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52799. Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck. Rutaceae. Orange. 



From Jerusalem, Syria. Budwood presented by J. Ettiiiger, director, 

 Agriculture and Colonization Department. Received March 31, 1921. 

 "Bud sticks of the Jaffa orange, Shawooti." (Ettinger.) 

 The Jaffa orange is one of the largest, larger even than the Washington 

 Navel. Its form is obovate, its skin very thick, and its fruit seedless. The 

 tree is not spiny, and the fruit, therefqj-e, is never scarred by thorns. Its 

 shipping qualities are excellent. (Adapted from Aaron^ohn, Agricultural and 

 Botanical Explorations in Valestine, p. 26.) 



For previous introduction, .see S. P. I. No. 51215. 



52800 and 52801. 



From Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Seeds presented by George 

 Valder, Director of Agriculture. Received March 81, 1921. 



52800. Acacia pendula A. Cunn. Mimosaceae. "Wattle. 



" One of the most beautiful of all the Australian wattles is Acacia 

 pendula, the boree of the aborigines, and generally known amongst stock- 

 men as myall and iceeping myall. It is a handsome evergreen tree, attain- 

 ing sometimes a lieight of 35 feet, and occurring more or less abundantly 

 over large areas in the interior. The lance-shaped silver-gray leaves 

 (phyllodes) are 2 to 5 inches long; both sheep and cattle are so partial 

 to them that one may travel for days in a country where these animals 

 are pastured and rarely see a young tree, as the seedlings are eaten as 

 soon as they are well above the ground. In very dry seasons the myall 

 is often cut down and fed to sheep and cattle, and they seem to thrive on 

 it. The chemical analysis of the partially dried leaves of this tree gave 

 the following results, which show they are of good feeding value : Water, 

 48.45; ash, 4.45; fiber, 19.64; albuminoids, 9.62; carbohydrates, 16.63; 

 nuti'ient value, 29.0; albuminoid ratio, 1 to 20. 



" Since the horses do not eat the leaves, they may be allowed to graze 

 in paddocks where the young myalls are growing. When allowed to 

 grow undisturbed for a time the myall produces an abundance of seeds, 

 which when mature retain their vitality for many years, and sometimes lie 

 in the ground for a long period, indeed, until the weather and soil conditions 

 are favorable for their germination. A well-grown specimen has a trunk 

 about 3 feet in circumference and yields an excellent timber which is 

 heavy, close in the grain, and of a rich dark-brown color and beautifully 

 marked, having a delightful fragrance of violets, which it retains for a 

 long time after being cut. In pre-war times the timber of this tree was 

 used in Europe for veneering, for which it is well adapted ; and before the 

 country was settled the aborigines u.sed it in the manufacture of their 

 weapons."' {Pa,storal Finance Association Magazine, vol. 5, No. 18, p. 131.) 



52801. Geijera pakvifloka Lindl. Rutacese. 



" Wilga. From Nyngan, New South Wales." {Valder.) 

 A tall shrub or tree native to the interior of New South Wales, where 

 it reaches a height of about 30 feet. It has slender pendulous branches, 

 narrow leaves 3 to 6 inches long, and when well developed has a highly 

 ornamental appearance, having something of the aspect of a weeping 

 willow. It has remarkable drought-enduring qualities, and the leaves 

 are often fed to sheep, which are very fond of them. (Adapted from the 

 Pastoral Finance Association Magazine, vol. 5, No. 18, p. 1S2.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 49892. 

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