Inventory 46, Seeds and Plants Imported. 



Plate II. 



The Jequitiba. a Giant Forest Tree of Brazil. Cariniana legalis Mart.) 



KUNTZE., S. P. I. NO. 41933.) 



Although smaller than the sequoia, the gtenl eucalyptus, or the California redwood, this su] 

 tree deserves to rank with them in magnlficenl proportion; , becau i of it! perfect columnar trunk, 

 which rises like a Corinthian column and supports a magniflcenl crown of immense branches, 

 each one of which is large enough to make a good-si Such a wonderful pecii is this 



should not be allowed to peri h from the face of the earth, and plantings of il deserve tohe attempted 

 111 our own tropical possessions. There ate rei ords of trees of this species which measure 130 feet 

 m height. The |e.|inniia i~ reiatci to the tree which 1 ears Brazil nuts, imt its nuts art ool e< 

 • Photographed by Seflor E. N. de Andrade, RioClaro, Brazil, whose collections of Brazilian trees, 

 and e peciallj In extensive plantations of eucalyptus, have become world known.) 



