﻿50 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



46943 to 46948— Continued. 



46947. Solanum quitoense Lam. Solanacese. 



" Lulo. A plant found in the subtropical parts of Colombia. The \ 

 edible fruit is employed for flavoring preserves, sweets, and the like." 



46948. Solanum sp. Solanacese. 



"A shrub of the habit of the tree tomato, bearing golden yellow fruits 

 the size of duck eggs. It is not edible, but is used for killing cockroaches. 

 From the Province of Caldas at an altitude of 6,000 feet." 



46949 and 46950. 



From Hongkong, China. Presented by Mr. W. J. Tutcher. Received 

 December 30, 1918. 



46949. Caesalpinia veknalis Champ. Csesalpiniacese. 



An ornamental shrub, native of Hongkong, and climbing by the re- 

 versed prickles on the under side of the leaves. The leaves are bipinnate, 

 being made up of 9 to 12 pairs of pinnae, each bearing four to eight pairs 

 of ovate leaflets 1 inch long. The lemon-yellow flowers are borne in 

 racemes about 6 inches long. (Adapted from Curtis' s Botanical Magazine, 

 pi. 8132.) 



46950. Mussaenda pubescens Ait. f. Rubiacese. 



A small, ornamental climbing shrub found on the island of Hongkong 

 and in the Province of Yunnan, China. The ovate-lanceolate leaves are 

 minutely pubescent, and the yellow flowers are borne in loose, few- 

 flowered cymes. (Adapted from Sargent, Plantae Wilsonianae, vol. 3, 

 p. 396.) 



