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37004. FORSYTHIA SUSPENSA. Golden Bell. From Pekin, 

 China; collected by F. N. Meyer. This variety is said to have flow- 

 ers larger than the kind commonly grown. It is very resistant to 

 drought and able to stand a fair amount of alkali in the soil. Should 

 prove of especial value as an ornamental in the drier sections of the 

 United States. 



37477. FORSYTHIA SUSPENSA. Golden Bell. Collected in 

 the Province of Shansi, China, by F. N. Meyer. This variety was 

 found growing in dry rocky places, at an altitude of more than 5,000 

 feet. Should prove well adapted to the drier regions of the United 

 States. 



FRAXINUS FLORIBUNDA. Nepal ash. Handsome Hima- 

 layan tree up to 120 feet high. Valuable as an avenue tree and for 

 its timber, which is said to be much sought after for oars, plows, etc. 

 Much resembles large-leaved forms of the Manna ash (F. ornus). 

 Flowers white, in large terminal panicles. Trunk said to attain a 

 diameter of 15 feet. Reported "half hardy" at Kew, England. 



GARCINIA MULTIFLORA. Chinese bush related to the Man- 

 gosteen (G. mangostana). The fruits are said to be entirely whole- 

 some and to possess a pleasant subacid taste something like an 

 orange. Introduced for trial as a stock for the mangosteen. 



36497. GARCINIA OBLONGIFOLIA. From William J. Tutcher, 

 Hongkong, China. A tree related to the famous mangosteen, 

 which, because of its habitat in a subtropical, much cooler climate 

 than that to which the mangosteen is supposed to be confined, may 

 prove suitable as a stock for the latter in Hawaii, Porto Rico, or 

 even Florida. Apparently indigenous to the island of Hongkong. 



GARCINIA TINCTORIA. Medium-sized evergreen tree from 

 the East Indies. Foliage glossy, handsome. Fruit edible, eaten 

 fresh or dried, and used in medicine. Bark used to prepare bright 

 yellow dye. The tree yields an inferior grade of gamboge. Of 

 interest hi connection with mangosteen breeding in tropical America. 



GLEDITSIA CASPICA. Honey locust. From F. N. Meyer, 

 Nikita, Crimea. Tall, ornamental, deciduous tree, with occasional 

 branched spines on trunk and branches. Foliage light green, turn- 

 ing to clear yellow toward fall. Flowers greenish and insignificant, 

 but the large flat pods are highly ornamental. For testing as a 

 shade tree. 



