102 SEEDS Als^D PLANTS IMPORTED. 



43936 to 43944— Continued. 



43943. Spiraea sp. Rosacea. 



" No. 5633. Herb in alpine meadow in hollow with taller herbs. 

 One foot high, only found in fruit, but remarkable for meal below leaves. 

 Growing at 12,000 feet altitude." 



43944. ViBUENrM sp. Caprifoliacese. 



" No. 5640. Bush 2 to 4 feet, found below scattered and stunted oaks 

 at 12,000 feet altitude. Fruit black, in pairs ; flowers not seen." 



43945 and 43946. 



From Liverpool, England. Collected in the mountains of California and 

 presented by Mr. A. K. Bulley, of Bees Ltd. Received December 13, 

 1916. Quoted notes by the collector. 



43945. Amorpha californica Nutt. Fabace*. 



"No. 26. A leguminous shrub with narrow racemes of blue flowers. 

 Grows at 5,000 to 6.000 feet altitude in mesophytic to xerophytic condi- 

 tions. The pinnate leaves and the architectm-e of the shrub are orna- 

 mental." 



43946. Calycanthus occidentalis Hook, and Am. Calycanthacefe. 



"No. 3. Spice bush. A handsome shrub, 5 to 10 feet tall, with 

 maroon flowers. Foliage fragrant. Growing along the banks of 

 streams." 



43947. KoELREUTERiA FORM OS ANA Hajata. Sapindacese. 



From Formosa, Japan. Presented by the Experimental Station of Forestry. 



Received December 27, 1916. 



A tree, native of Formosa, Japan, up to 60 feet high, with oval-oblong 



leaflets with nearly entire margins, up to 4 inches in length. The yellow 



flowers are in large terminal panicles, and the fniit is a bladderlike, inflated, 



3-lobed capsule about If inches long, containing black roundish seeds. 



43948 to 43950. 



From Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana. Seeds collected by Dr. J. A. Samuels. 

 Received November 1, 1916. 



43948. AxpiNiA EXAXTATA (L. f.) Roem, and Schult. Zinziberaces. 

 (Renealmiu exaltata L. f. ) 



A plant belonging to the ginger family widely spread in tropical Amer- 

 ica. The fleshy oval fruit is finally black and yields a dye of some im- 

 portance. (Adapted from a note of W. E. Safford, May 8, 1916.) 



See S. P. I. No. 42799 for further information. 



43949. Anacaedium occidentale L. Anacardiacese. Cashew. 

 A small tree, about 20 feet high, found in the West Indies and South 



America, with rounded, oval leaves and rosy-tinted fragrant flowers in 

 terminal clusters. The fruit is kidney shaped, about the size of a very 

 large bean, and is borne on a fleshy receptacle 3 inches long and more, 

 which contains a sweetish-sour edible pulp. The nuts are eaten like chest- 

 nuts, either raw or roasted, and contain a milky juice which is extremely 

 acrid and corrosive. The tree yields a gum which is the basis of a var- 

 nish. (Adapted from Hogg, Vegetable Kingdom, p. 2k5, and from Bailey, 

 Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 1, p. 279.) 



