OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1914. 11 



39324 and 39325— Continued. 



deeply (two-thirds) lobed, slender; lobes reilexed at apex. Stamens 32 

 in one case, very unequal, many minute, glabrous. 



" Female plants. Fruit glabrous, ovoid or globose, pointed at apex, 

 about two-thirds inch long, 4-celled, 4-seeded, solitary. Fruiting calyx 

 4-partite, with scattered ferruginous hairs outside, nearly glabrous 

 inside, with oval, flat, spreading or reflexed lobes, one-third inch long. 

 Seeds oblong, two-thirds inch long; albumen not ruminated, embryo 

 nearly as long as the albumen. Fruiting peduncles shortly hispid, one- 

 fifth inch long, patent, unilateral, bearing 2 small bracts." (Hiem, 

 Monograph of the Ebenacece.) 



39325. Madhuca indica Gmelin. Sapotaceae. Mahwa. 

 (Bassia latifolia Roxb. ) 



• " I hope you will get a few Mahiva plants, though I know the per- 

 centage of vitality is very small in these seeds." (Bembotver.) 



For previous introduction and description, see S. P. I. No. 39182. 



39326 to 39329. Opuntia spp. Cactacese. Prickly -pear. 



From Strathmore, North Quay. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Pre- 

 sented by Mr. Arthur Temple Clerk. Plants received at the Plant In- 

 troduction Field Station, Chico, Cal. 



39326. Opuntia vulgaris Miller. 



39327. Opuntia tomentosa Salm-Dyck. 



39328. Opuntia brasiliensis (Willd.) Haworth. 



39329. Opuntia stricta Haworth. 



39330. Atalantia monophylla DC. Rutacese. 



From Sibpur, near Calcutta, India. Presented by the Royal Botanic Gar- 

 den. Received October 17, 1914. 



See S. P. I. No. 38511 for previous introduction and description. 



39331. Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth. Fabaccae. 

 (Gliricidia maculata H. B. K.) 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Presented by Mr. D. LeRoy Topping, 



Bureau of the Treasury, Manila. Received October 8, 1914. 



" Madre de cacao. I used it for a house decoration and had stalks of it 



fully 10 feet long that were a mass of bloom, and everybody exclaimed, 'Quite 



like a bit of Japan.' The plant is inclined to sprawl, and if wanted purely 



for ornamental purposes it would be well to prune it." (Topping:) 



39332 to 39334. 



From Lavras, Minas Geraes, Brazil. Presented by Mr. Benjamin II. Him- 

 nieutt, director, Escola Agricola de Lavras. Received October IT. 1914. 

 Quoted notes by Mr. Hunnicutt, except as otherwise indicated. 



39332. Panicum barbinodk Trinius. Poacese. Carib grass. 

 Capim d' Angola. 



See S. P. I. No. 37998 for previous introduction and description. 



39333. Tibouchina stenocarpa (DC.) Cogn. Melastomaceae. 

 "Seeds of a wild flowering shrub, commonly called Quaresma or Lent, 



as it blooms at Lent. It has a beautiful purple flower, and the blooming 



