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47629 to 47830— Continued. 



paper manufacture. The roots are used medicinally in bilious com- 

 plaints, and the leaves are used as fodder. (Adapted from Watt, Dic- 

 tionary of the Economic Products of India, vol. 3, p. 83.) 



47727. Meibomia tkiquetra (L.) Kuntze. Fabacese. 

 (Desmodium triquetrum DC.) 



A shrub with triangular branches, stiff leathery leaflets, and very long, 

 axillary and terminal racemes of red flowers. It is found in moist places 

 in eastern and southern India, and also in China and the Philippines. 

 (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 2, p. 163.) 



47728. Melothria maderaspatana (L.) Cogn. Cucurbitacese. 



A rough, climbing cucurbitaceous plant with 3 to 7 angled leaves, small 

 yellow flowers, and bright-red fruits up to half an inch in diameter. 

 The leaves are used medicinally as a gentle aperient, and a decoction of 

 the seeds is used as a sudorific. (Adapted from Watt, Dictionary of the 

 Economic Products of India, vol. 5, p. 287, and Hooker, Flora of British 

 India, vol. 2, p. 623.) 



Received as Mukia scabrella, which is now referred to this species. 



47729. Melothria odorata Hook. f. and Thorns. Cucurbitacese. 



A climbing herbaceous plant with leaves more or less heart shaped and 

 white axillary flowers. It is native to East Bengal and the northwestern 

 Himalayas, ascending to 7,000 feet. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of 

 British India, vol. 2, p. 626.) 



47730. Michelia cathcartii Hook. f. and Thorns. Magnoliaceae. 



A lofty tree, native to the Himalayas of Sikkim, India, at altitudes 

 ranging from 5,000 to 6,000 feet. The oblong leaves are pale and thin, 

 and the white flowers are an inch in diameter. The sapwood is white 

 and the heartwood dark olive-brown; used for planking. (Adapted from 

 Watt, Dictionary of the Economic Products of India, vol. 5, p. 241.) 



47731. Michelia excels a Blume. Magnoliaceae. 



A tall deciduous tree, with oblong acute leaves and silky flowers 

 4 to 5 inches in diameter. It is a native of the temperate Himalayas 

 at altitudes of 5,000 to 8,000 feet. The olive-brown, glossy heartwood 

 is used for furniture and for building purposes. (Adapted from Watt, 

 ■ Dictionary of the Economic Products of India, vol. 5. p. 243, and 

 Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 1, p. 43.) 



47732. Michelia lanuginosa Wall. Magnoliaceae. 



A Himalayan tree of variable height, whose leaves are white and 

 fuzzy beneath and whose white flowers are 3 to 4 inches in diameter. 

 In Sikkim it forms a large bush, flowering in autumn. (Adapted from 

 Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 1, p. 43.) 



47733. Microglossa albescens (DC.) Benth. Asteracese. 



An erect, slender, shrubby composite with narrow sharp-pointed leaves 

 with whitish lower surfaces. Originally a native of temperate regions 

 of the Himalayas, it is now cultivated in China and also in southern 

 Europe. It is very ornamental, bearing lilac flowers in large corymbs 

 often 8 inches in diameter. (Adapted from Revue Horticole, vol. 79,. 

 p. 522, and Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 3, p. 257.) 



