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112739. MAURANDYA BARCLAIANA. Scrophulariaceae . From Brazil. Obtainea through 



Dr. Doris Chochran of the Smithsonian Institution. A somewhat woody climber, with ; 



angular, cordate, acuminate, long-petioled leaves, and showy deep-purple, tubular, 



2-lipped flowers, o'towny on the outside. Native to Mexico. For trial out-of-doors 



in the warmer parts of southern California and the Gulf region and indoors elsewhere. (^ 



(Glenn Dale, Md. ) 



112733, MAURANDYA ERUBESCENS.* Scrophulariaceas . From Brazil. Collected at Nova 

 Friburgo by Dr. Doris Cochran of the Smithsonian Institution. A tender woody climber, 

 glandular-hairy, with serrate leaves somev/hat triangular in outline; petioles and 

 peduncles twining. The flowers are rosy pink and 3 inches long. For trial in the 

 Gulf region and southern California. (Glenn Dale, Md . ) 



105931. MELIA SP. From India. Presented by Walter Koelz through Prof. H. H. Bart- 

 lett. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. From Arsu, Kulu, Punjab. A tropical tree 

 with very attractive long clusters of purple flowers. It does not stand frost. (Sup- 

 ply very limited.) For trial only in the warmsst parts of southern Florida and south- 

 ern California. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



81262, lv^ESEMBRYANTHE^:UM FRODUCTUM. Figmarigold. From the Union of South Africa. 

 Presented by the Director of the National Botanic Gardens, Kirstenbosch, Newlands, 

 near Cape Town. A dwarf succulent with erect stems 1 to 2 inches high, with crowded 

 iiicurved semicylindrical leaves 1 to 2 inches long, and pale rose-colored flowers in 

 twos and threes on peduncles about an inch long. Native to South Africa. For trial 

 indoors only except in the warmer parts of the Gulf region and the Southwest. (Glenn 

 Dale, Md. ) 



78235, MESEA'.BRYANTHEMUM SP. From Union of South Africa. Obtained from W. & C. 

 Gowie, Grahamstown, through Hugh Evans, Santa Monica, Calif. An erect succulent 

 perennial, branching from the main stem, with thick fleshy glaucous-green leaves 

 about 2 inches long, triangular in cross section. The leaves resemble those of 

 Mesembryanthemum aureua. For trial indoors only except in the warmer parts of the 

 Gulf region and the Southwest. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



101401. METAPLEXIS JAPONICA. From Manchuria. Presented by B. V. Skvortzov, Chinese 

 Eastern Railway, Harbin . A climbing shrubby milkweed, growing to 10 feet long, with 

 opposite cordate undulate leaves and small pale-rose to white flowers in axillary 

 cluster.'?. It grows in dry places. Native to China and Japan. (Cupply iiuiited.) 

 For trial especially in semi-arid regions. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



77606. METROSIDEROS TOMENTOSA . Irontree. From New Zealand. Obtained i'rcr. Duncan 

 and Davies, New Plymouth. A freely branching tree, native to the Noi-th Island of 

 New Zealand, up to 70 feet high and 5 feet in diameter, with coriaceous gray-green 

 leaves, 1 to 4 inches long, tomentose beneath, and terminal cyad-i of flowers con- 

 spicuous for their long crimson stamens as in the ether bcttlebrushes . For trial in | 

 southern California and southern Florida. (Chioo, Calif.) 



J 14772. MUSSAENDA DIVARICATA.* Rubiaceae. Froa Szechwan Province, China. Received 

 through the Botanic Garden at Nanking. An erect or climbing evergreen shrub 3 feet 

 or more in height, with elliptic-ovate, abruptly acuminate, papery leaves 3 to 5 

 inches long, and lax oj^aei of yellow flowers. Native to western China. For '.rial 

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



