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Descriptive List 



653K. ABSLIA SCHUMANNII . Caprifoliaceae . Presented by the late Dr. C. S. Sargent, 

 Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass. A handsome evergreen bush of somewhat spread- 

 ing habit, native to China. The young branches become pendulous with the weight of 

 the flowers, which resemble small pentstemon flowers. They are pale mauve, with a 

 white throat and a pale orange blotch, and are about an inch long. In England the 

 flowering period commences in June and lasts for several weeks. The shrub is less 

 hardy than Abelia gr andif lora. For trial in the middle and lower south and on the 

 Pacific coast. (Bell, Md.) 



31241. ACER MANDSHURICUM. Manchurian maple. From Japan. Obtained from the Japanese 

 and. Chinese Tree-Seed Merchants and Nurserymen, Yamamoto, Kawabegun, near Kobe. A 

 graceful, hardy shrub or small tree up to 30 feet high, with trifoliolate leaves 

 dark green above and glaucous beneath, contrasting with the red petioles. The species 

 is allied to A. negundo, the boxelder. For trial in all except the warmest parts 

 of the United States. (Bell, Md.) 



90334, ACER PICTUM MONO. Maple. From Hopei Province, China. Collected by P. H. 

 Dorsett and W. J. Morse, agricultural explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry. A tree 

 up to about 60 feet high, that belongs in the same group of maples as the sugar and 

 Norway maples. Tts leaves are much smaller than theirs and are more simply lobed. 

 For trial in the milder parts of the northern states and in the upper south. (Bell, 

 Md.) 



82472. ACER TRIFLORUM. Maple. From Chosen (Korea). Presented by T. Watanabe, 

 Forest Experiment Station, Keijo. A tree up to 25 feet high, with glabrous branch- 

 lets. The leaves are made up of three oblong-lanceolate leaflets with entire or 

 coarsely toothed margins, and the flowers., in groups of three, are followed by densely 

 pubescent fruits having wide-spreading, nearly straight wings about 2 inches long. 

 The species is allied to Acer negundo . Native to Chosen and Manchuria. For trial 

 in all except the warmest parts of the United States. (Bell, Md.) 



77643. ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS. Dilleniaceae . Yang tao. Plants grown from seed pre- 

 sented by David Whitcomb, Seattle, Wash. An ornamental deciduous climber native to 

 Szechwan, China, with edible fruits. The leaves have a plush-like texture and an 

 unusual dark-green color and their large size and regular spacing add to the beauty 

 of th6 vine. The flowers ar6 buff-yellow to white, fragrant, often !•§• inches across, 

 and are produced in great abundance. The ovoid to globose, russet-brown, villous 

 fruits are about 2 inches long. The green flesh resembles that of a gooseberry, but 

 tempered with a flavor peculiarly its own. It can be used fresh or as jam. For 

 trial in the south and on the Pacific coast. (Bell, Md.) 



65018. ADENOCARPUS F0LI0L0SUS. From Mercedes, Teneriffe, Canary Islands, at an 

 altitude of 2,300 feet. A leguminous shrub in general habit like a genista with 

 crowded branches and leaves. The yellow flowers are numerous, in compact terminal 

 racemes. For trial in hot arid regions having mild winters. (Chico, Calif.) 



81505. AG0NIS FLEXU0SA. Myrtaceae. From Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Presented 

 by the Melbourne Botanic Gardens. A tall evergreen shrub or tree up to 40 feet high. 



