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93169 to 93222— Continued. 



heads, are followed by globose berries 

 which are half black and half red or en- 

 tirely red. 



For previous introduction see 58492. 



WWe. Ardisia macrocarpa Wall. Myr- 

 sinaceae. 



A shrub 1 to 4 feet high with narrowly 

 ovate leaves having crisped-crenate mar- 

 gins bearing conspicuous glands in the 

 crenations. The umbels of inconspicuous 

 flowers are followed by dotted, bright- 

 red berries one-half to one-third of an 

 inch in diameter. 



93187. Ardisia xeriifolia Wall. Myr- 

 sinaceae. 



A large shrub with erect branches, ter- 

 minated by panicles of small pink flow- 

 ers, resembling the oleander. The nar- 

 rowly obovate leaves are 5 to 7 inches 

 long, and the globose-pentagonal berries 

 one-fifth of an inch in diameter, are deep 

 red. It is native to the subtropical 

 slopes of the Himalayas in India. 



93188. Arisaema xepexthoides (Wall..) 

 Mart. Araceae. 



A bulbous perennial, closely related to 

 the American Indian turnip (Arisaema 

 triphyllum). The two leaves are each 

 made up of five sessile oblanceolate leaf- 

 lets ; the spathe, 6 to 8 inches long, has 

 a cylindric tube 3 to 4 inches long and 

 a limb whitish within and yellow with- 

 out. On each side at the base of the 

 limb is an auricle 1 inch broad, which is 

 recurved and is spotted with brown and 

 has a broad brown margin. 



93189. Cortia hookeri C. B. Clarke. 

 Apiaceae. 



A stemless, herbaceous perennial with 

 a rosette of three to four times pinnate 

 leaves, the ultimate segments being lin- 

 ear and about one-fourth of an inch long. 

 Tbe white or purplish flowers are borne 

 in sessile umbels, which are up to 8 

 inches long and form a dense mass over 

 the crown of the plant. It is native to 

 the Sikkim region in India. 



93190. Corylus ferox Wall. 



Betulaceae. 

 Hazelnut. 



A wild hazel from Sikkim. India, whose 

 small nuts, closely resembling the com- 

 mon hazelnut in taste, are much prized 

 by the natives. The tree. 20 fepf in 

 height, grows at altitudes between 8,000 

 and 10,000 feet. The wood is pinkish 

 white, even grained, and moderately 

 hard. 



For previous introduction see 73151. 

 93191 to 93195. Meibomia spp. Fabaceae. 



93191 and 93192. Meibomia hetero- 

 carpa (L.) Kuntze. 



An erect or suberect undershrub. 

 All of the bushy species of this genus 

 are said to contain good fibers, used in 

 some cases for paper making. 



For previous introduction see 47723. 



93191. Received as Desmodium 

 gyrans DC. 



93192. Received as Desmodium poVy- 

 carpum DC. 



93193. Meibomia floribunda (D. Don) 

 Kuntze (Desmodium floribundum 

 Don). 



93169 to 93222— Continued. 



A woody, thickly pubescent Hima- 

 layan plant abundantly covered with 

 axillary and terminal racemes of red 

 flowers. 



For previous introduction see 86684. 



93194. Meibomia tiliaefolia (D. Don) 

 Kuntze (Desmodium t iliac folium 

 DC). 



A hardy and more or less ornamental 

 deciduous shrub, with slender terete 

 branches, thick green trifoliolate leaves 

 about 4 inches long, and red flowers 

 in lax racemes often a foot long. It 

 is native to the Himalayas from 3,000 

 to 9.000 feet altitude. The bark yields 

 an excellent fiber, which is used in 

 rope making; the leaves are good fod- 

 der, and the roots are used medicinally 

 as a tonic and diuretic. 



For previous introduction see 86692. 



93195. Meibomia triflora (L.) 

 Kuntze (Desmodium triftorum 

 DC). 



A small herbaceous annual which 

 covers the ground with a dense mat 

 resembling clover. 



For previous introduction see 85746. 



93196. DlCELLOSTYLES JUJUBIFOLIA (Grif- 

 fith) Benth. Malvaceae. 



A tree, more or less hairy throughout, 

 with ovate leaves about 3 inches long and 

 white flowers, over 1 inch in diameter, in 

 panicles. 



For previous introduction see 47673. 



93197. DlCENTRA SCANDENS (D. Don) 



Walp. Papaveraceae. 



A perennial herb found between 5,000 

 and 6,000 feet altitude. The graceful 

 angled stem is slender and bears yellow 

 or purple flowers, nearly an inch long, in 

 racemes of 8 to 12, which are followed 

 by membranous lanceolate capsules. 



For previous introduction see 49630. 



93198. DlCENTRA THALICTRIFOLIA (Wall.) 



Hook. f. and Thorns. Papaveraceae. 



A slender climbing plant with a peren- 

 nial root, native to the temperate regions 

 of the Himalayas, at altitudes between 

 4.000 and 5.000 feet. It is very similar 

 to Dicentra scandens except for the thick 

 fleshy ovate-cordate capsule. 



For previous introduction see 49631. 



93199. Dichroa febrifuga Lour. Hy- 

 drangeaceae. 



A tall shrub, abundant in the temper- 

 ate Himalayas from 5,000 to 8,000 feet 

 altitude. It has narrow leaves 3 to 8 

 inches long, terminal panicles of blue or 

 purplish flowers, and berries of an in- 

 tense blue. 



For previous introduction see 73152. 



). Dobinea vulgaris Buch.-Ham. 

 Anacardiaceae. 



A branching shrub with opposite ellip- 

 tic acutely serrate leaves 4 to 6 inches 

 long. The minute flowers are in lax 

 panicles, the staminate are campanulate, 

 the pistillate are apetalous. The narrow 

 capsule has winged margins. 



For previous introduction see 49632. 



