1539 
Nursery Co. One of the most elegant of bamboos, with 
characteristic black stems 10 to 20 feet in height and 
plumelike masse* of dark green leaves. It. is a native 
of China and Japan, and is quite hardy in regions of 
mild winters. (Adapted from Bean, Trees and Shrubs 
Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 2, p. 152.) 
Rubus swinhoii (Rosaceae), 48740. Prom Kuliang 
Hills, near Poochow, Fukien, China. Seeds collected 
by Mr. J. B. Norton, agricultural explorer. "The ber- 
ries when ripe come off like thimbleberries ; they are 
of good quality, rich dark red in color, and with a 
distinct, pleasantly bitter flavor which makes them 
of value in hybridization work. The juice of this 
berry would add flavor to some of our more tasteless 
Bubus fruits." (Norton.) 
Rubus sp. (Rosaceae), 49332. From Coban, Alta 
Verapaz, Guatemala. Seeds collected by Mr. Wilson 
Popenoe, agricultural explorer. "No; 244a. 'Tokan 
uuk' (Ketchl), 'mora' (Spanish). The most remarkable 
Rubus of the Verapaz, and one which seems to possess 
unusual promise. It can best be likened to the logan- 
berry in character, yet its flavor is more nearly that 
of the red raspberry. For the large size of the fruits 
and their excellent quality it merits a careful trial 
in the United States. 
"In habit the plant is suberect or even trailing, 
and it makes little wood. The canes sometimes reach 
15 feet in length. The stems and lower surfaces of 
the leaves are silvery white, by which means it is 
easy to distinguish this species from the others which 
occur in the Alta Verapaz . Compared to most of them, it 
is rare. The leaves are trif oliolate , with lanceolate 
to elliptic leaflets, long-acuminate and sharply ser- 
rate. The flowers are white, in panicles up to 6 
inches long. The fruits vary from round to oblong in 
form, and are often an inch in length; in cultivation 
they would quite likely be even larger. 
"The wild plants are not very productive, but 
their productiveness could be greatly increased by 
proper pruning. The fruit is not borne at the ends of 
the canes, but upon short, fruiting laterals, and prun- 
ing would increase the number of these. By the Indi- 
ans of the Verapaz this is esteemed as the finest of 
the wild species of Rubus, an esteem to which it seems 
fully entitled. Tne plant is found occasionally along 
roadsides and in the edge of scrub. It likes a heavy 
