78 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



42321 to 42332— Continued. 



42325. Baryxylum dubium (Spreng.) Pierre. Csesalpiniaceae. 



(Peltophorum vogeliatvum Walp.) 



" Ibird-pitd. A leafy tree, with erect trunk 1 meter in diameter; 

 wood hard, indestructible, red; from the subtropical regions of Argen- 

 tina." (Carrasco.) 



A bandsome ornamental tree with mimosalike foliage and striking 

 yellow flowers arranged in huge panicles. It is closely related to the 

 royal poinciana and vies with it in beauty of flower and foliage. 



42326. Combretum fruticosum (Loefl.) Stuntz. Combretacese. 

 (Combretum loeflingU Eicbl.) 



" PlumeHUo. A magnificent climbing plant of rapid growth, the flowers 

 resembling the Grevilleas; from the temperate regions of Argentina." 

 ( Carrasco. ) 



An ornamental climbing shrub with orange and green flowers ; native 

 to Brazil. 



42327. Gleditm a amorphoides (Griseb.) Taub. Ca?salpiniacese. 

 (Garugandra amorphoides Griseb.) Honey locust. 



" E spina corona. A leafy tree with hard wood; from the temperate 

 and cooler regions of Argentina." (Carrasco.) 



"A spiny tree, flowering in December ; sometimes attains a height of 

 50 feet, trunk diameter often 2\ feet. Hieronymus states that the 

 bark is used in place of soap for removing spots from woolen and cotton 

 goods ; hence the name quillay. The leaves, young twigs, and roots have 

 astringent properties ; the wood is used in making vessels for holding 

 liquids, in turning, for house furniture, and for wooden soles and pegs." 

 (Taubert, Berichte Deutsche Bot. Gesellsch., vol. 10, p. 637.) 



42328. Pithecoctenium cynanchoides DC. Bignoniacea?. 



" Tripa de Braya. A vigorous climbing plant ; from the temperate 

 and hot regions of Argentina." (Carrasco.) 



42329. Prosopis sp. Mimosacea?. Algaroba. 

 " Algaroba morada. A hardy, strong tree. The wood is especially 



useful for sleepers, tannin extraction, etc. From the cool and temperate 

 as well as the subtropical regions of Argentina." (Carrasco.) 



Received as Prosopis duleis, which is generally considered to be a 

 synonym of P. chilensis (Mol.) Stuntz (P. juli flora DC), but the 

 material received does not agree with other material of that species. 



42330. Stigmaphyllon jatroph aefolium Juss. Malpighiaceae. 



" Papa del rio. A magnificent climbing plant with numerous flowers 

 like Oncidium; from the temperate regions of Argentina." (Carrasco.) 



A tropical American woody vine with yellow flowers in axillary, 

 peduncled clusters. 



42331. Tipuana tipu (Benth.) Lillo. Fabaceae. 

 • (Tipuana spcciosa Benth.) 



" Tipu. A large tree 50 meters in height, leafy, very ornamental, 

 with good timber; from the subtropical, temperate, and cool regions of 

 Argentina " (Carrasco.) 



"Handsome tree, tall, large, straight trunked. Wood rose color to 

 creamy white, soft and stringy, hard to saw and used very little in 

 .Tu.juy, but in Tucuman it is used for bookshelves; also exported to 



