﻿66 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



48262 to 48282— Continued. 



48278. Rubus ellipticus J. E. Smith. Rosaceae. Raspberry. 

 A large thorny shrub, native to all Indian hill regions over 4,000 feet. 



The fruit is yellow and has the flavor of the raspberry ; it is commonly 

 eaten out of hand and is also made into preserves in the Himalayas; it 

 is one of the best of the wild fruits of India. (Adapted from Gamble, 

 Manual of Indian Timbers, p. 317. ) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 47781. 



48279. Thysanolaena maxima (Roxb.) Kuntze. Poaceas. Grass. 

 A large grass, with broad bamboolike leaves and dense panicles of 



very small flowers, found in shady places in the forests almost throughout 

 India. The leaves are used for fodder and the flower panicles for brooms, 

 especially in Hindu temples. (Adapted from Gamble, Manual of Indian 

 Timbers, p. 7^2.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 14922. 



48280. Trachycarpus excelsus (Thunb.) Wendl. Phoenicacese. 



" The Chinese fan or coir palm, cultivated in gardens in southern 

 Shensi and southern Kansu as an ornamental tree, reaches a height 

 of 30 to 40 feet. Withstands successfully winter temperatures, un- 

 protected of —12° C, as happened in Huihsien on November 1, 1895, 

 when all the palms around there died. Of value as a fine ornamental 

 garden and park tree for all such parts of the United States where the 

 mercury does not go much below 10° F. Chinese name Taung shu, 

 meaning 'coir-palm tree.'" (Frank N. Meyer.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 44670. 



48281. Trachycarpus martianus (Wall.) Wendl. Phoenicacese. 



A tall unarmed, fan-leaved palm, native to the temperate Himalayas 

 from Nepal eastward, the Khasi Hills, Munnipore, and Burma, all at 

 altitudes above 4,000 feet. The slender trunk, 20 to 30 feet tall, is for 

 the most part naked annulate, clothed beneath the crown with per- 

 sistent leaf sheaths ; the young parts are covered with soft scurfy hairs. 

 The rigidly leathery leaves, 4 to 5 feet in diameter, are cut about half 

 way down into linear 2-lobed segments ; the petiole is 1| to 2£ feet long, 

 the sheath leaving stiff erect fibers. The nodding spadix bears yellow 

 flowers ; the pistillate flowers are sessile and solitary. The bluish drupe 

 is half an inch long. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, 

 vol. 6, p. J f 36.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 47814. 



48282. Triumfetta tomentosa Boj. Tiliacese. 



An herb or undershrub with a hispid stem and variable leaves, 4 by 

 3 inches, stellate hairy above, pubescent beneath. The yellow flowers 

 are in dense interrupted spikes and the hispid fruit, the size of a large 

 pea, is covered with straight spines. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of 

 British India, vol. 1, p. 394.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 47818. 



