I N V E N T R Y. 



47349 to 47357. 



From Nice, France. Presented by Dr. A. Robertson Proschow.sky. Re- 

 ceived April ], 1919. 



47349. Abroma augusta L. f. Sterculiaceae. 



A large spreading shrub, native to tropical Asia, with leave.s Jiud 

 branches softly hairy, the leaves cordate and angled, and with purple 

 flowers; the capsule is membranous, 5-angled :ind 5-winged, and the seeds 

 are numerous. It flowers most profusely during the rains, and the seeds 

 ripen in the cold season. The bark of the twigs yields a fiber much 

 valued for its great beauty, softness, cheapness, and durability. It might 

 be used with advantage as a sifl^stitute for silk. The plant yields three 

 crops a year. The bark of the root is used medicinally. (Adapted from 

 M'att, Dictionary of the Evoxomlc J'rodiicts of India, vol. 1. p. S.) 



47350. BuTiA CAPiTATA PULPosA ( Barb.-Rodi". ) Becc. Phcenicace*. 

 {Cocas pulposa. Barb.-Rodr. ) Palm. 



"A hardy palm from southern Brazil, belonging to the same group as 

 the species commonly cultivated in California as Cocos australis, C. yaiay, 

 and (1. eriospatha. The trunk is 6 to 12 feet by 1^ to 2 feet in diameter, 

 with rather short, abruptly arched leaves 6 to 9 feet long. The petioles 

 are armed with stout spines. The fruit is yellow, about 1 inch long and 

 li inches in diameter, and the pulp is of a texture and taste somewhat 

 like the pineapple." (C. B. Doyle.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 43238. 



47351. Caesalpinia sepiaria Roxb. C^esalpiniacese. 



A large, climbing, prickly bush on the Himalayas, and extending to 

 Ceylon and Java : it ascends to 4,000 feet in altitude, Lac is gathered 

 on the tree in Baroda. The bark is much used for tanning and the 

 young pods contain an essential oil; in Chumba the bruised leaves are 

 applied to burns. It makes an impenetrable hedge. (Adapted from 

 Watt, Dictionary of the Economic Products of India, vol. 2, p. 13.) 



1 All introductions consist of seeds unless otherwise noted. It should be understood 

 that the varietal names of fruits, vesetables. cereals, and other plants used in these 

 inventories are those whicli the material bore when received b.v the Office of Foreign Seed 

 and Plant Introduction : and further, that the printini? of such names here does not con- 

 stitute their official publication and adoption in this country. As the different varieties 

 are studied, their identity fully established, their entrance into the American trade fore- 

 cast, and the use of varietal names for them in American literature becomes necessary, 

 the foreign varietal designations appearing in these inventories will in many cases un- 

 doubtedly be changed by the specialists interested in the various groups of plants and 

 the forms of the names brought into harmony with recognized American codes of 

 nomenclature. 



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