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Pterocarpus indieus (Fabaceae), 45719. Padouk. From 

 Hongkong, China. Presented by Mr. W. J. Tutcher, Bo- 

 tanical and Forestry Department. A tall tree with 

 ascending glabrous branches; leaves compound, 6 to 9 

 inches long, leaflets 2 to 4 inches long; flowers 

 yellowish, in large terminal or axillary panicles; pod 

 orbicular, 2 inches broad. Distributed throughout the 

 Malay Archipelago, Philippines, and China. (Adapted 

 from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol 2, p. 239. 

 Macmillan, in Handbook of Tropical Gardening and Plant- 

 ing, lists this tree as a shade tree suitable for low 

 moist regions (annual rainfall 70 inches or more). He 

 also lists it as a valuable timber tree. 



Rosa helenae (Rosaceae), 45729. Rose. From Jamaica 

 Plain, Mass. Presented by the Arnold Arboretum. "Rosa 

 helenae is very abundant in rocky places from river- 

 level to 1,500 m. , everywhere in western Hupeh and 

 eastern Szechwan, but has not yet been reported from 

 farther west. It forms, in wayside thickets and by 

 the banks of streams, tangled masses often 6 m. tall 

 and as much through, and in the margins of woods it 

 rambles over small trees. When covered with masses 

 of its white fragrant flowers this rose is very beau- 

 tiful. It has proved quite hardy and has flowered 

 profusely at the Arnold Arboretum. " (Plantae Wilson- 

 ianae, vol. 2, part 2, p. 311.) 



Solanum bullatum (Solanaceae) , 45751. From Lavras , 

 Minas Geraes, Brazil. Presented by Mr. B. H. Hunni- 

 cutt, Director da Escola Agricola de Lavras. Capoeira 

 branca. An interesting plant which grows on the roll- 

 ing prairies of the state of Minas Geraes, Brazil, 

 and which is .said to have unusual value as a feed for 

 live stock, especially horses. Analyses made by the 

 Bureau of Chemistry, United States Department of Agri- 

 culture show that this plant contains an unusual 

 quantity of protein. The analyses follow. 



Leaves Branches 



Moisture 8.36 per cent 7.04 per cent 



Ether extract 2.29 " " 0.59 " " 



Protein 20.88 " " 14.06 " " 



Crude fiber 28.03 " " 37.45 " " 



Stryphnodendron barbatimam (Mimosaceae) , 45752. From 

 Lavras, Minas Geraes, Brazil. Presented by Mr. B. H. 

 Hunnicutt, Director da Escola Agricola de Lavras. A 



