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for their fishing nets and in the construction of small rafts. It is 

 about half the weight of cork and is sometimes termed the " cork-wood " 

 tree. It has been suggested that it might be utilized for life belts. 

 (Adapted from Laing and Blackicell, Plants of New Zealand, p. 242.) 



48166. Gatjltheria oppositifolia Hook. f. Ericaceae. 



" This dainty little New Zealand shrub, which produces two crops of 

 charming heathlike flowers during the year, should be in every garden. 

 It is especially ' suitable for rock gardens, as it is usually found grow- 

 ing on steep clay banks, where very little nourishment is obtained." 



48167. Gaya lyallii (Hook, f.) Baker f. Malvaceae 

 (Plagianthus lyallii Hook, f.) 



" The giant-flowered southern lacebark of New Zealand. This is with- 

 out doubt the most beautiful of our hardy large shrubs. It produces 

 large clusters of pure-white cherrylike blossoms, hanging most grace- 

 fully on long stems. In colder parts this plant is deciduous. It is one 

 of the easiest to cultivate, as it transplants easily and will grow from 

 cuttings or seed." 



48168. Leptospermum scopaeium nichollii (Darr.-Smith) Turrill. Myr- 



tacese. 

 A red-flowered variety of this very abundant tree or shrub, the beauti- 

 ful colonial counterpart of the English broom or gorse, sometimes 30 

 feet in height. Early voyagers and colonists sometimes used its pungent 

 leaves in place of tea. Indeed, the whole plant, including leaves, flowers, 

 fruit, and young shoots, is highly aromatic, and the oil which it con- 

 tains will perhaps, in the future, be put to some useful purpose. The 

 wood is largely used for fences and firewood. The Maoris made use of it 

 for their paddles and spears, and a bunch of the twigs makes an excel- 

 lent broom. (Adapted from Laing and Blackwell, Plants of New Zealand, 

 p. 272.) 



48169. Olea cunninghamii Hook. f. Oleacese. 

 " A very fine flowering shrub." 



It bears whitish branches, downy young shoots, linear-oblong leathery 

 leaves 3 to 6 inches long, and small greenish white flowers in dense 

 erect racemes. The drupes are half an inch long. Native to North 

 Island, New Zealand. (Adapted from Laing and Blackwell, Plants of 

 New Zealand, p. 334.) 



48170. Veronica speciosa R. Cunn. Scrophulariacese. 



A rare and beautiful stout shrub from North Island, New Zealand, with 

 crimson flowers in large dense racemes. The leaves are oblong, thick, 

 shining, 1 to 4 inches long and an inch broad, with a 2-layered epidermis. 

 It flourishes best when in reach of the sea spray. Many varieties of this 

 plant are cultivated in gardens. (Adapted from Laing and Blackivell, 

 Plants of New Zealand, p. 376.) 



48171 to 48189. 



From Cape Town, Cape Province. Seeds collected by Dr. H. L. Shantz, 

 Agricultural Explorer of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Received October 

 24, 1919. Quoted notes by Dr. Shantz. 



48171. Citrtjllus vulgaris Schrad. Cucurbitacese. Watermelon. 

 " (No. 16. St. Vincent, Cape Verde Islands. July 28, 1919.) A few 



black seeds. All seeds in the market are very impure." 



