24 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



44072, SiuEKoxYLox AusTRALE (R. Br.) Beiitli. and Hook. Sapo- 

 tacea^. 

 From Brisbane, Australia. Presented by Mr. .7. F. Bailey, director. Botanic 

 Gardens. Received .January 22, 1917. 

 A tree, sometimes attaining a large size, from soutbeastern Australia. The 

 leaves, which are ((uite variable in shape, are mostly 3 to 4 inches long, and 

 the flowers occur in axillary clusters. The purplish, nearly round fruits are 2 

 inches in diameter and are of a coarse, insipid flavor. The wood is dark col- 

 ored, close grained, prettily veined, and is used for cabinetwork, carving, etc., 

 but requires careful seasoning. (Adapted from Mairlen, Ufteful Xative Plants 

 of Australia, pp. 367-308, as Artints (lu-stmlis, and from Bailey, Queensland 

 Flora, p. 958.) 



44073 to 44075. 



From Ceylon. Presented by l-ullu'r .lerouu-. St. I.eo College, St. Leo. Fla. 

 Receiveti January 22, 1917. 



44073. Deguelia dalbergiodes (Baker) Taub. l':iliacea\ 

 (Derris dallergioides Baker.) 



A small, spreading tree, 15 to 20 feet high, found in the Malay Archi- 

 pelago and Java. The branchlets are brown-silky, the dark green, com- 

 pound leaves are 6 to 8 inches long; the rose-colored flowers are in nu- 

 merous short-stalked racemes ; and the thin, flat pods are up to 2* 

 inches long. (Adapted from Hooker, Flora of British India, vol. 2. 

 p. 2J,1.) 



44074. Lagerstroemia speciosa (Muenchh.) Pers. Lythracese. 

 {L. flos-reginae Retz.) 



A tree, 50 to 60 feet in height, with leaves from 4 to 8 inches long and 

 large panicles of flowers, which vary from rose to purple, changing color 

 during the day. This is the chief timber tree in Assam, eastern Bengal, 

 India, and also in Burma. It occurs along river banks and on low- 

 swampy ground and is commonly cultivated as an avenue tree. No 

 special care is used in growing this tree, which is felled when from 30 

 to 50 years of age. The timber is used for shipbuilding, boats, etc.. being 

 very durable under water. It has been introduced into southern (.Cali- 

 fornia. (Adapted from Watt, Commercial Products of Indid. p. Idl. and 

 from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, p. J77J.) 



44075. Rhus rufa Teijsm. and Binn. Anacardiacea'. 



An erect, smooth -barked tree, native of the peninsuhi of Menado. ishind 

 of Celebes, and Dutch East Indies, with leaves eoniiiosed of 12 to 14 pairs 

 of oblong lance-shaped leaflets, with reddisli liairy lower surfaces, and 

 axillary and terminal panicles of white sessile flowers. The fruits are 

 black, dry, nearly globular drupes containing kidiuw-sbaped seeds. Tlie 

 inhabitants of Menado call this Kajoe-KamUiyuj. (Adapte<l from J. E. 

 Teijsman and .S'. Binnenendijk, Natnurkinidif/ Tijdsrhrilt voor yrdcr- 

 landsch Indie, vol. 27, p. 52.) 



44076 to 44084. 



From Jamaica Plain, Mass. Cuttings presented by tlie .Vrnold Artmreruni. 

 Received January 22, 1917. 



44076. Callicarpa giraldiana Hesse. Verbena cete. 



An ornamental shrub fi'om western China, with dentate leaves 2 to 4 

 inches long, dense cymes of pink flowers on hairy stalks, and violet fruits. 



