39593. ROSA GIGANTEA 



From E. D. Sturtevant, Hollvwood, 

 Cai. A rampant climber with usually 

 unarmed flowering branches and soli- 

 tary white to lemon vellow, single 

 flowers, o to (i inches across. Leaflets 

 u.-uallv hve. nearly oval, smooth, and 

 nrm. lortune's "Double Yeilow" ^aid 

 P«>ssibl>; to have arisen from cro^se- 

 with this rose or to be a variety of it. 

 giiite tender except in the South. Too 

 large tor greenhouses. 



40194. RUBUS GIRALDIANUS. 



From the Royal Botanical Gardens, 

 Kew. England. A vigorous deciduous 

 shrub. S feet high, native of China. 

 The flowers are inconspicuous, but the 

 striking white steins and the pendu- 

 lous branches, giving a fountain -like 

 aspect to the shrub, make it a hand- 

 some ornamental. 



22987. SAGERETIA THEE- 



ZANS. From F. N. Meyer, Soochow, 

 Kiangsu. China. Shrub, almost ever- 

 green, with small nearly oblong leaves 

 fessthan an inch long, bearing numer- 

 ous short panicles (1-2 to 1 inch long) 

 of very small white flowers and small 

 sweet edible fruits. Leaves are re- 

 ported as used like tea. Grown rarely 

 as dwarfed tree in pots. Chinese name 

 Chuck mei tsang. Belongs to Rham- 

 naeeae or Buckthorn family. 



