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50354 to 50356 — Continued. 



50356. Teramnus labialis (L.) Spreng. Fabaceae. 



"This is a slender leguminous vine abundant both in the West Indies and 

 East Indies, of possible value as a cover crop in orchards. Recent investiga- 

 tions have 8ho«-n pretty clearly that the East Indian and West Indian species 

 are distinct, a matter upon which I understand E. D. Merrill expects to pub- 

 lish. If this conclusion is valid, the oriental species wall be Teramnus uncina- 

 tus, while the West Indian species will remain T. labialis." (Piper.) 



For previous introductions, see S. P. I. No. 30716. 



50357. SoLANUM TUBEROSUM L. Solanaceas. Potato. 



From San Jose, Coeta Rica. Tubers presented by Benjamin F. Chase, American 

 consul. Received May 1, 1920. 

 "Papa amcarilla, Italian potato, with yellow flesh." (Chase.) 



50358. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Seed presented by J. M. Westgate, agronomist in charge, 

 Agricultural Experiment Station. Received May 26, 1920. 



"Guam seed com." (Westgate.) 



50359 to 50373. 



From Darjiling, India. Seeds presented by G. H. Cave, curator, Lloyd Botanic 

 Garden. Received May 20, 1920. 



50359. Acer CAMPBELLii Hook. f. and Thorns. Aceraceae. Maple. 



The chief maple of the northeastern Himalayas up to 7,000 feet. A large 

 tree, freely reproduced by seed or coppice, with pale close-grained wood which 

 is particularly valuable for planking. (Adapted from Mueller, Useful Native 

 Plants of Australia, p. 14-) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 48024. 



50360. Acer laevigatum Wall. Aceraceae. , Maple. 



A handsome maple from the northeastern Himalayas up to 7,000 feet, the wood 

 of which is much used for building and for tea boxes. (Adapted from Mueller, 

 Useful Native Plants of Australia, p. 14-) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 47631. 



50361. Acer thomsoni Miquel. Aceraceae. Maple. 

 A large, handsome tree vnth thin gray bark, native to the Sikkim Himalayas 



and Bhutan at altitudes of 7,000 to 9,000 feet. The leaves, 3i to 10 inches long 

 and wide, are small lobed, and the fruits are 2 to 3 inches long. The soft wood 

 is grayish white. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 1, p. 695, 

 and Gamble, A Manual of Indian Timbers, p. 99.) 

 60362. AsTiLBE RivuLARis Buch.-Ham. Saxifragaceae. 



A perennial herbaceous plant native to Nepal and the temperate regions of the 

 Himalayas from Kashmir to Bhutan. This species has creeping rhizomes and 

 large radical leaves which are bitemately divided into dentate sections and 

 have the leafstalks furnished with numerous tawny hairs. The flowering stems, 

 which attain a height of nearly 5 feet, bear a few alternate leaves and terminate 

 in a remarkably effective, slightly nodding panicle of numerous small flowers. 

 The corolla is wanting and the lobes of the calyx, four or five in number, are 

 yellowish white; the 8 to 10 stamens are pure white. (Adapted from The 

 Garden, vol. 48, p. 355.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I, No. 47643. 

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