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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



52269 to 52280— Continued. 



dates. Where the winters are mild it is possible to use the vetch as 

 green feed all through the autumn and early winter and up to June or 

 later in the summer." (C7. V. Piper.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 34361. 



52281 to 52297. 



From Seh^runpur, Punjab, India. Seeds presented by A. C. Hartless, 

 superintendent, Government Botanic Gardens. Received December 24, 

 1920. 



52281. Acacia suma (Roxb.) Kurz. INIimosace.Te. 



A medium-sized tree with white bark and downy branchlets armed 

 with pairs of short-hooked spines. The 20 to 40 pinnae bear 60 to 100 

 leaflets; the gum catechu is said to be made from the heartwood of this 

 tree. The bark is peeled off and used for tanning. (Adapted from Watt, 

 Dictionary of the Economic Products of India, vol 1, p. 60.) 



52282. Adina cordifolia (Roxb.) Benth. and Hook. Rubiace«. 



A large handsome deciduous tree found in the foothills of the Hima- 

 layas from Jumna eastward, ascending to altitudes of 3,000 feet, and 

 extending throughout the moister regions of India, Burma, and Ceylon. 

 It is common in the western peninsula, in the Central Provinces, and 

 all over Burma from Chittagong and Ava to Pegu and Martaban. The 

 leaves are cordate; the yellow flowers aFe borne in small heads. The 

 wood seasons well, takes a good polish, and is valued for turning, for 

 construction work, furniture, and agricultural implements. (Adapted 

 from Watt, Dictionary of the Economic products of India, vol. f, p. 115.) 



52283. Anogeissus latifolia (Roxb.) Wall. Combretacese. 



A large handsome tree met with in the sub-Himalayan tract, from 

 the Ravi eastward, ascending to 3,000 feet in central and southern India. 

 It yields a gum which is extensively used in calico printing. The leaves 

 yield a black dye and are very useful in tanning. The gray, hard, 

 shining wood is highly valued on account of its great strength and 

 toughness, but it splits in seasoning and unless kept dry is not very 

 durable. It is used for ax handles, poles for carrying loads, for furni- 

 ture, agricultural implements, and in shipbuilding. It gives an excellent 

 charcoal. (Adapted from Watt, Dictionary of the Economic Products of 

 India, vol. 1, p. 251.) 



52284. Anogeissus pendtjla Edgeworth. Combretacese. 



A small gregarious tree with pendulous branches, found in the arid 

 and northern dry zones of Rajputana-Malwa Plateau, as far as the 

 Nerbudda, in Nimar, and in the Mandla District. The leaves are small, 

 the tree coppices well; the yellowish white wood is hard, but is not in 

 general use. (Adapted from Watt, Dictionary of the Economic Products 

 of India, vol. 1, p. 258. ) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 33555. 



52285. Celtis atjstralis L. Ulmacese. 



A moderate-sized deciduous tree, found in the Suliman and Salt 

 Ranges and throughout the Himalayas from the Indus to Bhutan, 

 ascending to 8,500 feet; also in the Khasi Hills. It is extensively culti- 

 vated in southern Europe for fodder; cows fed on the leaves are sup- 

 posed to give better milk. It is nowhere grown as a fruit free in India, 

 although the fruit is eaten by all classes and is esteemed. The fruit is 

 remarkably sweet and is supposed to have been the lotus of the ancients, 

 the food of the Lotophagi, which is described as sweet, pleasant, and 

 wholesome and which Homer says was so delicious as to make those 

 who ate it forget their native country. The berries are still eaten in 

 Spain, and the modern Greeks are said to be very fond of them. The 

 gray or yellowish gray wood, with irregular streaks of darker color, 

 is tough and strong and is used for oars, whip handles, and for other 

 purposes requiring toughness and elasticity. The branches are exten- 

 sively employed in making hayforks, ramrods, and walking sticks. 

 (Adapted from Watt, Dictionary of the Economic Products of India, 

 vol. 2, p. 242.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 48662. 



