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42286 to 42291— Continued. 



42290. Passiflgea herbeetiana Ker. Passifloracese. Granadilla. 

 A white-flowered, tall climber with 3-lobed, cordate leaves, from New 



Holland. (Adapted from the original description in Edwards's Botanical 

 Register, vol. 9, p. 737, 1823.) 



42291. Passifloea stjberosa L. Passifloracese. Granadilla. 

 An extremely variable species with attractive fruits. These are 



spotted when green and are deep violet colored when ripe. Native of 

 the West Indies. (Adapted from Curt is' s Botanical Magazine, vol. J/5, 

 pi. 1983, 1818.) 



42292. Chorisia insignis H. B. K. Bombacacese. 



From Buenos Aires, Argentina. Presented by Senor Benito J. Carrasco, 

 director, Botanic Gardens. Received March 21, 1916. 

 " Palo borracho. An ornamental flowering tree, with very thick trunk, the 

 pods of which produce vegetable wool. From the Argentine Tropics." (Car- 

 rasco. ) 



42293 to 42299. 



From Siena, Italy. Presented by the director, Botanic Garden, University 

 of Siena. Received March 24, 1916. 



42293. Pittospoeum bicoloe Hook. Pittosporaceae. 



Usually a bushy shrub or small tree, though occasionally attaining a 

 height of 40 feet; the thick, narrow leaves, 1 to 2 inches long, entire, 

 hairy beneath and usually crowded, the purple and yellow flowers often 

 forming terminal clusters. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British 

 India, vol. 1, p. 113, 1863.) 



42294. Pittospoeum eeiocaepum Royle. Pittosporacese. 



A small tree with somewhat whorled spreading branches, nearly or 

 quite obovate leaves (3 to 8 by 1^ to 2 inches), and yellow flowers one- 

 third of an inch long in compound, many-flowered corymbs. (Adapted 

 from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 1, p. 199, 1872. ) 



42295. Psidium acee Ten. Myrtacese. Guava. 

 This species is imperfectly known, in America at least. Trees intro- 

 duced into California under this name are said to greatly resemble the 

 yellow strawberry guava {Psidium cattleianum lucidum), but to have 

 more elongated and usually larger fruit. 



42296. Psidium montanum Swartz. Myrtacese. Mountain guava. 

 A lofty tree, sometimes 100 feet in height, with very smooth ash- 

 colored bark. Flowers large, white, with the odor of bitter almonds ; 

 berry sour, the size of a cherry. The wood is hard, white, and highly 

 esteemed, affording a timber of the hardest description, with the grain 

 beautifully variegated, but not much used in building, perhaps on account 

 of its hardness and cross grain and because when used as posts it rots 

 quickly in the ground. It occurs at elevations of 3,000 to 6,000 feet. 

 (Adapted from William Fawcett, Economic Plants.) 



42297. Pteeocaeya feaxinifolia (Lam.) Spach. Juglandacese. 

 (Pterocarya caucasica Meyer.) 



A handsome, ornamental, deciduous tree of rapid growth, up to 60 feet 

 high, with spreading branches, graceful dark-green foliage, and bearing 

 drooping racemes of light-green fruits. (Adapted from Bailey, Cyclopedia 

 of American Horticulture, vol. 3, p. 1^61/, 1904.) 



