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47629 to 47830— Continued. 



47700. Impekata cylindrica (L.) Beauv. Poacejje. Grass. 

 A small perennial grass inhabiting the i)lains and hills of central and 



western India, where, in Apiil and May, the roadsides and fields becnnie 

 white with its silky heads. Tlie natives use it as a source of flher and 

 also for thatching. The young succulent foliage which springs up after a 

 fire is mucli relished l)y cattle. (Adai)t('(l from Walt. lUilioiiniii of llie 

 Economic Products of India, vol. J/, p. 33'6.) 



47701. Inula eupatorioides DC. Asteracese. 



A shrubby composite from the eastern Himalayas, with narrow, leath- 

 ery, irregularly toothed, sharp-pointed leaves and terminal corymbs of 

 yellowisli flower heads. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of liritish India, 

 vol. 3, p. 295. ) 



47702. Kydia calycina Roxb. Malvacea'. 



A small tree or large bush common in subtropical forests of India and 

 Burma, ascending to 2,000 feet. The inner barii yields a bast fll»er used 

 for coarse ropes, etc. The Ijark is mucilaginous, and is used to clarify the 

 juice of the cane in manufacturing sugar. (Adapted from ^Vatt, Diction- 

 ary of the Economic Products of India, vol. .}, p. 568.) 



47703. Lageestroemia parvifloka Roxb. Lythracese. 



A large deciduous tree met with in the sub-Himalayan tract in Bengal. 

 Assam, and central and southern India. The gum which exudes from the 

 bark is said to be sweet and edible, and the bark yields a fiber use<l In 

 the making of ropes. The bark is also used in dyeing skins lilack and 

 for tanning. The grayish brown wood is very hard and tough, seasons 

 well, and is fairly durable. It is largely employed for agricultural imple- 

 ments, boats, buggy shafts, etc. It is one of the trees on which the tussah 

 silkworm is fed. (Adapted from Watt, Dictionarn of the Economic 

 Products of India, vol. Jf, p. 584-) 



47704. Lasianthus biermanni King. Rubiacefe. 



A slender-branched shrub with grayish green leaves o to 7 inches in 

 length and axillary cymes of rosy or pale lilac flowers. The fruits are 

 one-fourth of an inch in diameter, roundish, and blue. This shrub is a 

 native of Sikkim, India, and also of the Khasia Mountains. (Adapted 

 from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 3, p. 190.) 



47705. Lauroceeasus acuminata (Wall.) Roemer. Amygdalaceae. 



(Prunus acuminata Hook f.) 



A slender-branched tree, 30 to 40 feet high, with smooth, flat, narrow 



leaves 4 to 7 inches long and many-flowered racemes of yellowish white 



flowers. It is a native of temperate regions of the central and eastern 



Himalayas. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 2. p. 317.) 



47706. LiGUSTRUM confusum Decaisne. Oleacese. Privet. 

 A small tree, sometimes attaining a height of 40 feet in Sikkim. India, 



where it is native. The leathery leaves are up to :u inches long and the 

 white flowers appear in panicles from 1 to o inches in len.gth. (Adapted 

 from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 3, p. 616.) 



47707. Lobelia pykamidalis Wall. Campanulacese. Lobelia. 

 A tall herbaceous plant, 2 to 7 feet in height, with narrow leaves 6 



inches long and dense terminal racemes of pun)lisli rose, sometimes nearly 

 white, flowers. It is a native of the Himalayas of northern India. 

 (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. S, p. 426.) 



