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ILEX CORALLINA. ( Aquif oliaceae . ) 34836. Cuttings of a 
holly from Orleans, Prance. Presented by Messrs. Barbier & 
Company at the request of Messrs. Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co., 
Paris. "Among the new hollies recently Introduced from 
China, Ilex corallina is one of the most remarkable; it is 
entirely different from all other hollies existing in our 
collections in its peculiar habit. According to Franchet 
it reaches a height of from 3 to 4 meters. It is a bushy 
shrub,, smooth in all parts, with lenticular bark and 
glutinous buds. Its branches, long and slender, bend 
gracefully without being pendant; being very flexible, 
they are waved by the slightest breeze. Its leaves are 
very long, from 4 to 5 inches, and from If to 1£ in width, 
are thin and rapidly become coriaceous; they are ovate- 
lanceolate, finely denticulate, brilliant deep green above 
and pale green beneath. The fruits are numerous, small, 
coral red, whence comes the specific name. This shrub, 
which .is so graceful, has none of the rigidity of our 
hollies; it grows rapidly and does not seem dependent on 
the nature of the soil. It has stood our winters without 
injury, even as young seedlings; perhaps it is rash to 
present it as hardy for the north of France, but I am sure 
that for the climate of central France it will be an open 
air shrub. It will be very decorative for the cliffs of 
wild gardens, in large rockeries, just as it will have its 
place in massed effects with other species. We have grown 
this interesting novelty from seeds sent by Mr. E. H. 
Wilson, which were collected in the thickets near Mupin, 
central China, at altitudes of from 1500 to 18-00 meters. 
He had already met this species the preceding year in the 
ravines around I chang . " (Leon Chenault, Revue Horticole.) 
For distribution later. 
KENNEDYA RUBICUND A. (Fabaceae.) 34842. Seeds from 
Australia. Presented by Lt.-Col. J. W. B. Field, Castle- 
maine, Victoria. A twining evergreen with dark red 
flowers. For distribution later. 
LAGUNARIA PATERSONII. (Malvaceae.) 34843. Seeds from 
Australia. Presented by Lt.-Col. J. W. B. Field, Castle- 
maine, Victoria. "An Australian tree with white close- 
grained, easily worked wood used for building, which grows 
to a height of 40 to 60 feet and to a diameter of from l£ 
to 2| feet. The bark furnishes a very beautiful fiber on 
maceration." (Maiden, Useful native plants of Australia.) 
For distribution later. 
