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40705. JASMINUM GIRALDI. Jasmine. From F. N. Meyer, 

 Hsiku, Kansu, China. Small ornamental shrub of erect growth, 2 to 

 4 feet high, with small terminal clusters of yellow flowers, each three- 

 fourths of an inch long, followed by showy black berries. Foliage 

 pinnate, the leaflets in five pairs, each three-fourths of an inch long 

 and half as wide (except the terminal one, which is twice as large). 

 Of value for gardens and parks in dry, mild-wintered regions. 



39120. JASMINUM HUMILE. Jasmine. From G. H. Cave, 

 Darjiling, India. Diffuse shrub, attaining a height of 20 feet in the 

 South, but in glass houses usually grown as a pot bush. Branches 

 glabrous, angled. Leaflets 3 to 7, nearly oval. Bright yellow flowers 

 borne in open clusters. This plant is somewhat hardier than J.flori- 

 dum but is very similar in appearance. Blooms in summer and fall. 

 Needs cool house if grown under glass. 



38826. JASMINUM sp. Jasmine. From F. N. Meyer, Nanto- 

 tchu, Shensi, China. A small shrub of the olive family, growing only 

 from 1 to 3 feet in height, with bright green branches and bearing 

 bunches of black berrylike fruits. Found on dry sterile mountain 

 slopes among the scrub. Of possible value as a rockery shrub and 

 along borders and paths in gardens and parks. 



18577. JUNIPERUS CHINENSIS. Chinese juniper. Col- 

 lected by F. N. Meyer, Shanhaikwan, China. A handsome orna- 

 mental juniper, narrowly cylindrical in shape; of erect habit of 

 growth, somewhat like that of the Irish juniper; and with dense, 

 glaucous or silvery-green foliage. The needles are stiffer and longer 

 than those of the Irish j uniper. 



38803. JUNIPERUS CHINENSIS. Chinese juniper. A 



North China form of tall, graceful growth collected by F. N. Meyer, 

 Nantotchu, Shensi, China. As it is able to withstand considerable 

 drought and alkali, it is recommended as an ornamental evergreen 

 for parks and gardens in the milder-wintered, semiarid sections of 

 the United States. 



27505. JUNIPERUS PROCERA. East African cedar. From 

 Raphael Zon, Washington, D. C. Tall conifer, 100 feet high, from 

 high altitudes of British East Africa, with straight trunk, yielding 

 durable and valuable timber similar to that used in lead pencils. For 

 testing as an ornamental shade tree. 



39873. KENNEDYA RUBICUNDA. From B. Harrison, Bur- 

 ringbar, New South Wales. A long, coarse vine, bearing a profusion 

 of red flowers. Foliage sometimes eaten by stock. Useful for arbors. 

 It should be tested as a green cover crop, since it is said to contain 

 a high percentage of nitrogen. 



