66 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



50391 to 50394— Continued. ,,, ,i, c...-. • 



50393. EuPATORiUM OBLOXGiFOLiUM (Spreng. ) Baker. Asteraceae. 



A tall, smooth, somewhat shrubby (composite, native to southern Brazil and 

 LTUguay. where it is called yerha lagarto. The unbranched stems, which are 

 almost free of leaves in the upper part, become 2 feet or more high and bear a 

 terminal corymb of red flowers. (Adapted from Airchavalela^ Fhra Uruguaya, 

 vol. 3, p. 161.) ' '"''"' " ' ^ 



50394. MiKAXiA A^rARA fVahl) Willd. Asteracese. 



A shrubby climber, found in woods along rivers in Uruguay, where it is called 

 guaco. It has oblong, coriaceous leaves and clusters of whitish flowers. 

 ("Adapted from ArecharnJeta, Flora Uruijudi/n. vol. 8, p. 111.) 



50395 to 50398. 



From Honolulu. Hawaii, ^eeds presente<^l by Dr. H. L. Lyon, in charge, depart- 

 ment of botany and forestn,-. Hawaiian Sugar-Planters' Expnimcnt .Station. 

 Received May 24, 1920. 



50395. Altingia excelsa Xoronha. Hamamelidaces'. 



A lofty deciduous tree native to Assam and Tenasserim. \\-ith .'^mooth. light-, 

 gray bark peeling off in large thin flake?. The soft wood. reddL'-h sjray with 

 lighter streaks, is used in Assam for building and ordinary domestic purposes. 

 (Adapted from Gamble, Manual of Indian Timbers, p. 175.) 



50396. Ficus involucrata Blume. Moraceae. Fig. 

 A tree ^vith oval, obtuse, smooth, parchmentlike leaves -5 to 7 inches long on 



petiolas 1 to 1^ inches long and subglobose fniit.". (.\dapted frr)m Blume, 

 Bijdr'agen tot de Flora van Nederlands'-li Indie, p. 40'. > 



50897. Ficus ribes Reinw. Moraceie. Fig. 



A small tree with membranous lanceolate leaves 2 to '> inches long. The 

 receptacles rise from elongated leafless branches which Issue from the stem near 

 the gi'ound. The male-flower perianth consists of two large inflated roundL«h 

 pieces. The gall flowere have a broad ovary and no perianth. The fertile 

 female flowers are on separate receptacles, the tubular perianth covering only 

 the pedicel of the achene. A good tonic is made from the bark which, like 

 the seeds and fruit, is possessed of valuable emetic properties. (Adapted from 

 Kirtikar, Indioti Medicinal I'lanta. loj. 2. p. 1199. < 



50398. Ficus variegata Blume. Moraceae. Fig. 

 A tall spreading tree with pale bark and cordate leaves 4 to 7 inches long. 



glabrous above. The receptacles, clustered on tuberclas of the trunk and 

 branches, are smooth, globose. 1 inch in diameter, and red when ripe, with 

 white streaks and dots. Native to Chittagong, A.ssam. and Penang. (Adapted 

 from Hooker. Flora of British India, vol. .5, p. 5i5.) 



50399 to 50402. 



From Ventimiglia. Italy. Seeds presentel by .Josei)ii llenbow. superintendent, 

 LaMortola. Received May 24. 1920. 



50399. DoDONAEA^THUNBBRGiANA Eckl. and Zcvli . Sapindaceae. 



Zand Olnf. A resinous shrub native to South Africa, with viscid shining 

 coriaceous leaves and short racemes or panicles of greenish flowers. It is fre- 

 quent on the hillocks from the Fish River westward and on the mountains in 

 the southwest and west. A decoction of the root is used as a .slight purgative 

 in cases of fever. (Adapted from Sim. The Forests and Forest Floia of Cap* 

 Colony, p. 173. pi. 26.) 



For pre%'iou8 introduction, see S. P. I. No. 44536. 



