27312= RUBUS FRUT1C0SU& 

 Blackberry. From Mr. Jose B. Hus- 

 bands, ]Limavida££hile. A round fruit- 

 ed wild blackberry; extremely pro- 

 ductive, rank grower. 



21237. RUBUS ROSA E FOLIOS, 



Raspberry. 



From E. H. Wilson, Peking, CMna. 



Erect » growing bramble, six feet 

 high, with square, green stem, reddish 

 at the base and. medium-sized, globular 

 red fruits of pleasant, sweet flavor. 



23346. RUBUS SP., Raspberry. 



From J. M. W. Farnham, Shanghai, 

 China. 



Red-fruited variety, occurring wild 



on mountains near Hangchow, China; 

 with pleasant, acid flavor not much 

 resembling that of oar cultivated rasp- 

 berries. Used raw as well as for the 

 manufacture of jelly and jam. For 

 testing in comparison with cultivated 

 varieties in this country. 



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23347. RUBUS SP. From Rev. 



J. M. W. Farnham, Shanghai, China. 

 A wild red berry, resembling the black- 

 berry except in color; slightly acid. 



32101. RUBUS SP. Raspberry. 



Found in India by Mr. C. Y. Piper. A 

 pink-flowered shrub much like the 

 common black-cap. Fruits in large 

 clusters, red but covered with short 

 hairs. Found at an altitude of 6,000 

 feet. 



19857. SALIX BABYLON I GA. 



Weeping Willow. From St. Luzia, 

 Madeira. Secured by David Fairchild. 

 These plants are descendants of a tree 

 growing at St. Helena over the former 

 grave of Napoleon I. 



