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44103. HELIANTHUS ANGUSTIFOLIUS. From Dr. David 

 Griffiths, Arkansas. A selected variety of the native wild form. 

 Perennial plant of pleasing habit, with flowers somewhat resembling 

 yell6w cosmos and narrow drooping glossy foliage. The main stem 

 and branches are long and graceful, each bearing six or more flowers 

 on long, arching flower stalks. Will stand cutting. May be used, 

 much as the cosmos is, for cut flowers and for tall, mass efl'ects. 



36706. HELICTEKES OVATA. From Messrs. Dorsett, Shamel, 

 and Popenoe, Eio de Janeiro, Brazil. A malvaceous shrub somewhat 

 resembling an abutilon in general appearance. Leaves heart shaped, 

 about 4 by 5 inches, hairy, bright green. The chief point of interest 

 in this plant lies in its seed pods, which are about the size of almonds 

 and are twisted spirally. Native of central Brazil. 



41325. HESPEKOMELES sp. Lengli. From Mr. O. F. Cook, 

 Pinasniocj, Peru. Ornamental tree related to the hawthorns, 

 Crataegus spp., and resembling them somewhat, especially when 

 growing in unfavorable places. Reaches a height of 30 to 40 feet in 

 sheltered places. The deep green foliage, reddish brown below, is 

 very attractive, as are the persistent fruits. These have the appear- 

 ance of clusters of small apples and change from green through pink 

 to scarlet, ultimately becoming nearly black. 



42832. HIBISCUS LUNARIFOLIUS. Mallow. Presented by 

 the Department of Colonization, Asmara, Eritrea, Africa. An 

 undershrub with roundish or sometimes slightly 3 to 5 lobed long- 

 stalked leaves and terminal flower clusters of large yellow flowers 

 2 to 3 inches across. Related to the " marsh mallows " {Hibiscus 

 spp.). Possibly of value as an ornamental in the South. 



HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA. Roselle or Jamaica sorrel. Bi^ 



ennial, 3 to 5 feet high, commonly cultivated in warm countries. 

 Produces an abundance of large bright-red calyces in autumn. 

 These, as well as the young leaves, by many are considered superior 

 to cranberries for sauce and jelly making. Very ornamental when 

 in bloom and in fruit. Sensitive to frost. 



40715. HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES PROCERA. Sea buck- 

 thorn. From F. N. Meyer, near Paodji, Kansu, China. Tree reach- 

 ing a height of 40 feet, with a trunk 2 feet in diameter; leaves larger 

 than in the species ; berries of pale waxy color ; very sour. Occurring 

 in mountain ravines and on pebbly creek bottoms, sometimes to the 

 exclusion of almost everything else. Of value as an ornamental park 

 tree. 



