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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



53627 to 53752— Continued. 



Closely resembles P. coronarius, of which it is often considered a 

 variety. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 49948. 



53719. Philadelphus beach ybotbys Koeline. 



A shrub 10 feet high, native to Kiangsu, China, witb thin, elliptic- 

 pointed leaves and 5 to 7 flowered inflorescences up to 1^ inches long. 

 The flowers are over half an inch in diameter, and the fruits are 

 nearly globular. (Adapted from Schneider, Handbuch der Laub- 

 holzkunde, vol. 1, p. 273.) 



53720. Philadelphus incanus Koehne. 



A late-flowering species up to 6 feet high with oval leaves dull 

 grayish beneath and white, charmingly fragrant flowers with an 

 odor like that of hawthorn. The flowers are produced five to nine 

 together on racemes about 2 inches long at the end of short leafy 

 shoots. The flowering season is from middle to late July. Native 

 to Hupeh and Szechwan, China. (Adapted from Bean, Trees and 

 Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 2, p. 135.) 



53721. Philadelphus inodorus L. 



One of the finest and most striking species of the genus, distin- 

 guished by its dark glossy green leaves and solitary, squarish un- 

 scented flowers 2 inches across. The shrub is 4 to 6 feet high, 

 and is native to the southeastern United States. (Adapted from 

 Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 2, p. 136,) 



53722. Philadelphus latifolius Schrad. 



One of the finest of the genus, a robust shrub 10 to 20 feet high, 

 as much or more in diameter, native to the southeastern United 

 States. The leaves are dull above and downy beneath, and the pure- 

 w^hite flow^ers nearly 2 inches wide are produced in the axils of the 

 upper leaves of lateral twigs, usually seven or nine eaclu (Adapted 

 from Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. S, 

 p. 137.) 



53723. Philadelphus satsumi Siebold. 



An erect Japanese shrub 6 to 8 feet high, with slightly scented 

 white flowers about li inches across, produced in erect racemes. 



53724. Philadelphus sebicanthus Koehne. 



A white-flowered shrub, 10 feet high ; native to thickets of westera 

 Szechwan, China, at altitudes of 4,200 feet 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 52427. 



53725. Philadelphus speciosissimus Hort. 



"A garden form, probably a hybrid of Philadelphus grandiflorus." 

 {Alfred Rehder.) 



53726. Philadelphus wilsonh Koehne. 



A shrub 7 to 20 feet high, native to western Szechwan and western 

 Hupeh, China, with lax racemes 7 inches long. The white flowers 

 are more than li inches across. (Adapted from Sargent, Plantac 

 Wilsonianae, vol. 1, p. 4.) 

 S3727 to 53730. Rhododendkon spp. Ericaceae. Rhododendron. 



53727. Rhododendron beachycarpum D. Don. 



A handsome hardy Japanese shrub with beautiful foliage and 

 rather compact clusters of large pale-pink or pale straw-colored 

 flowers. (Adapted from Arnold Arboretum Bulletin of Popular 

 i ■ Information, vol. 7, p. 27,) 



