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valuable of all Australian timbers. It is celebrated 

 for its hardness and durability and is much valued for 

 boat-building, bridges, railroad carriages, tool han- 

 dles, etc. The figured wood is cut into veneers. It 

 is an excellent wood for bending under steam, and is 

 largely used for oil casks. As a fuel, it is equal 

 to hickory. (Adapted from Maiden, Useful Native Plants 

 of Australia, p. 359; and Bentham, Flora Australien- 

 sis, vol. 2, p. 388. ) 



Acacia pycnantka (Mimosaceae ) , 48058. Golden wattle. 

 Prom Tangier, Morocco. Seeds presented by M. Jules 

 Goffart, Societe d 'Horticulture de Tanger. A small, 

 rapid-growing tree, with coriaceous leaves (phyllodia) 

 and masses of fragrant, bright yellow flowers. The 

 tree is second only to A. mollissima in yielding tanners' 

 bark. The bark is often superior in quality to that of 

 the Black Wattle , but is thinner and less in quantity , as 

 the tree is smaller, reaching its maximum height at 30 

 feet. It exudes an abundance of gum, useful in cotton- 

 printing. Perfume is made from the flowers and an 

 aqueous infusion of the bark is used to preserve ropes, 

 nets, and fishing lines. The wood is pale and easily 

 worked and is used for staves, tool handles, etc. The 

 plant is useful as a sand binder. (Adapted from Maid- 

 en, Useful Native Plants of Australia, p. 364; and 

 Mueller, Select Extra-Tropical Plants, p. 12.) 



For previous introduction and description, see 

 S. P. I. No. 45867, Plant Immigrants, No. 144, April, 

 1918, p. 1305. 



Acacia riceana (Mimosaceae), 48060. From Tangier, 

 Morocco. Seeds presented by M. Jules Goffart, Societe 

 d 'Horticulture de Tanger . A Tasmanian shrub, in general 

 appearance much like A. vcrticillata, 3 to 4 feet high, with 

 elongated and gracefully drooping branches. The sur- 

 face of the dark green awl-shaped leaves is covered 

 with minute dots. The pale citron-colored flowers, on 

 yellow peduncles and bearing many long exserted sta- 

 mens, are in fluffy globular heads. The spikes are 

 well down the stem from the tip and glimpses of the 

 brown stalk between the daintily poised clusters re- 

 mind one of Japanese art. (Adapted from Maund ' s Bota- 

 nist, vol. 3, No. 135.) 



Acacia Senegal (Mimosaceae), 48064. From Tangier, 

 Morocco. Seeds presented by M. Jules Goffart, Societe 

 d 'Horticulture de Tanger. A tree widely distributed 

 in tropical Africa a^d cultivated in India. It has 



