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and one-half inches in diameter, rather soft and fleshy, 

 three-celled and three-valved. A sort of economic oil is 

 extracted from the seed. 



Betula cylindrostachya . (Betulaceae. ) 39002. Seeds of a 

 birch from. Darjeeling, India. "A pink-barked birch native 

 of the Himalayas and found growing there at altitudes of 

 from 3000 to 10000 feet. It reaches a height of about 60 

 feet and thrives well along forest streams. The wood is 

 hard, strong, and durable." (Mueller, Select Extra Tropi- 

 cal Plants. ) 



Corylus ferox. (Betulaceae^ 39106. Seeds from Dar- 

 jeeling, India. "A small tree native of Nepal and Sikkim 

 found growing at altitudes ranging from 8000 to 10000 

 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." 



Cotoneaster microphylla. (Malaceae.) 39008. Seeds of a 

 cotoneaster from Darjeeling, India. "An ornamental plant 

 recently introduced into Indian gardens. It is known as 

 Khariz luni in Kashmir and as Garri in Kumaon. The wood 

 of this species is used in the manufacture of walking 

 sticks and baskets. When mixed with Parrotia it is used 

 in the construction of twig bridges in Kashmir. The fruit 

 is sweet . " 



Dillenia pentagyna. (Dillenlaceae . ) 39109. Seeds from 

 Darjeeling, India. "A deciduous tree of Oudh, Bengal, 

 Assam, central, south and western India, and Burma. In 

 the younger trees the leaves are sometimes as much as two 

 feet in length and the flowers, buds, and fruit when green 

 are eaten by the natives. The tree flowers in March and 

 April and later produces a berry which is said to have an 

 agreeable acid flavor resembling that of Grewia asiatica. 

 The wood is tough, moderately hard, and of a reddish-grey 

 color. It is used in ship construction, in rice-mills and 

 in the manufacture of charcoal of very good quality. The 

 leaves of this tree are sold in the bazar at Poona as a 

 sub-stratum for thatching." 



Eridbotrya petiolata. (Malaceae.) 39111. Seeds from 

 Darjeeling, India. "This tree is a native of the eastern 

 Himalayas and is found growing in Sikkim and Bhotan at 

 elevations of 5000 to 9000 feet. The leaves are firmly 

 coriaceous and vary from 6 to 9 inches in length and from 

 three to three and one-half inches in width. The panicles 

 are from three to six inches in length and broad, branched 

 from the base, very spreading and clothed with a rusty 



