﻿56 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



47629 to 47830— Continued. 



47758. Plecteanthus coetsa Buch.-Ham. Menthaceaa. 



A tall, erect, strong-smelling shrubby ornamental plant of the mint 

 family, with very numerous cymes of lavender-blue flowers. It is a 

 native of the temperate regions of the Himalayas at altitudes of 3,000 

 to 8,000 feet. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 4, p. 

 619.) 



47759. Pogostemon paeviflokus Benth. Menthaceae. 



A small bush found in the subtropical portions of the Himalayas. The 

 entire plant has a strong, black-currant odor, and the bruised leaves 

 are used as a poultice for wounds. (Adapted from Watt, Dictionary of 

 the Economic Products of India, vol. 6, pt. 1, p. 306.) 



47760. Polygonum chinense L. Polygonaceae. 



A rambling or erect shrub, up to 5 feet in height, with very variable 

 foliage and white, pink, or purplish flower heads in corymbs or panicles. 

 It is a native of the subtropical and temperate Himalayas, and is dis- 

 tributed throughout the East Indies and tropical Asia. (Adapted from 

 Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 5, p. ! t k.) 



47761. Porana eacemosa Roxb. Convolvulacese. Snow creeper. 

 One of the most beautiful of Himalayan plants, occurring in dense, not 



lofty, masses, climbing over other plants in the jungle, with the closely 

 massed, dazzling white flowers resembling patches of snow. (Adapted 

 from Watt, Dictionary of the Economic Products of India, vol. 6, pt. 1, 

 p. 327.) 



47762. Potentilla FRUTicosA L. Rosacese. 



A much-branched, rigid, robust shrub, native to the temperate and sub- 

 alpine parts of the Himalayas, ascending to 16,000 feet. The fragrant 

 leaves when dried are used in the upper parts of the Chenab basin as a 

 substitute for tea. (Adapted from Watt, Dictionary of the Economic 

 Products of India, vol. 6, pt. 1, p. 332.) 



47763. Potentilla mooniana Wight. Rosacese. 



A tall, erect-branched, leafy plant from Ceylon and the lower altitudes 

 of northern India. The narrow leaves are 5 to 10 inches long, and the 

 flowers are in panicles or corymbs. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of 

 British India, vol. 2, p. 349.) 



47764. Peatia Montana (Reinw.) Hassk. Campanulaceae. 



A tall, rambling, herbaceous plant with long branches, narrow leavei 

 about 4 inches long, and axillary green flowers marked with purple. It 

 has globular black-purple berries. This plant is a native of the temperate 

 parts of the Himalayas. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, 

 vol. 3, p. J f 23.) 



47765. Peioteopis cytisoides (Roxb.) Wight and Arn. Fabacese. 



A low shrub with slender, glabrous branches, trifoliolate leaves, and 

 copious racemes of pale-yellow flowers. It is a native of the tropical parts 

 of the eastern Himalayas. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British 

 India, vol. 2, p. 65.) 



