﻿60 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPOKTED. 



43642 to 43671— Continued. 



43669. Thryallis beasiliensis L. Malpighiacese. 

 (Galphimia brastliensis Juss.) 



A shrub, native of Brazil, with reddish, oval, lance-shaped leaves about 

 1 inch long and small yellow flowers in short, lax panicles. This orna- 

 mental plant has been introduced into California, where its bright flowers 

 make it very attractive. In Brazil it is called Rcsedd amarello and Tin- 

 tureira. The flowering season is from September to December. 

 (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 3, p. 

 1312, and from Rodrigues, Hoi'tus Fluminensis, p. 62.) 



43670. Toona ciliata Roemer. Meliacese. Toon tree. 

 (Cedrela toona Roxb.) 



A large deciduous tree, found chiefly near streams in tropical sub- 

 Himalayan regions. The wood obtained from this important timber tree 

 is not eaten by white ants and is very durable. 



See S. P. I. No. 43288 for further description. 



43671. Wigandia cakacasana H. B. K. Hydrophyllacese. 



A shrubby tropical plant with a green hairy stem and alternate rusty 

 hairy leaves 5 to 6 inches long. The large, pale-violet flowers are borne 

 in loose terminal panicles and make the plant a very showy ornamental. 

 It does not do very well indoors in greenhouses, but should be planted 

 outside in frostless regions. (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia 

 of Horticulture, vol. 6, p. 1975, and from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 

 pi. 4575.) 



43672. Prosopis chilensis (Molina) Stuntz. Mimosacese. 



(P. juli flora DC.) Algaroba. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Presented by Mr. J. M. Westgate, agronomist, 

 Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station. Received November 20, 1916. 

 A leguminous tree with small flowers in little heads or spikes. The pod is 

 more or less thickened, and the leaves are composed of a large number of leaflets. 

 This tree is a native of Mexico and the West Indies. (Adapted from note of 

 W. Harris, Kingston, Jamaica, April 7, 1916.) 

 See also S. P. I. No. 42643 for further data. 



The algaroba has become a very important forage tree in the Hawaiian 

 Islands, where its dissemination has been fostered. The pods are used for fat- 

 tening pigs. 



43673 and 43674. Undetermined. Myrtaceae. 



From San Jose, Costa Rica. Presented by Mr. Carlos Werckle, Department 

 of Agriculture. Received November 20, 1916. 



43673. From tree No. 2. 43674. From tree No. 3. 



For previous introduction and description, see S. P. I. No. 43441. 



43675 to 43701. 



From Jamaica Plain, Mass. Presented by the Arnold Arboretum and se- 

 lected by Mr. H. C. Skeels and Dr. W. Van Fleet, of the Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received November 20, 1916. 



43675. Acanthopanax sessilifloeum (Rupr. and Maxim.) Seem. 

 Araliacese. 

 An ornamental hardy shrub, found in eastern Siberia. The leaves are 

 palmate, the brownish flowers occur in dense umbels on the spiny 



