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A rather common tree at low altitudes in the valleys of western China, grow- 

 ing to a height of 15 to 25 m. (50 to 80 feet) and having a trunk often 3 feet 

 in diameter near the base. It has gray bark, massive branches, deciduous 

 leaves, and inconspicuous flowers. The yellow, oval fruits, which are about 

 an inch long, are eaten by the Chinese, who call the tree Hsuan tsao. Known 

 also as Spondias axillaris. (Adapted from Sargent, Plantae Wllsonianae, p. 

 172, 1914.) 



44520 to 44549. 



From Ventimiglia, Italy. Presented by the sniperintendent, La Mortola 

 Botanic Gardens. Received April 6, 1917. 



44520. Alectryon subcijN'EREum (A. Gray) Radlk. Saplndaceie. 



A shrub or small tree, native to New South Wales, Australia, with 

 compound leaves composed of one to three pairs of shining, oblong or 

 lance-shaped leaflets 2 to 4 inches long, very small flowers in short 

 axillary panicles, and 2 to 3 lobetl capsules which inclose globose seeds 

 with fleshy arils. (Adapted from Gray, V. S. Exploring Expedition, 

 vol. 15, Botany, p. 258, as Cupania subcinerea.) 



44521. Alectryon tomentosum (F. Muell.) Radlk. Sapindacese. 



An Australian tree, 20 to 30 feet high, with rusty velvety young 

 branches, small flowers crowded in woolly panicles, and rather hard, 

 depressed, indehiscent fruits. (Adapted from Bentham, Flora Austra- 

 liensis, vol. 1, p. 466.) 



44522. Alo^ succotrina Lam. Liliacese. Aloe. 

 A succulent herbaceous plant, native to Africa, usually simple but 



sometimes branched, with thick, linear or lance-shaped leaves with shiny 

 margins and tips, disposed in the form of a rosette, either green or 

 yellowish in color. The red flowers are borne in a spike. The juice is 

 evaporated to obtain a drastic purgative known as aloes. This plant is 

 cultivated in South America and many other subtropical places. (Adapted 

 from Loefgren, Notas sohre as Plantas Exoticas Introdusidas no Estado 

 de S. Paulo, p. 27.) 



44523 to 44530. Berberis spp. Berberidacese. Barberry. 



44523. Berberis actinacantha Mart. 



An evergreen bush, native to the mountainous regions of Chile, 

 with peculiar 5-parted spines, roundish oval, rigid, spiny-dentate 

 leaves, and deep-yellow, sweet-scented flowers. In cultivation it 

 I'eaches 3 to 4 feet in height and grows freely in a rich sandy loam. 

 (Adapted from Edward's Botanical Register, vol. 31, pi. 55.) 



44524. Berberis globosa Benth. 



A spiny shrub, native to the Andes of Colombia, 6 to 8 feet high, 

 with rigid, mucronate leaves a little more than an inch long and a 

 quarter of an inch wide, yellow flowers a little larger than those 

 of the common barberry, and globular fruits about the size of a 

 small pea. (Adapted from Bentham, Plantae Hartwegianae, p. 158.) 



44525. Berberis gltimpeli Koch and Bouche. 



A shrub, 5 to 7 feet in height, native to the Caucasus, with clus- 

 tered obovate entire leaves, racemes of early-blooming yellow flowers, 

 and attractive red berries appearing in autumn. It needs a sunny 



