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40561 to 40600— Continued. 



lantana group, differing from V. lantana itself in the more remote 

 marginal teeth and in the calyx being felted with .starlike down. Wilson 

 found it as a shrub about 5 feet high, but rare; he considered it to be 

 about the most ornamental of the lantana group." (TV. J. Bean, Trees 

 and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 2, p. 65!). ) 



40600. Vitis flexuosa parvifolia (Roxb.) Gagnepain. Vitaceae. 



"A slender-stemmed, elegant climber, shoots smooth, or downy only when 

 quite young. Leaves roundish ovate and heart shaped at the base, or 

 triangular and truncate at the base, often contracted at the apex to a 

 slender point, amongst the smallest in the genus, being ordinarily 2 to 3J 

 inches across, of thin, firm texture; smooth and glossy above, downy on 

 the veins and in the vein axils beneath. Inflorescence slender, 2 to 6 

 inches long. Fruit about the size of a pea, black. Native of Japan, 

 Gorea, and China ; long cultivated in gardens, but recently brought more 

 prominently into notice by new forms introduced from China. It is a 

 variable species, but the typical form is known by its quite small, unlobed 

 (or indistinctly 3-lobed) leaves, smooth and very glossy above. Var. wil- 

 soni Veitch has leaves rarely more than 3 inches long, scarcely as wide, 

 deep lustrous bronzy green above, purple beneath when young. It is one 

 of the most dainty in appearance of all vines. Introduced from central 

 China by Wilson for Messrs. Veitch in 1900." (W, J. Bean, Trees and 

 Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 2, p. 670.) 



40601 and 40602. 



From Port Louis, Mauritius. Presented by Mr. G. Regnard. Received 

 April 16, 1915. Quoted notes by Mr. Regnard, except as otherwise in- 

 dicated. 



40601. Carica papaya L. Papayacese. Papaya. 



" Var. nana. The size of the large fruits is nearly 11 feet by 10 inches. 

 The fruit is bright yellow when ripe, the skin is rough, and the taste 

 sweet and flavor good. The male tree is dwarf like the female." 



40602. Solanum macranthum Dunal. Solanacese. 

 " Ornamental tree, 40 feet high, native in Brazil." 



The ample, alternate leaves, with acutely lobed margins, have prickly 

 veins. These prickles become large and stout on the lower surface, espe- 

 cially on the midrib. The flowers, which occur in axillary racemes, are 

 large and pale lilac in color, with darker dashes and pale lines. This tree 

 has long been cultivated at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It is 

 readily propagated from cuttings. (Adapted from Curtis'* Botanical 

 Magazine, pi. 4188, 1845.) 



40603 to 40607. 



From China. Presented by Mr. A. Sugden, Chefoo, China. Received April 

 20, 1915. Quoted notes by Mr. Sugden, except as otherwise indicated; 



40603. Bombax malabaricum DC. Bombacacese. 



"It may be tree cotton which has been used to pack something sent 

 from Canton to Peking. It reminds me of the tree cotton <>f the South, 

 so I have picked out the seeds and send them with a little cotton, as they 

 appear to be ordinary style cotton seed, and we believe it to be some 

 variety of wild cotton." 



