. JUNIPERUS CEDRUS. Juniper, From England. Presented by Dr. A. W.
Hill, Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. A Canary Island relative of
the common juniper, which differs in being somewhat less hardy, and in
having a shorter and thicker habit of growth. The wood is pleasantly perfumed. For trial in the Gulf States and California. (Chico, Calif.)

58613. LIGUSTRUM DELAVAYANUM. Privet. From England. Presented by
Vicary Gibbs, Herts.  A hardy shrub first discovered by Abbe Delway in
the mountains of Yunnan, China. In habit it is prostrate-spreading,
except for a few perfectly upright branches which rise from the center
of the shrub to a height of about 10 feet. The shining dark-green
foliage, which is remarkably persistent, is similar to that of myrtle,
and the white flowers and blue-black fruits make the plant a handsome
ornamental. Probably hardy except in the extreme north. (Bell, Md. )

56317. LIGUSTRUM IONANDRUM. Privet. From Yunnan, China. Collected
by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer. A compact, ornamental, hedge shrub,
10 to 12 feet high, found among limestone bowlders on the Likiang Snow
Range at altitudes of 10,000 feet. For trial in the southern United
States, (Chico, Calif.)

56824. LIGUSTRUM sp. Privet. From China. Collected by J. F. Rock,
Agricultural Explorer. An ornamental shrub which grows among lava
boulders in southwestern China, at 6,000 feet altitude. The cream-colored 
flowers are in large, pyramidal clusters. It is not likely to
prove hardy in the colder parts of the United States, (Bell, Md., and
Savannah, Ga. )

36748. LONICERA CHRYSANTHA. Honeysuckle, From China, Collected by
Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Exiplorer. A large bush honeysuckle of
decidedly ornamental habit, with large, dark-green leaves, against which
the yellowish-white flowers and bright-red berries stand out in fine
contrast. Probably hardy throughout the United States, (Bell, Md. )

63836. LONICERA sp. From Tsangpo Valley, Tibet, Collected by F. Kingdon
Ward, and presented by Major Lionel de Rothschild, London, England.  A
bush or small tree, about 15 feet high, with pale-yellow flowers and
scarlet-orange berries. The foliage is pale sea-green, almost glaucous.
Probably hardy throughout the United States, (Chico, Calif.)

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