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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



50391 to 50394— Continued. : 



50393. EuPATORiu.M oblongifolium (Spreng.) Baker. Asteracea?, 



A tall, smooth, somewhat shrubby composite, native to southern Brazil and 

 Uruguay, where it is called yerha lagarto. The unbranched stems, which are 

 almost free of leaves in the upper part, become 2 feet or more high and bear a 

 terminal corymb of red flowers. (Adapted from Are.chnvaleta, Flora Uruguaya, 

 vol 3, p. 161.) 



50394. MiKAxiA AMARA (Vahl) Willd. Asteracese. 



A shrubby climber, found in woods along rivers in Uruguay, where it is called 

 guaco. It has oblong, coriaceous leaves and clusters of whitish flowers. 

 (Adapted from Arechavnleta, Flora Uruguaya, f^l. 8, p. 171.) 



50395 to 50398. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Seeds presented by Dr. H. L. I.yon, in charge, depart- 

 ment of botany and forestiy. Hawaiian Sugar-Planters' Experiment Station. 

 Received May 24. 1920. 



50395. Altixgia excelsa Xoronha. Hamamelidaceae. 



A lofty deciduous tree native to Assam and Tenasserim, with smooth, light- 

 gi'ay bark peeling off in large thin flakes. The soft wood, reddish gray with 

 lighter streaks, is used in Assam for building and ordinary domestic purposes. 

 (Adapted from Gamble, Manual of Indian Timbers, p. 175.) 



50396. Ficus ixvoLUCRATA Blume. Moraceae. Fig. 

 A tree with o\al, obtuse, smooth, parchmentlike leaves 5 to 7 inches long on 



petiole 1 to 1^ inches long and subglobose fruits. (Adapted from Blume, 

 Bijdragen tot de Flora van Nederlandsch Indie, p. 447.) 



50397. Ficus ribes Reinw. Moracese. Fig. 

 A small tree with membranous lanceolate leaves 2 to 5 inches long. The 



receptacles rise from elongated leafless branches which issue from the stem near 

 the gi'ound. The male-flower perianth consists of two large inflated roundish 

 pieces. The gall flowers ha^e a broad ovary and no perianth. The fertile 

 female flowers are on separate receptacles, the tubular perianth covering only 

 the pedicel of the achene. A good tonic is made fi'om the bark which, like 

 the seeds and fruit, is possessed of valuable emetic properties. (Adapted from 

 Kirtikar, Indian Medicinal Plants, vol. 2, p. 1199.) 



50398. Ficus variegata Blume. Moraceae. Fig. 

 A tall spreading tree with pale bark and cordate leaves 4 to 7 inches long, 



glabrous above. The receptacles, clustered on tubercles of the trunk and 

 branches, are smooth, globose, 1 inch in diameter, and red when ripe, with 

 white streaks and dots. Native to Chittagong, Assam, and Penang. (Adapted 

 from Hooker. Flora of British India, vol. 3, p. 535.) 



50399 to 50402. 



From Ventimiglia, Italy. Seeds presented by Joseph Benbow, superintendent. 

 La Mortola. Received May 24, 1920. 



50399. Dodonaea thunbbrgiaxa Eckl. and Zeyh . Sapiudaceae. 



Zand Olyf. A resinous shrub native to South Africa, with viscid shining 

 coriaceous leaves and short racemes or panicles of greenish flowers. It is fre- 

 quent on the hillocks from the Fish River westward and on the mountains in 

 the southwest and west. A decoction of the root is used as a slight purgative 

 in cases of fever. (Adapted from Sim, The Forests and Forest Flora of Capi 

 Colony, p. 173, pi. 26.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 44536. 



