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A.NISACANTHUS wrightii (Torr.) A. Gray. 

 Acanthaceae. 



A low shrub, 2 to 4 feet high, native to southern 

 Texas and northern Mexico. The linear to lan- 

 ceolate leaves are 1 to 2 inches long, and the tubu- 

 lar red flowers, 2 inches long, are borne in inter- 

 rupted one-sided spikes. 



99384 to 99886. Aristolochia spp. Aristolochia- 



99384. Aristolochia altissima Desf. 



A somewhat woody evergreen vine climbing 

 12 to 18 feet high, native to southern Europe and 

 northern Africa. The coriaceous cordate leaves 

 are 2 to 3 inches long, and the purple-brown 

 pipe-shaped flowers are about 2 inches long. 



99385. Aristolochia mollissima Hance. 



An ornamental vine, with ovate-cordate, 

 rounded, silky-hairy leaves 2 to 3 inches long 

 and erect solitary flowers about 1 inch long. 

 Native to southern China. 



99386. Aristolochia sempervirens L. 



A prostrate or somewhat climbing vine, na- 

 tive to the island of Crete. The slightly leath- 

 ery triangular-cordate leaves are 1 to 2 inches 

 long, and the yellowish purple-striped flowers 

 are smaller than those of A. altissima. 



99387 to 99391. Asparagus spp. Convallariaceae. 



99387. Asparagus acutifolius L. 



A hardy evergreen species, native to Spain, 

 which makes a beautiful hedge plant, somewhat 

 resembling juniper. As the plants grow older 

 there is a tendency to produce vinelike shoots. 

 The tuberlike storage roots and drought-resist- 

 ant foliage make it valuable for regions of scanty 

 rainfall. 



For previous introduction see 92149. 



Asparagus aphyllus L. 



A bushy perennial asparagus with rough 

 angled stems, cladodes in fascicles of 4 to 12, and 

 black berries. Native to southern Europe. 



99389. Asparagus cooperi Baker. 



Cooper asparagus. 



A vining asparagus which climbs to a height 

 of 10 to 12 feet, with a shrubby terete stem up to 

 2 inches in diameter at the base; the firm twin- 

 ing wirelike stem sends out many slender 

 spreading threadlike ultimate branchlets from 

 which the numerous minute needlelike cladodes 

 spring in dense clusters. The very small flowers 

 are not abundantly produced. Native to 

 southern Africa. 



For previous introduction see 38143. 



99390. Asparagus crispus Lam. 



Drooping asparagus. 



A tuberous-rooted asparagus, native to south- 

 ern Africa, with green herbaceous sarmentose 

 stems 3 to 6 feet long. The zigzag reflexed 

 branches bear reflexed 3-angled cladodes less 

 than one-half inch long, and the fragrant white 

 flowers, borne on axillary drooping pedicels, are 

 followed by white or pinkish berries one-half 

 inch across. 



99391. Asparagus stipularis Forsk. (A. 

 horridus L. f.). 



A shrubby perennial, with erect, often climb- 

 ing, angled stems, scalelike leaves, thick, often 

 solitary sharp-pointed cladodes. and black ber- 

 ries. Native to southern Europe. 



99392. Bauhinia grandiflora Juss. Caesalpi- 

 niaceae. 



A small tree up to 20 feet high, with subcordate 

 leaves slightly lobed at the apex and tomentose 

 beneath. The large pure-white flowers, opening 



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at night, are in clusters of 1 to 3 on axillary pedun- 

 cles, and the obovate petals are clawed. Native 

 to Peru. 



For previous introduction see 81143. 



99393. Bauhinia yunnanensis Franch. Caesal 

 piniaceae. 



A vigorous woody climber from southwestern 

 China; the rounded 2-parted leathery leaves are 

 over an inch long. The flowers, rosy white 

 striped with purple, are in many-flowered pendu- 

 lous racemes. 



For previous introduction see 67635. 



99394 to 99397. Beschorneria spp. Amaryl- 

 lidaceae. 



99394. Beschorneria dekosteriana C. Koch 



A succulent, native to Mexico, with a rosette 

 of about 20 thick oblanceolate leaves 2 to 3 feet 

 long and 3 inches wide at the middle, the base 

 being broad and thick. The green funnel- 

 form flowers, 1 to 2 inches long, are borne in a 

 deltoid panicle. 



99395. Beschorneria pubescens Berger. 



An agavelike plant with a rosette of stiff 

 glaucous leaves 2 feet long by 2 inches wide and 

 finely denticulate on the margin. The flower 

 stem, 4 to 5 feet high, is bright red and bears 

 green or yellow pubescent tubular flowers in the 

 axils of showy bracts. It is said to be native to 

 Mexico. 



99396. Beschorneria tubiflora Kunth. 



A stemless plant with a rosette of about 12 

 linear leaves 1 foot long, roughened on both 

 surfaces and minutely striate. The flower 

 stalk, 4 ieet high, bears an erect raceme of 

 drooping brown-green tubular flowers. It is 

 native to Mexico. 



99397. Beschorneria yuccoides C. Koch. 



A yuccalike plant with a rosette of about 20 

 lanceolate glaucous-green leaves 1 to 2 feet long 

 and 2 inches broad and a flower stalk 3 to 4 

 feet high, bearing a panicle of dark -green yellow- 

 tinged flowers 3 inches long on drooping red 

 pedicels. It is native to Mexico. 



Brachylaena dentata (Thunb.) DC. 

 Asteraceae. 



A bushy plant with cuneate or somewhat three- 

 lobed coarsely dentate hairy leaves and terminal 

 spikelike heads of yellow flowers. Native to 

 southern Africa. 



99399. Bulbine frutescens (L.) Willd. Lilia- 

 ceae. 



A succulent with simple or branched stems 1 

 foot high, native to southern Africa. The sub- 

 terete bright-green leaves are 6 to 9 inches long, 

 and the small bright-yellow flowers are borne in 

 a close raceme 6 to 12 inches long and 1 inch in 

 diameter. 



99400. Byttneriaurticifolia Schum. Sterculi- 

 aceae. 



A spiny climbing shrub with grooved branches, 

 native to Brazil and Argentina. The long- 

 petioled, coarsely serrate, appressed-hairy leaves 

 are broadly heart-shaped, and the green-purple 

 flowers, one half inch across, are in stalked clusters 

 of 3 to 5. 



99401. Caesalpinia sepl* 

 piniaceae. 



[aria Roxb. Caesal- 

 Mysore thorn. 



For previous introduction and description see 

 99810. 



99402. Callistemon salignus (J. E. Smith) 

 Sweet. Myrtaceae. 



A tall shrub or small tree up to 40 feet high, 

 native to Australia. The distinctly penninerved 



