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38238. SALIX sp. Willow.  From F. N. Meyer, vicinity of
Chaoyihsien, Shensi, China.  Willow of widely spreading habit,
forming a strikingly well-rounded head as it matures, this being a
marked characteristic.  Apparently able to withstand considerable
drought and comparatively large amounts of alkali.

SCHIZOPHRAGMA HYDRANGEOIDES.  Climbing ornamental
shrub which will attach itself to a rough wall almost as effectively as
the Virginia creeper.  Its almost white flower clusters resemble 
somewhat those of the hydrangea, being produced in broad, flattish
inflorescences, 8 to 10 inches across.  These stand out in pleasing
contrast against the dark-green, heart-shaped foliage.  Native of
Japan.

42824. SIDEROXYLON DULCIFICUM. From R. H. Bunting,
Aburi, British West Africa.  Edible-fruited shrub, 6 feet high, related
to the sapote and sapodilla of the American Tropics.  The fruits when
ripe and fresh are said to be singularly sweet and to possess the peculiar property of imparting a sweet taste to anything bitter or sour
(as quinine, lime juice, etc.), if eaten immediately afterwards.  Native
of western tropical Africa.

37703. SINDORA SUPA. From P. J. Wester, Lamao, Bataan,
Philippine Islands.  A caesalpiniaceous tree 60 to 90 feet high, with
compound leaves usually composed of three pairs of leaflets.  The
wood is heavy, hard, fairly durable, slightly cross-grained, and rather
difficult to work.  Used in house, bridge, and naval construction,
furniture, and cabinetmaking.   This tree is also the source of "supa
oil." Native of Mindoro and Luzon.

SOLANUM MURICATUM. Pepino.  Erect, half-shrubby plant
producing an aromatic fruit the shape of an egg, yellow or whitish,
with purple blotches.  The yellow flesh resembles that of a ripe pear
in texture and is said to resemble a blend between a pear and a 
cantaloupe in flavor.  Unripe fruits are sometimes eaten cooked like
pumpkins.  The ripe fruits form a very good salad.  Will stand very
little frost.  The fruits are generally seedless.

SOPHORA DAVIDII.  A thorny Chinese leguminous shrub, up
to 5 feet high.  Sometimes used as a hedge plant.  Foliage grayish
green, flowers whitish lilac, pods produced in immense quantities.
Of possible use as a bee plant.

39421. SOPHORA TOMENTOSA. From J. T. Roig, Cuban
Agricultural Station, Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba.  Very ornamental
leguminous shrub, with handsome, shining, dark-green, odd-pinnate
leaves and narrow panicles of sulphur-yellow pea-shaped flowers.
Forms wide masses and is suitable for planting around houses and
in gardens.  A littoral species, cosmopolitan within the Tropics.
        