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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



33561 to 33587— Continued. 



33565. Oryptosteqia grandiflora R. Brown. 



See S. P. I. Nos. 19204 and 33405 for previous introductions. 



33566. Deguelia timoriensis (DC.) Taub. 

 (Derm scandens Benth.) 



"An evergreen shrub, vigorous-growing climber used to cover trellises and 

 houses." 



33667. DiosPYROs peregrina (Gaertn.) Guerke. 

 {Diospyros embryopteris Pers.) 



"An evergreen tree, 25 to 30 feet high with a dense, spreading crown. The 

 tree is slow in growth, but on account of the gorgeous green foliage, compact 

 habit, and large, round, russet fruit, it is a very attractive tree." 



See No. 32800 for previous introduction. 



33568. Firmiana colorata (Roxb.) Brown. 

 {Sterculia colorata Roxb.) 



"A pyramidal deciduous tree growing 30 to 40 feet high. In spring before 

 the leaves appear it produces abundant orange-red flowers." 

 Distribution. — A large tree found in the eastern part of India and in Ceylon. 



33569. Garcinia livingstonei T. Anderson. 



"An evergreen tree of small size and yielding a small yellow fruit." 

 Distribution. — A bush or small tree found along the steep banks of the Zam. 

 besi River in East Africa. Native names Motsauri, Mokononga. 



33570. GUILANDINA BONDUC L. 



{Caesalpinia bonducella Flem., Asiatic Researches, vol. 11, p. 159, 1810.) 

 The name generally applied to the gray-seeded nicker nut is Caesalpinia 

 bonducella Fleming. Trimen, in the Journal of the Linnean Society, v. 24, p. 141, 

 1887, has identified as Caesalpinia bonducella the specimen of Flora Zeylanica, 

 No. 156, on which Linnaeus based his Guilandina bonduc in Species Plantarum, 

 p. 381, 1753. According to the present rules of botanical nomenclature, it is 

 necessary to adopt this earlier name for the species. (See Science, vol. 37, 

 p. 921, 1913.) 



Distribution. — ^A climbing shrub, with lead-colored seeds, foimd generally 

 throughout the Tropics; probably a native of India. 



33571. Hamelia patens Jacq. 



"A very handsome evergreen shrub growing to a height of 10 to 15 feet. The 

 eprays of tooth-shaped orange-red flowers are borne for a large part of the year." 



Distribution. — Found in southern Florida and Mexico and southward to 

 Peru and Brazil. 



33572. Heterophragma adenophyllum (DC.) Seem. 

 See Nos. 32809 and 33547 for previous introductions. 



33573. Hiptage benghalensis (L.) Kurz. 



"A climbing shrub with yellow and white flowers." 



Distribution. — Found in the hotter parts of India and eastward to China and 

 Java. 



33574. Holoptelea integrifolia (Roxb.) Planchon. Indian-elm. 

 "The Indian-elm. A large spreading tree utilized for shade." 



33575. Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers. Crape myrtle. 

 See No. 33548 for previous introduction. 



