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Botanic Gardens. "A plant raised from a cutting sup- 
plied by Sir William Thiselton-Dyer . " (Prain.) 
A rose which is abundant in the mountainous re- 
gions of western Hupeh and eastern Szechuan, where it 
forms tangled masses 6 meters or more in height. The 
numerous, large, white flowers are very fragrant and 
the anthers are golden yellow. The species is easily 
distinguished by its glabrous, pale gray shoots, and 
the three- to five-foliate leaves which are shining 
green above and very pallid beneath. (Adapted from 
Sargent, Plantae Wilsonianae, vol. 2, p. 312.) 
Rhus viminalis (Anacardlaceae ) 46810. Karree-boom. 
Prom Johannesburg, South Africa. Seed presented by 
Mr. J. Burtt-Davy, Agricultural Supply Association. 
"A hardy, evergreen tree , withstanding the drought and 
frost of the Upper Karroo which has an altitude of 
4,600 feet, and a rainfall of about 10 inches in summer 
only. It grows readily from seeds, cuttings, poles 
or stumps set in moist ground and kept moist until 
growth starts. Plants have been known to make a growth 
of 13 feet 6 inches, in three years. It, prefers a 
thin, limestone soil, but thrives on other soils 
and attains a height of about 30 feet and a spread of 
the same distance. It is considered an excellent 
timber for gate and fence posts,- poles having been 
found in good condition twenty-five years after they 
had been set in the ground. The wood is flexible 'and 
is considered excellent for yokes , keys , tobacco pipes, 
and furniture. Sheep and goats browse on the foli- 
age, and the sweetish fruits are eaten by. poultry and 
sometimes by children. The karree-boom makes a beauti- 
ful street and shade tree, being hardier and more or- 
namental than Schinus molle, which it resembles in habit. 
It should be tried In Southern California, and In 
Arizona and New Mexico. Sow seeds in the spring; 
plant cuttings or poles in mid-summer." (Burtt-Davy.) 
Sapranthus sp. (Annonaceae) 46786. Prom Mexico. 
Seeds collected by Mr. Wilson Popenoe and presented 
through Dr. H. J. Webber, Director, Citrus Experiment 
Station, University of California. "From the moun- 
tain near Pochutla, Oaxaca; altitude 3,000 feet. Col- 
lected August 18, 1918. A peculiar annonaceous fruit 
which is rather common In the mountains. The tree is 
tall and slender, and grows in the dense forest. The 
fruits are the size and shape of papaws (Asimina triloba) , 
that is, oblong, about 3 to 4 Inches in length, and 
