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Rock, Agricultural Explorer, This privet, from water-courses on the 
Likiang Snow Range ab altitudes of 8.500 feet, reaches the size of a 
small tree. Its, small, frasrant, ¢cream-col hod fiewers ere borne in 
large, compound clusters, Tt should be tested in the southern half of 
the United States, (Bell,'Mad. and Chico, Calif.) 
56824, LIGUSTRUM sp. Privet, From China. Collected by J. F. Rock, 
Agricultural Explorer. An ornamental shrub which grows emong lava 
bowlders in southwestern China at 6,000 feet altitude. The cream- 
colored flowers are in larse pyramidal clusters. Probably tender north 
or southern Chio. (Savannah, Ga.) 
1495, LINOMA ALBA. Palm, From.Tanganyike Territory, Africa. 
Presented by Alleyne Leechman, Director, Biological and Agricultural 
Institute. A slender, spineless, féather-leaved palm resembling Areca 
in habit, and native to tropical Asia. It is 430 feet or more in height, 
with the full-grown leaves 3 to 12 feet long, . When young iv makes a 
very. desirable house plant. Hor, trial in extreme southern Florida and 
tropical America, (Chapman Field, ere) 
36748, LONICERA CHRYSANTHA, Bor eeaee cle. From China. -Collected by 
Frank N. Meyer, (Notun onahiieabliae yh Explorer, A large bush honeysuckle of 
decidedly ornamental habit, with large, dark-green leaves, against whica 
the yellowish white flowers and bright-red berries stand out in fine 
contrast. Probably hardy throughout the United States. (Bell, Md.) 
A. D, Woeikoff, Director, Experimental Farm. A bush honeysuckle, native 
northeastern China, becoming about 10 feet in height with widely spread- 
ing branches and dark-green leaves which are downy on both surfaces. The 
pure-white flowers, an inch in diameter, are produced in pairs on the 
upper side of the branchlets. The fruits are red. Probably hardy through- 
out the United States. (Bell, Md.) 
7300.. LONICERA MAACKII. Honeysuckle, From Echo, Manchuria. Presented 
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39697. LONICE MAACKII PODOCARPA, Honeysuckle. From Nanking, China. 
Presented by an ‘Bailie, University of Nanking, An upright shrub 
netive to northeastern Asia and central Japan where it occasionally reaches 
15 feet in height, The large fragrant flowers are white, tinted rose, and 
the handsome fruits are dark red, ‘This is remarkable as being the la atest 
of the bush honeysuckles to bloom. ‘The dark-green foliage and the red 
berries often last until late Reems a Md.) 
leaves are re 
(Chico, \Calit. 
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