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408G9. PYRUS sp. Pear. From Dr. Camillo Schneider. Talifn. 

 Yunnan, China. A cultivated form collected in Talifu market. The 

 fruit is said to be russst, inches long by 3^ inches broad. Xot 

 yet fruited in America. From a mild, temperate climate. 



40870. PYRUS sp. Pear. From Dr. Camillo Schneider, Talifu, 

 Yunnan, China. Cultivated pear obtained in the market of Talifu. 

 The yellow and red fruit is said to be 2 J inches long by 3^ inches 

 broad. Not yet fruited in America. From a mild, temperate cli- 

 mate. 



RAXDIA ACULEATA. Ink berry. Beautiful, small-leaved 

 shrub or small tree with white flowers resembling those of the 

 common jasmine. The berries yield a permanent blue dye. The 

 wood is very tough and is said to have been used for arrows by the 

 Indians. Widely distributed through the West Indies. 



41495. RAXDIA sp. Ornamental shrub. Presented by Carlos 

 Werckle, Orotina, Costa Rica. Shrub or small tree with whitish or 

 yellowish flowers, somewhat resembling Gardenia. Of possible value 

 as a hedge plant in the Southern States. 



44293. RAPHANUS SATIVUS. Radish. From F. X. Meyer, 

 Ansuhsien, Chihli, China. A large, flat, red. winter radish, called 

 Teng lung hung lo po. Lantern red root, referring to the resemblance 

 of the root to a Chinese or Japanese flat lantern. Xeeds rich, well- 

 drained soil to do well. Sow in summer, not in spring. 



43390. RATIBIDA COLUMXIFERA APPEXDICULATA. 

 From Mr. T. D. A. Cockerell, Boulder, Colo. Coneflower. £<ow, 

 sweet-scented perennial herb, with few branches, pinnatifid leaves, 

 and lanceolate pale-green leaflets. The yellow ray flowers are pos- 

 sessed of appendages forming collarettes similar to those of the 

 dahlia. Discovered by Mr. Cockerell near Boulder, Colo. 



3GT35. RHAMX^US sp. Buckthorn. From Yingtauko. China, 

 through F. X. Meyer. A small-folio ged species, having large, jet- 

 black berries. This shrub does net grow tall, but is densely branched 

 and assumes a well-rounded form when not mutilated. Of value as 

 a garden and park shrub and for medium-sized hedges, especially 

 for the drier sections of the United States. 



RHUS JAVAXICA. Sumac. Collected by F. XL Meyer, Kansu, 

 China. The most showy of sumacs when in bloom. Late-flowering 

 (August to September), tall shrub or flat-topped tree with large, 

 light-green, compound leaves with winged stalks and creamy white 

 flowers in large, broad panicles, which are followed by deep-red. com- 

 pressed, hairy fruits. These are covered with a sticlr\> whitish wax, 

 which burns readily. 



