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53627 to 53752— Continued. 



53645. Berbeeis umbellata Wall. 



A hardy, subevergreen, Himalayan shrub about 3 feet high, with 

 narrow leaves slightly glaucous beneath and umbellike racemes of 

 yellow flowers. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 49932. 



53646. Berbebis veitchii C. Schneid. 



A shrub with gracefully arching branches, native to western 

 Hupeh, China; the leathery leaves are pale green and the bronze- 

 yellow flowers have reddish outer surfaces. The black, broadly 

 elliptic fruits are covered with a bloom. (Adapted from Sargent, 

 Pluntae Wilsonianae, vol. 3, p. 4S8.) 



53647. Berbeeis wilsonae Herasl. 



A beautiful, sometimes partially evergreen, Chinese shrub, 2 to 4 

 feet high, with abhndant, roundish, coral-red berries, somewhat 

 translucent. The leaves assume brilliant tints in autumn. (Adapted 

 from Curt is' s Botanical Magazine, pi. 84^4-) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 40152. 



53648. Berbeeis sp. 



Received as Berheris consimilis, for which a place of publica- 

 tion has not been found. 



53649. Berberis sp. 



Received as Berberis leichtlinii, for which name a place of publica- 

 tion has not been found. 



53650 to 53665. Clematis spp. Ranunculacese. Clematis. 



53650. Clematis aethusifolia latisecta Maxim. 



A free-growing deciduous climber, 5 to 6 feet high, with a great 

 profusion of pale-yellow, bell-shaped flowers. The beautiful downy 

 leaves are 3 to 8 inches long. Native to northern China and 

 Manchuria. (Adapted from Curtis' s Botanical Magazine, pi. 5642.) 



53651. Clematis fusca Turcz. 



A semiherbaceous climber 8 or 9 feet high, with long-pointed leaflets 

 and solitary, reddish brown urn-shaped flowers which are hairy on 

 the outer surface. Native to northeastern Asia. (Adapted from 

 Schneider, Handbuch der Laubholzkunde, vol. 1, p. 277.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 49936. 



53652. Clematis giatjca akebioides (Maxim.) Rehd. and Wils. 



A climber, 6 to 10 feet high, with bronzy yellow flowers, very 

 abundant in dry, hot valleys at altitudes of 7,000 to 10,000 feet 

 in western Szechwan. (Adapted from Sargent, Plantae Wilsonianae, 

 vol. 1, p. S42.) 



53653. Clematis grata Wall. 



A woody climber with decompound panicles of cream-colored 

 flowers and hairy leaves sometimes smooth above. Native to the 

 temperate and subtropical Himalayas. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora 

 of British India, vol. 1, p. 3.) 



53654. Clematis grata grandidentata Rehd. and Wils. 



A climbing shrub, 9 to 30 feet high, with smooth leaves, silky hairy 

 below, and cream-colored flowers in axillary clusters of three' at the 

 tip of leafless panicles. Native to western Hupeh, China. (Adapteil 

 from Sargent, Plantae Wilsonianae, vol. 1, p. 338.) 



