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22988. LIGUSTRUM QUIHOUI. Privet. From F. N. Meyer, 

 Soochow, Kiangsu, China. A dwarf form, of spreading habit. The 

 clean dark-green foliage, comparative freedom from insects, and their 

 adaptability to almost any kind of soil render plants of this genus 

 desirable for hedges, etc. Easily cultivated and can be rooted easily 

 from cuttings. Should be tested in comparison with California 

 privet. 



22G27. LILIUM CONCOLOR BUSCHIANUM. Lily. From 

 F. N. Meyer, Shinglungshan, Chihli, China. Beautiful slender- 

 stemmed lily, 1 to 3 feet high, of graceful upright habit, with nar- 

 row, lanceolate leaves about 2 inches long and bright-scarlet un- 

 spotted flowers in clusters of one to six. A very thrifty plant, 

 reported as being among the easiest of lilies to grow. Good as cut 

 flowers. 



42575. LIMONIUM FRUTICANS. From Dr. George V. Perez, 

 Teneriffe, Canary Islands. Beautiful ornamental shrub, with some- 

 what leathery leaves and large hemispherical clusters of light-blue 

 flowers dotted with yellow. The showy part of the flower is the 

 large calyx, the small yellow corolla simply dotting the light blue 

 of the massed calyces with bright points of color. Also known as 

 Statice arhorea. Native of Teneriffe. 



43583. LINOMA ALBA. Palm. From Mr. Eugene Jaegle, 

 Ivoloina, near Tamatave, Madagascar. Slender, spineless, Arecalike 

 palm found in tropical Asia, where it grows to a height of 30 feet 

 or more with a diameter of 8 to 9 inches. The leaves are 8 to 12 feet 

 long. It is said to be the best of the palms sometimes known as the 

 genus Dictyosperma, and when young it is a very desirable house and 

 table palm. 



42822. LIQUIDAMBAR FORMOSANA. From Rev. Joseph 

 Bailie, Nanking, China. Ornamental Chinese tree up to 120 feet 

 in height, resembling the sweet gum, L. styraciflua^ to which it is 

 closely allied. It has, however, smaller leaves, which are usually 

 only 3 lobed. The Chinese are said to use the timber for making 

 tea chests. Native of southeastern and central China. 



42540. LITHRAEA MOLLEOIDES. From Senor Benito J. 

 Carrasco, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Evergreen ornamental shrub, 

 closely related to the so-called California pepper-tree, Schinus moll3, 

 TTp to 12 feet in height. Foliage compound ; the three to five leaflets, 

 narrow, IJ to 3 inches long. The small, clustered flowers are followed 

 by whitish, lustrous, cherrylike fruits, said to be used for making a 

 tonic beverage. Native of southern Brazil and Argentina. 



