22 BEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



26162 to 26178 Continued. 

 26162 to 26174 Continued. 



26168. Cassia l\ rici lata L. 



" A shrub or small tree, native oi 1 ndia, the bark of which yields tannin. 

 In young plants the bark has been found to contain 11.92 tannin and 22.35 

 • ctract; in old plants the corresponding figures arc 20.12 and 29. In 

 India the leaves are used as a substitute for tea and eaten as a vegetable in 

 times of Eamine. This is also cultivated for its ornamental value. The 

 yellow flowers appear in June and July." 



Distribution. -Wild in the western and central part of India and in 

 I eylon; often cultivated in the Tropics. 



26169. Cassia glauca Lam. 



A tall leguminous tree." 



Distribution. — From the Himalayas, in India, through Ceylon and the 

 Polynesian Islands to Australia. 



26170. Cassia grandis L. f. 



"A tree attaining a height of 45 to 55 feet furnishes a very handsome 

 fine-grained wood. A dense shade tree, flowers very handsome, appear- 

 ing in April." 



Distribution. — The northern part of South America, from Panama, 

 through Colombia and Guiana, to Brazil; also found in the West Indies. 



26171. Caesalpinia coriaria (Jacq.) Willd. 



See Nos. 23335 and 25281 for previous introductions. 



26172. Pithecolobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth. 



"A tree of very rapid growth, deserving wider distribution." See 

 No. 23457 for description. 



26173. Ficus benghalensis L. Banyan tree. 



"In tropical India and Africa this tree attains a height of 70 to 100 feet. 

 The aerial roots descending from the branches form accessory trunks, thus 

 extending the growth of the tree from the main stem. The leaves are 

 eaten by cattle. In India the fruits are eaten in time of famine. The wood, 

 if carefully cut and seasoned, can be made into furniture and is sometimes 

 employed in making boxes and door panels. The Hindoos regard the tree 

 as sacred. The one tree in southern Florida that has come to my attention 

 does so exceedingly well that the species deserves wider distribution." 



Distribution. — Found wild in the lower Himalayan forests and on the 

 Deccan hills; cultivated throughout India on the plains. 



26174. Ficus cannonii (Bull.) N. E. Brown. 



"An ornamental-leaved greenhouse plant from the Society Islands. 

 With the exception of the cultivated fig all species of Ficus introduced to 

 southern Florida, as far as they have come to my attention, do so exceed- 

 ingly well that I have thought it well worth while to introduce all species 

 that are cultivated in other parts of the world in the hope of finding a 

 suitable stock for the fig, which does not do well on its own roots here, 

 largely on account of root-knot." 



26175 to 26178. Presented by Mr. A. S. Archer, Antigua^ British West Indies. 



26175. Thryalis glauca (Cav.) Kuntz. 



"An ornamental shrub bearing yellow flowers, Malpighiaceae." 

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