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Rosa ehinensis (Rosaceae), 46078. Rose. Prom Eng- 
land. Purchased from Messrs. Paul & Son, Gheshunt, 
Herts . "Red-Letter Day. Garden form of Rosa ehinensis. Dwarf 
shrub, with erect stems growing about 2 feet high. 
Flowers single or semidouble , Intense scarlet -crimson, 
best of its color. Desirable for breeding." (W. Van 
Fleet.) 
Rosa maerophylla (Rbsaceae), 46097. Rose. From 
Dar jeeling, India. Presented by Mr. G. H. Cave, Di- 
rector, Lloyd Botanic Garden. A shrub, native oT the 
Himalayas and western China, becoming 8 feet or more 
in height, with erect stems and arching branches usu- 
ally furnished with straight prickles, up to half an 
inch in length. The leaves, which are composed of 
from 5 to 11 leaflets, approach 8 inches in length. 
The deep pink or red flowers are sometimes 3 inches 
in width, and are produced singly or in clusters of 
varying number. The elongated, pear-shaped fruits are 
bright red. (Adapted from Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy 
in the British Isles, vol. 2, p. 433.) 
Rubia eordifolia (Rubiaceae), 46099. Madder. From 
Darjeellng, India. Presented by Mr. G. H. Cave, Di- 
rector, Lloyd Botanic Garden. An herbaceous creeper 
with perennial roots, which is met with In the hilly 
districts of India, from the northwest Himalayas east- 
ward and southward to Ceylon. The Manjlt root, or 
East India madder, is obtained for the most part 
from this species and Is much employed by the natives 
of India for dyeing coarse cotton fabric, or the 
thread from which it Is woven, various shades of scar- 
let, coffee-brown, or mauve. The East India madder 
of commerce consists of a short stalk from which di- 
verge numerous cylindrical roots, about the size of a 
quill. These are covered with a thin, brownish pulp 
which peels off in flakes, disclosing a red-brown bark 
marked by longitudinal furrows. Many different meth- 
ods are used for dyeing with this madder, a short ac- 
count of which may be found in Watt's Dictionary of 
the Economic Products of India, from which this des- 
cription is adapted. 
Salvia hispaniea (Menthaceae) , 46146. From Mexico. 
Presented by Mrs. Zelia Nuttall, Coyoacan, D. F. An 
herbaceous perennial .with ovate, serrate leaves and 
quadrangular spikes of blue flowers. The mucilaginous 
seeds are used In making the Mexican drink called "chia. " 
