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CC371. STRANVAESIA DAVIDIANA . Malaceae . From China. Collected by J. F. Rock. 

 National Geographic Society. A handsome tree, 15 to 20 feet high, growing in the 

 forests of Peshui, Likiang Snow Range. Yunnan, a+ an altitude of 10,500 feet. The 

 cutumnal leaves are a brilliant red on the v.ppsr whorl and a deep, rich, glossy green 

 en the lower whorl, The gorgeous, red berries are in large, dense corymbs and are 

 ,r ery ornamental. For trial in the middle and upper south and in California. (Chico, 

 Calif., and Bell, Md.) 



76945. SWAINSONA GALEGIFOLIA. Darling Pea. From Melbourne, Australia. Presented 

 by Mr?. Frieda Cobb Blanchard. An Australian subshrub climbing to a height of several 

 feet, with large, deep-red, pink or white flowers. This species is said to be poison- 

 ous to stock. For trial in California and the Gulf region. (Chico, Calif.) 



90671. SYRINGA OBLATA . Oleaceae. Broadleaf lilac. From Hiungyocheng, Manchuria. 

 Collected by P. H. Dorsett and W. J. Morse, Bureau of Plant Industry. A tree lilac, 

 found in great masses here and there on rocky mountain slopes, at altitude's between 

 3,000 and 5,0C0 feet. Of value as a stock for standard lilacs and for hybridization 

 purposes. For trial in the northern states. (Bell, Md.) 



85739. SYRINGA OBLATA DILATATA. Oleaceae. Lilac. From Japan. Collected near 

 Kobe, Japan, by P. H. Dorsett and W. J. Morse, agricultural explorers. A loosely 

 branched shrub up to 12 feet high, with ovate, long-pointed leaves. 6 inches long, 

 and loose clusters of pale purple-lilac flowers. For trial in the northern states. 

 (Bell, Md.) 



90672. SYRINGA OBLATA DILATATA. Oleaceae. Lilac. From Hiungyocheng, Manchuria. 

 Obtained by P. H. Dorsett and W. J. Morse, agricultural explorers, from the Yugakuyc 

 Agricultural Experiment Station (S. M. Ry.). Description the same as for preceding 

 (No. 85739.) (Bell, Md.) 



92068. SYRINGA OBLATA DILATATA. Oleaceae. Lilac. From Dairen, Manchuria. Col- 

 lected by P. H. Dorsett and W. J. Morse, agricultural explorers. Description the same 

 as for preceding (Nos. 85739 and 90672). (Bell, Md.) 



90409. SYRINGA sp. Oleaceae. Lilac. From CM eh Tai Szu Temple, near Peiping, 

 Hcpei, China. Collected on a mountainside by' P. H. Dorsett and W. J. Morse, agri- 

 cultural explorers. A large blooming wild lilac 15 feet or more high. For trial in 

 the northern states. (Bell, Md.) 



^3649. VITEX NEGUND0 . From Canton, China. Collected by F. A. McClure. agricultural 

 explorer. A Chinese shrub or small tree, with 5-parted leaves and loose terminal 

 panicles of pale bluish flowers. The plants flower at an early age and, where mois- 

 ture is sufficient, they continue to flower through most of the frostless season. 

 The flowers are freely visited by bees. The plants are less hardy and less ornamental 

 than these of the variety incisa. For trial in the southern half of the United 

 States. (Chico, Calif.) 



23951. ZANTHOXYLUM PIPERITUM. Japanese prickly-ash. From Subashiri, Shizuoka Ken, 

 lit. Fuji, Japan. Collected by P. H. Dorsett and W. J. Morse, agricultural explorers. 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. A Japanese shrub or small tree armed with slender prickles. 

 The compound leaves are made up of 11 to 19 ovate leaflets, and the small corymbs Of 

 greenish flowers are followed by gland-dotted, reddish fruits which open and expose 

 the black seeds. For trial in the upper south and the milder parts of the northern 

 states. (Bell, Md.) 



