﻿66 SEEDS AXD PLANTS IMPORTED. 



47831 to 47858— Continued. 



47834. Barleria strigosa Willd. Acanthacese. 



A shrubby plant, much cultivated in India, but wild in the lower hills 

 of Bengal, Orissa, etc. It is 2 to 4 feet in height, has large ovate leaves, 

 and dense spikes of blue flowers. From the root is prepared a native 

 medicine used as an antispasmodic. (Adapted from Watt, Dictionary of 

 the Economic Products of India, vol. 1, p. l^Ol, and Hooker, Flora of 

 British India, vol. 4, P- 4-Sd.) 



47835. Bischofia trifoliata (Roxb.) Hook. Euphorbiacese. 

 (B. javanica Blume.) 



A large tree, found in shady ravines in the hills of Kumaon, Gurhwal, 

 India, south to Ceylon, and also in southern Asia. It is very handsome, 

 attaining a height of 70 feet, with a dense oval crown and deep-green 

 foliage which turns red before falling. The pale-red fine-grained wood 

 is used for furniture. (Adapted from Brandis, Forest Flora of India, 

 P. U6.) 



47836. Boehmeria macrophylla D. Don. Urticacese. 



A broad-leaved shrub, native to northern and northeastern India, where 

 it ascends to 4,000 feet. The bark yields a beautiful fiber, much prized 

 for fishing nets. (Adapted from Watt, Dictionary of the Economic 

 Products of India, vol. 1, p. 461.) 



47837. Boehmeria platyphylla D. Don. Urticacese. 



A large shrub or small tree with opposite, broadly ovate leaves, native 

 to the Khasi Hills, eastern Bengal and southern India. The wood is 

 moderately hard and reddish brown. All of the species of this genus 

 are said to yield good fibers. (Adapted from Watt, Dictionary of the 

 Economic Products of India, vol. 1, p. 481.) 



47838. Callicarpa macrophylla Vahl. Verbenacese. 



A tall shrub with the branches and stems thickly covered with gray 

 woolly felt. The narrow wrinkled leaves are 6 to 10 inches long, and 

 the small rose-colored flowers are in much-branched cymes. The shrub 

 is a native of Bengal and Burma, India. The heated leaves are applied 

 to rheumatic joints. (Adapted from Brandis, Forest Flora of India, 

 p. 368.) 



47839. Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck. Rutacese. Orange. 

 " Sikkim orange." (Cave.) 



47840. Dysoxylum binectariferum (Roxb.) Hook. f. Meliacese. 



An evergreen tree, 30 feet or more in height, with compound leaves 9 

 to 18 inches long, composed of 5 to 9 leaflets, and panicles of pale-green 

 flowers. The leathery reddish fruits are 2i inches long, and the seeds are 

 dark purple and polished. This tree is a native of the Khasia Hills and 

 Assam, India. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 1, 

 p. 51,6.) 



47841. Elaeagnus pyriformis Hook. f. Elseagnacese. 



A shrubby plant with oblong or elliptic, somewhat silvery leaves, 

 clustered flowers, and small turgid fruits, one-third of an inch long, 

 covered with brown, hardly shining scales. ThV plant is a native of the 

 Mishmi Hills, India. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 

 5. p. 202.) 



