
          DESCRIPTIVE LIST.

27810. ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS. Okra. From F. N.
Meyer, Erivan, Caucasus, Russia. A native Caucasian variety of
okra, said to be of good quality. To be tested under irrigation in
the hot-summered, arid, and semiarid sections of the United States.

ACACIA SCORPIOIDES. Gum arabic tree. A small white-
flowered, hardwood tree, with spiny stipules. It is from this tree
that the gum arabic of commerce is obtained. Requires a dry, warm
climate.

40710. ACANTHOPANAX LEUCORRHIZUS. From F. N.
Meyer, Chishan, Kansu, China. Ornamental araliaceous shrub, of
erect, rather open habit, with attractive foliage and fruit. The leaves
are digitately 3 to 5 foliolate, bright green, 3 to 5 inches long. The
umbels of small greenish flowers are followed by masses of black
berries. Of possible value as a cover shrub under trees or for shady
corners.

42821. ACER BUERGERIANUM. Maple. Seedlings grown
from seed collected at Ningkwofu, Anhwei, China. Small, deciduous
tree with 3-lobed leaves, 1 1/2 to 3 1/2 inches long, shiny dark green
above, somewhat paler and dull beneath. Flowers small, in downy
umbel-like clusters. Native of China and Japan. Reported to grow
well at Kew, England, and is probably hardy throughout most of the
United States. Sometimes known as A. trifidum.

18578. ACER TRUNCATUM. Maple. From F. N. Meyer,
Weitsan Mountains, near Peking, China. Tree up to 25 feet high,,
with handsome, dense foliage. The leaves are 2 1/2 to 4 inches across,
with usually five narrow lobes, light green when mature, but purplish
when unfolding. One of the most beautiful of the Chinese maples.
Half hardy in Ottawa.

ACHRADELPHA VIRIDIS. Injerto. From Guatemala. Finer
tree than the true sapote (A. mammosa). Adapted apparently to
cooler climate. Deserves trial in Florida. Fruit yellowish green,
with russeted ends; sweetish, smooth, tender, yellow pulp, tinged
with brown, with no astringency. Will be liked by those who like
Japanese persimmons.

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