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103776. EUONYMUS JAPONICUS. From Japan. Collected by P . H. Dorsett and W.J. Morse, 

 agricultural explorers. Bureau of Plant Industry, in Heibya Park, Tokyo. This form 

 is a tree 20 feet high, the fruits of which are said to be 1- to 2-seeded, reddish 

 in color, and borne on rather stiff stems that stand up among the leaves. For trial 

 from Washington, D. C, and Tennessee southward and on the Pacific coast. (Glenn 

 Dale, Md.) 



103775. EUONYMUS MAACKII . From Keijo, Chosen. Collected by Dorsett and Morse, 

 agricultural explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry. A large shrub or small tree 

 with narrowly oval leaves about 3 inches long, and small clusters of pink 4-lobed 

 fruits the seeds of which have orange-red arils. Native to northeastern Asia. For 

 trial in all but the coldest and warmest parts of the northern states. (Glenn 

 Dale, Md. ) 



103740. FEROCACTUS WISLIZENI . Presented by Boyce Thompson Southwestern Arboretum, 

 Superior, Arizona. A large, globular or cylindrical cactus, becoming several feet 

 high with age, The ribs often number 25, and the strongly hooked, white or red 

 spines are 1 to 2 inches long. The yellow or reddish flowers are about 2 inches 

 long, followed by oblong yellow fruits 2 inches in length. Native to northwestern 

 Mexico. For trial in the milder parts of the southwest and in the Gulf region. (Glenn 

 Dale, Md.) 



100693. FRANCOA SP . Saxif ragaceae . Collected by MacMillan & Erlanson, near Ancud, 

 Chiloe Island, Chile. The francoas are perennial semi-hardy herbs 2-3 feet high, 

 with the lyrate leaves basal or nearly so on a central scape and the flowers, 1 inch 

 across, whitish to pink or rose, are in racemes about 6 inches long. This undeter- 

 mined species grows in shaded moist places; it may be identical with Francoa son - 

 chifolia. (Chico, Calif.) 



10064S. GARDENIA PSEUDOPSIDIUM. Rubiaceae. From the Philippine Islands. Pre- 

 sented by Arthur F. Fisher, Director, Bureau of Forestry, Manila. A small tree, 

 9 to 12 feet high, with opposite, lanceolate, acuminate leaves, whitish, solitary, 

 axillary flowers, and round fruits resembling guavas but not edible. For trial in 

 southern Florida and southern California. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



67359. GENISTA SAGITTALIS . Broom. From England. Presented by the Director. Cam- 

 bridge Botanic Garden. A dwarf procumbent leguminous shrub with ascending or erect 

 branches, hairy oval leaves, and short, terminal racemes of yellow flowers. Native 

 to Europe and western Asia. For trial everywhere except in the coldest parts of the 

 northern states. (Chico, Calif.) 



97643. HYPERICUM SP . From India. Presented by W. Hoelz, Himalayan Research 

 Institute, Naggar, Kulu, Punjab. An attractive shrub 4 feet high collected at the 

 forest edge at 8,000 feet altitude. For trial in the southern states and on the 

 Pacific coast. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



100560. HYPERICUM SP . From China. Collected by the Sixth Forest Expedition to 

 Southwestern China and presented by Major Lionel de Rothschild. This undetermined 

 species is closely related to H ypericum hookeri . For trial in all except the warmest 

 and coldest parts of the United States. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



