29407. SOP.SNDEIA M ADA- 

 GAS OA R S E N S ! S. Grape-mango. 

 From Mr. G. Eegiiard ? Mauritius. A 



tall anaeardlaceoi:s shrub which bse.rs 

 panicles of purple flowers, and fruits 

 of a pleasant, acidulous taste, which 

 grow not only from the branches, font 

 chiefly from the main trunks of the 

 tree, looking as if they were air roots, 

 with f rait upon them, cr like parasites. 



30900. S PARTE UM JUNCE- 



y.M. Spanish broom. From Mr. M» B. 

 Marcowits, Sukhnm-Kale, Caucasus. 

 A be -rn^ff.''?, leafless sir nib, G to S feet 

 high, with large, yellow, delightfully 

 fragrant flowers, which remain in 

 bloom a long time. 



31953. SPATHODEA CAM- 

 PA NU LATA. From Soekaboemi, 

 Java. Received through Dr. B. T. Gal- 

 loway. A beautiful tree £0 to SO feet 

 high with large ©range-colored flow- 

 ers in clusters, ancl leaves resembling 

 those of black walnut. Cultivated as 

 a street tree in Java. One of the show- 

 iest flowering tress in the tropics. 



81194. SPHENOSTYUS STEN- 

 OCARPA. Presented by Prof. Br. A. 



Zimmerman, Amani, German East 

 Africa. A legume which forms edible 

 tubers with a taste similar to potatoes. 



26455. SPIQELIA MAR 3 LAN - 



DIG A. Maryland pinkroot A hand- 

 some hardy perennial drug herb, with 

 slender, tufted stems 1 to 2 feet high ; 

 is an excellent flowering border plant. 



23470. SPONDIAS CYTHEREA. 

 From E. L. Parker, Monrovia, Liberia. 



Deciduous tree of rapid growth, pro- 

 ducing richly colored yellow fruits, 2 

 inches in diameter, with brownish- 

 yellow flesh somewhat resembling the 

 pineapple in flavor. Easily propagated 

 from cuttings. Suitable for planting 

 in Southern Florida and California, 



