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Cotoneaster horizontalis perpwilla Schneider. (Malaceae.) 
43682. Seeds from Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented by 
the Arnold Arboretum and selected by Mr. H. C. Skeels 
and Dr W. Van Fleet, of this Department. A low Chinese 
shrub, with the branches almost horizontal, and round- 
ish oval leaves, less than 1/3 inch long. The flowers 
are erect and pink, and the bright red, ovoid fruit 
has usually 3 seeds. This variety differs from the 
typical species in having smaller leaves and fruits. 
(Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticul- 
ture, p. 865. ) 
Euonymus yedoemis Koehne. (Celastraceae . ) 43688. 
Seeds from Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented by the Arnold 
Arboretum and selected by Mr. H. C. Skeels and Dr. W. 
Van Fleet, of this Department. A deciduous shrub or 
small tree, growing 10 feet or more high, with pink- 
ish purple fruit. This shrub is a native of Japan, 
and in autumn its leaves turn a brilliant red. (Adapt- 
ed from W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs, Hardy in the 
British Isles, vol. 1, p. 543.) 
Feroniella oblata Swingle. (Rutaceae.) 43566. Seeds 
from Saigon, Cochin-Chlna. Presented by Mr. P. Mo- 
range, Director, Agricultural and Commercial Services. 
A spiny tree, 25 to 65 feet in height, native of Cam- 
bodia and Cochin China, growing rather commonly in 
forests, both in -the plains and on the mountains. The 
leaflets of the pinnate leaves are oval with rounded 
or flattened tips, and the very fragrant , white flowers 
appear in many-flowered panicles, growing on the 
branches of the previous year ' s growth. The fruits are 
borne in clusters of 3 or 4, are shaped like a flat- 
tened sphere, and are from 2 to 2$ inches in diameter. 
The pulp is edible, sub-acid and pinkish, has a pro- 1 
nounced orange flavor when young, and is used as a 
condiment in sauces. (Adapted from Swingle, in Bailey, 
Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, pp. 1219, 1220.) 
Hydrangea xanthoneura Diels. (Hydrangeaceae . ) 43690. - 
Seeds from Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented by the 
Arnold Arboretum and selected by Mr. H. C. Skeels and 
Dr. W. Van Fleet, , of this Department. A deciduous 
shrub, about 8 feet in height, of a loose straggling 
habit. The leaves, dark green above and pale beneath, 
are in threes and of an oval shape. The creamy white 
sterile flowers are in flattish panicles of a width 
of about 6 Inches, and the perfect flowers .are dull 
