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flowers which become rosy. This hardy hydrangea was first discovered 
in the mountains near Peking, China, and thrives test in a sunny posi- 
tion in good soil. (Adapted from Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the 
British Isles, vol. 1, p. 624.) 
meconopsis cambrica (Papaveraceae) , 58373. From Cambridge, Eng- 
land. Seeds presented by H. Gilbert-Carter, director, The University 
Botanic Garden. The Welsh poppy, native to the British Isles, is a 
very desirable garden perennial. The typical form, about a foot high, 
has single, bright-yellow flowers. Very attractive double forms with 
orange-colored flowers also have been produced. (Adapted from Garden- 
ers' Chronicle, ser. 3. vol. 52, p. 54.) 
pentagonia physalodes (Solanaceae) , 58130. From Ures, Sonora, 
Mexico. Seeds presented by Roberto A. Morales, Forest Inspector. "A 
blue-flowered solanaceous plant with the fruit inclosed in the husk as 
in Physalis. The campanulate flowers, an inch or more in diameter, are 
light blue with a lighter throat; they are produced singly in the axils 
of the leaves." (Harry Johnson.) 
A stout, spreading plant 3 to 4 feet high, grown as an annual. 
zea mays (Poaceae), 58371. Corn. From Bawlf, Alberta, Canada, 
eeds presented by A. W. Petrick. "A yellow flint corn, originally 
grown in northwestern Manitoba by the Mennonites. It is a very early 
variety, earlier than squaw corn, with a very short growing season." 
(Petrick.) 
Notes on the Behavior of Previous Introductions. 
brassica pekinensis (Brass icaceae ) . Pai ts'ai. J. B. Keil, Stark 
Bros. Nurseries and Orchards Co., Lousisiana, Mo., has had the follow- 
ing results with two strains of pai ts'ai: 
45188. From Hankow, China, where it is called "Chiang kan pai 
ts'ai." "Tall-growing plants with long, white, leaf stems and dark-green 
leaf blades, resembling Swiss chard in appearance. There is no indi- 
cation of heading, the edible parts evidently being the crisp white 
stems. These are very juicy and brittle, of a mildly pungent turnip 
or radish flavor, and should be acceptable when eaten raw like celery." 
46400. From China. "Yo pai ts'ai." "A dwarf variety with short, 
broad, leaf stems, and very dark-green leaves. When cooked the white 
stems were found equal to cabbage." 
prunus pseudocerasus ( Amygdalaceae ) , 18587. Tangsi cherry. From 
Tangsi, China. "I received this tree in 1921, and last April it bore 
its first fruits. These were about the size of the variety Eastern 
