﻿24 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



44072. Sideroxyi/ON austraue (R. P>r. ) Benth. and Hook. Sapo- 

 taceae. 



From Brisbane, Australia. Presented by Mr. J. F. Bailey, director, Botanic 

 Gardens. Received January 22. 1917. 

 A tree, sometimes attaining a large size, from southeastern Australia. The 

 leaves, which are quite variable in shape, are mostly 3 to 4 inches Ion::, and 

 the flowers occur in axillary clusters. The purplish, nearly round fruits are 2 

 inches in diameter and are of a coarse, insipid flavor. The wood is dark col- 

 ored, close grained, prettily veined, and is used for cabinetwork, carving, etc.. 

 but requires careful seasoning. (Adapted from Maiden, Useful Native Plants 

 of Australia. pp. 367-368, as Achras australis, and from Bailey, Queensland 

 Flora. p. 958. ► 



44073 to 44075. 



From Ceylon. Presented by Father Jerome, St. Leo College, St. Leo. Fla. 



Received January 22. 1917. 



44073. Degcelia daebergiodes (Baker) Taub. Fabacea?. 

 (Derris dalbergioide* Baker.) 



A small, spreading tree. 15 to 20 feet high, found in the Malay Archi- 

 pelago ami Java. The branchlets are brown-silky, the dark green, com- 

 pound leaves are 6 to 8 inches long; the rose-colored flowers are in nu- 

 merous short-stalked racemes; and the thin, flat pods are up to 2$ 

 inches long. (Adapted from Hooker. Flora of British India, rot. ?. 

 p. 2>,1.) 



44074. Lageestkokmia speciosa iMuenchh.i Pers. Lythracea?. 

 (L. flos-reginae Retz.) 



A tree, 50 to 60 feet in height, with leaves from 1 to 8 inches long and 

 large panicles of flowers, which vary from rose to purple, changing color 

 during the day. This is the chief timber tree in Assam, eastern Bengal. 

 India, and also in Burma. It occurs along river banks and on low 

 swampy ground and is commonly cultivated as an avenue tree. No 

 special care is used in growing this tree, which is felled when from 30 

 to 50 years of age. The timber is used for shipbuilding, boats, etc.. being 

 very durable under water. It has been introduced into southern Cali- 

 fornia. (Adapted from Watt, Commercial Products of India, p. 701. and 

 from Bailey, standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, p. 1775.) 



44075. Rhus rttfa Teijsm. and Binn. Anacardiacea\ 



Au erect, smooth-barked tree, native of the peninsula of Mehado, island 

 of Celebes, and Dutch East Indies, with leaves composed of 12 to 14 pairs 

 of oblong lance-shaped leaflets, with reddish hairy lower surfaces, ami 

 axillary and terminal panicles of white sessile flowers. The fruits are 

 black, dry, nearly globular drupes containing kidney-shaped seed>. The 

 inhabitants of Menado call this Kajoe-Ka-niblina. (Adapted from J. F. 

 Teijsman and N. Binncnendijk. Watuurkmidig Tijdschrift voor Neder- 

 landsch Indie, vol. 27. p. 52.) 



44076 to 44084. 



From Jamaica Plain. Mass. Cuttings presented by the Arnold Arboretum. 

 Received January 22. 1917. 



44076. Caelicabpa gikaldiana Hesse. Verbenacese. 



An ornamental shrub from western China, with dentate leaves 2 to 4 

 inches long, dense cymes of pink flowers on hairy stalks, and violet fruits. 



