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7469S. CASUARINA LUEKMANNI . From Egypt. Presented by Alfred Bircher, Director, 

 Middle Egypt Botanic Garden Station, Matania, El Saff. An Australian tree 80 to 100 

 feet high, with light-colored branchlets and flattened cones half an inch in diameter. 

 The wood is hard and close grained. For trial in the Gulf States and California. 

 {Chico, Calif.) 



73839. CATALPA sp . From Lisbon, Portugal. Collected. by David Fairchild, Agricul- 

 tural Explorer. A small ornamental catalpa with large leaves and flov/ers. For trial 

 throughout the United States. (Chico, Calif.) 



63348. CELASTRUS FLAGELLAP.IS. From Nogent-sur-Vernisson, Loiret, France. Presented 

 by M. L. Parde. A shrubby Chinese vine v;ith persistent spiny stipules, small oval 

 leaves, and small axillary yellow fruits with crimson arils. Probably hardy through- 

 out the United States. (Bell, Md.) 



63349. CELASTRUS ROSTHORNIANA . From Nogent-sur-Vernisson, Loiret, France. Pre- 

 sented by M. L. Parde. A climbing shrub 15 to 20 feet high, native to western China, 

 with thick shining leaves, greenish white flov/ers and orange-yellow fruits. Probably 

 hardy except in the extreme north. (Bell, Md.) 



71142. CELASTRUS sp . Celastraceae . From northern China. Collected by P. H. Dor- 

 sett, Agricultural Explorer. A small, v/oody, pendulous or climbing ornamental plant; 

 fruits yellow and white. For trial throughout the United States. (Chico, Calif.) 



37954. CHAENOMELES LAC-ENARIA CATHAYENSIS. From China. Collected by Frank N . Meyer, 

 Agricultural Explorer. A large-fruited variety grown on sandy loam in Shantung, 

 northern China. Probably hardy except in the extreme north. (Chico, Calif.) 



62705. CHAMAECYPARIS LAWSONIANA. Lawson Cypress. From Elstree, Herts, England. 

 Presented by Vicary Gibbs, Aldenham House Gardens. Variety Fletcheri i . A distinct 

 and dainty variety with glaucous foliage. Probably hardy except in the extreme north. 

 (Bell, Md.) 



21617. CHIONANTHUS RETUSA. Chinese Fringe Tree. From Shantung, China. Collected 

 by Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer. A beautiful deciduous ornamental tree, re- 

 sembling our native species in general habit but its leaves are smaller and the droop- 

 ing panicles are smaller but somewhat more showy as the narrov/ petals of the sweetly 

 scented flowers are broader than in our plant. The dull blue fruits are olive-like 

 but are not particularly showy. This tree is used by the Chinese as a stock on v,'hich 

 to graft their scented olive, O smanthus f ragrans . For trial throughout the United 

 States. (Chico, Calif.) 



57350. CISTUS VILLOSUS . Rockrose. From Cambridge, England. Presented by H. G. 

 Carter, Cambridge Botanic Garden. An erect hairy shrub, 3 to 4 feet high, with wrin- 

 kled, gray-green leaves and reddish-purple flowers about 2 inches in diameter, borne 

 singly or in threes. Native to the Mediterranean region. Probably tender north of 

 southern Ohio. (Chico, Calif.) 



65004. CISTUS sp . Rockrose. From southern Spain. Collected by David Fairchild, 

 Agricultural Explorer. A white-flowered form. For trial in the southern United 

 States. (Chico, Calif. ) 



