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48035 to 48075— Continued. 



be the most valuable of all Australian timbers. It i.s oelt'brated for its 

 hardness and durability and is much valued for boat buibliiik'. l)riduo.s. 

 railroad carriages, tool handles, etc. The fi}?ured wood Is cut into veneers. 

 It is an excellent wood for iKMidintr under steam and is largely used for 

 oil casks. As a fuel it is equal to liickory. (Adapted from Maiden, 

 Useful Native Plants of Australia., p. 359, and lientham, FUna ,Au8- 

 traliensis, vol. 2, p. 3S8.) 



48052 and 48053. Acacia microuotrya Benth. Mimosaccre. 



48052. Badjong. A tall shrub from southwestern Australia, with a 

 diameter of 1 to 1* feet, which produces an e.lible ;,'Uin. It |»refers 

 river valleys and lines brooks naturally. A single tree may yield 

 50 pounds of gum in a season. The aborigines store the Kum In 

 hollow trees for winter use; it has a plejisant sweetish taste. 

 (Adapted from Mueller, Select lJ.rtra-Troi/i<al J'lnnts, p. S, mid 

 Maiden, Useful Native Plants of Australia, p. 213.) 



48053. Received as Acacia myriobotrya, which is considered synony- 

 mous witli A. microhotriia. It is deemed best to prow these sepa- 

 rately for the purpose of ascertaining the status of this form. 



48054. Acacia moniliformis Griseb. Miraosacese. 



Tusca. A shrub witli fragrant yellow flowers, conunon in the sub- 

 tropical forests of Tucuman, Argentina, armed with straight .spines and 

 bearing dusty, 4-angled branches and petioles and glabrous leaves. The 

 pods are Imear, flat, and woody leatliery ; when young they are used as 

 forage for cattle. (Adapted from Ahhandlungen der Koeniglichcn Gesell- 

 schaft der Wissenschaften su Goettingcn, vol. 19, p. 136.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 42322. 

 48055 and 48056. Acacia neriifolia A. Cunn. ^Vlimosacese. 



48055. A handsome tree, native to eastern Australia, 40 to 50 feet in 

 height, with slender branchlets, mealy tomentose when young but 

 soon glabrous. The siuall globular flower heads are in simple 

 slender racemes shorter than the linear pliyllodia. The flat .straight 

 pods are several inches long. The heartwood Is light yellow, the 

 rest is of a darker color. It is prettily marked, close grained, and 

 tough. (Adapted from Maiden, Useful Native Plants of Australia, 

 p. 363, and Bentham, Flora Austrnlicu.fis, vol. 2, p. S6S.) 



48056. Received as Acacia iteaphylla, which is considered a synonym 

 of A. neriifolia. It is deemed best to grow both for tlie purpose of 

 determining the status of this form. 



48057. Acacia podalyriaefolia A. Cunn. Mimosacere. Silver wattle. 

 A shrub 4 to 6 feet in height, covered with hoary i>owder. Its neat 

 gray ovate leaves and numerous long yellow racemes tipping tlie branches 

 make it a very decorative species. The wood is plnkisli in color und 

 nicely marked. Native to Queensland. (Adapted from Maiden, Useful 

 Native Plants of Australia, p. 364.) 

 48058 and 48059. Acacia pycnantha Benth. Mliuosacen^. 



Golden wattle. 



48058. A small rapid-growing tree with coriaceous leaves (phyl- 

 lodia) and masses of fragrant bright-yellow flowers. Tlie tree is 

 second only to Acacia mollissima in yielding tanbark. The bark 



