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excellent preserves. A Syrian friend of mine tells me 
that in his country this tree is very popular." (Poi- 
rault . ) 
Spiraea myrtilloides (Rosaceae), 52459. Prom Paris, 
Prance. Seeds presented by Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. A 
graceful shrub 2 to 3 m. high and excessively spread- 
ing. The young branches are chestnut or fuscous-brown 
and glabrous. The numerous short spurs , densely covered 
with the persistent fulvously pubescent budscales and 
bases of the petioles, give to the two and three-year- 
old branches a peculiar appearance . The somewhat papery 
oval leaves are entire, cuneate at the base, glabrous 
and obscurely bluish green above, paler and laxly pi- 
lose beneath. The umbellate, hemispherical racemes are 
densely many flowered and are borne at the tips of 
short few-leaved branches. The white flowers, 5 to 6 
mm. In diameter, are on graceful pedicels 3 to 6 mm. 
long. Native to upland thickets at altitudes of 3,000 
to 4,000 nr. in western Szechwan. (Adapted from Sargent, 
Plantae Wilsonlanae, vol. 1, p. 440.) 
Tritieum aestivum (Poaceae), 52557. Wheat. From Cow* a, 
New South Wales. Seeds presented by Mr. J.T. Prldham, 
plant breeder, Experimental Farm, through Mr. J. A. 
Clark, U. S. Department of Agriculture. "Wheat No. 24 
(A8) , pure-line selection of 'Hard Federation. '" (Clark) . 
An early spring wheat, - short, with strong white 
straw and erect dense awnless spikes with small hard 
vitreous white kernels which are very attractive and 
doubtless would attract buyers and bring a premium over 
other white wheats on American markets, as is the case 
in Australia. The plant has the general appearance of 
'Federation' in the field but differs in being slight- 
ly taller and earlier, In having a square and shorter 
Spike, broader and squarer shoulders, and shorter, 
rounder, and harder kernels. The variety 'Hard Fed- 
eration' has been grown commercially in Australia 
since 1914. During the past few years it has replaced 
the 'Federation' variety In many sections because of 
equal yield and better milling quality of grain. 
(Adapted from Australian Wheat Varieties in the Pacific 
Coast Area, U. S. Department of Agriculture Bulletin 
No. 887, p. 11.) 
Viburnum sieboldii (Caprlf oliaceae ) , 52689. From Paris^ 
France. Plants presented by Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. A 
wldespreading shrub from Japan, sometimes reaching a 
