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33551 to 33587 — Continued. 



Distribution. — The plains of India and up to an elevarion of 5,000 feet in the 

 central Himala>*as: also in Afghanistan and Baluchistan. 



33555. AxoGEissrs pexduul Edge\r. 



"A medium-sized ornamental tree with pendulous branches.'' 

 Distribution. — A bush or low tree with small leaves found in the northwestern 

 part of India. 



33556. AsoGEissrs sp. 



A small deciduous tree." 



33557. Argtrkta nervosa (Burm.) Boj. Elephant creeper. 

 Distribution. — The plains of India and up to an elevation of 1.000 feet : also 



in China and Java. 



33558. Bauhixia KURzn Prain. 

 \Bauhinia rosea Kurz.) 



Distribution. — ^A shrubby climber found at an ele\'ation of 5,000 feet in 

 Tenasserim and in Burma in India. 



33559. Bauhixia vahlh Wight and Amott. Maloo. 

 "A shrub climber growing to an enormous size, ha\Tiig large butterfly-shaped 



leaves and show>' cream-colored flowers."' 



Distribution. — ^A climbing \me found at the base of the central and eastern 

 Himalayas up to an elevation of 2,500 feet in northern India. 



33560. Beaumoxtia GRAXDiTLORA (Roth* Wall. Nepal trumpet flower. 

 '*A creeper." 



See Xo. 33544 for previous introduction. 



33561. Calamus ROXBURGHn Griffith. Rattan. 

 Cane palm. One of the most elegant of feathery-leaved palms, with light, 



graceful leaves armed with spines. It is useful either for pot work or for growing 

 in the open." 



Distribution. — ^A climbing rattan palm foimd in Bengal and on the Coromandel 

 Coast of India. 



33562. Cassia glauca Lam. 



"A large shrub or small tree producing an abundance of yellow flowers." 



33563. Cerbera thevetia L. 



Seeds of this species were received imder the name Thevetia nareifolia Juss. 

 The earliest name for this plant was Cerbera thevetia L. (Species Plantarum. p. 209. 

 1753 j. The type of the genus Cerbera, as determined by the references in Lin- 

 nseus's Genera Plantarum, 1754, is C. ahouaj L. (Species Plantarum, p. 208), 

 with which C. thevetia is universally regarded as congeneric. For this reason 

 the original generic name Cerbera should be retained for this species as well as 

 for C. ahouaj, which is generally known as Thevetia ahouaj. 



'A large evergreen shrub with handsome foliage. The tubular yellow 

 flowers are produced in abundance throughout the summer." 



Distribution. — Tropical America, extending from Vera Cruz and Acapulco in 

 southern Mexico southward through tropical South America, and in the West 

 Indies. 



33564. CoRYPHA ELATA Roxb. Palm. 

 Distribution. — A tall unarmed palm with large circular leaves, found iu 



Bengal and Burma in India. 



