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78375. PILEOSTEGIA VIBURNOIDES: -Hydrangeaceae. From England. Obtained from G. 
Reuthe, Keston, Kent. A little-known Chinese evergreen climber with thick lanceolate 
elliptic opposite dark-green leaves about 4 or 5 inches long, and dense umbels of 
white flowers which resemble those of Viburnum tinus. For trial in the southern 
states and on the Pacific coast. (Bell, Md.) 
82484. PINUS TABULAEFORMIS*. From Chosen. Presented by the Forest Experiment Sta— 
tion, Keijo. A pine up to 75 feet high, with dark-gray bark on the trunk, red on 
the branches, .and orange or greyish-yellow branchlets. The glaucescent leaves, 
usually two in a cluster, are stout and'3 to 6 inches long, and the ovoid cones, 2 
to 4 inches long are pale tawny yellow, changing to dark brown and persisting for 
several years. For trial in the northern states. (Bell, Md.) 
85697. PINUS YUNNANENSIS. Yunnan pine. From Likiang, Yunnan, China. Collected by 
J..F. Rock, National Geographic Society. One of the most common trees of Yunnan, 
varying in height from.30 to 80 feet and with a very straight or crooked. trunk, 
depending on the location and exposure . It prefers well-drained soils, and grows 
at. altitudes ranging from 9,000 to 11,000 feet. For trial in all except the coldest 
# parts of the northern states, (Chico, Calif.) 
21970. PISTACIA CHINENSIS. Chinese pistache. From Shantung, China. A very promis— 
ing shade tree for those sections of the United States where the summers are warm 
and the winters only moderately cold. The young leaves are carmine-red, and the au- 
tum foliage gorgeous scarlet and yellow. The wood, which is. decidedly heavy and not 
often attacked by insects, is used. in the manufacture of furniture. The young partly 
opened foliage buds, boiled like spinach, are sometimes eaten by the Chinese. (Chico, 
Calif.) 
81951. --POLYGONATUM JAPONICUM.. Solomonseal. From Japan. Collected by P. H. Dorsett 
and W. J. Morse, agricultural explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry. An herbaceous 
perennial, 1 to 2 feet high, closely related to the solomonseal of the eastern United 
States. The oval leaves are. 2 to 3 inches long and the companulate greenish white 
flowers are about one-fourth inch across. Native to Japan. For trial in the upper 
south and all except the coldest parts of the northern states. (Bell, Md.) 
62111. POPULUS GENEROSA. Poplar. From Kew, England. Presented by the Director, 
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, through Dr, David Fairchild, Bureau of Plant Industry. 
and P. trichocarpa.) The leaves are coarsely serrate and pale gray beneath. The 
tree is a rapid grower and unusually vigorous. For trial in the upper south and in 
all but the coldest parts of the northern states. (Bell, Md.) 
68170. POPULUS MAXIMOWICZII. Japanese poplar. From Jamaica Plain, Mass. Cuttings 
presented by the Arnold Arboretum. A very fast-growing and stately tree native to 
N. E. Asia. It will succeed in the coldest portions of the United States on the poor- 
est and driest soils and at all times it makes phenomenally rapid growth. Its leaves, 
which are handsomely crinkled like those of Rosa rugosa, appear very carly in the spring 
and remain ionger in the autumn than those of almost any other deciduous plant. The 
