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Lonieera standishii Carriere. (Caprif oliaceae . ) 44537 . 
Honeysuckle seeds from Ventimiglia, Italy. Presented by 
the Superintendent, La Mortola Botanic Gardens. A 
charming, early-flowering shrub, with pale yellowish 
brown branches; pale green, nearly oval, deciduous 
leaves, 3 to 5 inches long; and white, sweet-scented 
flowers, 1/5 to 1/2 inch long. (Adapted from Curtis' s 
Botanical Magazine, vol. 94, plate 5709.) 
Malpighia punieifolia L. (Malpighiaceae . ) 44458. Seeds 
from Curacao, Dutch West Indies. Collected by Mr. H. 
M. Curran. A shrub, native of the Dutch West Indies, 
about 12 feet high, with smooth, oval leaves, 4 cm. 
(1 3/5 inches) long; flowers in the axils of the 
leaves ; and edible stone fruits. In some of the islands 
this is called cherry. (Adapted from I. Boldingh, 
Flora voor de Nederlandsch West Indische Eilanden, p. 
239. ) 
Mains sp. (Malaceae.) 44577. Apple trees from Yoko- 
hama, Japan. Purchased from the Yokohama Nursery Com- 
pany. "A variety of apple known in Japan as the Iwai 
or Nakanaruko. This variety is supposed to have come 
from this country, but it has also been said that it 
is of German origin. It has become a leading fall 
variety in Japan." (J. K. Shaw, pomologist, Massa- 
chusetts Agricultural college.) 
Prunus conradinae Koehne. (Amygdalaceae.) 44538. 
Cherry seeds from Ventimiglia, Italy. Presented by the 
Superintendent, La Mortola Botanic Gardens. A grace- 
ful tree from central China, reaching a height of 25 
feet, with oval or oblong, doubly serrate leaves, 2 
to 6 inches long; whitish or pink flowers, about 3/4 
inch long, in 2 to 4-f lowered umbels; and red, ovoid 
fruits, 1/3 to 1/2 inch long. (Adapted from A. Rehder, 
in Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 
5, p. 2840.) 
Prunus tomento8a Thunberg. (Amygdalaceae.) 44539. 
Cherry seeds from Ventimiglia, Italy. Presented by the 
Superintendent, La Mortola Botanic Gardens. A broad, 
vigorous shrub from northern China, one of the earliest 
cherries to flower. The flowers are large, with the 
white petals more or less tinged with red toward the 
base; and the small, bright red, slightly hairy fruits 
are of good flavor. It is now being cultivated in the 
northwestern parts of the United States, and in south- 
