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IRIS EXSATA. Iris. From F. X. Meyer. China. A vigor- 

 ously growing strain found in the gardens around Kalgan, where the 

 leaves are used as an ever ready and handy garden tying material. 

 Recommended for trial in the drier sections of the United States as 

 a border plant and for its fibrous leaves. 



43022. IRIS sp. From F. N. Meyer, Mokanshan, Chekiang, 

 China. An iris forming big clumps, found in a garden, but said to 

 occur wild in mountain ravines : flowers reported to be purplish. 



43468. IRIS sp. From Mr. R. E. Cooper, through Bees Ltd., 

 Liverpool. England. Dwarf Himalayan iris found growing on slop- 

 ing turf at an altitude of 10.000 to 12.000 feet. Leaves thin, narrowly 

 sword shaped. 



38154. JASMIXUM FLORIDUM. Jasmine. From La Mor- 

 tola Garden, Ventimiglia, Italy. Nearly evergreen shrub of ram- 

 bling habit, with smooth, angled branches and alternate leaves of 

 three to five nearly oval leaflets, one-half to \\ inches long. Flowers 

 golden yellow, borne in terminal cymose clusters, usually produced 

 from July until late in the fall. Black fruits are about the size of 

 small peas. Native of China. Hardy as far north as Washington. 



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. JASMIXUM 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 three to seven, nearly oval. Bright- 

 yellow flowers borne in open clusters. This plant is somewhat 

 hardier than /. floridum* but is very similar in appearance. Blooms 

 in summer and fall. Xeeds cool house if grown under glass. 



43807. JASMINUM SIXEXSE. Jasmine. From La Mortola 

 Garden, Ventimiglia. Italy. Climbing ornamental shrub from cen- 

 tral and northern China, with papery compound leaves — the leaflets 

 being nearly oval and up to 6 inches long — and dense, somewhat flat- 

 tened clusters of white flowers, 1J inches long. 



28473. JUGLANS CORDIFORMIS X REGIA. Hybrid wal- 

 nut. From Dr. TValter Van Fleet, by whom this cross between the 

 Japanese and English walnuts was produced. 



