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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



62806 and 62807. Ficus spp. Mora- 

 ceae. 



From Amani, Tanganyika Territory, Africa. 

 Seeds presented by A. H. Kirby, Director 

 of Agriculture. Received March G, 1925. 



62806. Ficus bussei Warb. 



A large, handsome tropical tree, de- 

 scribed (Englcr, Botanische Jahrbiicher, 

 vol. 46, p. 213) as 50 feet in height with 

 a broad, flat crown exceeding in diameter 

 the height of the tree. The leathery 

 leaves are oblong or oblong-oval. Native 

 to the coast of Zanzibar. 



62807. Ficus volkensii Warb. 



According to Hutchinson (Flora of 

 Tropical Africa, vol. "6, sect. 2) this is a 

 shrub or small tree, with narrow, papery, 

 dull-green leaves and axillary receptacles 

 about half an inch long. It is reported 

 to yield the best " bark cloth " known in 

 Uganda, where this shrub is native. 



62808 to 62814. 



From Darjiling, India. Seeds presented by 

 G. H. Cave, curator, Lloyd Botanic Gar- 

 den. Received March 7, 1925. 



62808. Acer oblongum Wall. Aceraceae. 



Maple. 



A subtropical maple described by Hiern 

 (Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 1) 

 as a tree 40 to 50 feet tall, with a trunk 

 1 or 2 feet in diameter, and dark-green, 

 oblong, entire leaves up to 7 inches long. 

 The reddish wood is used for making 

 agricultural implements. 



62809. Acer thomsoni Miquel. 

 ceae. 



Acera- 

 Maple. 



A large, handsome tree, with thin gray 

 bark and very large shallow-lobed leaves 

 up to 10 inches long. Native to Sikkim 

 and Bhutan, India, at about 8,000 feet 

 altitude. 



62810. Ilex sikkimensis Kurz. Aquifoli- 

 aceae. ■ Holly. 



A Himalayan holly described by Kurz 

 (Journal of the Asiatic Society of Ben- 

 gal, vol. 44, pt. 2) as a moderately tall 

 tree with stout branches ; broadly oblong, 

 leathery leaves 5 or 6 inches long and 

 globular yellow berries. 



62811. Laurocerasus acuminata (Wall.) 

 Roemer (Primus acuminata Hook. f.). 

 Amygdalaceae. 



A slender-branched tree 30 to 40 feet 

 in height, with narrow leaves up to 7 

 inches long and many-flowered racemes 

 of yellowish white flowers. The fruit is 

 a small, ovoid drupe. The tree is found 

 in the central and eastern Himalayas at 

 altitudes of 5,000 to 7,000 feet. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 



No. 55685. 



62812. Litsea zeylanica Nees. Laura- 

 ceae. 



An evergreen tree of moderate height, 

 with leathery leaves about 6 inches long, 

 dense clusters of yellowish white flowers, 

 and subglobose berries a third of an inch 

 in diameter. Native to southern India. 



62813. Michelia cathcartii Hook. f. and 

 Thorns. Magnoliaceae. 



A lofty tree with magnolialike foliage 

 and terminal white flowers about an inch 

 in diameter. It is native in the temper- 

 ate forests of the Sikkim Himalayas, I 



62808 to 62814— Continued. 



where the moderately hard, dark-brown 

 heartwood is used for planking and for 

 making tea boxes. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No. 58908. 



62814. Michelia lanuginosa Wall. Mag- 

 noliaceae. 



This species is characterized by the 

 white, woolly lower surfaces of its long, 

 narrow, magnolialike leaves. The white, 

 solitary flowers are 3 to 4 inches across. 

 Although this species is a spring-flower- 

 ing tree in northern India, where it is 

 native, in Sikkim it is said to form an 

 autumn-flowering bush. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No. 58910. 



62815 to 62846. Soja max (L.) Piper 

 (Glycine hispida Maxim.). Fabaceae. 



Soy bean. 



Front Nanking, China. Seeds presented by 

 George E. Ritchey, University of Nan- 

 king, through John H. Reisner, Uni- 

 versity of Nankins:. Received March 11, 

 1925. Notes by Mr. Ritchey. 



62815. No. 400. Originally from Shan- 

 tung. Plant about 80 centimeters 

 high ; leaves large, round, and yellowish 

 green ; flowers white or pink ; growing 

 season about 165 days. 



62816. No. 401. Originally from Shan- 

 tung. A bushy plant about 55 centi- 

 meters high ; the leaves are large, deep 

 green, and egg shaped ; the flowers are 

 white ; growing season about 150 days. 



62817. No. 406. Originally from Kash- 

 ing. This plant grows to a height of 

 110 centimeters. The leaves are large, 

 deep green, and egg-shaped, and the 

 flowers are purple. The growing sea- 

 son is about 170 days. 



62818. No. 408. This bushy plant, about 

 60 centimeters in height, bears me- 

 dium-sized, rather round green leaves 

 and white flowers. The growing sea- 

 son is about 150 days. 



62819. No. 435. A bushy plant, about 47 

 centimeters in height, with small, deep- 

 green, egg-shaped leaves, and white 

 flowers. The growing season is about 

 150 days. 



. No. 443. Originally from Hupeh. 

 This plant is bushy and about 50 cen- 

 timeters in height ; the leaves are 

 small, round, and deep green ; the flow- 

 ers are white and purple. Growing 

 season about 150 days. 



62821. No. 445. Originally from Shan- 

 tung. Bushy plant about 40 centime- 

 ters high, with medium-sized, egg- 

 shaped, yellowish green leaves, and 

 white or purple flowers. Growing sea- 

 son about 130 days. 



62822. No. 446. Originally from Hash- 

 ing. Bushy plant about *90 centimeters 

 high ; leaves large, egg-shaped, and 

 deep green ; flowers purple ; growing 

 season about 150 days. 



62823. No. 485. Originally from Kaifeng, 

 Honan. This plant is about 90 cen- 

 timeters high and has few branches ; 

 the leaves are medium sized, round, 

 and green ; the flowers are white ; 

 growing season about 130 days. 



