802 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPOKTED. 



9700 to 9732— Continued. 



9706. Hibiscus sinensis. 



"Another beautiful Hibiscus with very dark center and yellow outer portions 

 of the petal." (Rolfs.) 



9707. BOUGAINVILLEA SPECTABILIS Var. LATERITIA (?). 



' ' One of the most showy decorative plants for the lawn. The orange-colorfed 

 bracts produce a very pleasing contrast with the dark-green background." 

 {Rolfs.) 



9708. Thunbergia grandiflora. 



"A large flowering vine, very useful for arbor and house decoration." 

 (Rolfs.) 



9709. Thunbergia harrissii. 



' 'A beautiful arbor plant, ' ' ( Rolfs. ) 



9710. Thunbergia laurifolia. 



"A beautiful plant for covering arbors and sides of houses." (Rolfs.) 



9711. RUPPELIA GRATA. 



"An ornamental, producing very striking and pleasing effects on an arbor." 



(Rolfs.) 



9712. POINSETTIA Sp. 



"An especially fine extra double race of this variety." (Rolfs.) 



9713. Passiflora quadra ngularis. 



"The granadilla of the Tropics, bearing large fruit the size of an ostrich egg, 

 the inner pulp of which has a very pleasant subacid flavor." (Rolfs. ) 



9714. Petrea volubilis. 



"An arbor ornamental of extra good qualities, making a dense shade and 

 producing a profusion of flowers. ' ' (Rolfs. ) 



9715. Beaumontia grandiflora. 



"A vine of large proportions, producing an immense white bloom, the tips of 

 the corolla being pink. A valuable climbing plant for out-of-doors. ' ' ( Rolfs. ) 



Seeds as follows: 



9716. COFFEA ARABIC A. 



' 'A variety of this species growing in a higher altitude and producing fruit 

 of an extraordinarily good quality." (Rolfs. ) 



9717. Clitoria sp. 



"A peculiarly crested form of this plant which makes an excellent plant for 

 covering a lattice. ' ' ( Rolfs. ) 



9718. LUFFA AEGYPTICA. 



"A dishcloth gourd, the inner parts of which produce a fibrous material use- 

 ful for various culinary purposes." (Rolfs.) 



9719. Cananga odorata (?). Ilang-Ilang. 

 " Seed produced from tree growing in Jamaica." (Rolfs. ) 



9720. Hura crepitans. Sand box. 

 "Useful for shade and ornamental purposes." (Rolfs.) 



9721. Acrocomia sp. 



"This species produces nuts that are used like hickory nuts and are most 

 excellent." (Rolfs.) 



