78 SEEDS AXD PLANTS IMPORTED. 



44844. Carpinus orientalis Mill. Betulacese. 



Oriental hornbean. 



From Petrograd. Russia. Presented by Dr. A. Fischer de Waldheim.. 

 director, Jardin Botanique de Pierre le Grand. Received June 5, 1917. 

 A small tree or large shrub, up to 20 feet high, having ovate, dark glossy-greeo 

 leaves, 1 to 2 inches long, with doubly dentate margins. The staminate catkins- 

 are up to three-quarters of an inch in length, and the exposed nuts are about 

 one-sixteenth of an inch long. It is a native of southeastern Europe and Asia 

 Minor and is cultivated in European gardens merely as an interesting rarity. 

 (Adapted from Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 1, 



p. 296.) 



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44845. RuBus lineatus Reinw. Rosacese. 



From Lawang, Java. Presented by Mr. M. Buysman. Received June 9, 1917. 

 A stout, semierect herb with softly' pubescent branches, straight prickles or 

 none at all, and compound leaves composed of three to five leathery, often doubly 

 serrate leaflets up to 5 inches in length and 2i inches in width. The flowers 

 occur either in short axillary heads or in elongated terminal panicles, and the 

 berries are red. It is a native of the Sikkim Himalayas, where it is found 

 at altitudes ranging from 6,000 to 9.000 feet. It is very variable in the size of 

 the flowers and the width of the leaflets. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of 

 British India, vol. 2, p. S3S.) 



44846 to 44854. 



From Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand. Presented by Mr. H. R. Wright. 

 Received June 9, 1917. 



44846. Cyphomandea betacea (Cav.) Sendt. Solanacese. Tree-tomato. 

 An evergreen, semiwoody plant, native to Peru. Cultivated throughout 



the Tropics for the edible, ovoid, smooth-skinned fruits which are pro- 

 duced in hanging clusters at the ends of the branches. When mature 

 these fruits are reddish yellow, with a subacid pulp of an agreeable flavor ; 

 although pleasant when eaten fresh, they are used chiefly for stewing 

 or for jam or preserves. The tree is a quick grower, commencing to bear 

 when about 2 years old. and thrives best on deep soil. Propagation is by 

 seeds. (Adapted from Macmillan, Handbook of Tropical Gardening and 

 Planting, ed. 2, p. 19.'/.) 



44847. Dovyalis caffra (Hook, and Harv.) Warb. Flacourtiacese. 

 {Aberia caffra Hook, and Harv.) Umkolo. 



" Fruits used for jams and jellies ; the plant is grown for hedges. It is 

 very prickly and is hardy in New Zealand." (Wright.) 



A shrub or small tree, with pale-green leaves 1* inches long and up 

 to an inch in width. The edible fruit resembles a small yellowish apple 

 and is so exceedingly acid when fresh that it is said to be used without 

 vinegar as a pickle. It is a native of tropical Africa, but has been intro- 

 duced into southern California and southern Florida. (Adapted from 

 The Pacific Garden, August, 191Jf.) 



44848 and 44849. Leptospebmum scopabium Forst. Myrtace£B. 



Manuka^ 

 " Very hardy. Used for firewood, as it gives great heat. Very pretty 

 when in flower. Grows 6 to 10 feet high." (WrigJit.) 



One of the most abundant of New Zealand shrubs, reaching occa- 

 sionally a height of 30 feet, with hard, leathery, sharp-pointed leaves, an* 



