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Rosa omeiemis Rolfe. (Rosaceae.) 43904. Plants of 
rose from Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented by the Arnold 
Arboretum. A stout, branched shrub, from 3 to 10 feet 
high, with the young shoots covered with dense 
bristles, and the older stem armed with stout straight 
thorns. The long, green leaves are composed of 9 to 
13 sharply serrate leaflets, and the white flowers, 
which are over an inch in diameter, occur singly on 
short lateral twigs. The bright red fruits are up to 
half an inch in length, and their yellow stalks are 
very striking in autumn. These fruits are said to be 
eaten in China, where the plant grows at elevations of 
from 8000 to 9500 feet. It thrives ingood loamy soil, 
and may be propagated from the freely produced seeds. 
(Adapted from Curtis ' s Botanical Magazine, plate 8471.) 
Syriyga reflexa Schneider. (Oleaceae.) 4392S. Lilac 
from Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented by the Arnold 
Arboretum. A western Chinese bush 7 to 10 feet high, 
with oval, sharp-pointed leaves, and violet flowers 
in long hanging racemes. On account of the remarkable 
inflorescence of this lilac It is quite distinct from 
all others of its kind. (Adapted from Schneider, 
Illustrlerte Handbuch der Laubholzkunde, vol. 2, p. 
779, and from Sargent, Plantae Wllsonianae, vol. 1, 
part 2, 1912. ) 
Tipuana tipu (Benth.) Llllo. (Pabaceae.) 43755. 
Seed from Cairo, Egypt. Presented by the Director, 
Horticultural Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Giza 
Branch. A tall, handsome tree, with rose-colored or 
creamy white wood, native of the sub-tropical, tem- 
perate and cool regions of Agrentina. (Adapted from 
Lillo, Contribuclon al Conoclmlento de los Arboles de 
la Argentina, p. 58.) 
Tristania eonferta R. Brown. (Myrtaceae .) 43783 . Seeds 
from Cairo, Egypt. Presented by the Director, Horti- 
cultural Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Giza 
Branch. A tall tree, with smooth brown deciduous 
bark and dense foliage. The alternate leaves are 
from 3 to 6 Inches long, and the rather large flowers 
occur in 3 to 7 flowered cymes. This tree is a native 
of Australia, and the timber, which is very strong 
and durable, is used in ship-building and for making 
wharves and bridges. The bark is occasionally used 
for tanning. (Adapted from Maiden, Useful Native 
Plants of Australia, pp. 330, 608, 609, and. from 
Bailey, Queensland Flora, part 2, p. 636.) 
