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7CS00. CISTUS SYMPHYTIFOLIUS . Rockrose. From Orotava. Teneriffe, Canary Islands 

 Collected by David Falrchild, agricultural explorer. A species something like the 

 more familiar C. laurifolius but with deep rose-red flov/ers, blotched yellow at the 

 base, and somewhat narrower foliage. For trial in southern California and southern 

 Florida. (Chico, Calif.) 



67350. CISTUS VILLOSUS. Rockrose. Presented by H. G. Carter, Cambridge Botanic 

 Garden, Cambridge, England. An erect hairy shrub, 3 to 4 feet high, with wrinkled, 

 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.) 



78537. CITHAREXYLUM BERLANDIERI. Verbenaceae. From Brownsville, Texas. Presented 

 by Peter H. Heinz. An ornamental shrub or small tree up to 30 feet high, of upright, 

 rather loose growth, which may be made compact by clipping. The oblong or rhombic 

 leaves are about 4 inches long. Early in March the shrub flowers in profusion and 

 at the same time bears short axillary clusters of old, well-ripened, glossy, purple 

 berries, as well as younger, coral-red ones. The ripe berries are eaten by ducks 

 and other birds. The species is native to northeastern Mexico. For trial in the 

 Gulf region and California. (Bell, Md. ) 



62068. CLEMATIS APIIFOLIA. Ranunculaceae . From Chosen (Korea). Collected by P. H. 

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

 vine up to 10 feet in length, with long-petioled, 3-parted leaves; leaflets glabrous 

 above, usually ovate, coarsely serrate, and sometimes 3-lobed. Flowers white \- inch 

 across, in short, axillary cymes. They appear in September and October and are fol- 

 lowed by fruits with plumose tails which give the plant a feathery appearance. For 

 trial in the middle and upper south and the milder parts of the northern states. 

 (Bell, Md.) 



88344. CLEMATIS ARMANDI X MEYENIANA. From the Italian Riviera. Collected by David 

 Fairchild, agricultural explorer. Bureau of Plant Industry, Allison V. Armour Expedi- 

 tion. Seedlings of this hybiid clematis, which is a remarkable pergola vine covering 

 long arbors with a mass of foliage and immense clusters of white flowers. The vine 

 has stood a temperature of 18° F. , likes a moist, limestone soil and grows in partial 

 shade. For trial in the Gulf region and in California. (Bell, Md.) 



72793. CLEMATIS CHRYSOCOMA SERICEA. Presented by Sir A. W. Hill, Director, Royal 

 Botanic Garden, Kew, England. An ornamental Chinese vine about 20 feet high with 

 silky nairy rounded leaves and solitary or paired white flowers 3 to 4 inches across. 

 For trial throughout the United States. (Chico, Calif.) 



76341. CLEMATIS MONTANA RUBENS X VEDRARIENSIS ROSEA. From Paris, France. Seeds of 

 this hybrid clematis were presented by Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. The present plants 

 are from cuttings from the series of seedlings obtained from these seeds. Some of 

 the plants bear pink flowers and some white. For trial in the south and in Califor- 

 nia. (Bell, Md. ) 



82420. CCCCULUS TRILOBUS. Japanese snailweed . From Island of Kohato, Chosen (Korea) . 

 Collected by P. H. Dorsett and W. J. Morse, agricultural explorers, Bureau of Plant 



