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21967. SOPHORA DAVIDII. Fabaceae. From Peiping, Chihli, China. Obtained by F. N. 
Meyer, Agricultural Explorer. A spiny leguminous shrub growing 6 to 10) feet tall, 
bearing small pinnate leaves, loaded with small violet—tinted whitish flowers in 
spring. Chinese name, Kuei tsi ching. It may be used as a hedge plant and is some— 
what drought resistant. It requires pruning when grown as an ornamental, For trial 
in the southern States and California. (Chico, Calif.) 
80571. STRANVAESIA sp.-. 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, at an altitute of 10,500 feet. The autumnal 
leaves are a brilliant red on. the upper whorl and a deep rich glossy. green on the 
lower whorl. The gorgeous red berries are in large dense corymbs and are very or= 
Namental. (Chico, Calif.) 
76945. SWAINSONA GALEGIFOLIA. Darling Pea. From Melbourne, Australia. Presented by 
Mrs. Frieda Cobb Blanchard. An Australian subshrub climbing to a height of severa 
feet, with large deep red, pink or white flowers. This species is said to be po 
sonous to stock. For trial in California and the Gulf region. (Chico, Calif.) 
T7981. VERONICA TRAVERSIT. Scrophulariaceae. From New Zealand. Presented by 
A. Wilkinson, Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, Alpine and Rock Garden Society, Nelson, 
N. Z. A small compact New Zealand shrub 2 to 5 feet in diameter, with spreading 
leathery leaves an inch long, and racemes of small white flowers at the tips of the 
branches. For trial in the Gulf region and California. (Chico, Calif.) 
82353. ZELKOVA SERRATA. Sawleaf Zelkova. Collected by Dorsett & Morse, Agricul- 
tural Explorers, in Keijyo, Chosen. A handsome Japanese tree up to 90 feet high, with 
a short trunk dividing into many upright spreading branches and forming a broad 
round—topped head much like an elm. The sharply serrate leaves are ovate and are usu- 
ally 2 to 3 inches long, or, on young shoots, up to 8 inches long. (Chico, Calif.) 
82488. ZELKOVA SERRATA. Sawleaf Zelkova. Obtained from the Forestal Experiment 
Station, Seoul, Korea. Same as the preceding (No. 82353). (Chico, Calif.) 
22684. ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA. Mu shing hong Jujube. From Tsintse, Shansi, China. Scions 
obtained by Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer. The fruits of this variety are 
ellipsoid, somewhat flattened at the end. and of large size, sometimes as much as 
1 3/4 inches broad. The stone is medium to large, and sharply pointed. Sometimes 
the bony portion of the stone does not harden, thus giving rise to what are termsd 
seedless fruits. While trees of this variety do not bear as heavily as do those of 
some other sorts, the fruits have a high sugar content. An excellent jujube with 
shapely fruits which process swell. This and succeeding varieties for trial especi- 
ally in semi-arid regions of the southwest. (Chico, Calif.) 
22686. ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA. Lang Jujube. From Tsintse, Shansi, China. Scions obtained 
by Frank N. Msyer, Agricultural Explorer. The fruits are obovoid to pear-shaped, 
sometimes oblique, of large size, often as much as an inch and a half in greatest 
diameter. The stone is ellipsoid, medium-sized, tapering to one end which terminates 
in a sharp spine. This variety is a heavy bearer and the fruits have a high sugar 
