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3 months to sprout, Cuttings of half-ripe wood with leaves root well in the propagat- 

 ing house. For trial in the Southern States and on the Pacific coast. (Chico, Calif.) 



124425. CORDIA SP. From India. Collected at Jodhpur by Walter Koelz, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. An ornamental evergreen tree with oblong leaves about 3 inches long. 

 The small orange fruits, in compound racemes, are sweet, but a little astringent. 

 For trial in the warmest parts of Florida and southern California. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



56304. COTONEASTER BUXIFOLIA VELLAEA.* (Malaceae.) From western China. Collected 

 by J. F. Rock, Bureau of Plant Industry. A dense evergreen of slow growth, more or 

 less procumbent, with rather crowded, small, obovate, gray-green leaves 1/3 inch long, 

 densely hairy beneath, and small clusters of round dull-red berries -j inch in diameter. 

 For trial in all but the coldest and hottest parts of the country. (Chico, Calif.) 



113095-113101. COTONEASTER SP. From Suiyuan Province, China. Collected at Batuk- 

 halkha by the Asiatic Expedition. The seedlings of this series, apparently identical 

 at this stage, are upright deciduous shrubs with grayish-green ovate leaves 1 to 2 

 inches long. In foliage they are very similar to C. racemiflora . For trial in all but 

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



122110. DESMODIUM FLORIBUNDUM. (Fabaceae.) From India. Collected at Darjeeling by 

 Walter Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry. A much-branched, upright shrub with rugose, 

 silky-pubescent leaves. The lavender pea-like flowers are borne in numerous racemes, 



4 to 6 inches long, in late summer and fall. For trial in the lower South and on the 

 Pacific coast. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



124870. DIPHYSA ROBINIOIDES.* (Fabaceae.) From Guatemala. Received through M. 

 Pacheco, Director General of Agriculture, Guatemala City. An attractive shrub or small 

 tree, sometimes over 20 feet high, with pinnate leaves very similar to those of the 

 black locust, and numerous rather large yellow flowers in racemose clusters. Native 

 to Central America. For trial in the warmest parts of the South and Southwest. (Glenn 

 Dale, Md.) 



113762. DODONAEA TRIQUETRA. (Sapindaceae . ) From Australia. Presented by the Mel- 

 bourne Botanic Gardens, South Yarra. A large, quick-growing, thickly branched, ever- 

 green shrub, with light-green glabrous but rough, lanceolate leaves 3 to 4 inches long, 

 at first glossy but in age becoming covered with bloom which gives them a dull bluish- 

 gray appearance. The small greenish flowers in May are followed by medium sized, 

 winged, persistent capsules. The shrub appears to be adapted for use as a low wind- 

 break or a hedge. It endures the high summer temperatures at Chico, California, and 

 has withstood a minimum temperature of 26° F, uninjured. Propagation is by seed or 

 softwood cuttings. For trial in the milder parts of California, the Southwest, and the 

 Gulf* region. (Chico, Calif.) 



103006. ENTELEA ARBORESCENS. (Tiliaceae.) From New Zealand. Presented by W. Wilkin- 

 son, Tauranga. A beautiful tree. with extremely light wood, half as heavy as cork. Its 

 large, maplelike leaves are evergreen. It is the only representative of its genus. Its 

 distribution is confined to two small areas in the North Island of New Zealand and one 

 in the South Island. It will grow only in warm climates. For trial in the milder 

 parts of California and the Gulf region. (Chico, Calif.) 



