HYPERICUM CANARIENSEH. St. John's Wort. An ornamental shrub 
up to 15 feet inehéieht bearing penvehes or large. ved Le, 
flowers; native to the Canary Islands. 36 
ILEX PARAGUARIENSIS. Small evergreen tree, the dried leaves of 
which take the’*place’ of tea in many South American 
countries: ‘Sold under the name vor nigie. sah “46 
INODES EXUL. A large palmetto palm with deep green foliage, r 
solitary fruits, and-large.seeds; native to Texas. 13 
LAWSONIA INERMIS. Received from Colombia. Ornamental shrub; 
flowers fragrant; commonly called Cyprus shrub. 13 
LAWSONIA INERMIS. Cypress shrub or. Egyptian privet; attains 
a -neteih Hore ror Loreen. 5 
LIQUIDAMBAR FORMOSANA. A quasars Chinese ered 65“to 130 feet 
in height with a straight trunk and much-branched head. 
Wood used for ey. tea chests: 44 
MARANTA ARUNDINACEA. Arrowroot. A tropical dmeerean plant 
from the tuberous roots of which ls prepared the 
arrowroot starch of: commerce, (Roots. or tubers) 20,000 
MELIA FLORIBUNDA. A bushy ornamental shrub or ‘small 
tree Trem-Nice, “France *-8-torlO sreet iamahement.. 
with pinnate leaves. ee teat acl Ne aia When One 
to two feet high. “rs 
PASSIFLORA SP. Granadilia from oral: Argent ina. An 
; acid yellow-fruited type. | 40 
PASSIFLORA EDULIS. An improved strain of the eranadilia, 
largely grown commercially for its frures in“ wew 
Zealand and Australia. ; Zu 
PASSIFLORA LIGULARIS. A perennial vine with evergreen, heart- 
shaped leaves and strikingly handsome green and 
purple flowers. The edible, soft, sweetish pulp is 
used in the preparation of cooling drinks? efruit 
syrups, and desserts. rs 
PTHROCARFUS MARSUPIUM. Wide-spreading tree veld South India; 
fine shade and street tree; yrelds a valuable hard 
wood; not hardy. 7 
XUBUS SP. Raspberry growing near Lungtun, Kiangsu Province, 
China. <A low-growing species bearing large, fine- 
looking, juicy mild-flavored fruits. . 10005 
SAPINDUS SAPONARIA. Tree from Colombia, reaching a height 
oT “50) Go -60. feet, Seeds known “as. sdap WerrMes. | time 
outer covering or shell contains saponine. 37 
SCHRANKTA SP. Sensitive plant native to Brazil; forms a small 
bush; valuable as a forage plant and’ as a’ green manure. d4 
SOLANUM SP. A shrub from Colombia bearing golden:yellow . 
inedible fruits, the size of duck eggs,- which are 
used for killing cockroaches:. 60 
SOLANUM QUITOENSE. From subtropical Colombia. -The edible 
j fruit is ‘employed for’ flavoring preserves , "sweets, “cue, wane 
STILLINGIA SEBIFERA. Tallow tree from Central’ Ghina. The seeds 
yield two kinds of oil: the waxy oil from the outside of 
the seeds and whe -Piquid oil extracted from the seeds. 500 
TRACHYCARPUS EXCELSUS. Tall- -growing palm from China; large, fan- 
shaped, finely cut leaves; stands considerable frost. 6 
VITIS TILIAEFOLIA. Grape from Guatemala. Makes a delicious 
jyelly; ‘especially sulted to the “troepics ‘and 
semitropics. 60 
VOANDZETA SUBTERRANEA. The ground bean commonly used for food 
in Portuguese West Africa. Requires a long season to 
mature, but may be used green as shell beans. og 
ZIZIPHUS MIS TOL. Mistol. From Argentina. .Spiny trée up to 
SU* Teer yall bears. eure black fruits one-third 
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