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39995. LARIX DAHURICA PRINCIPIS RUPPRECHTII.
Larch. Ornamental, deciduous conifer, of value for its timber and,
like most other species of the genus, extremely hardy. Of regular
pyramidal habit when young; up to 70 feet in height. Leaves
linear, about 1 1/2 inches in length. Native of northern China.

39994. LARIX KURILENSIS. Larch. From the Arnold Arboretum,
Jamaica Plain, Mass. Ornamental, timber, and forest tree,
up to 70 feet in height, of regular pyramidal habit. Branches wide
spread ; the branchlets somewhat purplish. Leaves rather broad and
somewhat rigid. Closely allied to and somewhat resembling L. leptolepis,
which is generally considered the most beautiful of the genus.
Hardy. Native of northern Japan.

33645. LARIX SIBIRICA. Siberian larch. From Mr. M.
von Sivers, Roemershof, Russia. Ornamental deciduous conifer
valued for its erect, regular habit and bright-green foliage. It is
closely allied to the European larch, L. decidua, but has longer, more
slender leaves, and more concave scales. Native of Siberia and north-
eastern Russia. Hardy in the Northern States.

LEPARGYRAEA ARGENTEA. Buffalo berry. Large shrub
or small tree with edible red or yellow fruits the size of a currant.
These are not considered very palatable raw, but make a very superior
jelly. Fruits are gathered when they begin to shrivel, by shaking the
trees, the berries being caught on sheets. Much resembles the so-
called Russian olive (Elaeagnus spp.) in foliage. Native of the
Missouri River valley and westward. Collected by Dr. David
Griffiths.

39681. LEPTODERMIS OBLONGA. From the Arnold Arboretum,
Jamaica Plain, Mass. Hardy rubiaceous shrub, up to 3 feet in
height, with slender spreading branches, small opposite entire leaves,
and slender tubular violet-colored corollas about three-fourths inch
long. Native of northern China. Hardy at the Arnold Arboretum
but apparently short lived.

43694. LIGUSTRUM ACUTISSIMUM. Privet. From the
Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass. Ornamental shrub with
handsome foliage and white flowers produced in great profusion. Of
spreading habit, the branches extending almost horizontally. The
leaves are narrowly oval with slender-pointed tips, and the white
flowers are borne in short dense panicles. Native of Central China.
        