﻿62 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



41295 to 41314— Continued. 



41309. Ruprechtia fagifolia Meissn. Polygonacese. 



Duraznillo bianco. 

 "An abundant tree with smooth bark which renews itself annually, and 

 which after becoming dry, but before falling, becomes wrinkled and gives 

 the tree a peculiar and very characteristic appearance. Wood rosy, 

 hard ; trunk coarse, not utilized. A very handsome ornamental tree ; in 

 spring it is covered with yellow flowers which later become rosy. Their 

 color resembles that of the peach flower; hence the name Duraznillo" 

 (S. Venturi, Contribution al Conocimiento de los Arboles de la Argentina.) 



41310. Schinopsis lorentzii (Griseb.) Engler. Anacardiacese. 

 (Quebrachia lorentzii Griseb.) Quebracho Colorado. 



A tree with compound leaves composed of 10 to 15 pairs of persistent, 

 leathery leaflets, glabrous above. Highly prized for its hard and durable 

 reddish colored timber. One of the most valuable trees in Argentina. 



41311. Sida bonariensis Willd. Malvaceae. 



Shrubby plant with cordate, oblong leaves, deeply crenate, stellate- 

 pubescent above, tomentose beneath ; the capsule villous. Native of 

 Argentina ; called Malvisco. 



41312. Solanum bonariense L. Solanacese. 



Tender evergreen shrub up to 10 feet high, with ovate-oblong, sinuate- 

 repand leaves, long lateral racemes of large white flowers, and globose 

 yellow berries. Native of Argentina, where it is called Granadillo. Said 

 to have medicinal properties. 



41313. Vallesia glabra (Cav.) Link. Apocynacese. Ancochi. 

 "A small, spineless tree with somewhat twisted branches ; soft, yellow 



wood which is not utilized. It is abundant near rivers. Its fruit is 

 white, resembling a pearl. The bark is rugose and soft like that of the 

 Cedrillo; it is a poisonous plant, but in 1896 and in 1909 I ate the fruits 

 without suffering any ill effects." (8. Venturi, Contribution al Conocimi- 

 ento de los Arboles de la Argentina.) 



Found from Florida through tropical America to Chile and Argentina. 



41314. Vitex montevidensis Cham. Verbenacese. 



A small tree from Uruguay and Brazil 15 to 20 feet high with branches 

 usually compressed and dilated at the nodes ; ashy-gray, glabrous bark ; 

 seemingly opposite palmate leaves composed of five, rarely three, lanceo- 

 late to elliptic leaflets 4 to 6 inches long ; and axillary cymes of slightly 

 irregular flowers with nearly rotate 5-lobed corollas. (Adapted from the 

 original description, Linnaea, vol. 7, p. 373, 1832.) 



" The wood, of reddish color, somewhat striped, hard, is strong and 

 much esteemed. As it resists moisture well it is much used for posts, 

 etc.; and being easily split, it is used for shingles. The fruits yield a 

 kind of oil ; and the wood itself, even after it has become dry, exudes oil 

 when placed on the ground, and seems to become green again." (S. Ven- 

 turi, Contribution al Conocimiento de los Arboles de la Argentina.) 



