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a low, moist, or even marshy soil, but it will grow 
successfully in dry soil also. I have seen it growing 
luxuriantly in very wet localities, even in water." 
(Day,) 
Cotoneaster frigida (Malaceae), 47664. From Darj eeling , 
India. A collection of seeds presented by Mr. G. H. 
Cave, director, Lloyd Botanic Garden. "Of the stronger- 
growing Cotoneasters this is perhaps the best, for it 
grows into a very large bush, or sometimes a small 
tree, and rarely fails to fruit freely, the branches 
from late September onwards being laden with large 
clusters of bright red fruits. Moreover, it is more 
attractive when in flower than many of the Cotoneasters, 
the flowers being creamy white and produced in large 
cymes. Although a deciduous species, the leaves are 
often retained until well into winter, and after a mild 
autumn it not infrequently happens that many leaves 
are left until January. The fruit also remains until 
well into the New Year if not troubled by birds. 
It is a Himalayan plant, and succeeds in a light and 
sunny • position in good loamy soil." (The Garden, 
Nov. 18, 1916.) 
Cotoneaster rotundifolia (Malaceae), 47665. Prom 
Darjeeling, India. A collection of seeds presented by 
Mr. G. H. Cave, director, Lloyd Botanic Garden. One 
desirable feature of this Cotoneaster used as an orna- 
mental plant is that the berries are less attractive 
to birds than those of any of the other kinds. This is 
a very important point, as some members of the genus are 
very quickly robbed of their beauty after the berries 
color. C. rotundifolia Is one of the Himalayan species, 
several of which run into each other by almost imper- 
ceptible gradations, so that, as might be expected, a 
certain amount of confusion attends their nomenclature . 
The true C. rotundifolia is a beautiful shrub, usually 
forming a rather spreading bush 4 or 5 feet in height, 
clothed with small, dark green, roundish leaves, many 
of which are retained throughout the winter, unless 
the weather is particularly severe. The berries, which 
are about the size of peas, are very freely borne, and, 
being of a deep scarlet hue when ripe, the bush makes 
a goodly show, and, as above stated, the birds leave 
it alone until the last. (Adapted from Journal of 
Horticulture and Home Farmer, Dec. 18, 1913.) 
