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in small heads, are followed by flat pods 

 10 to 15 inches long, constricted be- 

 tween the seeds. 



94179. Albizzia procera (Roxb.) Benth. 

 Mimosaceae. 



A tall handsome tropical tree, often 60 

 to 80 feet high, with yellowish or green- 

 ish-white bark, large compound leaves, 

 and terminal panicles of yellowish-white 

 flowers. In Burma. Bengal, and southern 

 India, where this tree is native, the 

 brown heartwood is used for making 

 agricultural implements. 



For previous introduction see 61594. 



94180. Amerimxox sissoo (Roxb.) 

 Kuntze (Dalberr/ia sissoo Roxb.). Fa- 

 baceae. 



A large deciduous tree native to trop- 

 ical and subtropical regions of the lower 

 Himalayas. It is highly esteemed for 

 the strong elastic durable wood which 

 seasons well and does not warp or split. 

 The thin layer of sapwood is white, 

 while the heartwood is brown with 

 darker longitudinal veins and is very 

 hard. 



For previous introduction see 55411. 



94181. Bauhixia malabarica Roxb. 

 Caesalpiniaceae. 



A small erect bushy tree, with thick 

 rigid deeply bifid somewhat heart-shaped 

 leaves 2 to 3 inches long. The small 

 white flowers are in dense sessile axil- 

 lary clusters. The rather turgid, straight, 

 firm, narrow pods are a foot long. Its 

 native habitat is the mountainous coun- 

 try of northeastern India. 



For previous introduction see 87520. 



94182. Caesalpixia sappan L. Caesal- 

 piniaceae. Sappan. 



A shrubby leguminous tree, native to 

 India and the Malay Archipelago, which 

 bears showy yellow flowers. The wood 

 yields a red dye, and the bark is used 

 for tanning. It is said to be an excel- 

 lent hedge plant and to endure rather 

 poor dry soils. 



For previous introduction see 88108. 



94183. Canangium odoratum (Lam.) 

 Baill. Annonaceae. Ylang-ylang. 



A large quick-growing tree, 60 to 80 

 feet high, native to the Philippines, 

 Guam, and Java. The large greenish- 

 yellow flowers are strongly scented and 

 yield by distillation the popular per- 

 fume, ylang-ylang. 



For previous introduction see 51811. 



94184. Carludovica palmata Ruiz and 

 Pav. Cyclanthaceae. 



A stemless plant, native to Peru, with 

 palmately divided, palmlike leaves about 

 2 feet across, on petioles 4 to 6 feet high. 

 The leaves are used for making Panama 

 hats. 



94185. Cassia javaxica L. Caesalpinia- 

 ceae. 



A small tree with gorgeous pink flow- 

 ers over 2 inches across, borne in large 

 clusters during February. 



For previous introduction see 67542. 



94176 to 94201— Continued. 



94186. Cedrela odorata L. Meliaceae. 



Cigarbox cedar. 



A tree, sometimes 100 feet tall, with 

 handsome bright-green compound leaves 

 10 to 20 inches long. It is native to 

 the West Indies and is the tree which pro- 

 duces the cigar-box wood of Cuba. 



For previous introduction see 59302. 



94187. Erythrina fusca Lour. Faba- 

 ceae. Coraltree. 



A large handsome tropical shrub up to 

 8 feet high, with prickly brown bark, 

 unarmed compound narrow leaflets, and 

 terminal racemes of brown-red flowers. 

 Native to French Indo-China. 



For previous introduction see 72436. 



94188. Erythrixa variegata oriextalis 

 (L.) Merr. (E. lithosperma Blume). 

 Fabaceae. Dapdap. 



A moderate-sized spineless leguminous 

 tree, native to the East Indies. It is of 

 very rapid growth, with trifoliolate leaves 

 and red flowers. In Ceylon the tree is 

 used to shade crop plants, and also the 

 foliage is lopped for use as green manure. 



For previous introduction see 81923. 



94189. Flacourtia rukam Zoll. and Mor. 

 Flacourtiaceae. 



A handsome unarmed Malayan drought- 

 resistant tree with leathery leaves and 

 edible berries, about the size of cherries, 

 which are said to make excellent pre- 

 serves. 



For previous introduction see 80770. 



94190. Gnetum ixdicum (Lour.) Merr. 

 (<?. funiculare Blume). Gnetaceae. 



Bulso. A tropical woody vine with 

 brick-red fruits in bunches like grapes, 

 each containing a nut which when roasted 

 has the flavor of a chestnut. Native to 

 the Philippines. 



For previous introduction see 81494. 



94191. Heterospathe e l a t a Scheff. 

 Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



A tall unarmed palm with a straight 

 slender stem and long pinnate leaves, 

 growing in protected situations and 

 where the rainfall is evenly distributed. 

 It is one of the most attractive and 

 graceful palms and will make a good 

 plant for the conservatory and possibly 

 a good house plant. 



For previous introduction see 89203. 



94192. Hura crepitaxs L, Euphorbia- 

 ceae. Sandboxtree. 



Monkey dinner-bell. An ornamental 

 tree, native to the American Tropics, 

 which attains a height of 100 feet. The 

 broad-ovate repand-dentate poplarlike 

 leaves are on long petioles. The small 

 reddish flowers are followed by deeply 

 ribbed capsules 3 inches wide and over 

 an inch thick, which explode with a loud 

 noise when ripe and throw the seeds 

 many feet. Cattle eat the falling leaves 

 and thrive on them. The lumber is used 

 for tanks, vats, etc. 



For previous introduction see 35592. 



94193. Ixtsia bijuga (Colebr.) Kuntze 

 (Afzelia bijuga Gray). Caesalpinia- 

 ceae. Ipil. 



