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112314. IPCMOEA LEPTOFHYLLA. (Convolvulaceae. ) From Nebraska. Presented by G. R. 

 Vishmeyer, Niobrara. Probably the hardiest tuberous-rooted iporaoea . The stems are 

 herbaceous, much branched, raaching a height of 2 feet with an equal spread. The 

 leaves ara linsar-oblong, about 2 inches long. The flowers are an attractive lavender 

 blu3, about 2i inches across, remaining open until noon, and are usually borne in 

 large numbers. The tubers reach an immense size in age. Good grov/th and flowering 

 occur under conditions which permit few but desert plants to survive. For trial 

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



104973. KNIPHOFIA. Var. Leviathan. (Liliaceae.) Torch-lily. From England. Ob- 

 tained from Maurice Prichard & Sons, Ltd., Christchurch, Hants. A variety with leaves 

 about 18 inches high and a flower stalk 5 feet high. The unopened flowers are dull 

 red, changing to a fiery red as they open, and aging to yellow and finally orange. 

 The old flowers hang down tightly against the stem and are therefore less disfiguring 

 than old flowers that stand out. Flowering at Glenn Dale is from late June through 

 July. For trial from Philadelphia southv.-ard and farther north if plants are dug and 

 stored over winter. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



139218. LEUCOTHOE AXILLARIS.* (Ericaceae.) From Georgia. Collected north of Met- 

 ter, in Candler County, by Rogers McVaugh, Bureau of Plant Industry. A handsome ever- 

 green low shrub with arching branches, up to 6 feet high. The leaves are brighter 

 and glossier than those of the more ccmmon Leucothoe c at esbaei . The small white flow- 

 ers, in dense axillary racemes, are not very conspicuous because of their position in 

 the f:.liage. As an evergreen shrub, hcwever, this plant is a very premising addition. 

 For trial in all but the hottest and coldest parts of the United States. (Glenn 

 Dale, Md.) 



1386S6. LIGUSTRUM CILIATUM. (01 :..aceae . ) Privet. From Japan. Collected by P. H. 

 Dorsett and W. J. Morse, in the M.wiyama Mountains, near Sapporo, Hokkaido. A low 

 vigorous shrub with arching, scrcetimes almost horizontal, brandies. The leaves are 

 similar in size and shape to those of L. ovali foli um, but they do not possess the 

 luster of that species. The plants are particularly showy in bloom, with the many 

 dense racemes of white flowers. In the fall they are showy with numerous black fruits 

 (large for the genus) that remain well into winter. For trial in all but the warmest 

 and coldest parts of the country. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



102225. LIGUSTRUM VULGARE. (Oleaceae.) From France. Presented by L, Parde, Di- 

 recteur des Ecoles Forestieres des Earres, Nogent-sur-Vernisson, Loiret. A yellow- 

 fruited form of this well-known plant. The fruits are in dense terminal panicles, 

 light green until frost, and then turning yellow green, persisting until oast Christ- 

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



116874. LONICERA MACRANTHA. (Caprifoliaceae . ) From China. Collected in Hunan 

 Province by C. S. Fan and Y. Y. Li and presented by the Arnold Arboretum and the 

 University of Nanking. A vigorous tv/ining honeysuckle, from subtropical parts of the 

 Himalayas, with large hirsute persistent leaves and rather large white flowers l^ to 

 2 inches long which fade to yellow. For trial from Washington, D. C, southward. 

 (Glenn Dale, Md. ) 



139242. LYONIA LUCIDA. (Ericeae.) From Georgia. Collected north of Fargo, by 

 Rogers McVaugh, Bureau of Plant Industry. A handsome evergreen with lustrous, thick, 

 entire leaves about 2 inches long. The flowers, which vary from white to pink, are in 



