
          ornamental climbing plant said to produce large white flowers 
in December. Not yet flowered in America. Seeds available.

49306. JACARANDA SP. From Lourenco Marques, Mozambique. Collected 
by Dr. H. L. Shantz, Agricultural Explorer. A beautiful 
ornamental, the most common street tree in Lourenco 
Marques. Has opposite, abruptly pinnate leaves and beautiful 
blue flowers in terminal panicles.

50239. JATROPHA CURCAS. Purging Nut. From Ujiji, Belgian 
Kongo. Collected by Dr. H. L. Shantz, Agricultural Explorer. 
A large shrub or small tree, up to 15 feet in height, cultivated 
in tropical regions for the oil contained in the seeds. 
The oil is used as a purgative, in soap-making, etc.

46862. JATROPHA URENS. Chaya. From Cuba. Presented by Mario 
Calvino, Director, Agricultural Experiment Station. The chaya 
is a shrub with fleshy branches bearing dark green 3-lobed 
leaves and attractive small white flowers. It is cultivated 
in Yucatan for the leaves; these leaves are rather firm and 
keep well for several days. When cooked they make a delicous 
greens being crisp and peculiarly free from fiber. If known 
and appreciated in the North, these leaves might become a 
winter export from Cuba and an article of commerce from southern 
Florida.

18577. JUNIPERUS CHINENSIS. Chinese Juniper. Var. Columnaris. 
Seeds collected by F. N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer. A 
graceful evergreen with beautiful, glaucous or silvery green 
foliage and erect columnar habit of growth; somewhat like 
the Chinese juniper, but taller. The needles are stlffer and 
longer than those of the Irish juniper.

23023. JUNIPERUS SP. Juniper. From Tientsin, Chihli, China. 
Collected by F. N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer. A rare, prostrate 
ornamental juniper with foliage of a deep bluish color. 
Chinese name, "Tsui po." Suitable for dooryards.

51758. KENNEDYA MONOPHYLLA. From Richmond, Victoria. Seeds 
presented by F. H. Baker. Var. Fruticosa. An ornamental leguminous 
Australian vine with solitary obtuse leaflets. It 
bears numerous violet or rose-purple flowers in racemes. 
Known as the "purple native sarsaparilla."

51769. LANSIUM DOMESTICUM. Doekoe. From Buitenzorg, Java. 
Seeds presented by Dr. J. C. Koningsberger, Director, Botanic 
Garden. An erect, symmetrical tree, 35 to 40 feet in height, 
with pinnate leaves 4 to 8 inches long. The velvety, straw-
colored, almost round fruits, 1 to 2 inches in diameter, in 
clusters of 3 to 5, have a tough leathery skin and a delicious, 
white, aromatic, subacid flesh and bitter seeds; usually 
eaten out of hand, but also of culinary value. Classed 
as a variety of the langsat.

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