﻿68 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



47831 to 47858— Continued. 



47852. Rhynchotechum vestitum Wall. Gesneriacese. 



An erect, simple, shrubby plant, about 3 feet high, with yellow-hairy, 

 elliptic leaves 9 inches in length, many-flowered axillary cymes of rose- 

 purple flowers, and globose, glistening-white berries more than a quarter 

 of an inch in diameter. The plant is a native of Sikkim, Bhutan, and 

 Assam, India. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 4, 

 p. 313.) 



47853. Rubia sikkimensis Kurz. Rubiacese. 



A stout, handsome, creeping plant, native to Sikkim and Bhutan, India. 

 The stem and root of this plant yield the brilliant red dye used by the 

 natives of Naga Hills and Manipur, India. (Adapted from Watt, Dic- 

 tionary of the Economic Products of India, vol. 6, pt. 1, p. 577.) 



47854. Salix tetrasperma Roxb. Salieaceae. Willow. 

 This willow is a native of India, where it grows at altitudes of 2,000 



to 7,000 feet and reaches a height of 40 feet. The twigs are useful for 

 basketry, and the foliage as forage. (Adapted from Mueller, Select Ex- 

 tra-Tropical Plants, p. Jf88.) 



47855. Terminalia myriocarpa Huerck and Muell. Arg. Gombretacese. 

 A very large evergreen tree, abundant in the subtropical valleys of 



Sikkim and Bhutan, India. The heartwood is brown, beautifully mottled 

 with dark streaks, and is used for building purposes and for boxes. 

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

 6, pt. J,, p. 37.) 



47856. Terminalia tomentosa (Roxb.) Wight and Arn. Gombretacese. 

 A large deciduous tree, 80 to 100 feet tall, common throughout the 



moister parts of India. It yields copiously a transparent gum which is 

 eaten by the Santals. The bark is used for tanning. (Adapted from 

 Watt, Dictionary of the Economic Products of India, vol. 6, pt. .}, p. 37.) 



47857. Uraria lagopus DC. Fabaceae. 



A woody, densely cespitose. perennial leguminous plant, reaching 10 

 to 12 feet in height, with trifoliolate leaves and copious terminal and 

 axillary racemes of purple flowers. It is a native of India from the 

 Punjab to Assam. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 2, 

 p. 156.) 



47858. Wallichia densiflora Mart. Phcenicacese. Palm. 

 A palm with a very short stem or even stemless, found throughout the 



tropical Himalayas from Kumaon eastward. The leaves are 8 to 10 feet 

 long, the spathes are purple, and the male and female flowers are yellow 

 and purplish, respectively. The dull-purple fruits are about half an 

 inch in length. The leaves are sometimes used for fodder, and also 

 for thatching. (Adapted from Watt, Dictionary of the Economic Prod- 

 ucts of India, vol. 6. pt. .), p. 299, and Hooker, Flora of British India, 

 vol. 6, p. J t 19.) 



47859. AmaranthuspaniculatusL. Amaranthacese. Huauhtli. 



From the City of Mexico. Mexico. Presented by Dr. A. L. Herrera, Direc- 

 tor de Eetudios Biologicos. Received June 30, 1919. 



" Seeds of the edible plant popularly called alegria, cultivated in the Federal 

 District." ( Her rent.) 



