ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS. Yang 

 Taw. Deciduous, trailing vine, with 

 handsome white flowers, occurring 

 wild in Eastern China. Dioecious; the 

 pistillate plants produce fruits resem- 

 l3ling in size and shape small plums, 

 with delicate gooseberry flavor. Eaten 

 raw or made into delicious jelly. For 

 testing for porch decoration and fruit- 

 ing in the mild-wintered regions of 

 the United States. 



39542. ADENANTHERA PA- 

 VONINA. Circassian Bean. From 

 Chas. T. Simpson, Little River, Fla. 

 A large handsome tree from tropical 

 Asia, with graceful pinnate foliage 

 and spiral pods of hard, bright red 

 seeds the size of beans. They are used 

 as food by the natives of India, and 

 are often strung into necklaces. For 

 trial in regions free from injurious 

 frosts. 



40037. AESCULUS WILSON 1 1. ' 



Horse-Chestnut. Found near Cheng 

 hsien, Kansu, China, by F. N. Meyer. 

 A Chinese horse-chestnut growing in- 

 to a large tree with an enormous 

 spread of head. Distinguished from 

 A. chinensis by the nearly glabrous 

 leaves. A beautiful shade tree, es- 

 pecially for those parts of the United 

 States where the winters are not too 

 severe. 



