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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPOKTED. 



35126 to 35131. 



From Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland. Presented by the Royal Botanic Gardens. . 

 Received March 24, 1913. 

 Seeds of the following: 



35126. AcoNiTUM scAPOSUM PYRAMiDALis Franch. Monkshood. 

 "A strong-growing hardy herbaceous perennial with foliage typical of the 



genus and pyramidal spikes of dark-blue flowers crowded on the upper two- 

 thirds of a scape 2 to 2^ feet in height. The flowers consist of a long blue spur 

 with Uttle or no hood, and the small petals are whitish tipped with gi'een. It 

 is a native of central China." {Hortus Veitchii, p. 413.) 



35127. Clematis heracleaefolia DC. Clematis. 

 "This is a distinct and curious species. The plant is sarmentose, but not 



climbing; its branches, 4^ to 6 feet long, hang from the rocks- or creep over the 

 soil. The leaves are large, 9 inches long and 8 inches broad, composed of 5 

 leaflets, the terminal being much larger than the other. They are dentate 

 and of a deep-green tint, somewhat shiny. The flowers are very numerous, 

 borne in large panicles, rather small, of the same form and size of those of C. 

 vitalba, but of a light-blue color. They seed rarely, but the species may be 

 easily increased by grafting. The profusion of the little bluish flowers in 

 immense racemes from August till November makes the plant a very decora- 

 tive one. It grows in shady or sunny positions and in any good soil." (Gar- 

 deners^ Chronicle, January 22, 1898.) 



35128. CoTONEASTER SEMONSi Baker. 



"This Himalayan shrub is certainly a fine one and should encourage lovers 

 of trees and shrubs to plant the species more frequently in positions where the 

 individual character of the tree will be seen to advantage when it attains 

 something like its full growth. When trained against a wall, the branches of 

 this species often reach heights of from 10 to 12 feet. It is sometimes used, 

 however, as an edging to garden paths where it gets neither support nor shelter. 

 C. simonsi, though not exactly erect, is self-supporting, and when so grown is 

 about 6 feet high and 4 feet through. It fi'uits freely, but unfortunately it is 

 not perfectly evergreen, although it withstands the milder winters. It is 

 sometimes so thickly covered with bright red berries that it becomes scarcely 

 possible to place one's finger between them." (Gardeners^ Chronicle, April 16, 

 1910.) 



85129. Delphinium duhmbergi E. Huth. Larkspur. 



Distribution. — An herbaceous perennial found in central Russia, the Altai 

 region of Siberia, and in Turkestan. 



35130. Eremurus turkestanicus Regel. 



"This species of Eremurus is not a very handsome one. It has a loose spike 

 with white flowers greenish on the outside; short purple-black filaments; long 

 red anthers. The pedicels are erect and very stout at the top. The capsule 

 is glabrous, pyriform. The seeds are gray and larger than the brown seeds of 

 E. altaicus.^^ {Gardeners' Chronicle, January 10, 1905.) 



35131. Viola cornuta L. Homed violet. 



^^Alha. Among the foremost of our useful bedding plants this one holds an 

 honorable position. The constitution of the plant is good, and it appears 

 capable of withstanding alike both dashing wind and pelting rain, and neither 

 tropical sunshine nor long-continued drought affect it." {Gardeners[ Chromcle^ 

 October 7, 1871.) 



