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flowers, up to an inch across, are borne singly on long stems. The 
plant is native to many parts of Australia, extending to New Zealand 
and perhaps to the East Indies. (Adapted from Bentham, Flora Austral- 
iensis, vol. 4, p. 137. ) 
cornus capitata (Cornaceae), 56302. Bentham's cornel. From China, 
Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the Bureau of 
Plant Industry. "(No. 7008. Kuyung. November, 1922.) From the moun- 
tains north of Tengyueh at an altitude of 7,000 feet. 
"A tree 30 feet high, with a trunk a foot or more in diameter, or 
at times shrubby. The fruits, about 2 inches in diameter, are straw- 
berrylike in shape and color, and have sweet, yellow, edible flesh. 
They are very popular with the natives, and are often sold in the mar- 
kets." (Rock.) 
corylus sp. (Betulaceae) , 56490. Filbert. From China. Seeds col- 
lected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the Bureau of Plant In- 
dustry. "(No. 6756. October, 1922.) A tree 50 feet high, with trunks 
2 or 3 feet or more in diameter, found wild among limestone bowlders 
and humus on the Likiang Snow Range at an altitude of 10,000 feet. The 
nuts are large and edible." (Rock.) 
cotoneaster frigida (Malaceae), 56450. From Elstree, Herts, Eng- 
land. Seeds presented by Vicary Gibbs, Aldenham House Gardens. Var- 
iety "vicarii." This is an improved form with deep-green leaves, gray- 
ish beneath, and large clusters of rich-red berries which are larger 
and brighter than those of the typical species. (Adapted from Garden- 
ing Illustrated, vol. 42, p. 721.) 
cotoneaster spp. (Malaceae), 56303 and 56304. From China. Seeds 
collected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the Bureau of Plant 
Industry. Quoted notes by Mr. Rock. 
56303. "(No. 6742. November 29, 1922.) A stiff, erect, very 
ornamental shrub 3 to 4 feet in height, found on the highest point of 
the Shweli-Salwin Watershed (altitude 11,000 feet), at a place called 
Hsuehshanting (summit of snow mountain), in company with rhododendrons 
and canebrake. Here, during the winter months, the mountains are 
covered with snow, and ice covers the pools and brooks all day. The 
reddish leaves are small and roundish and the oval, scarlet, persistent 
berries are half an inch in diameter." 
56304. "(No. 6789. October, 1922.) A stout, ornamental pros- 
trate shrub which creeps over limestone rocks on the Likiang Snow Range 
at an altitude of 10,000 feet. The very small, elliptical leaves are 
dark green and the small berries are red." 
