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44800. SOLANUM sp. From Mr. Henri Pittier. Caracas, Vene- 

 zuela. Reported as a trailing herbaceous plant bearing edible fruits 

 and desirable for cultivation in cool shady places in a mild climate. 



SOPHORA DAVIDII. A thcrny Chinese leguminous shrub, up 

 to 5 feet high. Sometimes used as a hedge plant. Foliage grayish 

 green, flowers whitish lilac, pods produced in immense quantities. 

 Of possible use as a bee plant. 



43727. SORBARIA ARBOREA. From the Arnold Arboretum, 

 Jamaica Plain, Mass. Handsome, ornamental shrub, 10 to 20 feet 

 in height, with rather large, bright-green pinnate leaves and small 

 white flowers in large, showy panicles. Closely allied to the spiraeas 

 and said to be the most treelike of this group of plants. Native of 

 central China. Hardy as far north as Massachusetts. 



41703. SORBUS DOMESTICA. Service tree. From the 

 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England. Round-headed, ornamental 

 tree 30 to 60 feet in height and practically indistinguishable in habit 

 and foliage from the European mountain ash. The white flowers 

 are much larger, however, as are the yellowish apple or pear shaped 

 fruits. Native of the Mediterranean region. 



42195. SPIRAEA VEITCHI. From the Royal Botanic Gar- 

 dens, Kew, England. One of the handsomest of Chinese spiraeas 

 Strong-growing shrub, up to 12 feet tall, with spreading, arching 

 branches, nearly oblong leaves, and dense, nearly flat-topped, clusters 

 of pure white flowers. Resembles closely in habit the well-known 

 S. canescens^ but it has smooth, entire leaves and is considerably 

 hardier. Hardy as far north as Massachusetts. 



SPONDIAS TUBEROSA. Imbti. Medium-sized tree from the 

 dry lands of eastern interior Brazil, branching 4 to 6 feet above 

 ground, forming a broad, flat-topped, dense head and producing 

 golden-yellow, plumlike edible fruits flavored somewhat like a sweet 

 "orange. Large limbs, when freshly cut and used for fence posts, 

 frequently take root and grow. 



STILLINGIA SEBIFERA. Chinese tallow tree. Medium- 

 sized, compact -growing tree, with sharply pointed leaves and small 



to 4 seeded fruits. The seeds are enveloped by a white odorless 

 Avax, employed extensively in China for candle making, and the 

 kernels yield a yellow fixed oil of bland odor and agreeable nutty 

 taste. The tree succeeds well in the South and Southwest. 



