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yields a good fiber which is used for ropes and fishing lines. (Adapted 

 from J. 8. Gamble, Manual of Indian Timbers, p. 658, 1902.) 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 44860. 



46081. Callicarpa rubella Lindl. Verbenacese. 



• An erect, single-stemmed shrub up to 20 feet in height, native of north- 

 ern India and China. The branches and leaves are horizontal, the latter 

 being cordate-oblong, softly pubescent above and tomentose beneath, with 

 crenate-serrate margins. The small cymes, 2 inches across, of pink 

 flowers are followed by small purple berries. (Adapted from Hooker, 

 Flora of British India, vol. 4, p. 569.) 



46082. Cracca Candida (DC.) Kuntze. Fabacese. 

 (Tephrosia Candida DC). 



A shrubby perennial, 4 to 7 feet high, with soft pubescent leaves and white 

 flowers, native to the northern part of India up to an altitude of 3 000 feet. 

 It is used as a cover crop and as a green manure. (Adapted from Mac- 

 millan, Handbook of Tropical Gardening and Planting, 2d ed., p.. 39.) 



46083. Fraxintjs floribunda Wall. Oleacese. Ash. 

 " This is a large deciduous tree found growing in the Himalayas from 



Indus to Sikkim, between 5,000 and 8,500 feet. A concrete, saccharine 

 exudation called manna is obtained from the stem of this tree and is 

 employed as a substitute for the officinal manna. The sugar mannite, 

 contained in this exudation, differs from cane and grape sugar in not 

 being readily fermentable, although under certain conditions it does 

 ferment and yields a quantity of alcohol varying in strength from 13 to 

 33 per cent. Like the officinal manna, this is used for its sweetening and 

 slightly laxative properties. The wood is white with a reddish tinge 

 and soft to moderately hard in structure, resembling in some respects 

 the European ash. This tree is very valuable and is used in the manu- 

 facture of oars, sampan poles, plows, platters, spinning wheels, and for 

 many other purposes." (Watt, Dictionary of the Economic Products of 

 India,' vol. 3, p. 442.) 



46084. Lattrocerasus acuminata (Wall.) Roemer. Amygdalaceae. 

 (Prunus acuminata Hook.) Cherry laurel. 



A tree, 30 to 40 feet high, found in the temperate portions of the cen- 

 tral and eastern Himalayas, at altitudes of 4,000 to 7,000 feet. The 

 branches are slender, w 7 ith flat, smooth leaves 4 to 7 inches long, and 

 yellowish white flowers one-fourth to one-third of an inch across in 

 many-flowered racemes. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, 

 vol. 2, p. 311.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 44092. 



46085. Lilium giganteum Wall. Liliacess. Lily. 

 A tall lily, up to 12 feet in height, found in the Himalaya Mountains 



from Kumaon and Gurhwal to Khasi and Sikkim in India. The 12 to 20 

 scattered, deep-green leaves are 12 to 18 inches in diameter on petioles a 

 foot long at the base of the stem, reducing in size toward the top. The 

 6 to 12 deliciously fragrant flowers are 6 inches long and nearly as broad. 

 The waxy segments of the perianth are purplish green outside, citron 

 yellow changing to white inside, with purple midribs. The stamens are 

 yellow. (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, 

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