30 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



54920 to 54922— Continued. 



One of the finest forest trees of Gazaland, Mozambique. It has a 

 spreading head of dark glossy leaves, light-gi'ay bark, and dull-white 

 flowers ; it makes an excellent shade tree, sometimes becoming 120 feet 

 in height. The timber is reddish brown and easily worked. (Adapted 

 from Journal of the Ldnnean Society, vol 40 (Botany), p. 39.) 



54923 to 54927. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Seeds presented by Dr. H. L. Lyon, in charge, 

 Department of Botany and Forestry, Experiment Station of the Hawaiian 

 Sugar-Planters' Association. Received March 20, 1922. Quoted notes 

 by Doctor Lyon. 



These trees were introduced at the suggestion of J. F. Rock, Agricultural Ex- 

 plorer of the United States Department of Agriculture, for trial as ornamentals 

 for southern Florida. 



54983. Cassia xodos.\ Buch.-Ham. Csesalpiniacea'. 



" Seeds collected in Honolulu, February, 1922." 



Pink and white shotcer. This magnificent flowering tree is one of the 

 most commonly cultivated ornamental plants in Honolulu, where it is 

 much used for street planting. It is a moderate-sized, deciduous tree 

 with long drooping branches and glossy leaves ; during May and June it 

 bears a profusion of beautiful, bright-pink, rose-scented flowers in 

 dense clusters on long stalks. It is native to India from the eastern 

 Himalayas to the Malay Archipelago, and also to the Philippines, 

 (Adapted from Rock, Ornamental Trees of Hawaii, p. 106.) 



54924. Cassia siamea Lam. Ca^salpiniaceae. Kassod tree. 



The kassod tree is of rather low stature, with twiggy branches and 

 bluish leaves up to a foot in length. In the late summer and early 

 autumn, when all of the other showy leguminous trees have ceased to 

 bloom, this tree bears axillary and terminal panicles of attractive 

 bright-yellow flowers. In Honolulu it has been planted more or less ex- 

 tensively in private grounds. The native home of the kassod tree is 

 southern India and Malaysia. (Adapted from Rock, Ornamental Trees 

 of Hawaii, p. 99.) 



54925. Lepisanthes ekiolepis Radlk. Sapindacese. 



" Seeds collected in the Philippines by F. X. Williams." 



An East Indian tree with pinnate leaves composed of about four pairs 

 of oblong leaflets and small whitish flowers b^rue in dense panicles. 

 (Adapted from Actes du Gongria Intoruational de Botanistes, 1877, p. 106.) 



54926. PoLYsciAS nodosa (Blume) Seem. Araliaceie. 



" Seeds collected in the Philippines by F. X. Williams." 



The malapapaya is a lofty tree found in nearly every Province of the 

 Philippine Islands. It sometimes reaches a height of 100 feet, with a 

 straight trunk and compound leaves over 3 feet in length. The yellowish 

 white, light, very soft wood is considered one of the best match woods 

 and also is valuable for very light construction purposes. (Adapted from 

 Whitford, Forests of the Philippines, pt. 2 p. 89.) 



54927. Stekculia sp. Sterculiacese. 



" Seeds collected in the Philippines by F. X. Williams." 



54928. Agati grandifloka (L.) Desv. Fabacese. 



(Sesbania grandiflora Poir.) 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Seeds presented by Dr. H. L. Lyon, in charge. 

 Department of Botany and Forestry, Experiment Station of the Ha- 

 waiian Sugar-Planters' Association. Received March 2, 1922. 



A small, rapid-growing, soft-wooded tree, 15 to 20 feet in height, with narrow, 

 pinnate leaves, large pendulous white flowers, and long, sickle-shaped pods. 



