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65259. SYRINGA DILATATA. From Keijyo, Chosen, Japan. Presented by Dr. M. Tozawa,
Director, Forest Experiment Station. A hardy compact shrub about 12 feet high, with
heart-shaped, bright-green leaves, and dense panicles of pale-lilac flowers. Native
to Chosen. Probably hardy except in the extreme North. (5Bell, Md.)

73287. TRIPLARIS AMERICANA. Polygonaceae. From Salvador. Obtained through P. C.
Standley, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C. A large tropical timber tree
with curious 3-angled woody fruits; native to Central America. For trial in southern 
Florida. (Chapman Field, Fla.)

62919. TRIUMFETTA SEMITRILOBA. From the Belgian Congo. Presented by V. Goossens,
Director, Botanic Garden. An ornamental bushy tropical perennial, widely distributed 
through the Tropics, with long leafy racemes of bright-yellow flowers. For trial
in southern California and Florida. (Chico, Calif.)

34063. ULMUS PUMILA ARBOREA. Elm. From Fallon, Nevada. Presented by F. B. Headley,
Superintendent, Truckee-Carson Experiment Farm. An elm raised from seeds originally
sent from Turkestan, Russia. According to Mr. Headley, this is a rapid grower and
the wood is harder and of better quality than that of the American elm. The tree is
also better as a windbreak than the American species. For trial throughout the
United States. (Chico, Calif.)

57860. VERONICA HULKEANA. From Nice, France. Presented by Dr. A. Robertson
Proschowsky. One of the shrubby New Zealand veronicas, somewhat loose and straggling
in habit, and reaching to 5 or 6 feet in height. The leaves are wedge-shaped, 1 to
2 inches long, glossy green; flowers small, lavender or lilac in color, in panicles
sometimes a foot in length, In England, where it is too tender for outdoor cultiva-
tion except in the mildest-wintered regions, it is recommended as a species of re-
markable beauty and distinction. Should be tested in the southern United States and
on the Pacific Coast. (Chico, Calif.)

63649. VITEX NEGUNDO INCISA. From Canton, China. Collected by F. A. McClure,
Agricultural Explorer. A Chinese shrub of graceful habit, with coarsely serrate
foliage, and terminal spikes of pale-blue flowers. This variety is said to be much
hardier than the typical form. For trial in all but the coldest parts of the United
States. (Chico, Calif.)

65960. VITIS AMURENSIS. From Harbin, Manchuria. Collected by P. H. Dorsett, Agricultural 
Explorer. A strong-growing deciduous vine somewhat similar in habit to
VITIS VINIFERA. It is worth growing as an ornamental for its vigorous habit, and
for the fine crimson and purple autumn hues of its foliage. Native to Chosen and
northeastern China. Probably hardy throughout the United States. (Bell, Md.)

63388. VITIS COIGNETIAE. From Nogent-sur-Vernisson, Loiret, France. Presented by
M. L. Parde, Directeur de 1 'Arboretum National des Barres. A Japanese woody climber
characterized by the very large leaves which turn purple-red in the autumn. A
striking plant for trellises. Probably hardy except in the extreme North. (Bell,
Md.)
        