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species, Osteomeles anthyltidifolia; the 'flowers are pinkish white and very 
fragrant, and the sweet, edible fruits are uniformly dull purple." 
(Rock.) 
plocama pendula (Bubiaceae), 55920. From Orotava, Canary Islands. 
Seeds presented by Juan S. Bolinaga. "A species of low-growing shrub 
which grows on the slopes of the arid hillsides in the Canary Islands. 
It has a most beautiful weeping habit, giving the plants the appear- 
ance of tiny weeping willows not over Z\ to 3 feet high. This would 
be very beautiful as a cover for dry hillsides overlooking the sea. 
It has already been brought into cultivation and will probably with- 
stand severe drought." (David Fairchild.) 
polygala arillata ( Polygalaceae ) , 55939. From Yunnan, China. 
Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the Bureau of 
Plant Industry. "(No. 6167. Yangpi. August 10, 1922.) An ornamen- 
tal shrub 3 to 4 feet high, found growing on the lower mountain slopes 
at an altitude of 7,000 feet. The bright yellow flowers are borne in 
long spikes, and the seed pods are small." (Eock.) 
primula chrysopa ( Primulaceae ) , 56019. Primroae. From Ness, 
Neston; England. Seeds presented by A. K. Bulley. "Come over and 
see Primula chrysopa next spring. It's a thing to say your prayers to." 
(Bulley.) 
A tufted perennial marsh- loving primrose from the province of 
Yunnan, China, where it grows in moist stony alpine meadows. It has 
oblong, bright green, somewhat fleshy, long-stemmed leaves and very 
attractive fragrant flowers borne in 2 to 4-flowered umbels on the 
summit of the slender scape. The calyx is green or purplish, and the 
oblique corolla pale lilac with a golden eye. The entire plant is 
more or less covered with a white mealy powder. (Adapted from Trans- 
actions of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh, vol. 27, p. 277.) 
prunus epp. (Amygdalaceae), 55940 and 55941. From Yunnan, China. 
Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the Bureau of 
Plant Industry. Quoted notes by Mr. Rock. 
55940. prunus sp. Chary. "(September 8, 1922.) A cherry tree 
25 to 30 feet high with a trunk 8 to 10 inches in diameter, found among 
pure limestone rocks at an altitude of 12,000 feet. The leaves of 
this tree are flaccid and bluish green. The long-stemmed bright red 
ovoid-oblong cherries appear very late, in September, and are borne 
singly in the axils of the leaves; the juicy, bitter, bright red flesh 
is not firm, and the stone is small. This would probably make a good 
stock plant for alkaline regions." 
