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years. It has by some authorities been united with B. japonica, but is 

 sufficiently distinguished by its more numerous, smaller, even-sized, and 

 more tapering leaflets and the brilliantly polished upper surface. For 

 the milder counties it is a most desirable shrub, commencing to flower as 

 early as October, but at its best in March and April. Several forms of it 

 exist, some of which approach B. japonica:' (W. J. Bean, Trees and 

 Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 1, p. 245.) 



39106. Cobylus febox Wallich. Betulaceae. 



"This is a small tree, native of Nepal and Sikkim, found growing at 

 altitudes ranging from 8,000 to 10,000 feet. The fruit, which has an 

 edible kernel, is covered with a prickly cup. The wood is pinkish white 

 in color, moderately hard and even grained." (Watt, Dictionary of tlie 

 Economic Products of India.) 



39107. Cbacca canhida (DC.) Kuntze. Fabaceae. 

 (Tephrosia Candida DC.) 



This species, which is a close relation of Tephrosia purpurea, is a 

 shrub which attains a height of about 10 or 11 feet. It makes a great 

 deal of soft growth and covers the ground well. This shrub has been 

 very well reported on in the east and in various parts of the West 

 Indies. A characteristic feature is its long tap root. (Adapted from 

 Bulletin of the Trinidad Agricultural Society, August 12, 1012, and 

 Hooker, Flora of British India.) 



39108. Dicentba thalictbifolia (Wall.) Hook. f. and Thorns. Papav- 



eracese. 



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

 may be found growing from Nepal to Bhutan at elevations of from 4,000 

 to 8,000 feet and in the Khasi Hills at 5,000 feet. This plant is very 

 similar to D. scandens and probably not specifically distinct, but the 

 capsule is broader, three-fourths of an inch long, thick, fleshy, and very 

 tardily dehiscent. The style is stouter and the seeds finely granulate 

 near the hilum and coarsely so on the back. It is common in Sikkim, 

 and the pods are drier and most dehiscent at higher elevations." (Hooker, 

 Flora of British India, vpl. 1, p. 121.) 



39109. Dillenia pentagyna Roxb. Dilleniaceae. 



"A deciduous tree of Oudh, Bengal, Assam, Central, South and Western 

 India, and Burma. In the younger trees the leaves are sometimes as 

 much as 2 feet in length and the flowers, buds, and fruit, when green, 

 are eaten by the natives. The tree flowers in March and April and later 

 produces a berry which is said to have an agreeable acid flavor resembling 

 that of Greivia asiatica. The wood is tough, moderately hard, and of a 

 reddish gray color. The wood is used in the construction of ships, rice 

 mills, and in the manufacture of charcoal, which is of very good quality. 

 The leaves of this tree are sold in the bazaar at Poona as a substratum 

 for thatching." (Watt, Dictionary of the Economic Products of India.) 



39110. Elaeocaupus sikkimensis Mast. Elaeocarpaceae. 



"A tree native of the eastern Himalayas and found growing at Sikkim 

 and Assam at elevations of about 5,000 feet. The leaves are glabrous, 

 8 inches long and 3 inches wide. The racemes are erect, half the length 

 of the leaves, and the pedicels are thinly pilose. The flowers are about 



