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41931 LANTANA SP. Ornamental flowering shrub from Brazil; bears 



white flowers; not hardy. 147 



44092 LAUROCERASUS ACUMINATA. Tree from India attaining a height 

 of 30 to 40 feet, found In temperate portions of the 

 Himalayas. The yellowlsh-v/hlte flowers are produced In 

 many-flowered racemes. 11 



42860 LAWSONIA INERMIS. Flowering shrub from Colombia, bearing 



fragrant flowers. 4 



41558 LEYCESTERIA FORMOSA. Deciduous shrub from India attaining 

 a height of 6 feet. The pink flowers borne In dense 

 sprays on new wood are surrounded by red bracts. Hardy 

 from Philadelphia south. 11 



22627 LILIUM CONCOLOR BUSCHIANUM. Small scarlet flowered Illy 



from China. Should be planted In masses. 262 



39647 LINDENBERGIA HOOKERI . Ornamental yellow-flowered perennial 



herb from India resembling mlmulus . 59 



42822 LIQUIDAMBAR FORMOSANA. Ornamental Chinese tree up to 120 

 feet In height, closely allied to our American Sweet 

 Gum. 1000 



43271 LITHRAEA MOLLEOIDES . Evergreen shrub 12 feet high, native 

 of southern Brazil and Argentina, bearing panicles of 

 greenish yellow flowers. 2 



42692 LONICERA SIMILIS DELAVAYI . Honeysuckle from China; bears fra- 

 grant white flowers which turn yellow; vigorous climber. 6 



45015 MALPIGHIA SP. Tree or shrub from Venezuela, bearing red 

 edible fruits. 



42718 MAXIMILIANEA SP. Tall shrub from Colombia; bears large 

 yellow flowers in terminal panicles. 



42718 MAXIMILIANEA SP. 



43659 MICROCOS LATERIFOLIA. Small tree from tropical Africa 



allied to the linden; the small purple berry makes a good 

 sherbet . 



43859 MORUS ACIDOSA. Mulberry. - Tall shrub or low tree from 

 China; bears edible dark red fruits. 



40215 MORUS ALBA. Mulberry. - From Afghanistan. Dried fruits 



contain 70.01% of sugar, and form an important article of 

 food for the natives. 7 



43281 NANNORRHOPS RITCHIEANA. Low growing palm from India, leaves 

 2 to 4 feet long; are beaten with a mallet to remove the 

 fibre; used for baskets, etc. 32 



44773 NANNORRHOPS RITCHIEANA. 6 



42834 OLEA CHRYSOPHYLLA. Golden leaved olive; small ornamental 

 tree from tropical Africa; bears small inconspicuous 

 flowers followed by black olive-like fruit of no value. 16 



44447 OMPHALOPTHALAMA RUBRA. Climbing shrubby plant native of the 

 Island of St. Martin, W. I., bearing rather small dark 

 purple flowers and green fruits which are cooked as a 

 vegetable. 28 



43385 OPERCULINA TUBEROSA. Perennial herbaceous vine from Brazil; 



bears long peduncles of yellow flowers. 2 



38781 OPHIOPOGON JAPONICUS. Small, herbaceous, grass-like 



perennial from China; thrives in shady places. 54 



40033 OSTEOMELES SCHWERINAE. Low shrub from China; bears white 



flowers followed by bluish black berries. 126 



45168 PASSIFLORA SP. An ornamental Passion-vine from the fields 



and prairies of northeastern Paraguay. 24 



39040 PICEA SMITHIANA. Coniferous evergreen spruce tree 100 to 120 

 feet in height, from the Himalayas; not hardy in the 

 northern states. 70 



44863 PIPTANTHUS NEPALENSIS. Shrub from the Himalayas; bears 



yellow flowers in dense racemes. 4 



45008 PRIOTROPIS CYTISOIDES. Winter blooming leguminous bush native 

 of the tropical Himalayas, bearing many flowered racemes 

 of pale yellow flowers which form good bee food. Not 

 hardy. 9 



43998 PSIDIUM GUA JAVA . Seedlings of a white guava from Venezuela; 



the parent tree bore fruit of large size. 22 



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