54 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



38985— Continued. 



Our natives are very fond of these beans, and when well cooked they are 



considered quite palatable by white people." (Davy.) 



38986 to 38990. 



From the Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. H. R. Reed, acting su- 

 perintendent, Singalong Experiment Station. Received August 7, 1914. 

 Quoted notes by Mr. Reed. 



38986. Aleurites moluccana (L.) Willd. Euphorbiaceae. Lumbang. 

 (Aleurites triloba Forst.) 



"A large tree, fruit fleshy, 2 inches long, containing one or two hard- 

 shelled, oily seeds. Oil is extracted from the seeds, and the refuse is 

 used as fertilizer in the Philippines." 



38987. Clitokia teknatea L. Fabaceae. Butterfly pea. 



"A climbing, somewhat woody vine, stems sometimes one-third of an 

 inch in diameter. Flowers numerous, attractive, deep blue, pale blue, 

 or white." 



38988. Lactuca sativa L. Cichoriaeeae. Lettuce. 

 "A variety introduced from China. It grew especially well at the 



Singalong Experiment Station. Leaves are light green and tender." 



38989. Passifloea foetida L. Passifloraceae. Passion fruit. 



"A herbaceous ornamental vine with white or pinkish flowers about 

 1 inch in diameter. Introduced into the Philippines from tropical 

 America." 



38990. Soja max (L.) Piper. Fabaceae. Soy bean. 

 (Glycine hispida Maxim.) 



"A variety introduced from China. This variety was very productive 

 of seed at the Singalong Experiment Station." 



38991 to 39101. 



From Darjiling, India. Collected by Mr. L. J. Mackintosh, Clover Cot, 

 at the request of Mr. J. F. Rock, collaborator, of the Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. 



38991. Acacia catechu (L. f.) Willd. Mimosaeeae. Catechu. 

 " This species of Acacia is a tree which attains a height of about 80 



feet with a stem circumference of 9 feet. The wood is hard, heavy, 

 extremely durable, and is used locally for underground posts particularly 

 and for millwork. The extract prepared from the bark and the heart- 

 wood is one of the catechus of medicine or cutch of tannery. This tree 

 may be found growing from India to East Africa at altitudes as high 

 as 5,000 feet." (Mueller, Select Extra-Tropical Plants, p. 3.) 



38992. Acek sp. Aceraceae. Maple. 



38993. Aconitum fekox Wallich. Ranunculaceae. Aconite. 



" This species is a native of the temperate subalpine Himalayas and 

 may be found growing from Sikkim to Garwhal, at altitudes of 10,000 

 to 14,000 feet. The stem is 3 to 6 feet in length and is puberulous and 

 leafy. The flowers are large and of a pale dirty-blue color. The five 

 erect follicles are usually densely villous, and in some Garwhal speci- 

 mens glabrous." (Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 1, p. 2S.) 



