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49537 to 49567— Continued. 



49534. Ficus sp. Moraceae. 

 (No. 962.) 



49535. Ficus sp. Moraceae. 



(No. 963.) " From Johore, Federated Malay States." (Lyon.) 



49536. Fictrs sp. Moracese. 

 (No. 964.) 



49537. Garcinia cornea L. Clusiaceae. 



(No. 831.) A small erect tree, distribute;! throughout the Malay 

 Archipelago. It has oblong or oblong-lanceolate leathery, shining leaves, 

 4 to 6 inches long, and roundish, bright-red fruits the size of a small 

 orange. The seeds are inclosed in a white, juicy, very acid aril. 

 (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 1, p. 260.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 39549. 



49538. Lagerstroemia speciosa (Muenchh.) Pers. Lythraceae. 



{L. fios-reginae Retz.) Crape myrtle. 



(No. 711.) A tree 50 to 60 feet in height, with leaves 4 to 8 inches 

 long and large panicles of flowers, which vary in color from rose to 

 purple from morning to evening. This is the chief timber tree in Assam, 

 eastern Bengal, and Chittagong, India, where it occurs along river banks 

 and in swampy ground and is commonly cultivated as an avenue tree. 

 It has been introduced into southern California. (Adapted from Watt, 

 Dictionary of the Commercial Products of India, vol. 4, V- ^01, and 

 Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 3, p. 1775.) 



For pi'evious introduction, see S. P. I. No. 45911. 



49539. Licuala spinosa Thunb. Phcenicacese. Palm. 



(No. 848.) A stout palm, 10 to 12 feet high, forming dense tufts, com- 

 mon on wet places throughout the Malay Peninsula. The trunk is about 

 3 inches thick, and the leaves are 6 or 7 feet long, with spiny petioles and 

 round kidney-shaped blades about 4 feet in diameter. The spadix is 

 longer than the leaves, and the spathes are green sprinkled with bro\vn- 

 ish scurf. (Adapted from Calcutta Journal of Natural History, vol. 5. 

 p. 322.) 



49540. LiNOSPADix petrickiana Hort. Phoenicacege. Palm. 

 (No. 774.) A very elegant palm, native to New Guinea, of low, 



graceful, spreading habit. The long pinnate leaves have slender acumi- 

 nate pinnae. (Adapted from Gardeners' Chronicle, third series, vol. 2-'i, 

 p. 298.) 



49541. LiviSTONA sp. Phoenicacese. Palm. 

 (No. 815.) The palms of this genus are trees with terminal fan- 

 shaped leaves, with branching flower spikes growing out from among 

 the leaves. They are distributed throughout tropical Asia and Australia. 



(Adapted from Lindley, Treasury of Botany, vol. 2, p. 690.) 



49542. Magnolia blumei Prantl. Magnoliacese. 

 (Manglietia glauca Blume.) 



(No. 695.) A tall glabrous tree with leathery oval or oblong leaves, 

 5 to 7 inches long, solitary terminal yellowish flowers an inch and 

 SL half in length, and ovoid fruits the size of a hen's egg. It is dis- 



