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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



52690 to 52700— Continued. 



made into flyflaps by the inhabitants of the country where it grows 

 wild. The shoots are much tougher than those of any of our cultivated 

 osiers and are better suited to be used for tying. The hard, dull-brown 

 wood is streaked with red and is well adapted for veneering. (Adapted 

 from IJdvards's Botanical Register, vol. 12, p. 1021.) 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 42282. 



52699. Caragana sibirica Medic. 



A Siberian species of the ornamental Caraganas, shrubs grown chiefly 

 for their bright-yellow flowers. The leaves are abruptly pinnate, with 

 small entire leaflets. The pods are terete, linear, and straight. 



52700. Caragana sp. 

 An unidentified form. 



52701. LiTCHi cHiNENSis Sonner. Sapindacese. Lychee. 



(Nephelium Utchi Cambess.) 

 From Zarfarwal, Punjab, India. Seeds presented by H. S. Nesbitt, American 



United Presbyterian Mission. Received January 25, 1921. 

 " This is counted a delicious fruit here, and the barky shell inclosing the sweet 

 juicy pulp makes it easily transportable." (NesMt.) 

 For previous introduction and description, see S. P. I. No. 51472. 



52702 to 52714. 



From Paris, France. Cuttings presented by Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. 

 Received February 21, 1921. 



52702. CoRNUs WALTERi Waugerln. Cornacese. 



A tree 40 feet high, with white flowers and blue-black fruits, growing in 

 woodlands at 900 to 2,000 feet altitude in western Hupeh, China. 

 (Adapted from Sargent, Plantae Wilsonianae, vol. 2, p. 576.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 34566. 



52703. Hydrangea sp. Hydrangeacese. 

 Received without description. 



52704. LoNicERA sp. Caprifoliaceae. 

 Received without notes. 



52705. X PopuLUS rasumowskiana Schroed. Salicacese. Poplar. 

 A hybrid between Populus nigra and P. suaveolens. It is a large tree 



with roundish leaves smaller than • in P. petrovskoe. The shoots are 

 cylindrical. (Adapted from Gardeners' Chronicle, 3d ser., vol. 18, p. 108.) 



52706. RiBES cynosbati L. Grossulariacese. Gooseberry. 

 A shrub about 6 feet high, native to eastern North America, with reddish 



purple fruits, scarcely half an inch in diameter and more or less covered 

 with slender prickles. (Adapted from Jaequin, Hortus Botanicus Vin- 

 dobonensis, seu Plantarum Rariorum, pi. 123.) 



52707. RiBES LONGERACEMOSUM Frauch. Grossulariacese. Currant. 

 *' This species, found in the mountains of western China, bears large 



black fruits of good flavor in racemes a foot and a half long." {E. H. 

 Wilson, A Naturalist in Western China, vol. 2, p. 31.) 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 51617. 



