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47629 to 47830— Continued. 



timber is used to make hoe and ax handles. (Adapted from Watt, Dic- 

 tionary of the Economic rroiJuctx of India, vol. 6, pt. 3, p. .i-'/.'i, and 

 Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 1. p. ,'/.W.) 



47796. Smilax aspericaulis AVall. Smilacaoeff". Smilax. 

 A climbing shrub having roughish stems, thin leaves with rounded or 



clawed tips, many-flowered umbels, and globular berries nearly half an 

 inch in diameter. It is a native of the .Sikkini Himalayas, India. 

 (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of Britifih India, vol. 6, ;>. SOti.) 



47797. SoLANUM CRAssiPETALTjM Wall. Solunacea?. 



A Himalayan shrub, 2 to 9 feet in heifiht, with narrow leaves acute at 

 both ends. In Sikkim the leaves are cooked and eaten. (Adapted froro 

 Hooker, Flora of Briti,^h India, vol. ,'/, /*. >S2.) 



47798. SoLANUM KHAsiANUM C. B. Clarke. Solanacem. 



A stout plant with a stem densely yellow hirsute, armed with straight 

 prickles two-thirds of an inch long. The deeply lobed leaves are 7 inches 

 in length, and the berries are an inch in diameter. This plant is a native 

 of the Khasia Mountains, India. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of Brit- 

 ish India, vol. .'/, p. 23^.) 



47799. SoLANUM MACRODON Wall. Solanacefe. 



An erect shrubby plant covered with bristly glistening hairs, with 

 leaves 2 to 6 inches in length and purple-rose or nearly white flowers. It 

 is a native of the temperate regions of the Himalayas. (Adapted from 

 Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. //, p. 232.) 



47800. SoLANUM VERBASCIFOLIUM L. J^olanacca". 



A shrub or small tree frequently encountered throughout tropical and 

 subtropical India. In the southern part of India it is cultivated for its 

 fruit, which is small and is eaten in curries. The wood is light yellow and 

 soft. (Adapted from Watt, Dictionary of the Economic Products of 

 India, vol. 6, pt. 3, p. 273.) 



47801. Spiraea Bella Sims. Rosacese. Spirea. 

 A low shrub with oval, acute, finely serrate leaves with whitish lower 



surfaces and terminal panicles of bright-purple flowers. It is a native of 

 Nepal, and appears to be hardy in England. (Adapted from Curtis' s 

 Botanical Magazine, pi. 2426.) 



47802. Spiraea micrantha Hook. f. RosacefP. Spirea. 

 A shrub found on the temperate slopes of the Himalayas in north- 

 eastern India at altitudes of 6.000 to 10.000 feet. It is closely related 

 to Spiraea bella, but is more lax in habit. The ovate-lanceolate leaves are 

 sometimes 7 inches long, and the pale-pink flowers, often one-fourth of 

 an inch across, are borne in long, spreading panicles, (.\dapted from 

 Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 2, p. 323.) 



47803. Sporobolus indiclts (L.) R. Br. Poacefe. Grass. 

 A grass found on the plains of India and generally distributed over 



the tropical and subtropical parts of the world. It is considered to be 

 a good fodder grass, especially when young. (Adapted from Watt, Dic- 

 tionary of the Economic Products of India, vol. 6, pt. 3. p. 5.J/.) 



