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99876 to 99682— Continued. 



feet altitude. The large leaves are pinnatisect, 

 and the large flowers are purplish red and pro- 

 duced in long terminal spikes. 



For previous introduction see 59418. 



99682. Syringa sp. Oleaceae. Lilac. 



Trees from 15 to 20 feet high, with rich pink 

 flowers, found in open forests at 11,000 feet altitude. 



99683 to 99701. 



From India. Seeds presented by R. N. Parker, 

 forest botanist, Forest Research Institute, New 

 Forest, Dehra Dun. Received May 3, 1932. 



99683 to 99686. Acacia spp. Mimosaceae. 



99683. Acacia sp. 



Acacia gageana Craib. 



A Himalayan acacia with thorny branch- 

 lets and compound leaves about 6 inches long, 

 composed of 8 to 11 pinnae and 30 to 40 papery, 

 narrowly oblong, closely set pinnules about 1 

 inch long. The small flower heads, half an inch 

 in diameter, are in large panicles. 



99635. Acacia modesta Wall. 



A medium-sized tree with glabrous gray 

 branches and dark-brown polished prickles, 

 native to the foothills of the western and central 

 Himalayas in India. The bipinnate leaves are 

 made up of 4 to 6 pinnae, each bearing 6 to 8 

 obovate leathery leaflets about one-half inch 

 long. The small green flowers, in spikes 2 to 3 

 inches long, are followed by straight strap- 

 shaped glossy drab pods 2 to 3 inches long. 



99686. Acacia pennata (L.) Willd. 



A climbing prickly shrub up to 20 feet high, 

 with very narrow rigid leaflets and dense 

 panicles of yellow flower heads. Native to the 

 central and eastern Himalayas. 



For previous introduction see 68326. 



99687. Acacia suma (Roxb.) Kurz. (Mimosa 

 suma Roxb.). Mimosaceae. 



A medium-sized tree with white bark, native to 

 India. The bipinnate leaves have 20 to 40 pinnae 

 each bearing 60 to 100 small pale-green rigid 

 leaflets. The small nearly white flowers are in 

 axillary spikes 3 to 4 inches long. 



For previous introduction see 59652. 



Mimosaceae. 



(Osbeck) Merr. 



99688 to 99690. Albizzia spp. 



. Albizzia chinensis 

 (A. stipulata Boiv.). 



A large rapidly growing tree, native to the 

 subtropical regions of India. It is said to have 

 been found very satisfactory in Assam as a 

 shade for tea. The roots do not penetrate the 

 soil deeply, and the foliage does not make a 

 dense shade. 



For previous introduction see 83955. 



99689. Albizzia lucida (Roxb.) Benth. 



A handsome spreading leguminous tree with 

 attractive feathery leaves; native to the East 

 Indies. 



For previous introduction see 93176. 



99690. Albizzia proceba (Roxb.) Benth. 



A tall handsome tropical tree often 60 to 80 

 feet high, with yellowish or green-white bark, 

 large compound leaves, and terminal panicles 

 of yellow-white flowers. In Burma, Bengal, 

 and southern India where this tree is native 

 the brown heartwood is used for making agri- 

 cultural implements. 



For previous introduction see 94179. 



99683 to 99701— Continued. 



99691. Bauhinia variegata L. Caesalpinig 



Buddhist bauhinia. 



An Indian tree up to 20 feet high, with broadly 

 ovate leaves, two-lobed at the top, and small 

 clusters of large white flowers, beautifully varie- 

 gated with red and yellow. 



For previous introduction see 77156. 



99692. Butea pellita Hook. f. Fabaceae. 



An erect shrub 3 feet or less in height, with 

 large trifoliolate leaves and yellow flowers about 

 one-half inch long in axillary racemes. The ovate- 

 oblong woody coriaceous pod is about 3 inches in 

 length. Native to the Himalayas. 



99693. Caesalpinia sappan L. Caesalpiniaceae. 



A shrubby leguminous tree, native to India 

 and the Malay Archipelago, which bears showy 

 yellow flowers. The wood yields a red dye, and 

 the bark is used for tanning. It is said to be an 

 excellent hedge plant and to endure rather poor 

 dry soils. 



For previous introduction see 94182. 



99694. Caesalpinia 

 Diniaceae. 



SEPIARIA 



Roxb. Caesal- 

 Mysore thorn. 



For previous introduction and description see 

 99401. 



99695. Cassia didymobotrya Fres. Caesal- 

 piniaceae. 



A shrub or small tree, 7 to 10 feet high, native 

 to Africa. The finely divided leaves are about a 

 foot long, and the numerous yellow flowers are 

 in erect racemes up to a foot in length. 



For previous introduction see 88109. 



99696. Cassia surattensis Burm. f. (C. glauca 

 Lam . ) . C aesal piniaceae . 



A tropical leguminous shrub or small tree with 

 pale-green compound leaves and clusters of pale- 

 yellow flowers. It is native to the East Indies. 



For previous introduction see 86694. 



99697. Erythrina stricta Roxb. Fabaceae. 



Coraltree. 



A large tree with whitish prickles, native to 

 India. The trifoliolate leaves have ovate rhom- 

 boid leaflets 4 to 6 inches long, and the coral-red 

 flowers, 1 to 2 inches long, are borne in dense 

 racemes 6 inches long. 



Mimosa spegazzinii Pirotta. Mimosa - 



A much-branched climbing shrub with recurved 

 spines, sensitive bipinnate leaves 2 to 3 inches 

 long, and globular heads, about 1 inch in diame- 

 ter, of rose-purple flowers. It is native to Argen- 

 tina. 



For previous introduction see 94779. 

 99699. Sophora secundiflora (Ort.) DC. Faba- 



A shrub or small tree, up to 35 feet high, native 

 to Mexico. The evergreen pinnate leaves are 

 made up of 7 to 11 elliptic to oblong leaflets 2 

 inches long, and the fragrant violet-blue flowers, 

 1 inch long, are in racemes. 



99700. Sophora tomentosa L. Fabaceae. 



A small tree, native to India and Ceylon, with 

 slender wandlike branches and pinnate leaves 

 made up of 15 to 19 obovate leaflets, 1 to 2 inches 

 long, densely gray downy beneath. The yellow 

 pea-shaped flowers, nearly an inch long, are borne 

 in racemes 6 inches long. 



