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47629 to 47830— Continued. 



47780. Rubia cordifolia L. Rubiacese. Madder. 

 A climbing, woody, white-barked perennial, found throughout the hilly 



districts of India, with whorls of prickly leaves and purplish black fruits 

 about one-third of an inch in diameter. The fruits and roots are used 

 in native medicine, chiefly as an astringent. (Adapted from Kirtikar, 

 Indian Medicinal Plants, pt. 1, p. 663.) 



47781. Rubus ellipticus J. E. Smith. Rosacese. Raspberry. 

 A tall suberect bush, native to the temperate and subtropical Himalayas. 



The fruit is yellow and has the flavor of a raspberry. In the Hima- 

 layas it is commonly eaten either raw or made into a preserve, and is 

 said to be one of the best wild fruits of India. (Adapted from Watt, 

 Dictionary of the Economic Products of India, vol. 6, pt. 1, p. 581.) 



47782. Rubus moluccanus L. Rosacese. 



An East Indian Rubus with ornamental and very variable foliage. 

 It is a climber with fuzzy stems and heart-shaped, 5-lobed, deep-green 

 leaves whose lower surfaces are thickly covered with cream-colored down. 

 (Adapted from The Gardeners' Chronicle, 3d ser., vol. 33, p. 308.) 



47783. Rytieix gbanularts (L.) Skeels. Poacese. Grass. 

 {Manisuris granularis L.) 



An annual, erect, much-branched grass found throughout the hotter 

 parts of India. The stem is from 1 to 2 feet or more in length, and it and 

 the flaccid flat leaves are softly hairy. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of 

 British India, vol. 7, p. 159. ) 



47784. Saurauja napaulensis DC. Dilleniaceae. 



A large shrub or tree, native to the Himalayas from Bhutan to 

 Gurhwal, India, at altitudes of 2,400 to 7,000 feet. The narrow hairy 

 leaves are 7 to 14 inches long, the pink flowers occur in axillary panicles, 

 and the green mealy sweet fruit is edible. (Adapted from Brandis, 

 Forest Flora of India, p. 25, and Watt, Dictionary of the Economic 

 Products of India, vol. 6, pt. 3, p. 4~9.) 



47785. Saukopus albicans Blume. Euphorbiacese. 



An erect, somewhat shrubby plant with terete green branches, small 

 greenish red flowers, and small fleshy fruits. It is a native of the hot 

 valleys of the Himalayas of Sikkim, India, and is distributed southward 

 to Ceylon and eastward to the Philippines. (Adapted from Hooker, 

 Flora of British India, vol, 5, p. 332.) 



47786. Saussurea deltoides (DC.) C. B. Clarke. Asteracese. 



A tall composite, 4 to 8 feet in height, having large leaves with cottony 

 lower surfaces. The extremely variable heads are often tipped with 

 purple and the corollas are white. It is a native of the central and 

 eastern Himalayas, growing at altitudes of 6,000 to 11,500 feet. (Adapted 

 from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 3, p. S74-) 



47787. Schefflera impressa (C. B. Clarke) Harms. Araliaceae. 

 (Heptapleurum impressum C. B. Clarke.) 



A handsome tree of the northeastern Himalayas at altitudes of 6,000 

 to 11,000 feet, where it commonly attains a height of 60 feet, and is 

 easily recognized by its woolly leaves. The thick brown bark yields a 

 copious gum and the wood is white or gray and soft. (Adapted from 

 Watt, Dictionary of the Economic Products of India, vol. If, p. 222.) 



