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78190. CARALLUMA LUTEA . ( Asclepiadaceae . ) From South Africa. Obtained from W. 

 and C. Gowie, Grahamstown, through Hugh Evans, Santa Monica, California, A dwarf, 

 leafless succulent, resembling the stapelias, to which it is related, The crowded, 

 purple-mottled green stems are f-inch across, erect, four angled, armed with stout 

 horizontal teeth along the angles. The yellow flowers, 2-3 inches across, are borne 

 in terminal clusters of 20-25 flowers, most of them opening at one time. For trial 

 indoors only except in southern California and southern Florida. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



90349. CARMICHAELIA EXSUL. (Fabaceae.) From Australia, Presented by the Director, 

 Botanic Gardens, Sydney, N. S, W, A leguminous shrub of rather upright habit, 2 to 

 4 feet high, with flattened branchlets, compound leaves made up of 3 to 5 obovate, 

 emarginate leaflets nearly 1 inch long, and axillary peduncles bearing 1 or 2 yellow- 

 ish white flowers. The shrub is rather more attractive than most related species 

 and is suited to dry sunny situations. It is readily propagated in the greenhouse 

 from cuttings of 1- to 2-year old wood. Native to Lord Howe Island, (Supply very 

 limited.) For trial in the warmer parts of California and the Gulf region, (Chico, 

 Calif.) 



111349. CATALPA DUCLOUXII . (Bignoniaceae . ) From China. Received from H. H. Chung, 

 National Wu-Han University, Wuchang, Hupeh. A tree to 80 feet high, native to central 

 and western China, with ovate-cordate leaves 4 to 8 inches long. The flowers, smaller 

 than those of our American catalpas, are rose pink, v/ith orange markings in the 

 throat, and are borne in 5- to 15-f lowered racemes. The slender pods are up to 2 

 feet long. For trial in the Southern States and on the Pacific coast. (Glenn Dale, 

 Md.) 



62704. CEANOTHUS PALLIDUS ROSEUS . (Rhamnaceae . ) From Elstree, Herts, England. 

 Presented by Aldenham House Gardens. Var. Ma rie Simon . A ceanothus with lovely 

 lilac-pink flowers, similar in other respects to Ceanothus "Arnouldi." For trial 

 tliroughout the Southern States and the Pacific-coast region, except in the hottest 

 parts. '(Glenn Dale, Md.) 



77663. CEANOTHUS. From Orleans, France. Obtained from Leon Chenault & Son. Ar- 

 nouldi . A handsome hybrid ceanothus growing to a height of 6 or 8 feet and with an 

 equal spread. The pale-blue flowers, in dense compound panicles, are produced pro- 

 fusely in late summer and fall, but a few occur throughout the summer. A fine shrub 

 in foliage and in flower. For trial throughout the Southern States and the Pacific 

 coast region, except in the hottest parts. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



78053. CEANOTHUS. From France. Obtained from E. Turbat & Co., Orleans. Bljou. 

 A hybrid variety similar to Arnouldi except that the flower color is a clear lilac 

 pink. For trial throughout the South and on the Pacific Coast, except in the hottest 

 parts. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



43663. CELTIS TALA . * Ulmaceae . From Montevideo, Uruguay. Plants grown from seed 

 produced at Savannah, Georgia. A tree with a short branched trunk, thickly branched; 

 when closely planted, these trees soon form an impenetrable hedge. The wood is 

 yellowish white and smooth. It is used in Uruguay for fence posts and firewood. 

 For trial in the Gulf states and on the Pacific coast. (Chico, Calif.) 



