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76345. HYMENANTHERA CRASSIFOLIA. Violacea3 . From France. Presented by Vilmorin- 

 Andrieux & Company, Verrieres-le-buisson, Seine-et-Oise . A dense half-evergreen 

 drought-resistant shrub up to 6 feet high, often with branches prostrate, v/ith 

 crowded obovate leaves, small yellowish-white or brownish flowers and small berry- 

 like white fruits. It is useful for edging, also as a pot plant, and when so used 

 should be cut back heavily while young to induce free branching. The plant has with- 

 stood a temperature of 11" F. It is propagated easily by cuttings. Native to New 

 Zealand. For trial in California and the Gulf states. (Chico, Calif.) 



111360. ILEX MICROCOCCA.- Holly, Fron^ China. Obtained from H. H. Chung, Wuchang, 

 Hupeh Province. A holly with oblong papery leaves 3 to 4 inches long and very small 

 red berries 1/6 inch in length. Native to Japan and China. For trial in the South 

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



55489. ILEX PARAGUARIENSIS. - Yerba mate, or Paraguay tea. Originally from Argen- 

 tina. These plants are seedlings of trees grov.'n by C. S. Judd, Territorial Forester, 

 Honolulu, Hawaii, the seeds being presented by him. A small tree, from the specially 

 prepared leaves of which the popular South American drink mat e is made; in many 

 sections it largely takes the place of both tsa and coffee. Its stimulating effect 

 is due to small quantities of caffein present; unlike tea, the leaves contain but 

 little tannin. The tree v/ithstands a fev/ degrees of frost without injury but v/hen 

 very young should be protected in frosty v/eather. For trial in the milder parts of 

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



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

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

 American Union. Same description as for the preceding (P. I. No. 55489). (Glenn Dale, 

 Md. ) 



102299. ILEX PEDUNCULOSA . * Longstalk holly. From Manchuria. Obtained from Manshu 

 Nosan Shokai, Inc., Dairen. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 30 feet high, 

 native to Japan. The ovate entire leaves, 1 to 3 inches long, are lustrous green 

 above, and the small flowers, in slender-stemmed cymes, are followed by bright-red 

 fruits 1/4 inch in diameter, on slender pedicels 1 inch long. For trial from Phila- 

 delphia southward and in the Pacific Coast States. (Glenn Dale, Md . ) 



102300. ILEX ROTUNDA. Holly. From Manchuria. Obtained from Manshu Nosan Shokai, 

 Inc., Dairen. A large evergreen tree, sometimes 40 feet or more high, with glossy 

 green entire, elliptic or cblong leaves 2 to 4 inches long, and small globose scarlet 

 berries. Native to Japan and Chosen. For trial in the Southern States. (Glenn 

 Dale, Md.) 



102301. ILEX SUGEROKI.* Holly. From Manchuria. Obtained from Manshu Nosan Shokai, 

 Inc., Dairen. A dense evergreen shrub 6 feet high with pubescent branchlets, ellip- 

 tic-acute leaves 1 to 2 inches long, serrate above the middle, and solitary fruits 

 about one-third of an inch in diameter on pedicels 1 inch long. It is native to 

 Japan. Probably hardy as far north as southern Ohio. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



