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42612 to 42630— Continued. 



42618. Litsea zeylanica Nees. Lauracese. 



A middle-sized evergreen tree, glabrous, only leaf buds and pedicels 

 pubescent. Leaves alternate, thinly coriaceous, pale beneath, 4 to 6 

 inches long, on a petiole half an inch long. Flowers yellowish white, 

 funnel shaped, in dense sessile clusters. Berry subglobose, one-third of 

 an inch in diameter. (Adapted from Brandis, Forest Flora of India, p. 

 S82.) 



42619. Lonicera macrantha (Don) Spreng. Caprifioliaceae. 



Honeysuckle. 



An ornamental evergreen climbing shrub with shining green leaves, 

 pale beneath, and fragrant white flowers changing to yellow. It much 

 resembles the Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica), but the un- 

 opened flowers are pink or reddish, and the fruit is white. (Adapted 

 from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 3, p. 10.) 



42620. Luculia gratissima (Wall.) Sweet. Rubiacea?. 



" Himalayas and Ava, at elevations of 4,000 to 6,000 feet. A tall 

 shrub or small tree. Important in the series of plants destined to main- 

 tain garden fragrance well throughout the year, the copious large blos- 

 soms being developed in the coolest season. The plant hates frost and 

 dry heat. The flowers will likely be acceptable for perfume factories." 

 {Mueller, Select Extra-Tropical Plants, p. 292.) 



42621. Microtropis discolor Wall. Celastracese. 



A small evergreen or shrub from the forests of the central Himalayas 

 up to 7,000 feet, the Khasia Hills, and the damp hill forests of Burma. 

 The wood is white and easily worked. (Adapted from Gamble, A Manual 

 of Indian Timbers, 2d ed., p. 175.) 



42622. Panax pseudoginseng Wall. Araliacese. 



" Doubtfully separable from the true ginseng of Japan, Panax gin- 

 seng C. A. Mey., which differs by having broader, more obovate, less 

 bristly leaves. The Indian examples show every form of rootstock and 

 tuber attributed specially to P. ginseng and to P. quinquefolium L." 

 (Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 2, p. 721.) 



42623. Prinsepia utilis Royle Amygdalaceae. 



A deciduous thorny shrub from the Himalayas and the Khasia Hills. 

 The hard, compact wood is red, close and even grained, and is used for 

 fuel and for walking slicks. The fruit is like a sloe (Prunrts spinosa), 

 and an oil is expressed from the seeds which is used for food and for 

 burning. (Adapted from Gamble. A Manual of Indian Timbers, 2d ed., 

 p. 316.) 



42624. Ribes GRiFFiTHn Hook. f. and Thorns. Grossulariacese. 



An erect shrub 8 feet high, from the subtropical regions of the eastern 

 Himalayas. Leaves 2 to 3 inches long. Flexuose, pendent, very lax 

 racemes, 3 to 6 inches long; berry one-fourth of an inch long, red. 

 (Adapted from Hooker. Flora of British India, vol. 2, p. lill.) 



42625. Cautieva i.ttka Royle. Zinziberacese. 

 (Roseoca elatior Smith.) 



A common plant in (he Himalayas at elevations of 5,000 to 8,000 feet 

 from Kashmir to Bhutan and 5,000 to 0,000 feet in the Khasia Moun- 



