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128917. RANDIA SP.* (Rubiaceae.) From India. Collected at Londa, Bombay Presi- 

 dency, by Walter Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry. A small tree or shrub with attrac- 

 tive bright-green, glossy, finely pubescent leaves about 2 to 3 inches long. For 

 trial in the warmest parts of Florida and the Southwest. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



99202. RHAMNUS UTILIS. (Rhamnaceae . ) Buckthorn. From China. Collected at Tayohen, 

 Kiangkouhsien, and presented by Albert N. Steward, University of Nanking, Nanking. 

 A slender branched shrub up to 10 feet high, with narrow elliptic, yellowish-green 

 leaves 3 to 5 inches long, small yellowish green flowers, and small black fruits. 

 Native to central and eastern China. For trial in the South and the milder parts of 

 the northern States. (Chico, Calif.) 



126978. RHAPIDOPKYLLUM HYSTRIX.* (Phoenicaceae . ) Needle palm. From Savannah, 

 Georgia. Obtained by D. A. Bisset and other members of the Plant Introduction 

 Garden at Savannah, Ga. An attractive hardy dwarf fan palm, native to the lowlands 

 of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, but very local in its distribution. It is 

 now quite rare, and appears to be approaching extinction as a wild plant. The 2- to 

 3-foot stems are erect or creeping, with leaves dark shiny green above and silvery 

 gray beneath. Slender, sharp black spines up to a foot long, project from the trunk 

 in every direction and also surround and protect the inflorescence. The staminate 

 and pistillate flowers are borne on separate plants. At Glenn Dale, plants survived 

 the severe winter of 1939-40 with the protection of leaf litter. For trial on the 

 Pacific coast and in the Middle and South Atlantic and northern Gulf region. (Glenn 

 Dale, Md., and Savannah, Ga.) 



115811. RHUS LANCEA. ( Anacardiaceae . ) Sumac. From the Union of South Africa. 

 Presented by the McGregor Museum, Kimberley. Karree-boom. A small bushy tree with 

 gray bark and long-stemmed leaves with linear-lanceolate leaflets 4 to 6 inches long. 

 It is a valuable hardwood tree for mild regions of limited rainfall. Native to the 

 Cape of Gocd Hope. For trial in the warmer parts of the Southwest. (Chico, Calif.) 



116756. RIVINA HUMILIS. (Phytolaccaceae. ) Rouge-plant. From India. Collected at 

 Saharanpur, by Walter Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry. A small herbaceous shrub 1£ to 

 3 feet high, with spreading branches, long-petioled leaves 1 to 3 inches long, and 

 numerous racemes of attractive red berries. Useful for planting as an annual border 

 or as a potted plant for greenhouse use. For trial outside in California and the Gulf 

 region and indoors elsewhere. (Chico, Calif.) 



129769. R00SEVELTIA FRANKLINIANA. (Phoenicaceae.) Palm. From Cccos Island. Col- 

 lected on the Roosevelt Expedition by Dr. Waldo Schmitt of the United States National 

 Museum. A tall handsome palm with a rigid, columnar trunk, the base rather abruptly 

 thickened, and a crown of large pinnate leaves with many long and pendent pinnae. It 

 is very similar in size and general appearance to the coconut palm. Native to Cocos 

 Island, Pacific Ocean. For trial in the warmest localities of southern Florida and 

 southern California. (Glenn Dale, Md . ) 



1C33S5. SALVIA BERTOLONII . (Menthaceae . ) From the Soviet Union. A perennial herb, 

 hairy throughout, with large basal cordate-ovate crenate leaves, and tall branched 

 racemes of reddish-violet flowers which come in early summer, and again in late 

 August. It will deserves a place in the perennial garden. It is native to Dalmatia. 

 For trial throughout the United States. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



