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48262 to 48282— Continued. 



been cultivated and then abandonetl. For affordiiig pr.ii.M(i..ii (.. jilautod 

 trees of more valuable timber, put out in liii.'s or in patches cut in the 

 shrubby growth, I can imagine notliiiiK better. Native to tlie eastern 

 Himalayas, from Nepal to Bhutan, at 4,0(X) to 0,000 feet, and In the 

 Khasi Hills at 3,000 to .'.Ooo iVet. (Adapted irnm (iatnhlc. Manual of 

 Indian Timbers, p. JfSS.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 47711. 



48273. MicROMELUM PUBEscENs Blume. Rutacese. 



A small evergreen tree, native to eastern and northern India, Ceylon. 

 and the Andamans. The bark is thin and white, and the hard close- 

 grained wood is yellowish white. (Adapted from daniblr, .^faniial of 

 Indian Timbers, p. 125.) 



48274. OsBECKTA STELLATA Dou. MelastomaceJE. 



An ornamental shrub from 2 to 7 feet high, with re<ldlsh branchleta 

 and membranous leaves 2 to 6 inches in length. The delicately beautiful 

 lilac-rose flowers have four ovate ciliate petals li inches across. The 

 conspicuous stamens are incurved, and the calyx tube is pale green with 

 green-stallved stellate hairs, each bearing eight reddish rays. (Adapted 

 from Curtis' s Botanical Magazine, pi. S500.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 39126. 



48275. Fremna scandens Roxb. Verbenaceae. 



A tree 20 to 40 feet in height, or a large climber, native to northeast 

 Bengal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and Assam. The leaves are 11 inche.s long and 

 4 inches wide, borne on short petioles. The small greenish or yellowish 

 flowers are in 4-inch to 10-inch lax, dense, compound corymbs. The small 

 globose drupes are tubercled. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British 

 India, vol. Jf, p. 573.) 



48276. Prunus cerasoides D. Don. Amygdalaceae. 

 (P. puddum Roxb.) 



A large deciduous tree, with brilliant rose-red or white flowers, natiTe 

 to the Himalayas from the Indus to Assam, between 2.500 and 7,000 feet, 

 to the Khasi Hills, and to the hills of Upper Burma. It is often culti- 

 vated. The brown shining bark peels off in thin horizontal layers and 

 the moderately hard, scented wood has a pretty .shining silver grain. 

 The wood is used in the Punjab Himalayas for walking sticks, which 

 are made from saplings or from root suckers; in Darjiling it is occasion- 

 ally used for furniture. The seeds are strung in rosaries. (Adapted 

 from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 2, p. Sl'i, and Gamble, Manual 

 of Indian Timbers, p. 313.) 



48277. RUBIA CORDIFOLIA L. Rubiacece. Madder. 

 A herbaceous perennial which ^rows abumlantly in the Punjab 



Himalayas from 3,200 to 10.000 feet, and in the Sulhnan Range. lake 

 the European madder, the root furnishes a red dye, a mixture of alizarin 

 and purple bronze but less lasting than that of the European madder. It 

 is considered astringent, purgative, emetic, and useful in skin diseases. 

 The fleshy fruit is used to overcome obstructions of the liver. (Adapted 

 from De Lanessan, Les Plantcs Utiles des Colonies Francoises, p. 625, 

 and Stetcart, Punjab Plants, p. 116.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 47780. 



