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44907. Bontia daphnoides L. Myoporacese. 



Prom Curagao, Dutch West Indies. Presented by Mr. H. M. Curran. Re- 

 ceived June 22, 1917. 

 "A small, glossy leaved, ornamental tree, suitable for planting in dry situa- 

 tions near the sea in southern California and Texas." (Curran.) 



A small tree with a habit so similar to that of the olive that it has been put 

 into the olive family by botanists who did not recognize its true nature. It 

 has alternate lanceolate leaves and axillary flowers which are either solitary 

 or in pairs. The fruits are fleshy drupes, each containing eight hard seeds. 

 (Adapted from Lindley, Treasury of Botany, vol. 1, p. 156.) 



44908. Artocarpus communis Forst. Moracese. Breadfruit. 



(A. incisa L. f.) 

 From Honolulu, Hawaii. Plant presented by Mr. Gerrit P. Wilder. Re- 

 ceived June 25, 1917. 

 " Vlu. (Hawaiian variety.)" This variety, which now grows wild through- 

 out the Hawaiian Islands, was originally introduced from Tahiti. It has 

 large, rough, ovate, deeply lobed leaves, and the staminate flowers appear in 

 large yellow catkins. The large-stemmed fruit is either round or oblong and 

 varies from 5 to 8 inches in diameter. The thick tough rind, which is brownish 

 at maturity, incloses a firm, very starchy, and somewhat fibrous pulp, which 

 becomes mealy when cooked, slightly resembling a dry sweet potato, and is 

 much esteemed as an article of diet. The tree is propagated by suckers or by 

 layering. (Adapted from Wilder, Fruits of the Hawaiian Islands, p. 100, 

 pi. 48.) 



44909. Casuarina stricta Ait. Casuarinacese. 



From Burringbar, New South Wales, Australia. Presented by Mr. B. 

 Harrison, through Mr. C. V. Piper. Received June 28, 1917. 

 An Australian tree, 20 to 30 feet in height, known in New South Wales as 

 Feld's fodder tree, suitable for dry or semiarid sections. The foliage is 

 eagerly eaten by cattle, especially in times of drought, and it is said that one 

 tree has supported 8 to 10 head of stock at one time. Even in large quanti- 

 ties it does not appear to have an injurious effect on the cattle. The wood is 

 used for cabinetwork and shingles and makes an excellent fuel. (Harrison.) 



44910. Cassia tomentosa L. f. Caesalpiniaceae. 



From Cairo, Egypt. Presented by Mr. F. G. Walsingham, Gizeh Branch, 

 Ministry of Agriculture. Received June 28, 1917. 

 A shrub, 10 to 12 feet high, with compound leaves composed of six to eight 

 pairs of oval-oblong, obtuse leaflets with white-velvety lower surfaces. The 

 flowers are deep yellow. It is a native of tropical America and is said 10 be 

 a good winter bloomer in southern California. (Adapted from Bailey, Stand- 

 ard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 2, p. 680.) 



44911. Attauea sp. Phoenicacese. Palm. 



From Venezuela. Presented by Mr. H. M. Curran. Received June 26, 

 1917. 



"(No. 1027. From Colon, Estado Tachira, south of Lake Maracaibo, Vene- 

 zuela, June 6, 1917.) Coruba, a common palm." (Curran.) 



