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43948 to 43950— Continued. 



43950. AsTKOOARYUM sp. Phoenicacese. Palm. 



"Astrocaryums are elegant palms of medium height, very suitable for 

 moderate-sized conservatories. In a young state the plants require the 

 temperature of the stove, and after attaining the height of a few feet they 

 may be best grown in a warmhouse and given plenty of water; also a 

 humid atmosphere. Specimens 8 to 10 feet high fruit freely." (Bailey, 

 Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 1, p. Jf25.) 



43951. Garcinia mangostana L. Cliisiacese. Mangosteen. 



From Dominica, British West Indies. Presented by Mr. .Joseph Jones, 

 curator, Botanic Gardens. Received December 18, 1916. 

 See S. P. I. Nos. 43446 and 43481 for previous introductions and descriptions. 



43952. Carta cathayensis Sarg. Juglandacese. Hickory. 



From Hangchow, China. Presented by Dr. D. Duncan Main. Received 

 December 18, 1916. 

 The only hickory so far found in China, a tall tree, 40 to 65 feet high, with 

 grayish bark and leaves composed of five to seven lance-shaped or oval leaflets 

 with upper surfaces soft green and the lower rusty brown. The nuts, which 

 are thick shelled and elliptic in shape, are collected and sold as a sweetmeat; 

 a fine clear yellow oil is extracted from them and used in fancy pastry. The 

 wood is tough and strong and is used for tool handles. The tree thrives best 

 at the foot of the mountains in narrow, moist valleys ; it becomes crippled when 

 exposed to much wind and can not stand much frost. (Adapted from Sargent, 

 Plantae Wilsonianae, vol. 3, pp. 187, 188.) 



43953. Tetrazygia bicolor (Mill.) Cogn. Melastomacese. 

 (Miconia hicolor Triana. ) 



From Littleriver, Fla. Presented by Mr. Charles A. Mosier. Received De- 

 cember 13, 1916. 

 A West Indian shrub from 7 to 10 feet high, with narrowly oblong, sharp- 

 pointed leaves, with the upper surfaces bright green and the lower golden yel- 

 low. The white flowers occur in many-flowered panicles up to 8 inches in 

 length. (Adapted from DeCandoIle, Manographia Phanerogamarum, vol. 7, 

 pp. 72J,, 725.) 



43954. Lathyrus avatsoni White. Fabacese. Vetchling. 

 From Chico, Calif. Collected by Mr. Heller and transmitted to this office 



by Mr. R. L. Beagles, superintendent. Plant Introduction Field Station. 

 Received December 18, 1916. 

 A perennial Californian herb with stout erect stems, 1^ to 2^ feet high, zig- 

 zag branches, light-green leaves, recemes of white flowers veined with purple, 

 and pods about 2 inches long. (Adapted from Jepson, Flora of Western Middle 

 California, pp. 298, 299.) 



43955. QuERcus suber L. Fagacese. Cork oak. 

 From Gibraltar, Spain. Secured through Mr. Richard L. Sprague, Ameri- 

 can consul. Received December 21, 1916. 



" Spanish acorns gathered in the Almoraima corkwoods, district of Castellar, 

 Spain." (Sprague.) 



