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122084. CYNOGLOSSUM DENTICULATUM. Boraginaceae . From India. Collected at Darjeel- 

 ing by Walter Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry, but said to have come from 9,000 feet 

 altitude in Sikkim. A hardy biennial with small blue flowers in long, open one-sided 

 spikes on stems 1|- to 2 feet high. The habit of the plant is not attractive, but 

 the flowers, resembling those of forget-me-not, keep well when cut. For trial in all 

 but the coldest and hottest parts of the United States. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



122087. DEUTZIA CORYMBOSA.* (Hydrangeaceae . ) From India. Collected at Darjeeling 

 by Walter Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry. The plant is said to have come from high 

 altitudes in mountains near Darjeeling. This deutzia is distinguished by its late 

 continuous flowering period, sometimes extended into July or August. The fragrant 

 flowers are pure white and are borne in many-flowered corymbs. The large gray-green 

 leaves are ovate to ovate-lanceolate, with a whitish pubescence beneath. For trial 

 in all but the coldest and hottest parts of the United States. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



78128. DEUTZIA. From France. Obtained from V. Lemoine & Son, Nancy. Crenata lati- 

 flora . The very large, single white flowers, up to 1^ inches in diameter, are borne 

 on upright panicles which carry as many as 20 flowers. For trial from Philadelphia 

 and southern Ohio southward to the Gulf and on the Pacific coast. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



78141. DEUTZIA.* From Nancy, France. Obtained from V. Lemoine & Son. Lonsifolia 

 purpure a. A very attractive tall shrubby deutzia with large gray-green leaves. The 

 flowers are deep-pink, purplish in the bud. For trial in the South and on the Pacific 

 coast. (Glenn Dale, Md. ) 



73433. DEUTZIA.* From England. Presented by Aldenham House Gardens, Elstree, Herts. 

 Scabra elegantissima . A tall ornamental shrub, a hybrid between Deutzia scabra and 

 D. discolor purpurascen s, with carmine buds and double pink flowers. It is probably 

 one of the hardiest deutzias. For trial in all but the coldest and warmest parts of 

 the United States. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



115941. DURANTA REPENS. (Verbenaceae . ) From India. Collected at Poona by Walter 

 Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry. A very attractive spiny shrub to 15 feet high, used 

 for hedges. The opposite, elliptical leaves are light green and from 2 to 4 inches 

 long. The lilac-purple flowers are in panicled racemes, and are followed by orange, 

 berry-like fruits |-inch in diameter, suggesting those of Celastrus. For trial in 

 the warmest parts of Florida and California. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



116928. ELAEAGNUS SP. From India. Collected at Kabul, Afghanistan, by Walter Koelz, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. This eleagnus produces edible fruit which is dried and 

 sold in the markets of Afghanistan. The fruit is small, mealy, and rather acrid t0 

 the taste; it is usually covered with small silvery gray scales. For trial especial- 

 ly in the semi-arid Southwest. (Chico, Calif.) 



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

 Wilkinson, 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 in the Gulf region. (Chico, Calif.) 



