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larger flowers attaining 5 mm. in diameter; the leaves 
are usually pubescent above and vary in size and are 
sometimes nearly entire, coarsely serrate or sinuate- 
ly toothed. From western Szechwan. 
Caryopteris mongholica Bunge. (Verbenaceae . ) 42776. 
Seeds from Madrid, Spain. Presented by the Curator, 
Botanic Gardens. An ornamental, woody plant grown for 
its lavender-blue flowers, profusely produced in the 
fall. The flowers are in densely clustered, axillary 
and in this species less numerous but larger than the 
commonly known C. ineana (C. mastaeanthus) . (Adapted from 
Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, Vol. 2, 
p. 679, 1914.) 
deer arietinum L. (Fabaceae.) 42761-42764. Seed of 
chickpeas from Barcelona, Spain. Procured through Mr. 
Carl Baily Hurst, American Consul General. 
Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. (Cucurbitaceae . ) 42716. 
Seeds of Tsama melon from Johannesburg, Union of South 
Africa. Presented by Mr. J. Burtt-Davy, Botanist, 
Agricultural Supply Association. The famous forage 
melon of the Kalahari desert, which furnishes forage 
for cattle on the sandy plains flourishing under 
temperatures of 110° on almost pure sand with very low 
rainfall. Probably of no value for table use, but may 
be useful in melon breeding. 
Clematis armandi Franchet . (Ranunculaceae . ) 42686. 
One plant from Paris, France. Purchased from Messrs. 
Vilmorin-Andrleux & Company. A new climbing Chinese 
species, exceptional in its strongly persistent, cori- 
aceous, trif oliolate , dark , shining blue-green leaves. 
Flowers pure white, 5 cm. across, in many-flowered 
j axillary panicles. Flowers in April. Climbs to a 
height of 5 meters or more. Collected by Wilson and 
Henry in western Hupeh and Szechuan. Called Wei-ling-hsien 
by the Chinese in Hupeh. 
Coriaria thymifolia Humb. & Bonpl. (Coriariaceae . ) 
42817. Seeds from Ambato, Ecuador. Presented by Pro- 
fessor Abelardo Panchano, Ambato Agricultural School, 
through the American Consul General at Guayaquil. 
"This Coriaria is known under the Quichua name of pinan, 
but in the northern provinces the plant is talked 
about as Shanzhi or Zhanzhi. Its berries are rather poison- 
ous, eaten in some quantity, as I had reason to verify 
