78 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



39102 to 39141— Continued. 



39119. Indigofeba dosua Hamilton. Fabaceae. 



"This is a shrub of the temperate, central, and eastern Himalayas 

 from Simla to Bhutan and Assam at altitudes ranging from G,000 to 8,000 

 feet. The flowers of this Indigofera are said to be eaten in Kangra as a 

 potherb. This species is prized as fodder for sheep and goats, and buf- 

 faloes are also said to be very fond of it." (Watt, Dictionary of the Eco- 

 nomic Products of India.) 



39120. Jasminum humile Linn. Oleacese. Jasmine. 

 " A small, erect, rigid shrub, native of the subtropical Himalayas from 



Kashmir to Nepal, at altitudes of 2,000 to 5,000 feet; found also in South 

 India and Ceylon, from 2,000 to G.000 feet. It is widely cultivated 

 throughout the gardens in India. In the Kuram Valley a yellow dye is 

 extracted from the roots, and it is curious that this fact should be un- 

 known to the hill tribes in India, where the plant is equally abundant. 

 A dyestuff, much used in Chittagong under the name of juri may, how- 

 ever, possibly be derived from this jasmine. Like many other jasmines, 

 this species bears flowers which yield an aromatic essential oil used in 

 native perfumery. The milky juice which exudes on an incision in the 

 bark of this plant is alleged to have the power of destroying the un- 

 healthy lining walls of chronic sinuses and fistulas." (Watt, Dictionary 

 of the Economic Products of India.) 



" It is a dwarf plant with nearly always ternate leaves and one to four 

 flowers on a stalk. It was cultivated by CapL Tradescant in 165G, but be- 

 ing rather tender and not so ornamental as either revolutum or wallichi- 

 anum, has probably disappeared from cultivation. It used to be known 

 as Italian jasmine." (W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the 

 British Isles, vol. 1, p. 662.) 



39121. Laurocerasus acuminata (Wall.) Roemer. Amygdalacere. 

 (Prunus acuminata Hook, f.) Cherry. 



Distribution. — An evergreen cherry 30 to 40 feet high with drooping 

 racemes of yellowish white flowers, found on the temperate slopes of the 

 Himalayas from Nepal to Sikkim in northern India at an altitude of 

 5,000 to 7,000 feet. 



39122. Mallotus nef-alensis Muell. Arg. Euphorbiaceae. 



" This is a small tree of the central and eastern part of the Himalayas 

 from Nepal to Sikkim and may be found growing at altitudes ranging 

 from 5,000 to 7,000 feet and in the Khasi Hills at from 4,000 to 5,000 

 feet. The wood is white and soft and makes growth moderately fast, 

 five rings to the inch radius." (Watt, Dictionary of the* Economic Prod- 

 ucts of India.) 



39123. Meibomia floribunda (G. Don) Kuntze. Fabacea?. 

 (Desmodium floribundum G. Don.) 



Distribution.— A. shrubby legume with trifoliate leaves and copious 

 racemes of large pink flowers, found on the tropical and temperate slopes 

 of the Himalayas up to an elevation of 7,000 feet and in the Khasi Hills 

 in India. 



39124. Meibomia tiliaefolia (G. Don) Kuntze. Fabaceae. 

 (Desmodium tiliaefolium G. Don.) 



"A large deciduous shrub of the Himalayas from the Indus to Nepal, 

 found growing at elevations of from 3,000 to 9,000 feet. It is also said 



