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124122. HYPERICUM SP.* (Hypericaceae . ) From India. Collected near Kodar Kanal, 

 Palni Hills, by Walter Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry. An attractive herbaceous 

 perennial, shrubby in the South, with large golden flowers, 2 inches across. The 

 strong stems are erect and densely clothed with elliptical to lanceolate leaves about 

 2 inches long. For trial in the milder parts of the South and Southwest and on the 

 Pacific coast. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



66028. ILEX PURPUREA OLDHAMII. (Aquifoliaceae . ) From Nanking, China. Presented by 

 M. L. Hancock, University of Nanking. A small much-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, £ inch long, which become 

 brilliant red in autumn and, as they extend beyond the foliage, give more color than 

 those of most species. A nine-year old tree at Chico, Calif., 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.) 



124732. JACARANDA CAUCANA.* (Bignoniaceae . ) From Colombia. Presented by the Atkins 

 Institution of the Arnold Arboretum, Cienfuegos, Cuba. An erect deciduous tree, native 

 to the Cauca Valley, Colombia. It is a favorite of the natives because of its beauti- 

 ful, bright-blue flowers, about 1-J inches long, borne in large terminal panicles in 

 July just after the leaves drop. It is said to flower lightly in January also. The 

 large bipinnate leaves, with numerous small leaflets, are typical of the genus. For 

 trial in the warmest parts of Florida, the Gulf Coast and the Southwest. (Glenn Dale, 

 Md.) 



128344. JACARANDA CAUCANA. From Colombia. Presented by Dr. Vidal Y. Guitart, Escuela 

 Superior de Agricultura Tropical, Cali, through Dr. David Fairchild. Same description 

 as for preceding number (P. I. 124732). (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



12820S. JACARANDA SP . From Bolivia. Collected at an altitude of about 8,000 feet 

 near Sucre, by H. L. Blood and L. Tremelling, Bureau of Plant Industry. A tree with 

 bipinnate leaves, with numerous small leaflets, resembling those of J. acutifolia . 

 Flowers reported to be large, campanulate, and brown. For trial in the warmest parts 

 of Florida, the Gulf Coast, and the Southwest. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



113769. KENNEDIA NIGRICANS. (Fabaceae.) From Australia. Presented by the Melbourne 

 Botanic Gardens, South Yarra. A free-growing, twining, woody vine, from Western 

 Australia, with very numerous leaves composed of 1 to 3 broadly ovate leaflets 2 to 5 

 inches long; the lateral leaflets when present are always smaller than the terminal. 

 The deep violet-purple flowers, appearing during March and April, are about 1 inch in 

 length and are borne in short axillary racemes which are obscured by the dense foliage. 

 The plant withstands direct sunlight and high temperatures without injury and is re- 

 ported to endure a minimum of 10° F., if not long continued. It is subject to red 

 spider, thrips, and cottony cushion scale. Vegetative propagation is by softwood 

 cuttings. For trial in southern Florida and southern California. (Chico, Calif.) 



113770. KUNZEA PEDUNCULARIS . (Myrtaceae.) From Australia. Presented by the Mel- 

 bourne Botanic Gardens, South Yarra.. A heath-like evergreen shrub, 8 to 15 feet high. 



