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66028. ILEX PURPUREA OLDHAMII. (Aquifoliaceae.) From Nanking, China. 
Presented by M. L. Hancock, University of Nanking, A small mach—branched tree 
,with an abundance of glossy spineless evergreen leaves 3 to 4 inches long. The 
., Small purple flowers appear in May and are followed by large clusters of oval 
' berries, one-quarter inch long, which become brilliant red ‘in autumn and, as 
_they extend beyond the foliage, give more color than those of most species, A 
9-year-old tree at Chico, (slifornia, is 16 feet high, with equal spread. It 
has withstood a maximum temperature of 113° F., in full sun, and a minimum of 
12° F., with no injury. Propagation is by stratified seed or by cuttings with 
the use of growth hormones, For trial on the Pacific coast and in the Southern 
States. (Chico, Calif.) 
94779, MIMOSA. SPEGAZZINII, (Mimosaceae.) From Argentina. Presented by the 
- Director, Jardin Botanico, Buenos Aires, A much-branched temder climbing shrub 
_ with recurved spines, sensitive bipinnate leaves 2 to 3 inches long, and globu- 
lar heads, about 1 inch in diameter, of rose-purple flowers. It is a native of 
Argentina, At some points in central Florida this shrub has been reported to 
_ grow well and to be a very satisfactory flowering. ornamental byt in other places 
it has been straggly in habit. It seeds freely but is killed back at a tempera- 
ture of about 30° F. (Supply very limited.) For trial only in nearly frost- 
less localities. (Chico, Calif.) 
129793, OLEARIA ODORATA, (Asteraceae.) From New Zealand. Presented by the 
Curator, Botanic Gardens, Christchurch. An erect, sweet-scented, much-branched 
shrub 6 to le feet high, with leathery, linear-spathulate or linear-obovate 
leaves 1/3 to 1 inch long, and small purplish flower heads in fascicles of 2 to 
5. Native to New Zealand between 1,000 and 3,000 feet altitude. For trial in 
the milder parts of the Pacific coast and the Gulf region. (Chico, Calif.) 
72814, PYRACANTHA CRENATO-SERRATA. Firethorn. (Malaceae.) From England. 
Presented by Sir Arthur W. Hill, Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. A spiny 
evergreen shrub up to 9 feet high, with young branchlets rusty-pubescent, and 
elliptic to obovate-oblong leaves 1 to 2 inches long, lustrous dark green above 
and lighter beneath. The coral-red fruits, a quarter of an inch across, are in 
dense corymbs. For trial in the southern half of the United States. (Savannah, 
40736. PYRACANTHA. CRENULATA KANSUENSIS.* Kansu firethorn. From China. 
Collected in Kansu Province by Frank N, Meyer, Bureau of Plant Industry. A shrub, 
up to about 8 feet high, with attractive small oblong leaves and numerous small 
orange-colored berries of striking appearance, It grows on stony mountainsides 
in China. For trial in all but the warmest parts of the South, (Savannah, Ga.) 
74222, . QUERCUS MYRSINAEFOLIA.* (Fagaceae.) Oak. From China. Presented by 
Prof. Jos. Bailie, University of Nanking. “A handsome evergreen Japanese oak 
up to 40 feet high with ovate dentate leaves 3 to 5 inches long, cuneate at the 
- base, lustrous above and dull light green beneath, The ellipsoid acorns, nearly 
“an inch long with cups saucer-shaped or deeper, have several silky concentric 
rings. The tree is one of the hardiest evergreen oaks, It is closely related 
to Quercus glauca and is clearly distinguished from the latter only by the light 
' green under surface of the leaves and the cuneate instead of rounded leaf bases. 
For trial from Philadelphia and the Ohio River southward and on the Pacific 
coast. (Savannah, Gea.) 

