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44846 to 44854— Continued. 



white or pinkish, odorless flowers up to three-quarters of an inch in 

 width. This plant flowers so profusely that the entire country appears 

 as though covered with snow. The entire plant is very aromatic, and the 

 leaves have been used for making tea. The wood is used for fences and 

 firewood. (Adapted from Laing and Blackwell, Plants of Neio Zealand, 

 p. 212.) 



44848. (No. 1.) 44849. (No. 2.) 



44850. Nageia excelsa (D. Don.) Kuntze. Taxacese. 

 (Podocarpus dacrydioides A. Rich.) 



" This is the one tree exclusively used in this country for making 

 butter boxes, the wood being odorless and of a nice white color. The 

 tree grows very tall and often has a trunk 5 or 6 feet in diameter." 

 {Wright.) 



A tall tree, often branchless for 70 or 80 feet, with flat, bronze-colored 

 young leaves, which become green and scalelike when mature. The very 

 small catkins are borne on the tips of the branchlets, and the fruit is set 

 upon a fleshy red receptacle which is eaten by the Maoris. The tree is 

 native to New Zealand, where it is called by the Maori name Kahikatea. 

 It furnishes a light-colored, very heavy timber which is well suited for 

 making paper pulp. (Adapted from Laing and Blackwell, Plants of Neiv 

 Zealand, p. 70, as Podocarpus dacrydioides.) 



44851. Nageia feeeuginea (G. Benn.) Kuntze. Taxacea?. Miro. 

 (Podocarpus ferruginea G. Benn.) 



A large tree with gray or grayish black bark which peels off in large 

 flakes; native to New Zealand. It has narrow, pointed leaves, axillary 

 dioecious flowers, and bright-red fruits about the size of a small plum. 

 The native pigeons are very fond of the miro berries and become very 

 fat and lazy from feeding on them. The fruits have the odor and taste 

 of turpentine and ripen in July and August. The timber is hard and 

 rough and is not easily worked, nor is it especially durable. The gum 

 which oozes from the tree possesses healing properties. (Adapted from 

 Laing and Blackwell, Plants of New Zealand, p. 68, as Podocarpus 

 ferruginea. ) 



44852. Passieloea sp. Passifloracese. G-ranadilla. 

 ''Bell-apple or Indian passion fruit. A delicious fruit requiring tropical 



heat." (Wright.) 



44853 and 44854. Passifloea edueis Sims. Passifloraceas. 



Purple granadilla. 



44853. "Fiji." 



44854. " Giant. An improved strain of the common passion fruit as 

 grown in New Zealand and Australia. Largely grown commer- 

 cially. Will grow wherever frosts are not too heavy in winter." 

 (Wright.) 



44855. Achkas zapota L. Sapotacese. Sapodilla. 



(A. sapota L.) 

 From Curacao, Dutch West Indies. Presented by Mr. H. M. Cm-ran. Re- 

 ceived June 11, 1917. 

 "Nispero. From very large, choice fruits." (Curran.) 



