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Pteroearpus indieus (Pabaceae), 45719. Padouk. Prom 
Hongkong, China. Presented by Mr. W. J. Tutcher, Bo- 
tanical and Forestry Department. A tall tree with 
ascending glabrous branches; leaves compound, 6 to 9 
inches long, leaflets 2 to 4 inches long; flowers 
yellowish, in large terminal or axillary panicles; pod 
orbicular, 2 inches broad. Distributed throughout the 
Malay Archipelago, Philippines, and China. (Adapted 
from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol 2, p. 239. 
Macmillan, in Handbook of Tropical Gardening and Plant- 
ing, lists this tree as a shade tree suitable for low 
moist regions (annual rainfall 70 inches or more). He 
also lists it as a valuable timber tree. 
Rosa helenae (Rosaceae), 45729. Rose. From Jamaica 
Plain, Mass. Presented by the Arnold Arboretum. "Rosa 
helenae is very abundant in rocky places from river- 
level to 1,500 m. , everywhere in western Hupeh and 
eastern Szechwan, but has not yet been reported from 
farther west. It forms, in wayside thickets and by 
the banks of streams, tangled masses often 6 m. tall 
and as much through, and in the margins of woods it 
rambles over small trees. When covered with masses 
of its white fragrant flowers this rose is very beau- 
tiful. It has proved quite hardy and has flowered 
profusely at the Arnold Arboretum." (Plantae Wilson- 
ianae, vol. 2, part 2, p. 311.) 
Solanum bullatum ( Solanaceae) , 45751. From Lavras, 
Minas Geraes, Brazil. Presented by Mr. B. H. Hunni- 
cutt, Director da Escola Agricola de Lavras. Capoeira 
branca. An interesting plant which grows on the roll- 
ing prairies of the state of Minas Geraes, Brazil, 
and which is said to have unusual value as a feed for 
live stock, especially horses. Analyses made by the 
Bureau of Chemistry, United States Department of Agri- 
culture show that this plant contains an unusual 
quantity of protein. The analyses follow. 
Leaves Branches 
Moisture 8.36 per cent 7.04 per cent 
Ether extract _.2.29 " " 0.59 " 
Protein 20.88 " " 14.06 " 
Crude fiber 28.03 " " 37.45 " 
Stryphnodendron barbatimam (Mimosaceae) , 45752. From 
Lavras, Minas Geraes, Brazil. Presented by Mr. B. H. 
Hunnicutt, Director da Escola Agricola de Lavras. A 
