24 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



41810. Randia aculeata L. Rubiaceae. Inkberry. 



From San Jose, Costa Rica. Presented by Mr. Carlos Wercklfi, Depart- 

 menl of Agriculture. Received January Si, 1916. 



"A beautiful, very small-leaved shrub; a very fine hedge plant fur mi,] high- 

 lands." (WerckU.) 



"A shrub or small tree, widely distributed in the West Indies. It yields a 

 blue dye. and the wood is used for minor purposes when toughness is required." 

 (Cook and Collins, Economic Plants of I'orto Rico, Contributions from the Na- 

 tional Herbarium, vol. 8, p. 228.) 



41811. Linum usitatisstmtm L. Linacese. Flax. 

 From Lawton, Queensland. Australia. Presented by Mr. Reginald W. 



Peters, director, Experiment Grounds, at the request of Mr. Leslie 

 Gordon Corrie, Brisbane, Australia. Received February 2, 1916. 

 " This seed is the result of several years' hybridization and selection in 



England for length of unbranched fiber and absence of tillers at base." 



( Peters. ) 



41812 to 41815. 



From Darjiling, India. Presented by Mr. G. H. Cave, curator, Lloyd Bo- 

 tanic Garden. Received February 2. 1916. 



41812. Coeyxus febox Wall. Betulaceae. Hazel. 

 " This is a small tree, native of Nepal and Sikkiin, 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." I Watt, Dictionar;/ of 

 the Economic Products of India, vol. 2, p. 515.) 

 See S. P. I. No. 39106 for previous introduction. 



41813. Lat-rocerasus acuminata (Wall.') Roemer. Amygdalacea-. 

 (Primus acuminata Hook, f.) Laurel cherry. 



A laurel cherry from the eastern Himalayas and Assam, at elevations 

 of 4,000 to 7,000 feet, with thin dark bark and reddish brown wood. 

 See S. P. I. No. 39121 for previous introduction. 



41814. Michelia cathcartii Hook. f. and Thorns. MaL'noliacese. 

 "This is a large tree which is found in the temperate forests of the 



Sikkim Himalayas at altitudes of 5,000 to 6.000 feet. The sapwood 

 is large and white in color, while the heartwood is a dark olive brown 

 and moderately hard. The wood of this species is used for planking 

 and would do well for tea boxes." i Watt, Dictionary of the Economic 

 Products of India, vol. 5, p. 241.) 



41815. Styrax hookeri C B. Clarke. Styracacese. 



"This is a small tree frequently met with in Sikkim and Bhutan at 

 altitudes between 6,000 and 7,000 feet. The wood is white, close grained, 

 and moderately hard." (Watt, Dictionary of tin Economic Products <>f 

 India, vol. 6, pt. .?. p. 385.) 



See S. P. I. No. 39137 for previous introduction. 



41816. Canavali ortusifolium (Lam.) DC. Fabacese. 



From Baixa Verde, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Presented by Mr. E. C. 

 Green, superintendent, Servigo do Algodao, Ministerio da Agricultura, 



Rio de Janeiro. 

 "Legume, growing over a cactus tree 25 feel high and aiding in its destruc- 

 tion; on very dry sandy soil." (Green.) 



