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Ribes fct8eieulatum. ehinense (Grossulariaceae) , 45689. 
Prom Jamaica Plain, Mags. Presented by the Arnold 
Arboretum; Handsome shrub, native of northern China, 
growing to 4 feet in height, and chiefly valued for 
its late persistent foliage, and the bright scarlet 
berries which remain on the branches during the whole 
winter. The small greenish flowers are dioecious, and 
the insipid fruit is sub-globose, scarlet, glabrous 
and | inch across. The subspecies differs from the 
type in having larger leaves, and the young branches, 
petioles and leaves pubescent. (Adapted from Bailey, 
Standard Cyclopoedia of Horticulture. Vol.5, p. 2960.) 
Rubus trichomallus (Rosaceae), 45356. From Guate- 
mala. Collected by Mr. Wilson Popenoe, Agricultural 
Explorer for this Department. "(No. 186aa. ) A very 
interesting species of Rubus which I have seen only 
in the Verapaz. It is common about Purula, Tactic and 
San Cristobal, and I have seen it as far east as Sep- 
acuite. It occurs at elevations of approximately 5,000 
to 6,000 feet. There is another wild Rubus in this 
region which is more common but its fruits are much 
more seedy and of acid flavor. This plant sends up 
strong, rather stiff canes sometimes 10 or 15 feet in 
length. They are covered abundantly with reddish spines, 
the young branchlets appearing coarsely hairy. The 
leaves are trifoliate (distinguishable by this means / 
from the other species whose leaves are composed of 5 
leaflets), and velvety in texture. The leaflets are 
ovate-acuminate, about 3 inches long, finely serrate. 
The flowers which are rather small, are produced in 
large terminal racemes. The fruits are not as large 
as in many wild blackberries, being scarcely more than 
half an inch in length, but they are of delicious fla- 
vor, and the seeds are so soft that they are scarcely 
felt in the mouth. In this latter respect the spe- 
cies is a marked contrast to the others seen in Guate- 
mala, the seeds of wild blackberries being usually 
very large and hard. The plant bears abundantly, and 
the sweetness of the fruits makes them very desirable 
for eating in the fresh state . This Rubus can be strong- 
ly recommended for trial in the southern United States . " 
(Popenoe . ) 
Saeeharum offieinarum (Poaceae), 45513. Sugar cane. 
From Reduit , Mauritius . Presented by H. A. Tampany, 
Director, Department of Agriculture. M.P.55. A widely 
grown variety, exceeded only by White tanna in area 
