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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



37465 to 37490— Continued. (Quoted notes by Mr. F. N. Meyer.) 

 37487 and 37488. Mkratia praecox (L.) Rehd. and Wilson. 



(Chimonanthus fragrans Lindl.) Winter-sweet. 



37487. "(No. 1069. Sianfn, Sheusi, January 8, 1914.) A variety of 

 Chinese allspice, bearing large dark-yellow, waxy flowers of a 

 remarkably strong sweet scent. Much used for forcing as dwarfed 

 pot plants. Of value as a winter flowering shrub for the mild- 

 wintered sections of the United States. Chinese name Su hsin la 

 mei, meaning 'pure-heart allspice." (See also S. P. I. Nos. 37522 

 to 37.524.) 



37488. "(No. 1070. Sianfu, Shensi, January 8, 1914.) A variety of 

 Chinese allspice, bearing large pale, waxy yellow flowers, less 

 strongly scented than the preceding, No. 1069 [S. P. I. 37487], but 

 used for similar purposes. Chinese name Pat yii wan la mei, 

 meaning ' white jade cup allspice.' Could be very well utilized by 

 American florists as a finely perfumed forcing flower for the winter 

 holidays for the milder sections of the United States." (See also 

 S. P. I. Nos. 37522 to 37524.) 



37489. ZiziPHus jujuba Miller. Jujube. 

 (Ziziphus sativa Gaertn.) 



"(No. 1071. Sianfu, Shensi, January 8, 1914.) Tortuosissima. A va- 

 riety of jujube, grown as an ornamental tree of medium dimensions in 

 Chinese gardens, having most remarkably gnarled, twisted, and crooked 

 branches. The fruits are said to be of good flavor, though not large. 

 Chinese name Lung cliao tz'ii shu, meaning ' dragon's-claw thorn tree.' 

 Obtained from Mrs. A. G. Shorrock, English Baptist Mission at Sianfu." 



37490. Rosa sp. Rose. 

 "(No. 1072. Sianfu, Shensi, January 8, 1914.) A local Chinese variety 



of rose, bearing very large flowers of an old-fashioned real rose color and 

 possessing a faint fragrance. Belongs probably to the group of perpetual 

 bloomers and retains its large and handsome foliage until very late in 

 winter. Chinese name Yiieh chi mu tan, meaning ' monthly peony rose.' 

 Obtained from Mrs. A. G. Shorrock, English Baptist Mission at Sianfu. 

 Of special value for the drier sections of the United States where the 

 ifummers are hot and the winters mild." 



37491 and 37492. 



From Brazil. Collected by Messrs. P. H. Dorsett, A. D. Shamel, and Wilson 

 Popenoe, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Received March 10, 1914. 

 Quoted notes by Messrs. Dorsett, Shamel, and Popenoe. 



37491. Campomanesia guavikoba (DC.) Benth. and Hook. f. Guabiroba. 

 "(No. 92a. Sitio, Minas Geraes. January 28, 1914.) A wild myrtace- 



ous fruit called guabiroba by the natives. The plant is 10 to 12 feet high, 

 upright in growth. The fruits are oblate in form, an inch in diameter, 

 orange yellow when ripe, containing one or two perfect seeds and several 

 abortive ones, surrounded by white, melting pulp, of rather acid and 

 guavalike flavor. For trial in California and Florida." 



37492. Eugenia kxotzschiana Berg. Pera do campo. 

 "(No. 97a. Sitio, Minas Geraes, .January 28, 1914.) Pera do campo, 



or cahacinha do campo. Seeds obtained from plants on the campo, 5 

 kilometers below town." See S. P. I. No. 37392 for description. 



