88 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



44895 to 44901— Continued. 



44901. Steophanthus caudatus (Burm.) Kurz. Apocynaceae. 



{S. dicliotonms D. C.) 

 Kikoeija. A very ornamental, shrubby vine, with white-dotted, dark- 

 brown bark, simple, opposite, smooth, oval-acuminate, green leaves, and 

 large, showy, red and white flowers occurring either singly or in corymbs. 

 The fruits are follicles sometimes 2 feet in length, and the seeds, which 

 are provided with long, silky hairs, are very pretty. This vine is a native 

 of the East Indies, where the women use the flowers to adorn their head- 

 dresses. (Adapted from Van Nooten, Fleurs et Frnits de Java, pt. 7, 

 pl.l.) 



44902 to 44905. 



From Lawang, Java. Presented by 'Sir. M. Buysnian. Received June 19, 

 1917. 



44902. Brassaiopsis speciosa Dec. and Planch. Araliacese. 



A small tree with the upper part of the branches, and sometimes the 

 panicle, prickly. The glabrous, digitate leaves with lanceolate or elliptic 

 leaflets are up to 8 inches in length and 3 inches in width, and the 

 flowers occur in large panicles a foot or more in length. The tree is 

 native to the eastern Himalayas from Nepal to Assam, from sea level up 

 to 5,000 feet. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, xol. 2, p. 

 737.) 



44903. Lonicera macrantha (D. Don) Spreng. Caprifoliaceae, 



Honeysuckle. 



A rather common Himalayan shrub with leathery, cordate-oblong, 

 hairy leaves an inch wide and 2i inches long, and white, paired flowers, 

 fading to yellow, appearing in subterminal panicles. It grows at altitudes 

 of 6,000 to 10,000 feet or occasionally lower. (Adapted from Hooker, 

 Flora of British India, vol. 3, p. 10.) 



44904. RiBES GRiFFiTHii Hook. f. and Thorns. Grossulariace^e. 



An erect shrub about 8 feet high, with sharply serrate, 5-lobed leaves 

 2 to 3 inches long, and very lax, pendent racemes 3 to 6 inches long. 

 The red, glabrous berries are about a quarter of an inch in length. The 

 shrub is a native of the eastern Himalayas at altitudes ranging from 

 7,500 to 13,000 feet. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 



2, p. m.) 



44905. RuBUS lineatus Reinw. Rosacese. 



See S. P. I. No. 44845 for description and previous introduction. 



44906. Trifolium pratense L. Fabacese. Red clover. 



From Petrograd, Russia. Presented by Mr. I. A. Pullman, through Dr. 



Robert Regel, Bureau of Applied Botany. Received June 21, 1917. 



"(March 25, 1917.) Late, tufted Second generation; Mr. I A. Pullman, 



selector. Crop of 1916. From 2.7 acres were harvested 10,000 pounds of hay 



and 600 pounds of seeds." (Pullman.) 



Introduced for the Office of Forage-Crop Investigations. 



