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28833 to 28874— Continued. 



28842. Ckltis occn>KNTALis L. HackbeiTy tree. 

 "Height, reaching to 80 feet. Will grow tolerably well even on the poorest 



soil. {B. E. Fernow.) Hardy as far north as Christiania. Wood rather soft, 

 difficult to split." (Von Ahieller.) 



28843. CisTUS albipus X crispus. 



28844. Clematis integiufolia L. 



"Herbaceous, erect, becoming 2 feet high; leaves rather l)road; flowers soli- 

 tary, blue. Blooms from June to August." {BaiUij.) 



Distribution.— Central Europe and Asia, extending from Austria and Hun- 

 gary eastward through central Russia and Siberia. 



28845. Crataegus crenulata Roxb. 



"Shrub with brauchlets and petioles rusty pubescent, at length glabrous; 

 leaves oblong to oblanceolate, leathery, bright green and glossy above; corymbs 

 glabrous; fruit globose, bright orange-red; blooms in May and June." (Bailey.) 



Distribution.— Dry places on the slopes of the Himalayas at an altitude of 

 2,500 to 8,000 feet, between Sirmur and Bhutan, northern India. 



28846. Crataegus sp. 



28847. Crotalaria capensis Jacq. 



"Stout, much-branched shrub, 4 to 5 feet high. Cultivated in Florida." 

 (Bailey.) 



Distribution. — Common in the eastern districts of Cape Colony, extending 

 northward to Durban. 



28848. Eucalyptus crebea Muell. Narrow-leaved ironbark. 

 "A tall tree. Bark persistent throughout, dark, almost blackish, ridged, and 



deeply furrowed, solid; timber heavy, hard, elastic, and durable; used for rail- 

 road ties, piles, fence posts, and in the construction of bridges and wagons; 

 also suitable for splitting into palings." (Bailey.) 



See No. 769 and 1622 for previous introductions. 



Distribution.— Between the Flinders and Lynd Rivers in North Australia, in 

 the vicinity of More ton Bay in Queensland, and along the Hastings River in 

 New South Wales. 



28849. Eucalyptus lehmanni (Schauer) Preiss. Lehmann's gum. 

 "A tall shrub or small tree; bark coming off in irregular sheets, roughish and 



reddish; flowers greenish yellow. A valuable ornamental tree. Blooms July 

 to September. 



Distribution.— West Australia, extending along the southern coast east to 

 King George Sound, and on stony hills from Bald Island and Stirling Moun- 

 tains eastward to Cape Arid. 



28850. PODACHAENIUM EMINENS (Lag.) Baill. 



"A tall shrub; on account of the grandeur of its foliage in requisition for 

 scenic effects." (Von Mueller.) 



Distribution. — Southern Mexico and Central America, extending from Ori- 

 zaba southeastward through Guatemala to Costa Rica. 



28851. Iris albopurpurea Baker (?) 



Received in a shipment from Japan without any information as to the 

 locality from which it came. 

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