76 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



39102 to 39141— Continued. 



one-half inch in diameter, and the petals are cuneate and slightly silky 

 at the back." (Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 1, p. 402.) 



39111. Eeiobotrya petiolata Hook. f. Malaceae. 



" This plant is a native of the eastern Himalayas and is found growing 

 in Sikkim and Bhutan at elevations of 5,000 to 9,000 feet. The leaves are 

 firmly coriaceous and vary from 6 to 9 inches in length and 3 to 3J inches 

 in width. The panicles are from 3 to 6 inches in length and broad, 

 branched from the base, very spreading and clothed with a rusty 

 tomentum, as are the very young leaves on both surfaces. The flowers 

 are one-half inch in diameter, shortly pediceled and not crowded." 

 (Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 2, p. 370.) 



May possibly have some value as a stock for the loquat. 



39112. Ebythrina abbobescens Roxb. Fabaceae. 



" This is a small, moderate-sized tree, found in the outer Himalayas 

 from the Ganges to Bhutan up to 7,000 feet in the Khasi Hills. This 

 species is chiefly remarkable for brilliantly colored flowers. The wood is 

 soft and slightly spongy." (Watt, Dictionary of the Economic Products 

 of India.) 



39113. Ficus bengalensis Linn. Moraceaj. Banyan tree. 

 "A large tree found in the subalpine tract and lower slopes of the 



Deccan and is so common in Mysore that it may be said to be charac- 

 teristic of the arboreal vegetation in many parts of that province. This 

 tree attains a height of 70 to 100 feet and sends down roots from its 

 branches, thus indefinitely expanding its horizontal growth. This tree 

 yields an inferior rubber, and lac is also collected from it. A coarse rope 

 is prepared from the bark and the aerial roots. Paper is also reported to 

 have formerly been prepared in Assam from the bark and to a small 

 extent is still so prepared in Madras. The milky juice is externally ap- 

 plied for pain and bruises and as an anodyne application to the soles of 

 the feet when cracked or inflamed. It is also applied to the teeth and 

 gums as a remedy for toothache. The wood is of a grayish color, is mod- 

 erately hard, and as it is durable under water it is used in the manu- 

 facture of well curbs. It is sometimes used for boxes and door panels." 

 (Watt, Dictionary of the Economic Products of India.) 



39114. Ficus hookebi Miquel. Moracese. 



A tree occasionally found in the Sikkim Himalayas and the Khasi 

 Hills at altitudes ranging from 1,000 to 6,000 feet. The leaves are thinly 

 coriaceous, long petioled, broadly elliptic or subobovate, with a sbort, 

 broad, obtuse, entire cusp. The base is rounded or slightly narrowed, 

 3-nerved, receptacles in axillary pairs. The large basal bracts are united 

 in an entire cartilaginous cup which envelops the lower third of the ripe 

 receptacle. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 5, p. 505) 



39115. Fbaxinus floribunda Wallich. Oleacea;. Ash. 

 " This is a large deciduous tree found growing in the Himalayas from 



the Indus to Sikkim, between 5,000 and 8,500 feet. A concrete, saccharine 

 exudation called manna is obtained from the stem of this tree and is em- 

 ployed as a substitute for the officinal manna. The sugar contained in this 

 exudation, called mannite, differs from cane and grape sugar in not being 

 readily fermentable, though under certain conditions it does ferment and 



