40554 and 40555.

From Pacasmayo, Peru. Collected by Mr. O. F. Cook, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Received May 11, 1915. Quoted notes by Mr. Cook.

40554. ANNONA CHERIMOLA Miller. Annonaceæ.

Cherimoya.

"No. 31. This fruit was brought on board the steamer at Pacasmayo, Peru, March 25, 1915. It is heart shaped, 10 cm. long, nearly as broad, the surface appearing to be formed of large overlapping scales, each scale with a distinct rounded tubercle near the lower end. Scales attain a length of about 2 cm. and a width of 1.5 cm., the tubercles 3 to 5 mm. broad. In texture the skin is rather tough and leathery, the surface finely wrinkled and hairy. Seeds large, 1.8 cm. long by 1.2 cm. broad, the surface wrinkled and of rather irregular shape, with prominent margins, the epidermis of the fresh seeds loosening in irregular bands, like leaf-miner burrows on leaves."

40555. PERSEA AMERICANA Miller. Lauracea.

(Persea gratissima Gaertn.)

Avocado.

"No. 32. An avocado brought on board the steamer at Pacasmayo, Peru, March 25, 1915. It evidently belongs to the so-called West Indian type, with soft, flexible skin, but in this sort rather firm, so that it is possible to take out the flesh with a spoon. Shape distinctly pearlike, 12 cm. by 8 cm. Skin light green, about 2 mm. thick, the surface nearly smooth, shining, sprinkled with minute whitish points. Flesh rather pale, with no discolored fibers, rather soft and delicate in texture, not nearly so firm as in the Guatemalan hard-shelled type. Seed 7 cm. by 5.5 cm., with a strong hard beak above and a distinct broad hollow at the base. Seed coats fitting closely, distinctly mottled with dark and light brown when newly cleaned. Although the seed is not loose in a cavity, as in many of the West Indian avocados, it is very heavy and would probably bruise the neighboring tissues if the fruits were handled carelessly after the flesh begins to soften."

40556 to 40558.

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM Miller. Solanaceæ.
Tomato.

From Paris, France. Purchased from Messrs. Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co.
Quoted notes from their catalogue. Received April 19, 1915.

40556. “Reine des Hâtives (Queen of the Earlies). Smooth, exceptionally early, hardy, and resistant to disease."

40557. "Tres hâtive de pleine terre (open air, very early). Hardy and resistant to disease. Very highly esteemed for exportation."

40558. “Merveille des Marchés (Marvel of the Markets). Productive variety, very resistant to disease. Fruits of a beautiful live red, very smooth, not splitting at all."

40559. CANARIUM OVATUM Engler. Balsameaceæ.

Pili nut.

From California. Presented by Mr. F. O. Popenoe, West India Gardens, Altadena, Cal. Received April 20, 1915.

"Pili nuts, bought in Los Angeles market at 12 cents per pound." (Popenoe.)

40560.

SWIETENIA MAHAGONI Jacq.

Meliaceæ.

Mahogany.

From Elliotts Key, Fla. Presented by Dr. John Gifford, Cocoanut Grove, Fla. Received April 19, 1915.

"Seeds from a tree on Elliotts Key. I thought it of special interest, because it is the seed of the true mahogany from a native tree of Florida. Just now the seed is scarce, but at times a wagonload of the capsules could be obtained, since the tree is quite common on the keys and lower mainland of this State. It is called Madeira here, and many persist in the foolish belief that it is not the true mahogany of commerce." (Gifford.)

See S. P. I. Nos. 10409, 34668, and 36170 for previous introductions and description.

40561 to 40600.

From Elstree, Herts, England. Presented by Mr. Vicary Gibbs, Aldenham House Gardens. Plants received April 22, 1915.

40561. (Undetermined.) Received as Viburnum acerifolium, but apparently it is not a Viburnum.

40562 and 40563. BERBERIS SPp.

Berberidaceæ.

40562. BERBERIS BRACHYPODA Maxim.

Barberry.

"A scarlet-fruited western Chinese bush up to 2 meters in height. Inflorescence sometimes somewhat paniculate near the base. Fruits elliptic, up to 11 mm. long and 6 mm. across, with a sessile stigma.” (Sargent, Plantae Wilsonianae, vol. 1, p. 375.)

40563. BERBERIS SUBCAULIALATA C. K. Schneider.

"This species belongs to the same group as B. stapfiana (S. P. I. Nos. 37975 and 40150), but it has globose fruits ripe in November, more distinctly angled branchlets, and larger leaves; the general aspect is otherwise very similar." (W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 1, p. 249.)

40564 and 40565. BETULA spp.

Betulaceæ.

40564. BETULA JAPONICA MANDSHURICA (Regel) Winkler.

Birch.

66 Wilson No. 4088. A gray-barked tree 10 to 25 meters tall, in girth 1.5 to 2.4 meters, from Chetoshan, west of Tachienlu, western Szechwan, at altitudes of 2,800 to 3,700 meters, September, 1910." (Sargent, Plantae Wilsonianae, vol. 2, p. 461.)

40565. BETULA OCCIDENTALIS Hooker.

"There is a good deal of confusion in regard to this tree, and it has been called B. occidentalis (Sargent); B. papyrifera var. Iyalliana (Koehne); and B. papyracea var. occidentalis (Dippel). The name occidentalis was founded by the elder Hooker in 1839 on specimens of three distinct birches. As it might with equal propriety be given to any one of them, it is better to drop it altogether. B. lyalliana is one of the very finest of birches and reaches sometimes 120 feet in height; bark reddish brown to whitish, peeling. Young shoots warted, downy, yellowish brown. Leaves ovate with a rounded or heart-shaped base, ordinarily 3 to 4 inches long, but on young trees often over 5 inches long; hairy along the midrib and veins beneath; veins in 7 to 10 pairs. The tree is no doubt closely allied to the paper birch, but Sargent, who regards it as specifically distinct, distinguishes it by its downy, fruiting scales, its brown

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bark, its larger size, and bigger leaves. Trees introduced in recent years are growing admirably. A native of British Columbia and Washington, inhabiting moist situations. The tree recently put into cultivation as B. macrophylla is either this species or a form of B. papyrifera." (W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 1, p. 258, under Betula lyalliana.)

40566. BUXUS HARLANDII Hance. Buxaceæ.

Box.

"A dwarf evergreen bush of rounded compact habit, not likely, so far as one at present is able to judge, to get more than 2 or 3 feet high; shoots slender, mostly erect, slightly downy when young. Leaves standing erect, narrowly oblong or obovate, one-half to 14 inches long, oneeighth to three-eighths inch wide, tapering at the base, rounded at the apex, smooth. Native of China. This is one of the dwarfest of the boxes and somewhat similar to B. sempervirens var. suffruticosa, the 'Edging box,' but its leaves are longer. Its neat habit and slow growth make it useful in positions where a dwarf evergreen is needed which will not soon outgrow its space." (W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 1, p. 277.)

40567. CASSINIA LEPTOPHYLLA (Forst.) R. Brown. Asteracex.

"An evergreen, heathlike shrub, 4 feet or more high, with erect, slender branchlets, not viscid, but clothed with a dense grayish down. Leaves one-eighth to one-sixth inch long, one-twentieth to one-sixteenth inch wide, linear, or slightly wider toward the end; smooth, dark green above, covered beneath with white or yellowish down. Flower heads white, very small and numerous, forming terminal corymbs 1 to 2 inches across. Blossoms in August and September. Native of New Zealand; very similar to C. fulvida, but paler beneath the leaves. The whole plant has a whiter cast. It differs also in having the disk (or receptacle) on which the florets are borne, furnished with numerous scales; nor is it quite so hardy." (W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 1, p. 304.)

40568. CELASTRUS ACUMINATUS L. f.

Celastraceæ.

"An unarmed shrub or small tree from 5 to 20 feet in height with trunk 7 to 18 inches in diameter. Wood very heavy, hard, strong, very close grained and compact, suitable for turners' work and engraving. This species is easily known from a curious peculiarity of the leaves and bark, which show numerous fine, white, silky threads when broken. From Natal and Cape Colony." (Wood, Natal Plants, pl. 267.)

40569. CELASTRUS ANGULATUS Maxim. Celastraceæ.

"A shrub 2 to 3 feet high or more, with long, trailing shoots. Leaves orbicular or elliptic, 4 to 7 inches across, deep green. Flowers inconspicuous. China." (Kew Bulletin, 1910, p. 62.)

40570.

CLEMATIS TANGUTICA (Maxim.) Korsh.

Ranunculaceæ.

Clematis.

"A species closely allied to, or perhaps a variety of C. orientalis, growing 8 or 10 feet high; stems slightly downy. Leaves grey-green, like those of C. orientalis, but downy when young; leaflets raggedly toothed, and sometimes 2 or 3 lobed. Flowers rich yellow, solitary, on downy stalks 3 to 6 inches long; sepals nearly 2 inches long, narrowly 14682°-18- 4

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ovate, long and slenderly pointed, downy outside and at the edges. Seed vessels crowned with long, feathered styles. Native of central Asia; introduced to Kew from St. Petersburg in 1898. It is the handsomest yellow-flowered clematis in cultivation, the finest flowers being about 4 inches across. It differs from C. orientalis in the larger flowers and in the downy stems, flower stalks, etc. It is a superior plant." (W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 1, p. 367.) 40571 and 40572. COTONEASTER SP. Malaceæ.

40571.

"32 Forrest. A very handsome trailing bush."

40572. "33 Forrest."

40573.

CONVOLVULUS CNEORUM L. Convolvulaces.

“An evergreen, very leafy shrub, 2 to 3 feet high, covered with silky hairs that give the entire younger part of the plant a beautiful silvery aspect. Leaves shortly stalked, alternate, narrowly oblong or oblanceolate, 1 to 24 inches long, one-eighth to one-half inch wide, always tapered at the base, but either pointed or rounded at the apex. Flowers in a terminal umbel, but opening successively during the summer; they are of the trumpet-mouthed type common to morning-glory,' being 11 inches long, rather more across, of flimsy texture, white tinged with pink, yellow in the tube; calyx as long as the corolla tube, silky. Native of southern Europe; cultivated in England, according to Aiton, in 1640. It is not quite hardy near London except against a wall, but thrives in the south and west. There are five strips of silky hairs traversing the corolla lengthwise outside. It needs a dry sunny spot, and can be increased very readily by cuttings during the summer and placed in gentle heat." (W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 1, p. 380.) 40574 to 40579. COTONEASTER spp. Malaceæ.

40574. COTONEASTER DAM MERI RADICANS Schneider.

Cotoneaster.

This variety differs from the typical form described under S. P. I. No. 40163 in its long peduncles and constantly one or two flowered racemes. The fruit is globose and bright scarlet, and the normal habit of this plant prostrate and rooting. (Adapted from Sargent, Plantae Wilsonianae, vol. 1, p. 176.)

40575. COTONEASTER DIELSIANA Pritzel.

"A deciduous shrub, 8 feet, perhaps more, high, with long, extremely slender, arching or quite pendulous branches; branchlets downy when young. Leaves one-half to 14 inches long, three-eighths to 1 inch wide, ovate; hairy above when young, covered beneath with felt, at first white, afterwards pale brown; veins prominent. Flowers 3 to 7 in a cluster, terminating side shoots 1 inch or so long; calyx and flower stalk hairy; calyx lobes shallowly triangular. Fruit scarlet, round or rather pear shaped, one-fourth inch long.

"Native of central China; introduced for Messrs. Veitch by Wilson in 1900. It flowers in June, and the fruit is in full color in September and October; it is then one of the most effective of Cotoneasters. The habit is singularly graceful, the long whiplike shoots spreading outward and downward in every direction. The name ‘applanata ' refers to the distichous arrangement of the branches of young plants, which give them the appearance of a wall-trained tree." (W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 1, p. 408.)

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40576.

COTONEASTER DIELSIANA ELEGANS Rehder and Wilson.

This variety differs from the typical forms described under S. P. I. No. 40575 in its thinner, yet more persistent leaves, smaller pendulous brick or orange red fruit. (Adapted from Sargent, Plantae Wilsonianae, vol. 1, p. 166.)

40577. COTONEASTER DIVARICATA Rehder and Wilson.

For previous introductions and description see S. P. I. Nos. 37596, 38149, and 40164.

40578. COTONEASTER SALICIFOLIA FLOCCOSA Rehder and Wilson,

"An evergreen shrub 6 to 12 feet high, the branchlets very slender, downy at first, but becoming smooth and of a dark reddish brown by the end of the season. Leaves leathery, lanceolate or narrowly ovate, wedge shaped at the base, tapering to a sharp point; three-fourths to 2 inches long, one-fourth to three-fourths inch wide; the upper surface glossy green, wrinkled, not downy; the lower one covered at first with silky white floss, some of which falls away by the end of the year, showing the grey-white surface beneath; veins in 7 to 14 pairs; leafstalk about one-eighth inch long. Corymbs about 1 inch wide, carrying 9 to 15 flowers; stalks and calyx woolly, the teeth of the latter triangular. Fruit roundish, about one-fourth inch in diameter, bright red, containing usually three stones. Introduced by Wilson (No. 1133a) from western China in 1908, and again in 1910. A very graceful, distinct, and attractive evergreen, highly recommended by its collector for the beauty of its fruit." (W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 1, p. 414.)

40579. COTONEASTER SAI ICIFOLIA RUGOSA (Pritz.) Rehder and Wilson. "In this variety the leaves are larger, up to 3 inches long and 1} inches wide, the veins numbering 6 to 12 pairs. The fruit is coral red, larger than in var. floccosa, and contains usually two stones. The plant is more vigorous, coarser looking, and with bigger leaves than var. floccosa, but in many respects similar. Introduced by Wilson (No. 335) in 1907 from western Hupeh, where he found it 9 feet high." (W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 1, p. 414.)

40580. DEUTZIA SCHNEIDERIANA LAXIFLORA Rehder. Hydrangeaceæ. Shrub 2 to 21 m. high from western Hupeh, China. Leaves oblonglanceolate, acuminate, base rounded or broadly wedge shaped, remotely and irregularly denticulate, 2 to 3 inches long and three-fifths to 1 inch broad, with sparse hairs above and densely hairy below. Inflorescence broadly paniculate. Differs from the type chiefly in the leaves being on their under side only sparingly stellate-pubescent and therefore green, and in the looser and broader panicles. (Adapted from Sargent, Plantae Wilsonianae, vol. 1, p. 7-8.)

40581. EuONYMUS RADICANS ACUTUS Rehder.

Celastraceæ.

"This western Chinese variety resembles, in its climbing habit, E. japonica radicans Miquel [now called E. radicans], but is easily distinguished from this, as well as from the type, by the thinner, acute, or shortly acuminate leaves distinctly veined beneath. In typical E. japonica [E. radicans], the leaves are obtuse or obtusish, more coarsely