Among the plant introductions dur' st 



, aps, are t 2 collections 



'.ved f: - j3elin.^, in the SiMcirn Himalayas* One 



} collections .rider the supervision o:" 



jrden, at the request of 

 , the other by r . . J. 



. . . .olc of ~">.lu, 



it or ( ' Off ic . . any of ] ants 



q\i ' ' , " one 



of cc "vat ion 



. this bulletin ;fore 



descriptions /?ivo. "_'om V/at* I s 



;s"of India, or rr's Flora 



of India, unless < 'ise specified. 



Acacia catechu. Lmosaceae.) 3991 Seeds OT 3 cntch 

 fro- ~ ~ i ' ~~, r ~- . various forms o the cutch tree all 



yield a ram, ' rtract and a useful timbsr. "Jhe gum 



is of and often occurs ~J:s o ^h in 



dia-eter. It is sv;eet to fche taste, soluble 



a strc , :-colore rilage. 3 supsrior qualities 



OT rabic, especial" 1 . duth India, possibly 



ecies of Acacia, rhe timber has yellowish- 

 od, oith heartr/ood either dark or lifht red, and e: - 

 tre -a. . , '.aires a fine polish, and is ex- 



trenel /able. It is used for all 3 of agricultur. >ie- 



irrights 1 - , etc. I a it is used for house 



steamers c Irrawa' 



111 . _ cutch or khair is much valued by 



.3. jd is uade into charcoal, 



at purpose. It 

 rs. A cubic foot of 

 J to 75 pounds ace ; to t":e vuriet^. . 



t as furni. ' .3 astrl. 



1 in tanning. La is extracted fro:.: the 



"ooili . , ood only being used, 



estruction of the trees, so that 

 hod of T jhes seems more 



al use. 



ox. (. .aceae . . 

 ho>: , ' ' .:ous 



so-called 1 aconit ', so largely used in Indian medicine. 



Lbly f -rial in this; .; _ roducer of 

 aconite, Lnce this group of ' ison 



! 



Aesculus assaaicus. (Aesculaceae. ) Seeds 

 Darje3TTn~ In H 1 - laed ( " -.ous tre , in 



-11s, Assam, 

 to feet". ^".ets are 5-7, shortly peti, 



lane 2, nearly equal" , -Is 



ite L. Llow. ' 



clc - ' rarel . . aighs ah 



"jot." 



