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  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPORTED. 
  

  

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  to 
  32826— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  berries. 
  Frequently 
  the 
  bush 
  bears 
  blossoms 
  and 
  fruits 
  at 
  the 
  same 
  time. 
  It 
  

   also 
  makes 
  excellent 
  hedges." 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  A 
  small 
  tree 
  or 
  shrub 
  found 
  in 
  sandy 
  soil 
  in 
  southern 
  Florida, 
  

   in 
  the 
  West 
  Indies, 
  and 
  from 
  Orizaba 
  in 
  Mexico 
  southeastward 
  to 
  Peru 
  and 
  

   Brazil. 
  

  

  32802. 
  Ehretia 
  acuminata 
  R. 
  Br. 
  

  

  "A 
  deciduous 
  tree, 
  rather 
  dwarf, 
  producing 
  white 
  flowers 
  in 
  abundance." 
  

  

  32803. 
  Erythrina 
  vespertilio 
  Benth. 
  Heilaman 
  tree. 
  

   Distribution. 
  — 
  A 
  shrub 
  or 
  low 
  tree 
  found 
  along 
  streams 
  in 
  North 
  Australia 
  

  

  and 
  Queensland. 
  

  

  32804. 
  Eucalyptus 
  saugna 
  Smith. 
  Couranga. 
  

   Distribution. 
  — 
  A 
  tall 
  tree 
  with 
  smooth, 
  silver-gray, 
  shining 
  bark, 
  found 
  

  

  along 
  streams 
  in 
  New 
  South 
  Wales, 
  Australia. 
  

  

  32805. 
  Ficus 
  lucescens 
  Blume. 
  

  

  "A 
  deciduous 
  species, 
  with 
  compact 
  habit, 
  growing 
  to 
  a 
  height 
  of 
  about 
  30 
  

   to 
  35 
  feet. 
  It 
  is 
  said 
  to 
  grow 
  very 
  rapidly. 
  Leaves 
  bright 
  glossy 
  green." 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  A 
  low 
  tree 
  found 
  on 
  the 
  plains 
  and 
  lower 
  hills 
  of 
  India 
  and 
  

   eastward 
  through 
  the 
  Malay 
  Archipelago 
  to 
  Java. 
  

  

  32806. 
  Ficus 
  religiosa 
  L. 
  Pipal. 
  

   "The 
  peepul 
  tree. 
  One 
  of 
  the 
  most 
  generally 
  grown 
  shade 
  trees 
  throughout 
  

  

  India, 
  is 
  quite 
  hardy, 
  and 
  is 
  grown 
  far 
  north 
  into 
  the 
  Punjab 
  region. 
  While 
  

   it 
  thrives 
  best 
  under 
  moist 
  conditions, 
  it 
  will 
  nevertheless 
  withstand 
  much 
  

   drought. 
  " 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  A 
  tree 
  found 
  in 
  the 
  lower 
  Himalayan 
  forests 
  in 
  Bengal, 
  and 
  in 
  

   central 
  India; 
  generally 
  planted 
  in 
  India 
  and 
  Ceylon 
  and 
  the 
  Malay 
  Archi- 
  

   pelago. 
  

  

  32807. 
  Gleditsia 
  ferox 
  Desf. 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  A 
  tree 
  with 
  stiff, 
  straight 
  spines, 
  found 
  in 
  the 
  northern 
  part 
  of 
  

   China; 
  often 
  cultivated 
  as 
  an 
  ornamental. 
  

  

  32808. 
  Gmelina 
  arborea 
  Roxburgh. 
  

  

  "Native 
  name 
  Khumbar. 
  Considerably 
  grown 
  as 
  a 
  shade 
  tree 
  in 
  the 
  upper 
  

   Ganges 
  Valley. 
  Deciduous, 
  growing 
  40 
  to 
  50 
  feet 
  high, 
  and 
  with 
  a 
  round, 
  

   compact 
  crown. 
  It 
  should 
  do 
  well 
  in 
  southern 
  California. 
  " 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  A 
  large 
  tree 
  bearing 
  dull-yellow 
  flowers 
  in 
  panicles, 
  found 
  

   throughout 
  India 
  from 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  Himalayas 
  southward 
  and 
  eastward, 
  and 
  

   extending 
  through 
  the 
  Malay 
  Archipelago 
  to 
  the 
  Philippines. 
  

  

  32809. 
  Heterophragma 
  adenophyllum 
  (DC.) 
  Seem. 
  

  

  "A 
  very 
  handsome 
  shade 
  tree 
  with 
  abundant 
  yellow 
  blossoms; 
  much 
  grown 
  

   at 
  Lucknow. 
  " 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  A 
  medium-sized 
  tree 
  with 
  stout 
  panicles 
  of 
  large 
  yellowish 
  

   brown 
  flowers, 
  found 
  in 
  the 
  eastern 
  part 
  of 
  India, 
  extending 
  from 
  eastern 
  

   Bengal 
  and 
  Assam 
  southward 
  through 
  Burma 
  to 
  Tenasserim 
  and 
  the 
  Andaman 
  

   Islands. 
  

  

  32810. 
  Holarrhena 
  antidysenterica 
  (Roth) 
  Wall. 
  Conessi. 
  

   Distribution. 
  — 
  A 
  small 
  tree 
  found 
  on 
  the 
  tropical 
  slopes 
  of 
  the 
  Himalayas 
  and 
  

  

  throughout 
  the 
  drier 
  forests 
  of 
  India. 
  

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