27048. MORUS ALBA. White 

 Mulberry. From Leon Chenault, Or- 

 leans, France. Variety Fastigiata. A 

 rare variety of white mulberry val- 

 ue* tie as an ornamental pyramidal 

 tree. 



30330. MORUS NIGRA. Black 

 Mulberry, "Shatoot." From F. N. 

 Meyer, Khotan, Chinese Turkestan. 

 Berries large, of dark violet color; 

 very persistent, fresh sub-acid flavor; 

 ripen from early August to late Sep- 

 tember. Trees grafted usually one 

 meter above ground, so fruit may be 

 picked easily. Recommended as home 

 fruit in desert regions under irriga- 

 tion. Probably hardy in protected 

 places in New York and New England. 



38104. MUSSAENDA PHIL- 

 LI P I C A. From P. J. Wester, Lamao, 

 Bataan, P. I. Shrub or small tree of 

 the coffee family, 10 to 16 feet high, 

 with nearly ovate leaves, and terminal, 

 rather open cymes of yellow flowers 

 S"^ inch long. One of the sepals of one 

 of the flowers is enlarged like a large 

 white leaf 2 to 3 inches long. A rather 

 variable ornamental, widely distrib- 

 uted throughout the Philippines. 



