55633. 
55634. 
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it 
'Cha Ip Mui 4 " 
'•CKa- Ip Mui . " 
55640. "Sun Ngan Au Mui. 
55641. "Tai Mui." 
55635. "Hak Lok Tsai Mui . " 55642. "Tai Wang Wat Mui . 
; . 55639. "Ngo Shu Mui ." 
Prunus tomentosa endotricha (Amygdalaceae) , 55608. BUSH CHERRY. 
From Jamaica Plain, Mass. Budwood presented by Dr. C. S. Sargent, of 
the Arnold Arboretum. A large spreading shrub Or small tree with 
densely hairy branches, dark-green, toothed, sharp-pointed leaves about 
3 inches long, solitary white flowers three-fourths of an inch across, 
and dark-red fruits about half an inch in diameter. The plant is 
found native in western Hupeh and northern Shensi, China. (Adapted 
from Sargent, Plantae Wilsonianae, vol. 1, p. 225.) 
Rhododendron spp. (Ericaceae), 55697, 55699-55701. From Darji- 
ling, India. Seeds presented by G. H. Cave, curator, Lloyd Botanic 
Garden. 
Rhododendron arboreum, 55697. This Himalayan rhododendron is 
variable both in its foliage and in the color of its flowers. In one 
form the leaves are silvery on the lower surface, while in another 
they are covered with a brownish red down. The bell-shaped flowers, 
borne in dense trusses, vary from deep crimson to pure white. The tree 
sometimes reaches a height of 35 feet, with a trunk 4 feet in circum- 
ference. (Adapted from Flora and Sylva, vol. 3, p. 54.) 
Rhododendron dalhousiae, 55699. This is said to be the finest rho- 
dodendron from northeastern India, chiefly because of the great size 
and beauty of the fragrant flowers , which resemble those of a large 
lily. It is a straggling shrub, 6 to 8 feet high, with smooth, dark- 
green leaves. The flowers, which occur in terminal clusters of 3 to 5, 
are nearly 5 inches across. (Adapted from Curtis' s Botanical Maga- 
zine, pi. 4718. ) 
Rhododendron falconeri, 55700. This shrub or tree, which sometimes 
attains a height of 30 feet, is a native of northeastern India. The 
large, deep-green leaves, sometimes a foot long, and the whitish, 
densely clustered flowers make it a very fine ornamental. (Adapted 
from Curtis 's Botanical Magazine, pi. 4924. ) 
Rhododendron maddeni, 55701. An ornamental Himalayan shrub 6 to 
8 feet high. The dark-green leaveB are from 4 to 7 inches long, with 
deep^red petioles. The large, delicate, fragrant flowers, white tinged 
with rose, are borne in threes at the ends of the branches. (Adapted 
from Curtis' s Botanical Magazine, pi. 4805.) 
Rhopalostylis sapida (Phoenicaceae) , 55619. nikau. From Auckland, 
New Zealand. Seeds presented by Stanley G. Chambers, secretary, Auck- 
land Acclimatisation Society. An elegant palm from New Zealand, which 
is of peculiar interest because of its distribution, as it occurs fur- 
ther south than any species of palm in either Australia or South Amer- 
55636. 
55637. 
55638. 
■'Hang Mui." 
"Hang Mui Chi . 
M Hung Mui." 
55643. "Tai Wat Tsing Mui." 
55644 . "Tai Wat- Tsing Mui . " 
55645. "Wang Wat Mui." 
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