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47878 to 47881— Continued. 



47879. Coprosma lucida Forst. Rubiacese. 



A shrub about 15 feet in height, with leathery, glossy bright-green 

 leaves, 2 to 5 inches long. The inconspicuous flowers are wind-pollinated. 

 The plant is often cultivated in gardens for the beauty of its small berry- 

 like drupes which are brilliant orange-red. (Adapted from Laing and 

 Blackwell, Plants of New Zealand, p. 892.) 



47880. Styphelia aceeosa (Gaertn.) Laing and Blackwell. Epacridacese. 

 (Cyathodes acerosa R. Br.) 



Mingi-mingi. A shrub or small tree with blackish branches and rigid, 

 pungent, needle-shaped leaves about half an inch in length, with recurved 

 margins and three to seven parallel veins on the under surface. The small 

 flowers, appearing in October and November, have whitish funnel-shaped 

 corollas and form small white or red drupes. (Adapted from Laing 

 and Blackwell, Plants of New Zealand, p. 328.) 



47881. Vitex ltjcens Kirk. Verbenacese. Puriri. 

 A fine tree, from 50 to 60 feet in height, native to New Zealand but 



restricted to the northern part of the North Island. It is often called 

 the New Zealand oak, on account of the strength and durability of its 

 wood, which is not injured by damp or exposure and is therefore ex- 

 tremely valuable for shipbuilding purposes. The logs are often perfor- 

 ated with holes, the work of a soft-bodied grub which develops into the 

 puriri moth. These holes do not affect the timber, except in so far as it 

 has sometimes to be cut to disadvantage. The handsome, bright glossy- 

 green leaves are 3 to 5 foliolate with leaflets 3 to 4 inches long. The pink 

 or red 2-lipped flowers, produced more or less all the year round, are 

 in clusters of four to eight in axillary panicles. The roots of the puriri 

 never penetrate deeply into the ground but lie near the surface, so the 

 tree is easily blown over in a gale. (Adapted from Laing and Blackwell, 

 Plants of New Zealand, p. 350.) 



47882 to 47894. 



From La Moncloa, Madrid, Spain. Presented by Sr. Jose Hurtado de 

 Mendoza, director, Estacion de Ensayo de Semillas. Received July 

 12, 1919. 



47882 to 47884. Teiticum aestivum L. Poacese. Common wheat. 



(T. vulgare Vill.) 



47882. Mocho Colorado. 47884. Toledo sin barbas. 



47883. Rabon. 



47885 to 47893. Teiticum dueum Desf . Poacese. Durum wheat. 



47885. Blanca de Nulas. 47890. Raspinegro. 



47886. Cana maciza. 47891. Rubio entrelargo del Monti jo. 



47887. Carita de raton. 47892. Rubio candeal. 



47888. Enano de Jaen. 47893. Semental. 



47889. Granadino. > 



47894. Teiticum tubgidtjm L. Poacese. Poulard wheat. 



Baza. 



