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222139 to 222176— Continued 



222165. Melaleuca ericifolia J. E. Smith. Myrtaceae. 



A tall shrub or small tree adapted to swampy ground. Leaves scattered, 

 numerous, linear, rarely over Yz inch long. Flowers yellowish or rarely 

 red, small, in nearly globular terminal heads, the perfect ones in oblong 

 and cylindrical spikes Y2-I inch long. Native to Australia. 



222166. Musa ensete Gmel. Musaceae. 



Attractive flowering single-trunked Abyssinian banana growing up to 

 40 feet tall with seeds as large as cacao beans. Leaves long, upright, 

 beautifully colored. Trunk 3 feet in diameter. 



222167. Mussaenba incana Wall. Rubiaceae. 



An erect herbaceous shrub 2-3 feet high covered with soft shining hairs. 

 Leaves stiff, ovate 5-6 inches long with leggy, white, pubescent calyx lobe. 

 Native to tropical Himalayas. 



222168. Petrea arborea H.B.K. Verbenaeeae. 



A vigorous tropical climber with oblong leaves about 4 inches long and 

 harsh to the touch. Trusses of blue star-shaped flowers appear most pro- 

 fusely in spring and continue sparsely throughout the season. Native to 

 Colombia. 



222169. Polyalthia cerasoides Benth. & Hook. Annonaceae. 



An evergreen tree with light-gray bark and lanceolate leaves 3-8 inches 

 long. The brownish-green flowers are succeeded by small dark-red fruits 

 the size of a cherry. Native to eastern India. 



222170. Pterocarpus angolensis DC. Fabaceae. 



An unarmed tree with alternate, unequally pinnate leaves, axillary or 

 terminal racemes of flowers, and one-seeded almost round pods. The wood 

 is reddish and the bark is high in tannin. Native to west-central Africa. 



222171. Ruttya fruticosa Lindau. Acanthaceae. 



A shrubby evergreen, 3-5 feet high. It has narrow, entire leaves 1-2 

 inches long, and purple flowers 1 inch long in short cymes. Native to 

 eastern tropical Africa. 



222172. Stephegyne parvifolia Korth. Rubiaceae. 



A tree with leaves 2-6 inches long, either oval or roundish, and small 

 heads of funnel-shaped flowers. Native to tropical Himalayas. 



222173. Tecoma chrysotricha Mart, Bignoniaceae. 



From E. A. Menninger, Stuart. A small to medium-sized tree growing 

 in the open or partial shade. Canary yellow flowers, with red-streaked 

 throats, open before leaves appear in spring. Native to Brazil. 



222174. Trema guineensis Priemer. Ulmaceae. 



A shrub or tree with branchlets densely hairy and simple leaves about 4 

 inches long by 2 inches wide. Inflorescences numerous, short, axillary, 

 dense-flowered, greenish or reddish. From Mozambique. 



222175. Triplochiton scleroxylon Schum. Malvaceae. 

 From China. 



222176. Xanthorrhoea arborea R. Br. Liliaceae. 



A large woody perennial with a stem several feet high and 6-9 inches in 

 diameter. The narrow grass-like leaves, in a dense tuft at the top of the 

 stem, are 3-4 feet long but only about X A inch wide. The small whitish 

 flowers are in a long spike up to 5 feet high. Native to Australia. 



