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53627 to 53752— Continued. 



53699 to 53702. Euonymus spp. Celastracese. 



53699. Euonymus hamiltonianus Wall. 



A large Himalayan shrub, under favorable circumstances a mod- 

 erate-sized tree, 30 to .35 feet high, with a short, straight trunk 4 tO" 

 5 feet in girth. The clusters of 15 to 30 greenish white flowers are 

 followed by yellow capsules, the seeds of which are entirely sur- 

 rounded by a scarlet aril. The fruit ripens from August onward. 

 The leaves are brilliantly colored in fall; the wood is beautifully 

 white, compact and close, not very hard, and is used for making 

 spoons. The young shoots and leaves are lopped for fodder. 

 (Adapted from Brandis, Forest Flora of India, p. 78, and Ar^wld 

 Arboretum Bulletin of Popular Information, -Vo. 13, 18J].) 



53700. Euonymus latifolius Mill. 



A very decorative European shrub or small tree, with handsome 

 foliage and rich rosy red pendulous fruits. The seed coat is orange 

 colored. 



53701. EuoNYAtus 1T.ANIPES Koehue. 



A Japanese shrub or small tree with spreading branches; the 

 leaves, 4 to 5 inches long, are rich red in autumn, and the red fruits 

 burst when ripe and disclose the orange-colored seeds within. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 40179. 



53702. EuoxYMUs ykdok^-sis Koehne. 



A deciduous Japanese shrub or small tree, growing 10 feet or more 

 high, with pink fruits. The leaves turn a brilliant red in autumn. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 43688. 



53703 to 53706. Iris spp. Iridacete. Iris. 



53703. Iris buli.ey'ana Dykes. 



A fine western Chinese iris like Iris clarkei, with a hollow, un- 

 branched stem. The narrow leaves are glossy above and glaucous 

 beneath. The stem, 15 to 18 inches long, bears a single head of one 

 or two flpwers. The falls have a greenish yellow oblong haft, veined 

 and dotted with purple. On the obovate blade the coloring becomes 

 clearer and consists of broken veins and blotches of bright blue- 

 purple on a creamy ground. The extremity is a uniform blue-purple, 

 paler at the edges. The oblanceolate, channeled standards are pale 

 blue-purple with deeper veins and diverge at an angle of about 60°. 

 The keeled, dark-purple styles are held high above the falls. 

 (Adapted from Dykes, The Oenus Iris, p. 30.) 



53704. Iris clarkei Baker. 



A curiously local species native to a circumscribed area in the 

 Sikkim Jind Bhutan region at a height of 6,000 to 11,000 feet, in 

 ground that is swampy half the year and frozen hard under snow 

 during most of the remaining months. The narrow leaves, 2 feet 

 long, droop at the top ; the upper surface is polished and shiny, the 

 under side glaucescent. The solid stem is 2 feet long, and bears 

 one or two lateral heads. The falls are blue-purple, blotched with 

 white, and are reflexed laterally. The upper part of the haft is 

 marked with yellow. The reddish purple, lanceolate standards are 

 poised almost horizontally. The styles form the highest point of 

 the flower; they are keeled, very convex, and 1^ inches long. 

 (Adapted from Dykes, The Genus Iris, p. 29.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 49638. 



53705. Iris forrestii Dykes. 



A most pleasing iris, like a dwarf Iris wilsoni, from which it 

 differs in the less glaucous leaves, clearer yellow, unveined flowers, 

 and upright and not spreading standards. The stems, 12 to 18 inches 



