JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1924 



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61595. Xanthosoma violacettm Schott. 

 Araceas. Yautia. 



From La Providencia. Chiapas, Mexico. 

 Corms presented by Dr. C. A. Purpus. 

 Received September 12, 1924. 



A very handsome Mexican plant, related 

 to the elephant-ear. . The leaves are dark 

 "bluish green with very dark stems. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 61387. 



61596 to 61625. 



From Darjiling, India. Seeds presented 

 by G. H. Cave, Curator, Lloyd Botanic 

 Garden. Received September 4, 1924. 



61596. BrscHOFiA trifoliata (Roxb.) 

 Hook. (B. javanica Blume). Euphor- 

 biacea?. 



A tropical, deciduous tree which is 

 sometimes called " red cedar " in, north- 

 eastern India, because of the reddish 

 color of the wood, which is used for 

 general construction. The dense, oval 

 crown and deep-green foliage make the 

 tree very handsome. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 51194. 



61597. BOEHMERIA MACROPHXLLA D. Don. 



TJrticaceae. 



According to Watt (Dictionary of the 

 Economic Products of India) this is a 

 oroad-leaved shrub, native to north- 

 eastern India at an altitude of about 

 4,000 feet. The bark yields a fiber much 

 prized by the natives of India for mak- 

 ing fish nets. 



61598. BUCKLANDIA POPtJENEA R'. Br. 



Hamamelidaceae. 



J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of 

 the Bureau of Plant Industry, who has 

 collected this species in southwestern 

 Yunnan, not far from the border of 

 India, describes it as a tall, straight 

 tree, 60' to 80 feet high, of handsome 

 apnearance. and growing in that region 

 at an altitude of 6,000 feet. The 

 broadly triangular leaves are dark 

 green, and the yellow male flowers are 

 in globose heads. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 56637. 



61599. Chonemorpha m a c.r ophilla 

 (Roxb.) Don. Apocynaceae. 



A large climber, native to Bengal and 

 Burma, with milky sap from which a 

 kind of caoutchouc is obtained. 



For previous, introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 57886. 



61600. Clerodendrum colebrookianum 

 Walp. Verbenaceae. 



A low shrub, 4 to 8 feet high, which, 

 according to Hooker (Flora of British 

 India), has rosy purple or whitish flowers 

 about an inch long, and small blue fruits 

 about a third of an inch in diameter. 

 It is native to Sikkim and Assam, India, 

 at rather low altitudes, and will there- 

 fore probably not endure much cold. 



61601. Dalbergia sericea G. Don. Faba- 

 cea?. 



The branches and leaves of this small 

 leguminous tree are covered with red- 

 dish brown hairs, and the young leaflets 

 are clothed with silky down. The pale- 

 lilac flowers are in short, compact, axil- 

 lary clusters. 



61596 to 61625— Continued. 



61602. DUABANGA SONNERATIOIDES Buch.- 



Ham. Lythracese. 



A tall, deciduous tree from subtropical 

 regions in northeastern India ; the light- 

 brown bark peels off in thin flakes. The 

 gray, soft, yellow-streaked wood, accord- 

 ing to Watt (Dictionary of the Economic 

 Products of India), is used extensively in 

 Bengal and Assam for making tea boxes, 

 as it seasons well, takes a good polish, 

 and does not warp. 



61603. Elaeocarpus sikkimensis Mas- 

 ters. Elseocarpaceas. 



A handsome, evergreen tree, native to 

 Sikkim, India, with erect racemes of 

 small, white flowers. The sharp-pointed, 

 serrate leaves are about 8 inches long. 



61604. Engelhardtia spicata Leschen. 

 Juglandacese. 



This Himalayan relative of the walnut 

 is a large, handsome tree, with thick 

 brown bark which contains a large per- 

 centage of tannin. The wood shows a 

 beautiful grain and is said not to warp. 



61605. Gtnocardia odorata R. Br. Fla- 

 courtiacese. 



This tree, one of the most common in 

 the Chittagong Hills, was long consid- 

 ered to be the true source of cbaulmoogra 

 oil, which is now known to be TaraTcto- 

 genos kurzii. The seeds of the former 

 species contain neither chaulmoogric nor 

 hydnocarpic acids, according to J. F. 

 Rock (Bulletin 1057. United States De- 

 partment of Agriculture). The tree is 

 tall and handsome, with dark-green fo- 

 liage and pendent branches, and may 

 prove of value as a shade tree for the 

 warmest parts of the United States. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 53121. 



61606. Hiptage benghaeensis (L.) Kurz 

 (H. madablota Guertn.). Malpighiacese. 



A tall, shrubby climber which is found 

 wild throughout India in ravines and 

 moist places. The thick, smooth leaves 

 are 4 to 6 inches long, and the showy, 

 fragrant flowers, with silky white, fringed 

 petals, are in axillary racemes. 



61607. HOLAEEHBNA ANTIDYSENTERICA 



(Roth) Wall. Apocynaceae. 



An attractive, white-flowered little tree 

 found native throughout India. The 

 soft, white wood is largely used, in 

 India, for carved furniture, and the 

 astringent bark is employed medicinally 

 as an antidysenteric and anthelmintic, 

 according to Watt (Dictionary of the 

 Economic Products of India). 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 53579. 



61608. Lagerstroemia parviflora Roxb. 

 Lythracese. 



A tropical timber tree, native to India, 

 closely related to the well-known crape 

 myrtle (L. indica). According to Bran- 

 dis (Forest Flora of India) the white 

 fragrant flowers, half an inch across, are 

 in terminal or axillary panicles, and the 

 wood is tough, elastic, and durable. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 53582. 



