10 SEEDS AND PT.ANTS IMPORTED. 



47349 to 47357— Contiimed. 



47352. Cassia bonariknsis Colla. Cjesalpiniaceae. 



A shi-ub from Buenos Aires. Argentina, gi'owing about 6 feet high, 

 witli lanoe-shapefl leaflets and ornamental clusters of yellow flowers. 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 43773. 



47353. Cassia hirsuta Tv. Cfesalpiniacese. 



An erect annual herb covered with long hairs. The compound leaves 

 are made up of three to five pairs of ovate leaflets 2 to 3 inches long, and 

 the yellow flowers are borne in axillary racemes. Native to Brazil. 

 (Adapted from Martins, Flora BrasiUensis, vol. 15, pt. 2, p. llJf.) 



47354. Dahlia maximiliana Hort. Asteracese. Dahlia. 



A tall dahlia, about 7 feet high, with smooth lenticular stems, bipinnate 

 leaves having relatively slender petioles, and lilac flowers. The plant 

 presents a stately appearance and continues in bloom for a considerable 

 time. Native to Mexico. (Adapted from C'finlcnrr.s' Chronicle, vol. J J, 

 p. 21 G.) 



47355. EcHiuM nervosum Ait. Boraginacejp. 



A shrubby perennial with lanceolate leaves ;ind large, ovate racemes 

 of blue flower.>j. It is native to the ^Madeira Islands, where it flowers 

 from .Tune to August. (Adapted from Aifon. Hort us Kewensis. 2d ed., 

 vol. 1. p. 300.) 



47356. EcHiUM wilopketh Pearson. Boraginacese. 



A tall, softly hairy biennial, with a shnple, erect, leafy stem, 2 to 3 

 feet high, terminated by a den.se-flowe)'ed thyrsus of innumerable short- 

 peduncled cymes which are very much shorter than the linear, upcurved 

 floial leaves. The stem leaves are 6 to 8 inches long, softly haii^y on 

 both surfaces; the lower floral leaves a)'e 3 to 4 inches long and linear. 

 The jiale-red flowers are funnel or bell shaped. Native to the Canary 

 Islands. (Adapted from Cnrtis's Botanical Mafiazinc. pi. 78'/7. ) 



47357. Hibiscus mutabilis L. Malvaceae. 



A tall East Indian shrub, with large, broad cordate leaves and bearing 

 large red flowers which change to wliite. It blooms in summer and late 

 autumn, and is considerably planted in gardens and hedges. (Adapted 

 from Brittoii. Flora of Bermuda, p. 238.) 



47358. Garcinia tixctoria (DC.) W. F. Wight. ChisiacesB. 

 (G. xanthochymus Hook, f.) 



From Cienfuegos, Cuba. Presented by Mr. Robert il. Grey, Harvard 

 Experin?ent Station. Received Apiil 1. 1919. 



" The tree, which is fairly rapid in growth, has large, opposite, elliptic or 

 oblong, coriaceous leaves 6 to 10 inches long. The orange-yellow fruits, borne 

 singly or in clusters of 3 to 5 in the axils of the leaves on mature wood, are 

 round or tapering to an acute apex and are often over 2 inches in diameter. 

 They are made up of 3 to 5 segments, each usually containing a large, oblong 

 seed. The flavor of the ripe fruit is subacid and not excellent. The green 

 fruit, when cut or injured, exudes a quantity of yellow gum. Received several 

 years ago under the name of Garcinia manfjoxfana." (G-rep.) 



