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43696. LONICERA FERDINANDI. Honeysuckle. From
the Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass. A very robust, deciduous,
ornamental shrub, of open, spreading habit, attaining a
height of 8 or 9 feet. The oval dull-green leaves are hairy on both
sides, 1 1/2 to 4 inches long. The yellow flowers, three-fourths of an
inch long, are produced in June and are followed by red berrylike
fruits. Native of central and northwestern China.

43698. LONICERA MAACKII ERUBESCENS. Bush
honeysuckle. From the Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass.
Low, spreading ornamental shrub with broadly oval leaves, dark
green above, paler beneath, and large pink-tinted flowers which are
followed by rich dark-red fruits. A very desirable species, being
the latest of the bush honeysuckles to bloom, and holding its fruits
well into November. Native of northeastern Asia and central Japan.

42692. LONICERA SIMILIS DELAVAYI. Honeysuckle.
From the Vilmorin-Andrieux Company, Paris, France. Said to be
a very vigorous honeysuckle from western China, with long, climbing
branches and very velvety leaves. The young branches are covered
with fragrant white flowers (turning yellow), borne in pairs. In
bloom from June until frost, with abundant flowering in autumn.
Closely allied to the Japanese honeysuckle, L. japonica.

40695. LONICERA sp. Honeysuckle. From F. N. Meyer,
Sanszemiau, Kansu, China. Erect bushy shrub found on open stony
places at 7,000 to 8,000 feet altitude. Of value as an ornamental for
the cooler regions of the United States.

22982. LOROPETALUM CHINENSE. Chuck mei. From
F. N. Meyer, Soochow, Kiangsu, China. A shrub or small tree
related to the witch-hazel and recommended for dooryards, parks,
and gardens. Its branches are covered in spring with masses of delightfully
fragrant white flowers. These have narrow, ribbonlike
petals. In China the foliage is evergreen.

41330. LUPINUS sp. Tarhui. From O. F. Cook, Ollantaytambo,
Peru. A handsome species with blue and white flowers,
marked with yellow on the standard, and with very thick; fleshy
pods. Commonly cultivated in Peru at altitudes of 9,000 to 11,000
feet; apparently a native species. Not especially prolific, but considered
a delicacy. The seeds are ground into meal and soaked in
running water to extract the bitterness.
        