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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPOKTED. 



49745 to 49796— Continued. 



49795. (Undetermined.) 



"(No. 320a. El Rarranqnillo. February 26. 1920.) Palo giote. 

 Seeds of a tree iip to 40 feet high which produces in January an abund- 

 ance of small white flowers." 



49796. Myroxylon ellipticum (Clos) Kuntze. Flacourtiace.ie. 

 (Xylosyna ellipticum Hemsl.) 



"(Xo. 301a. Antigua. February 17, 1920. Herb. No. 943.) Seeds 

 of a thorny red-berried shrub from the mountainside between Antigua 

 and Santa ^Nlaria de Jesus. It looks as though it would make a good 

 hedge plant, the leaves being 2 to 3 inches long, of pleasing appearance, 

 and the thorns quite formidable. When in fruit, the red berries, which 

 are about the size of cranberries or coffee berries, but of a lighter color 

 than the former, add greatly to the attractiveness of the plant. Its 

 ultimate height is about 15 feet." 



