30656.LONICERASP. 



Honeysuckle. 



From Frank Meyer, Irkesiazi, Rus- 

 sian Turkestan. 



Shrubby, compact-growing vine oc- 

 curring in extremely dry, stony, wind- 

 swept places, at high altitudes. Leaves 

 are small, somewhat downy; berries, 

 yellow. For testing as an ornamental 

 garden shrub and for hedges in dry 

 sections. 



29485. MACHILUS NANMU. 

 Namnu tree from Yachow, Western 

 China. Presented by Mr. W. F. Sea- 

 man. Highly valued timber tree of 



great size, attaining 100 feet with a 

 diameter of 5 feet. Wood in great de- 

 mand for coffins and finishing fine 

 buildings in China. Almost extinct in 

 China and worthy of trial in moist 

 almost f restless regions. Probably of 

 very slow growth. 



30912. MAGNOLIA S PL EN DENS, 



"Laurel Sabino." 



From Dr. John Gifford, Cocoanut 

 Grove, Fla. 



Valuable timber tree of Porto Rico, 

 50 to 100 feet high, with hard, fine- 

 grained, aromatic, olive-colored wood, 

 changing to brown after exposure and 

 useful for cabinet work. Leaves glau- 

 cous underneath; flowers fragrant, 

 two to three inches in diameter, 



24366. MALUS BACCATA. 



From Arnold Arboretum, through 

 Mr. Jackson Dawson, Jamaica Plain, 

 Mass. 



A crab apple of extraordinary keep- 

 ing qualities, recommended for breed- 

 ing with other equally good winter 

 crab apples. Also valuable for use as 

 stocks. 



21927. MALUS SR., 

 Crab Apple. 



From Frank Meyer, Jehol, China. 



Fruits as large as good sized cherries, 

 of dark red color with a bluish tint. 

 Of very fresh, sour taste and excellent 

 for making preserves. Able to with- 

 stand drought and extremes in tem- 

 perature. 



31653. MALUS SP. Apple. 



Wainwright. From Mr. W. J. Newberry, 

 curator, Botanic Gardens, Maritzburg, 

 Natal, South Africa. A good sub- 

 tropical apple. 



