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43767 to 43783— Continued. 



43769. BiGNONiA UNGUis-CATi L. Bignoniacese. 



A woody climber, with compound evergreen leaves and trumpet-shaped 

 orange-yellow flowers about 2 inches long. This plant, which is* a native 

 of Argentina, will stand a little frost if grown in the open in the southern 

 United States and is conspicuous and interesting because of the beauty 

 and profusion of its flowers. (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclo- 

 pedia of Horticulture, vol. 1, p. 502.) 



43770. Caesalpinia GiLLiESH (Hook.) Wall. Csesalpiniaceae. 



A shrub or small tree, native of Argentina, with leaves composed of 

 6 to 10 pairs of leaflets. The yellow flowers, with red stamens, are in 

 large terminal panicles, and the fruit is a sickle-shaped pod. This plant 

 is of value as an ornamental. (Adapted from Lofgren, Notas sohre as 

 Plantas Exoticas Sao Paulo, p. 39.) 



43771. Canavaxi ENSiFORME (L.) DC. Fabacese. Jack bean. 



Var. nanus. This is a dwarf variety of the common jack beau and is 

 apparently an unpublished garden variety, cultivated at Cairo, Egypt. 



43772. Cakissa geandiflora (E. Mey.) DC. Apocynaceae. Carissa. 



A handsome shrub, originally from South Africa, now cultivated in 

 southern Florida and southern California as an ornamental and for its 

 scarlet edible fruits. (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of 

 Horticulture, vol. 4, P- ^IH) 



See also S. P. I. No. 41504 for further description. 



43773. Cassia bonariensis Colla. Csesalpiniacese. 



An ornamental shrub with handsome compound leaves composed of four 

 pairs of leaflets and' racemes of bright-yellow flowers. 



43774. Datuea metel L. Solanacese. 



An herbaceous plant, found in the western Himalayas and the mountains 

 of West Dekkau Peninsula, and probably introduced into India. The 

 leaves are heart shaped, almost entire, and pubescent, and the flowers 

 are white. This plant is said to possess the same medicinal properties as 

 the other species of this genus. (Adapted from Watt, Dictionary of the 

 Economic Products of India, vol. 3, pp. 39, 40.) 



43775. Haematoxylum campechianum L. Csesalpiniacese. Logwood. 



A tree, up to 40 feet in height, found in the Tropics from southern 

 Mexico to Venezuela. It yields the Campeche wood or logwood of com- 

 merce, from which are made dyes and inks and also the chemical reagent 

 hsematoxylin. (Adapted from Mueller, Select Extra-Tropical Plants, p. 

 248.) 



43776. Indigofera dosua Buch.-Ham. Fabacese. 



A shrub, found in the central and eastern Himalayas at altitudes rang- 

 ing from 6,000 to 8,000 feet. The flowers are said to be eaten as a pot 

 herb in Kangra, India. (Adapted from Watt, Dictionary of the Economic 

 Products of India, vol. 2, p. 385.) 



■ See also S. P. I. No. 39119 for further description. 



43777. MoRiNGA oleifera Lam. Moringacege. Horse-radish tree. 

 {M. pterygosperma Gaertn.) 



A small tree, cultivated as an ornamental in Cuba, usually about 15 to 

 20 feet in height, erect, with compound leaves nearly a foot long. The 



