57860, VERONICA HULKEANA. One of the shrubby New Zealand veronicas, 
somewnat doce and straggling in habit, d reaching to 5 or 6 feet in 
height, The leaves are wedge-shaned, 1 to. 2 inches long, elossy green; 
flowers small, lavender or lilac, in panicles sometimes a foot in length, 
in England, where it is too tencer.for outdoor cultivation except in the 
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mildesgt-wintered regions, it is recommended as a species of remarkable 
veanty and distinction. Should be tested in the southern United States 
and on the Pacific coast. (Chace, Calar.) 

55950, _VIBURNUM sp. From Yunnan, China... Seeds collected by Wich nock. 
Agricultural Explorer, <A shrvb.5 to 6 feet high found on the Likiang 
Snow Range at avout 10,000 feet altitude, It is covered, in early 
spring, with cymes of white flowers, which are followed by drooping 
clusters of rich re on berries; these ripen after the first frost 
and remain firm for two menths. They. are quite acid. and are used for 
jams and jellies. Probably hardy except in the extreme north. (Bell, Md,) 
