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culture farther northward." (P. N. Meyer's introduction 
and description.) 
Schizandra chinensis (Turcz.) Balllon. (Magnoliaceae . ) 
40025. Seeds from Paoki, Shensi, 1 China. "A perennial 
woody vine of slender growth, found in between tall scrub 
on shady places; foliage not unlike that of Actinidia holo- 
mikta, but somewhat thinner and with red petioles. The 
carmine-red berries are borne in small spikes on fleshy 
stalks and they hang down gracefully; these berries are 
the size of currants; they possess a sub-acid, spicy, aro- 
matic taste, but this last is somewhat too pronounced to 
*it acceptable right away to the majority of Caucasian 
le. The Chinese eat them much and claim they purify 
blood and dislodge waste matter from the body. By se- 
lection better varieties could be obtained, no doubt, 
which might prove to be quite acceptable to the western 
palate. , This vine deserves to be experimented with for 
the following purposes: as an ornamental cover vine for 
shady places, as a possible new fruiting vine to be grown 
on trellises on northern exposures, and as medicinal plant 
having apparently some value as a blood cleanser. Chi- 
nese name Wu wei tzu, meaning 'fruit of five tastes.'" 
(F. N. Meyer's introduction and description.) 
Stylidium sp. (Cornaceae.) 40032. Seeds from near Yu 
yln chen, Kansu, China. "A shrub or small tree, bearing 
leaves of many forms, some being very large and of lop- 
sided, elliptical shape, while others have five points and 
are small, resembling leaves of Liqwidambar styraciflua . 
Pound in somewhat damp places at the foot of embankments 
or along streams. Of value as a striking looking garden 
and park shrub for mild-wintered regions." (P. N. Meyer's 
introduction and description. ) 
Telopea speciossima{ Smith) R. Brown. (Proteaceae . ) 40064. 
Seeds of the waratah from the Botanic Gardens, Sydney, New 
South Wales. Presented by the Director, Mr. J. H. Maiden. 
"Although this beautiful and very uncommon evergreen shrub 
was introduced from the Blue Mountains of New South Wales 
as long ago as 1789, it has very rarely been seen in flow- 
er in England. The deep crimson, tubular flowers are 
about one inch long, and are borne in a dense globular 
head surrounded by an involucre of ovate-lanceolate blood- 
red bracts, each measuring from two to three inches in 
length. The firm leathery leaves are cuneate-oblong in 
shape, and measure about 6 inches long by one and one-half 
Inch broad. They are toothed in the upper part, and are 
