8 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



:iDd are possessed of distinct transverse veins. The joints of the rachis are short 

 and ghibrous. Th(> plant has stems often 50 to 70 feet in height, stoutei- and 

 taller than in B. tulda. B. balcooa is the best Bengal species for building, 

 scaffolding, and other works which require both size and strength. Long im- 

 mersion in water tends to make the timber lirmer and proof against the attacks 

 of the Bostryehus borer. (Adapted from Wntt. Dictiovarv of the Economic 

 Products of India, vol. J. p. 30.) 



51362. HyDNOCAKrus wiGHTiAXA Blumc. Flacourtiaccae. 



Fi'om Calcutta, India. Seeds presented by Harold R. Foss, American consul 

 in charge. Received October 4, 1920. 

 A common tree of the western peninsula from the Konkan along the coast 

 ranges of India. The seeds yield by expression, or by boiling in water, about 44 

 per cent of a tasteless, odorless, sherry-yellow oil which is chiefly used as a lamp 

 oil in Goa. The seed has long been employed by the natives of the western 

 coast ranges as a domestic remedy in cases of skin disease and as a dressing for 

 wounds and ulcers. The oil i.s now used as an ingredient in a mixture for similar 

 uses. Used internally in doses of 15 minims to 2 drachms, the oil has given 

 satisfactory results as a substitute for the more expensive chaulmoogra oil in 

 the treatment of leprosy. It is also used in the same way to treat secondary 

 syphilis and chronic rheumatism. (Adapted from ^V<lft. Dictinnnrii of the 

 Ecanomic Products of India, vol. J/, P- 308.) 



51363. Allium sativum L. Liliaceae. Garlic. 



From Shanghai. China. Sets presented by D. MacGregor, Superintendent of 

 Parks, through Edwin S. Cunningham, American consul genera'. Re- 

 ceived October 5, 1920. 

 " Sets of the best commercial varieties of garlic." ((Uinnimfjham.) 



51364 and 51365. 



From Kisantu, Belgian Kongo. Presented bv Fatlier Hyacinthe Vanderyst. 

 Received October 7, 1920. 



51364. Cacaka EiiosA (L. ) Kuntze. Fabacea*. Yam bean. 

 {Pacln/rhizns angulntus Rich.) 



" A twining, wiry stemmed plant with large tuberous roots, occasion- 

 ally grown in the West Indies. It has also been tested in Florida and 

 has proved to be quite successful at Miami. Its roots, which are sonie- 

 tim.es very large, contain nmch starch." {Wilson Popenoe.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 47146. 



51365. Sphknostyi.is stexocaki'a (Iloch.st.) Harms. Fabacea?. 



" This legume forms edible tubers and is cultivated by the natives in 

 German Ea.st Africa. The flavor of these tubers is similar to that of 

 potatoes." {Dr. A. Zini merman n.) 



For previous introductiwi, see S. P. I. No. 31194. 



51366. Aralia cachemirica Decaisne. Araliaceae. 



From Rochester, N. Y. Plants presented by John Dunbar, assistant super- 

 intendent, Department of Parks. Received October S. 1920. 



This close relative of the udo {Aralia cordata) is found in temperate regions 

 of the Himalayas in Sikkim and Kashmir, India, whore it forms a lax shrub 

 5 to 10 feet in height. The leaflets of this species are said to have hairy upper 

 surfaces, while those of the udo are glabrous. Also, the leaves of this species 

 are quinately compound, while those of the udo are ternately or quinately de- 

 compound. The umbels of flowers are borne in panicles up to a foot in length. 

 (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 2, p. 722. and Bailey, Stand- 

 ard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 1, p. S'/^.) 



51367. Carica papaya L. Papayaccce. Papaya. 



From Swatow, Kwangtung, China. Seeds presented by Arthur H. Page. 

 • Received October 8, 1920. 

 ■' " I am sending you a few seeds of my commonest papayas." {Page.) 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 47586. 



