28432. HEMEROCALLIS AURANTIACA MAGMFICA. 



From Dr. Walter Van Fleet, Little 

 Silver, N. J, 



Improved garden form of the original 

 Hemerocallis aurantiaca, developed by Dr. 

 Va n Fleet. Handsome, decorative plant 

 with deep yellow, lily-like flowers, 6 

 inches or more across. 



18580. HIBISCUS MANIHOT, 



From Frank Meyer, Peking, China. 



A perennial plant with very large, 

 bright yellow flowers, indigenous to 

 Southern China. Recommended for 

 testing as an ornamental for outdoor 

 planting. 



HIBISCUS SABDAR1FFA, 



Roselle or Jamaica Sorrel. 



Biennial, 3 to 5 feet high, commonly 

 cultivated in warm countries. Pro- 

 duces an abundance of large, bright 

 red calyces in autumn. These, as well 

 as the young leaves, are considered by 

 many as superior to cranberries for 

 sauce and jelly making. Very orna- 

 mental when in bloom and in fruit. 

 Sensitive to frost. 



ILEX PARAGUARIENSIS, Yerba mate, 



Small evergreen tree resisting tem- 

 peratures as low as 14 degs. F. Used 

 in preference to tea by millions of 

 South Americans; prepared in similar 

 fashion. Contains some stimulating 

 alkaloid and much less harmful oil 

 than tea. Brazil alone in one year ex- 

 ported $10,000,000.00 worth of mate, 

 manufactured by scorching, drying 

 and powdering the leaves and young 

 twigs. . "~ - 



23535. INDIGOFERA GLANDULOSA, 



Befri, from Wm. H. Michael, Calcutta. 



Leguminous annual requiring rich, 

 moderately moist soil and producing 

 small pods in autumn. The seeds have 

 a much greater nutritious value than 

 wheat and when ground are mixed 

 with flour and made into bread. Rec- 

 ommended for trial on alluvial soils 

 of the Gulf Coast. 



f ISTO A E D U L. I S. 



Medium-sized, leguminous tree oc- 

 curring southward from Central Am- 

 erica to the Amazon Valley, producing 

 curiously shaped pods, about an inch 

 thick and one to two feet long, usually 

 twisted and crooked. The seeds are 

 surrounded by an acidulous, whitish, 

 ediblepulpof ratherindifferent flavor. 



