14 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 167 



254927 to 254972. 



From Australia. Seeds collected by G. H. Spalding, agricultural explorer, New- 

 Crops Research Branch, Crops Research Division, Beltsville, Md. Received 

 Jan. 13, 1959. 



Collected in Western Australia in 1958, unless otherwise noted. 



254927. Acacia fragilis Maiden Mimosaceae. 



Col. No. S-43. 'Stringybark Wattle'. Ten miles south of Muntadgin in 

 eastern wheat belt. Slender tree to 18 feet high; flowers long, golden. 



254928. Agonis marginata Schau. Myrtaceae. 



Col. No. S-34. Granite tors from Albany to Esperance. Shrub to 6 feet 

 high, rounded habit; foliage dense, silvery; flowers in terminal heads, magenta 

 and white. 



254929. Anigozanthos bicolor Endl. Amaryllidaceae. 

 Col. No. S-49. South of Bullsbrook, on west coast. 



254930. Anigozanthos manglesii D. Don 



Col. No. S-50. Moist locations in full sun. Plant to 3 feet high, irislike; 

 foliage with blackish margins; flowers bright red and green. 



254931. Anigozanthos viridis Endl. 



Col. No. S-32. 'Green Kangeroo Paw'. Sandy areas which are water- 

 logged for long periods in winter and spring, Perth to Gingin. Plants to one 

 foot high; foliage irislike; flower stalks to 2 feet long; flowers fuzzy, bright 

 kelly green. 



254932. Banksia ashbyi E. G. Baker Proteaceae. 



Col. No. S-42. Murchison River road 15 miles northwest of Ajana. Shrub 

 to 6 feet high; leaves long, deeply and regularly serrated; flowers rich in 

 coloring, with gold and gray. 



254933. Banksia lindleyana Meissn. 



Col. No. S-35. North of Wubin near Mullewa road. Shrub to 8 feet high; 

 leaves narrow with deep serrations; flowers golden yellow, borne laterally. 



254934. Beaufortia squarrosa Schau. Myrtaceae. 



Col. No. S-31. 'Sand Plain Bottlebrush'. Coastal form is straggly, colorful 

 shrub to 6 feet high; inland form is tree to 12 feet high; leaves needlelike; 

 flowers bright red. 



254935. Calythrix angulata Lindl. Myrtaceae. 



Col. No. S-44. 'Yellow-Fringed Myrtle'. Common on coastal plains from 

 Albany to Jurien Bay. Plants shrubby, to 9 inches high; flowers yellow, showy. 



254936. Eucalyptus orbifolia F. Muell. Myrtaceae. 



Col. No. S-47. 'Round Leaf Mallee'. Forty-seven miles north of Southern 

 Cross. Rounded, bluish, shrubby species to 10 feet high, leaves disclike; bark 

 attractive in peeling; flowers lemon-yellow with white anther tips. 



254937. Eucalyptus pyriformis Turcz. 



Col. No. S-46. 'Ooldea Mallee' or 'Pear Gum'. Watheroo southeast to 

 Wongan Hills. Tree to 12 feet high, usually with several stems; leaves thick; 

 fruits pendant, pyriform, sometimes very large; flowers red. 



254938. Grevillia sp. Proteaceae. 



Col. No. S-33. North and east of Mingenew. Shrub to 8 feet high; leaves 

 brown above; flow r ers large, cream-colored, borne above foliage. 



254939. Hakea platysperma Hook. Proteaceae. 



Col. No. S-41. Wongan Hills and northwest to Jurien Bay. Shrub to 8 

 feet high; leaves terete, pungent, about 5 inches in diameter; flowers brown 

 and cream-colored; fruits large, castanet-shaped; seeds large, disclike. 



