1816 
55779. "(Likiang, Yunnan. : July 20, 1922.) A small lily with 
single white flowers; found on the Likiang snow range at an altitude 
of 14,000 feet." 
55780. "(Likiang, Yunnan. July, 1922.) A lily with red stems 
and thick, fleshy, light-green leaves, collected on the eastern slope 
of the Likiang snow range at an altitude of 14,000 feet. The yellow- 
ish green flowers are marked with purple stripes." 
mangifera altissima ( Anacardiaceae ) , 55812. From Manila, Philip- 
pine Islands. Budwood presented by Sr. Adn. Hernandez, director, Bur- 
eau of Agriculture. A Philippine relative of the mango, which is found 
wild from northern Luzon to southern Mindanao, where it forms a large 
tree sometimes reaching a height of 116 feet. The tree is not culti- 
vated, although the mangolike, smooth, green or yellowish fruits, 2 to 
3 inches long, are used for making pickles. The leaves are long, nar- 
row, and pointed at both ends, and the small, fragrant, white flowers 
are borne in large numbers in branched clusters. (Adapted from W. H. 
Brown* Wild Food Plants of the Philippines) p. 94.) 
osyris alba { Santalaceae ), 55791 . From Nice, France. Seeds 
presented by Dr. A. Robertson Proschowsky. "A small evergreen bush 
which is very ornamental when loaded with its red fruits. It grows in 
very poor soil." (Proschowsky.) 
A small upright shrub 3 feet high, widely distributed throughout 
the Mediterranean region. It has stiff , narrow, yellowish green leaves, 
small axillary greenish yellow flowers, and small red fruits. The 
roots and fruit possess astringent properties. (Adapted from Schnei- 
der, Illustriertes Handbuch der Laubholzkunde , vol. 1, p. 247.) 
paulunia CUPANA (Sapindaceae ) , 55738. Guarana. From Rio de 
Janeiro, Brazil. Seeds presented by Dr. J. Bimao da Costa, through 
Dr. W. L. Schurz, Commercial Attache of the American Embassy. A stout, 
bushy vine found wild in Venezuela and northwestern Brazil, and also 
cultivated in the latter country for the sake of the grapelike fruits, 
from which is obtained the product known as guarana. This, in the 
form of a black paste, has received considerable attention in the phar- 
maceutical world in recent years as a natural source of caffein. 
The following analysis shows the composition of guarana: 
Per cent. 
Caffein 
Essential oil 
Resin 
Coloring matter. 
Saponin 
Guarana- tannic acid 
5.388 
2; 950 
7.800 
1.570 
0.060 
5.902 
