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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



50694 to 50709— Continued. 



50700. Ficus sp. Moracese. 

 "(No. 1117.)" 



50701. Parkia timobiana (DC.) Merr. Mimosacese. Cupang. 

 (P. roxhurgMi G. Don.) 



"(No. 1183.)" 



A huge and remarkably handsome qnick-irrowing tree, attaining a 

 height of 120 feet or more, with a clear smooth trunk and beautiful, fine- 

 feathery pinnate leaves. Native to Malaya. Burma, etc., it has been in- 

 troduced into and become well established in Ceylon, thriving in the moist 

 low country up to 2,000 feet. The clusters of long pods contain a quantity 

 of white, powdery, farinaceous substance. Easily propagated by seed. 

 (Adapted from Macmillan, Handbook of Tropical Gardening and Plant- 

 ing, p. 311.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No, 47948. 



50702. Pteeospermum sp. Sterculiacefe. 

 "(No. 1182, from Siam.)" 



50703. QuERCus javanica (Blume) Drake. Fagacea. Oak. 

 "(No. 1112.) Passang batoe." 



An exceedingly beautiful tree with oblong-lanceolate glabrous tawny 

 leaves; the aments and young leaves are reddish tomentose. (Adapted 

 from Blume, Bijdragen tot de Flora van Nederlandsoh Indie, vol. 1, 

 p. 525.) 



50704. QuERCus thelecarpa Miquel. Fagacefie. Oak. 

 "(No. 1111.) Passang soeroe.*' 



A tree 25 meters tall with very smooth coriaceous- leaves, shining above 

 and glaucescent beneath. The cups of the sessile fruits are 12 milli- 

 meters high and 40 millimeters across. The thick hull is broadly ovate 

 with a prominent graceful tip. The semiglobose acorn, 20 to 25 milli- 

 meter^^ high, and 23 to 34 millimeters broad, is somewhat furrowed. 

 :Xative to .Java. (Adapted from Valeton, Boomsoorten van Java, vol. 

 10, p. 28.) 



50705. QuERCUS sp. Fagacere. Oak. 

 "(No, 1110.) Passang bodas,'* 



50706. QuERCus sp. Fagacere, Oak. 

 "(No. 1109,) Passang djamba.'* 



50707. QuEECus sp. Fagacens. Oak. 

 "(No. 1113.) Passang keyan or keang.'' 



50708. QuEECUS sp. Fagacese. Oak. 

 "(No. 1114.) Passang tonogo." 



50709. ScHiMA isOEONHAE Reinw. Theactve. 



A tree 30 to 60 feet high, with elliptic-acute leaves 6 inches long, lead 

 colored above. The white fragrant flowers are in a loose terminal corymb. 

 Native to the eastern Indian Peninsula from Tenasserim to Penang. 

 (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 1, p. 289.) 



