SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



33543 to 33560— Continued. 



33548. Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers. Crape myrtle. 



{Lagerstroemia reginae Retz.) 

 "An evergreen tree growing to a height of 30 to 40 feet, with handsome foliage 

 and large purple flowers in clusters. One of the handsomest flowering trees of 

 the East Indies." 



33549. PoRANA PANicuLATA Roxb. Bridal bouquet. 



''A perennial climbing vine with numerous panicles of small white flowers. 

 It is much used as an ornamental climber in India and is one of the best vines 

 for this purpose." 



Distribution. — Throughout the jungles of India, rising to an elevation of 3,000 

 feet in the Himalayas and extending eastward to Java. 



33550. Prosopis chilensis (Molina) Stuntz. Algaroba. 

 {Ceratonia chilensis Molina, Saggio sulla Storia Naturale del Chili, p. 172, 



1782.) 



{Mimosa juliflor a Swartz, Prodromus, p. 85, 1788.) 

 {Prosopis juUfior a (Swartz) D. 0., Prodromus, vol. 2, p. 447, 1825.) 

 Seeds of this mimosaceous tree from Chile were received under the name 

 Prosopis julijlora (Swartz) DC, based on Mimosa juliflora Swartz. The earliest 

 name given this plant, however, was Ceratonia chilensis Molina, published in 

 1782, which specific name it is necessary to adopt. 

 See Nos. 31238 and 31601 for description. 



33551 to 33587. 



From Lucknow, India. Presented by Mr. H, J. Davies, Superintendent of the 

 Government Horticultural Gardens, Lucknow, at the request of Mr. C. V. Piper, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received April 26, 1912. 

 "A collection of seeds of trees and shrubs, mostly ornamental. These trees and 

 shrubs are likely to succeed in this country only in southern Florida and southern 

 California." {Piper.) 

 Quoted notes by Mr. Piper: 



33551. Acacia scorpioides (L.) W. F. Wight. Babul. 

 This plant was received under the name Acacia arahica (Lam.) Willd., under 



which name it had been listed in previous numbers of these inventories. The 

 earliest name given this plant was Mimosa scorpioides L. (Species Plantarum, 

 p. 521, 1753), as was recognized by Mr. W. F. Wight in 1905 ( Useful Plants of 

 Guam, Contributions from U. S. National Herbarium, vol. 9, p. 173). 

 ' ' Variety Baboul. ' ' 



33552. Adansonia digitata L. Baobab. 

 "A tree remarkable for its very thick trunk and compact, round crown. The 



flowers are large and white." 



33553. Albizzia lucida (Roxb.) Benth. 



"A large spreading tree with very handsome foliage." 



Distribution.— A large tree found in Nepal, Assam, Sylhet, and Burma, in 

 India, and in Singapore. 



33554. Amerimnon sissoo (Roxb.) Kuntze. Sissoo. 



{Dalhergia sissoo Roxb.) 

 "A deciduous tree, growing to a height of 60 to 80 feet, of handsome form and 

 beautiful foliage. It is moderately drought resistant. The timber is very 

 valuable and is used for all kinds of furniture. This tree should succeed well in 

 California." 



