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Berberis sargentiana Schneider . (Berberidaceae . ) 43823. 
Cuttings of barberry from Jamaica Plain, Mass. Present- 
ed by the Arnold Arboretum. A black-berried barberry 
from western Hupeh, China, reaching a height of 7 
feet. It Is the only evergreen barberry which has 
proved entirely hardy at the Arnold Arboretum. (Adap- 
ted from Sargent, Plantae Wilsonlanae , vol . 1, p. 359.) 
Betula 8ehmidtii Regel. (Betulaceae . ) 43828. Plants 
of a birch from Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented by the 
Arnold Arboretum. A large tree with thick branches, 
found only in the province of Shimotsuke, Hondo, Japan. 
It grows to be 65 feet tall, with a trunk 3| to 7f 
feet thick, and black bark which falls off in thick, 
rather small plates. The finely serrate leaves are 
short-stemmed, and the catkins are narrow, stiff and 
erect. (Adapted from Sargent, Plantae Wilsonlanae, 
vol. 2, part 3, pp. 475, 476.) 
Bignonia unguis-eati L. (Bignoniaceae. ) 43769. Seeds 
from Cairo, Egypt. Presented by the Director, Horti- 
cultural Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Giza 
Branch. A woody climber, with compound, evergreen 
leaves and trumpet-shaped, orange-yellow flowers about 
2 Inches long. This plant, which is a native of Ar- 
gentina, will stand a little frost if grown in the 
open in the southern United States, and is conspicuous 
and interesting because of the beauty and profusion 
of its flowers. (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cy- 
clopedia of Horticulture, vol. 1, p. 502.) 
Bridelia retusa (L.) Sprengel. (Buphorblaceae . ) 43759. 
Seeds from Matania El Saff, Egypt. Presented by Mr. 
Alfred Bircher, Middle-Egypt Botanic Station. "A 
small Indian tree which grows in every kind of soil. 
It flowers in November and the black berries hanging 
in long racemes ripen early In spring. There is not 
much pulp on them but they might enhance by continuous 
culture. A sauce can be prepared with the dry fruits." 
(Bircher.) 
Carya eathayensis Sargent. ( Juglandaceae . ) 43952. 
Nuts of hickory from Hangchow, China. Presented by Dr. 
D. Duncan Main. The only hickory so far found in 
China, discovered by Mr. Frank N. Meyer in the summer 
of 1915; a tall tree, 40 to 65 feet high, with gray- 
ish bark, and leaves composed of 5 to 7 lance -shaped 
or oval leaflets with the upper surfaces soft green 
