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47831 to 47858— Continued. 



47842. Engelhardtia spicata Leschen. Juglandacese. 



A large handsome tree, belonging to the walnut family, native to the 

 foothills of the eastern Himalayas. The thick brown bark contains much 

 tannin; the wood shows a beautiful grain and is said not to warp. 

 (Adapted from Watt, Dictionary of the Economic Products of India, vol. 

 S, p. 2U-) 



47843. Ficus aetissima Blume. Moracese. 



A large, spreading tree, native to the tropical Himalayas. It is said to 

 yield as good caoutchouc as its relative, Ficus elastica. (Adapted from 

 Watt, Dictionary of the Economic Products of India, vol. 3, p. 342.) 



47844. Gynostemma pedattjm Blume. Cucurbitacese. 



A climbing herbaceous plant with leaves composed of three to five 

 membranous leaflets up to 5 inches in length and globose fruits about the 

 size of a pea. It is a native of northeastern India. (Adapted from 

 Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 2, p. 633.) 



47845. Ipomoea kingii Prain. Convolvulaceae. Morning'-glory. 

 A large white-flowered climber belonging to the morning-glory family, 



with narrow heart-shaped leaves up to 6 inches in length. It is a native 

 of northeastern India at altitudes of 2,000 to 5,000 feet. (Adapted from 

 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, vol. 63, p. 110.) 



47846. Leonotis nepetaefolia (L.) Ait. Menthacese. 



An annual, 4 to 6 feet high, with a stem as thick as one's finger, thin 

 crenate leaves, and whorls of orange-red flowers. It is native to the 

 hotter parts of India, and is distributed to tropical Asia, Africa, and 

 America. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. If, p. 691.) 



47847. Manisueis striata (Nees) Kuntze. Poaceae. Grass. 

 A tall slender grass, with a stem 3 to 4 feet long, very narrow, flat 



leaves 2 to 4 feet in length, and pale, slender spikes about 2 inches long. 

 It is a native of the Sikkim Himalayas, India, where it ascends to 4,000 

 feet. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 7, p. 157.) 



47848. Panictjm patens L. Poacese. Grass. 

 A creeping grass, found throughout India, with a leafy stem 1 to 3 feet 



long, leaves 2 to 6 inches in length, and spreading panicles. (Adapted 

 from Watt, Dictionary of the Economic Products of India, vol. 7, p. 57.) 



47849. Phlogacanthtjs pubinervius T. Anders. Acanthacese. 



A much-branched shrub, 3 to 8 feet in diameter, with numerous axil- 

 lary cymes of red flowers. It is a native of Sikkim, Bhutan, and Assam, 

 India. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 4, P- 513.) 



47850. Pueraeia phaseoloides (Roxb.) Benth. Fabacese. 



A twining, scarcely woody plant, clothed with dense, spreading, brown 

 hairs ; native to the tropical regions of the eastern Himalayas. The 

 leaflets are green above and densely matted with gray hairs beneath. 

 The reddish flowers are borne in copious long-stemmed racemes. 

 (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 2, p. 199.) 



47851. Rhododendron cameixiaeflortjm Hook. f. Ericaceae. 



Rhododendron. 

 A Himalayan rhododendron, 2 to 6 feet tall. It has very thick deep- 

 green leathery leaves and pure white or faintly pinkish flowers about 1* 

 inches wide. (Adapted from Curtis' s Botanical Magazine, pi. J t 932.) 



