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SEEDS AXD PLANTS IMPORTED. 



49125 to 49137— Continued. 



49128. Berberis poireti C. Schneid. Berberidaceiie. Barberry. 

 A hardy and handsome shrub, native to northern China, with slender, 



arching branches and simple spines. It reaches 5 feet in height. The 

 leaves are (iiiite narrow, with green lower surfaces, and the ovoid or 

 oblong fruits are a deep blood red. (Adapted from Bailey, Standai'd 

 Cyclopedia of BorticuUure, vol. 1, p. .'/DO.) 



49129. Berberis verruculosa Ilemsl. and Wils. Berberidacete. 



Barberry. 



This attractive Chinese Berberis is found as an evergreen shrub in 

 western Szechwan, where it becomes 3 or 4 feet in height. The yellow 

 flowers and ovoid purplish blue fruits are borne among the small, very 

 spiny leaves. (Adapted from Curtis' s Botanical Magazine, pi. 8^5^.) 



49130. Berberis vulgaris L. Berberidacea?. Barberry. 

 Variety lutea. 



" Mr. Dunbar showed me Berleris vulgaris var. lutea, a garden 

 hybrid. It is a small, pale, slender-fruited form, not a particularly free 

 fruiter but would carry its seedlessness, I believe." {David Fairchild, 

 Report of Western Trip, 1919, p. 16.) 



49131. EvoDiA daniellii (Benn.) Hems. Rutaceie. 

 {Xantlioxylum daniellii Benn.) 



A moderate-sized bushy tree, 10 to 20 feet high, with unequally pin- 

 nate leaves up to 3 inches in length. The flowers appear in June and 

 July in numerous corymbose panicles. The fruit consists of a number 

 of oblong or elongated capsules which have a peculiar aromatic odor 

 and a pungent bitter flavor. The Chinese are said to use parts of this 

 fruit as a condiment. (Adapted from Bennett, Annals and Magazine of 

 Natural History, 3d ser., vol. 10, p. 198.) 



49132. Hamamelis mollis Oliver. Hamamelidacese. 



A large bush or small tree, sometimes 30 feet high, native to w^estern 

 China. The roundish short-stemmed toothed leaves are 4 to 5 inches 

 long, and the golden-yellow flowers are borne in nearly sessile heads. 

 (Adapted from Curtis' s Botanical Magazine, pi. 7884.) 

 49133 and 49134. Hibiscus syriacus L. Malvaceae. Rose of Sharon. 

 49133. White and red. 49134. Variety caeruleus. 



49135. Malus floribunda Siebold. Malacese. Apple. 

 (Pyrus floribunda Kirchn.) 



" The best known of the eastern Asiatic crabs is Malus floribunda. 

 This is one of the handsomest and most satisfactory of all flowering 

 trees for this climate. It blooms every year without fail, and as it 

 reaches maturity it assumes a picturesque habit. The bright pink flower 

 buds are very beautiful and the masses of small flowers which com- 

 pletely cover the branches are at first pink and gradually become white." 

 (Bulletin of Popular Information, Arnold Arboretum, No. 3.) 



49136. Paerotia persica (DC.) IMeyer. Hamamelidacese. 



A small tree, 10 to 15 feet high, found native in Persia and Trans- 

 caucasia. The alternate coarsely toothed leaves become brilliantly 

 colored in autumn, and the heads of small flowers are conspicuous for 

 their scarlet anthers. The wood of this tree is exceedingly hard and 

 durable. (Adapted from Curtis' s Botanical Magazine, pi. 57'] 'j.) 



