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56827. RHODODENDRON sp. "(No. 7865. Homushu. December, 1922.) 
A shrub 10 to 15 feet high, which grows at an altitude of 8,000 feet 
on the summit of the Salwin Watershed in dense forests but near the 
margins. The oval dark-green leaves, deeply wrinkled above, are covered 
with matted brown wool, as is also the inflorescence. The flowers are 
white." 
56828. rhododendron sp. "(No. 7866. Kaotein. January 6, 1923.) 
A handsome compact shrub 6 to 8 feet high, found in forests 2 days' 
travel from Tengyueh at an altitude of 6,500 feet. The uniformly green 
leaves are quite narrow, and the flowers are said to be white." 
56857. rhododendron delavayi. "(No. 7935. Tengyueh. February 
20, 1923.) A shrub 5 to 6 feet high which grows on the summit of the 
extinct volcano Lutsungshan, at an altitude of 9,050 feet, about 10 
•miles north of Tengyueh. The very narrow leaves are pale brown be- 
neath, and the crimson flowers, which are not fragrant, are in terminal 
clusters. This is the first of all the rhododendrons to bloom, the 
flowers appearing in early February."* 
rosa sempervirens (Rosaceae) , 56820. Rose. From Nice, France. 
Seeds presented by Dr. A Robertson Proschowsky. A shrubby wild rose 
which grows in hedgerows and rather dry situations in the southern and 
western parts of France. The shining-green leaves, composed of 5 to 7 
leaflets, are persistent throughout all or part of the winter, and the 
single white flowers appear from May to July. There are a number of 
horticultural forms cultivated as ornamentals. (Adapted from Bonnier, 
Flore Complete de France, vol. 4, p. 6, pi. 181.) 
schima sp. (Theaceae), 56829. From Yunnan, China. Seeds col- 
lected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the Bureau of Plant 
Industry. "(No. 7864. Homushu. December, 1922.) A fine tree 30 to 
40 feet in height, which grows in dense forest on the Salwin Water- 
shed at an altitude of 8,000 feet. The leaves are narrowly oval, the 
flowers are white, and the fruits are small globular capsules. There 
are about 4 species of Schima found in Yunnan, and this one is rarer 
than the others." (Rock.) 
vicia UNUUGA (Fabaceae), 56861. Vetch. From Omagari, Akita 
Ken, Japan. Seeds presented by Dr. Isabura Nagai , director, Riku-u 
Substation, Agricultural Experiment Station. "Nantenhagi ." 
"An erect-growing plant which would appear to be valuable as a 
forage plant on wooded pasture ground in the cooler sections of the 
United States." (Frank N. Meyer.) 
A perennial vetch, native to Siberia, with an upright or ascend- 
ing stem 8 to 16 inches long and rather large, purplish flowers. It 
is sometimes cultivated in European gardens as an ornamental. (Adapted 
