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34493. CUDRANIA TRICUSPIDATA. Che or tcho sang. 



From central China, collected by E. H. Wilson. Close relative of 

 the Osage orange, with which a very vigorous hybrid has been made 

 in France. Leaves considered superior to mulberry for silkworms, 

 making finer silk. Fruits pink, size of large plums; edible, sweet, 

 but without much character. Has fruited in Georgia. 



41G90. CUPRESSUS GLABRA. Smooth cypress. From Mr. 

 J. F. Derrick, Sedona, Ariz. Tree 25 to 30 feet high, with thin, 

 smooth, dark purple-red bark; bright blue-green, glaucous foliage; 

 and small spherical cones. Resembles C, arizonica Greene, but is 

 more compact. 



CYDONIA OBLONGA. Quince. From Pedro Giraud, Gra- 

 nada, Spain. Antequera^ oblong variety, smooth and well formed, 

 with fine, mellow flesh, considered the best of all varieties of quinces. 

 Spanish quinces are famous for their high quality and the best are 

 said to come from Antequera. 



CYPHOMANDRA BETACEA. Tree tomato. Large-leaved, 

 half -woody plant, often the size of a small tree, cultivated for its 

 orange or reddish egg-shaped fruifs, the flesh of which is firm and 

 sweetish, somewhat resembling a tomato in taste and texture. Re- 

 ported excellent for fruit salads or preserves. Can be fruited in the 

 greenhouse, possibly even outside, south of Atlanta, Ga. Native of 

 Brazil. 



42203. DASYLIRION WHEELERL SotoL Ornamental 

 flowering plant related to the yuccas, which it somewhat resembles. 

 The short thick trunk and gracefully drooping narrow flat leaver 

 form, however, a pleasing contrast to the stiff habit of the century 

 plants. The flower stalks often reach a height of 8 to 10 feet and 

 produce myriads of small white flowers in a spindle-shaped inflores- 

 cence about 4 feet in length. 



39178. DENDROCALAMUS HA MILTON II. Bamboo. 

 From Mr. G. H. Cave, Darjiling, India. One of the giant bamboos, 

 often 80 feet high, with stems 4 to T inches in diameter, much 

 branched above, pubescent, with long white hairs when young; in- 

 ternodes 12 to 20 inches long and 2J inches wide; lower branches 

 usually seated on woody knobs. 



43683. DEUTZIA DISCOLOR. From the Arnold Arboretum, 

 J amaica Plain, Mass. Upright ornamental shrub, 5 to 6 feet in height : 

 native of central and western China. The dense, hemispherical clus- 

 ters of attractive white to rosy flowers are borne profusely among 

 the dull green leaves. These are narrowly oval and up to 4J inches 

 long. Has proved fairly hardy in sheltered positions at the Arnold 

 Arboretum. 



