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106671 and 106672— Continued. 



leaves, are white with red pistils and 

 about 6 inches across. This magnolia is 

 native to western China. 



For previous introduction see 66078. 



106672. Magnolia wilsonii (Finet and 

 Gagn.) Rehd. Magnoliaceae. 



A large shrub with pure white, delirious- 

 ly fragrant flowers which are produced 

 freely during late May and early June. 

 It is native to western Szechwan, China. 



For previous introduction see 62128. 



106673 to 106723. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by Albert 

 Morris, Broken Hill, New South Wales. 

 Received October 19, 1934. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



106673 to 106693. Acacia spp. Mimosaceae. 



106673. Acacia aneura F. Muell. 



Mulga or Yarren. A tall yellow- 

 flowered shrub which, in times of 

 drought, is considered a good forage 

 for livestock. The wood is very hard 

 and is valued as timber. 



For previous introduction see 63698. 



106674. Acacia brachybotrya Benth. 



A handsome shrub several feet high, 

 Which is silvery white with a close 

 silky pubescence. It bears a small num- 

 ber of axillary racemes of yellow flower 

 heads and has very short leaves. Na- 

 tive to southeastern Australia. 



For previous introduction see 75579. 



106675. Acacia calamifolia Sweet. 



A tall shrub or small tree with 

 slender erect branches and filiform 

 drooping phyllodes 1 to 2 inches long. 

 The large yellow flower heads are in 

 short erect racemes. It is said to be an 

 excellent tanbark species, containing 

 20 percent of tannin. Native to south- 

 eastern Australia. 



For previous introduction see 48038. 



106676. Acacia dodonaeifolia Willd. 



A tall shrub, glabrous but very 

 resinous, with oblong-linear phyllodes 2 

 to 4 inches long and numerous globular 

 flower heads. Native to South Aus- 

 tralia. 



106677. Acacia excelsa Benth. 



A large forest tree with oblong-falcate 

 phyllodes 2 to 3 inches long and small 

 yellow flowers in dense globular heads. 

 Native to Queensland, Australia. 



106678. Acacia falcata Willd. 



An evergreen tree, 20 to 30 feet high, 

 with few slender branches and small 

 yellow flowers in dainty spherical 

 clusters on racemes borne in the axils 

 of the dark glossy green falcate leaves. 

 The timber is hard, heavy, and tough. 



For previous introduction see 80060. 



106679. Acacia gladiiformis A. Cunn. 



A tall glabrous shrub with thick 

 curved linear-lanceolate phyllodes 3 to 6 

 inches long and racemes of small dense 

 flower heads. Native to New South 

 Wales. 



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106673 to 106723— Continued. 



106680. Acacia horrida (L.) Willd. 



Received as A. karrqo, which is now 

 referred to the above species. A spread- 

 ing flat-topped spiny tree about 20 feet 

 high, widely distributed throughout 

 South Africa. The fragrant yellow 

 flower heads are often visited by bees. 

 It grows mostly in the open and seeds 

 abundantly. 



For previous introduction see 94236. 



106681. Acacia longifolia sophorae 

 (Labill.) F. Muell. 



A yellow-flowered, rapid-growing ever- 

 green shrub or small tree, 15 to 20 feet 

 high, excellent for preventing the en- 

 croachments of the sea along sandy 

 coasts. It frequents the coast line of 

 southeastern Australia and southern 

 Queensland to South Australia, and also 

 Tasmania. 



For previous introduction see 91598. 



106682. Acacia melanoxylon R. Br. 



An evergreen Australian tree up to 

 100 feet high, with lanceolate leathery 

 phyllodes 4 inches long, heads of creamy 

 flowers in short racemes, and reddish- 

 brown twisted pods. The dark wood is 

 very similar to black walnut and is 

 used for the same purposes. The tree 

 makes a rapid growth when young. 



For previous introduction see 90841. 



106683. Acacia notabilis F. Muell. 



A tall handsome shrub native to the 

 mountain slopes of southeastern Aus- 

 tralia. The sword-shaped, almost linear 

 phyllodes are 4 to 6 inches long, and 

 the dense globular heads of about 50 

 flowers each are borne in short racemes. 



For previous introduction see 47368. 



106684. Acacia obliqua A. Cunn. 



A much-branched shrub with small 

 roundish or obovate phyllodes one-half 

 inch or less long, and small flower 

 heads on slender peduncles. Native to 

 New South Wales. 



106685. Acacia podalyri aefolia A. 

 Cunn. 



A gray pubescent shrub 4 to 6 feet 

 high, with ovate phyllodes and numer- 

 ous yellow flowers in long racemes at 

 the ends of the branches. The pink- 

 ish wood is nicely marked. Native to 

 Queensland. 



For previous introduction see 104070. 



106686. Acacia pycnantha Benth. 



A small, rapid-growing tree up to 30 

 feet high, with coriaceous leaves and 

 masses of fragrant bright-yellow flowers. 

 The plant is useful as a sand binder. 



For previous introduction see 54439. 



106687. Acacia rigens A. Cunn. 



An Australian shrub 4 to 6 feet high, 

 with threadlike compressed ohyllodes 3 

 to 4 inches long and solitary yellow 

 flower heads. 



106688. Acacia salicina Lindl. 



A tall shrub or small tree, native to 

 Australia, with pendulous branches and 

 willowlike phyllodes up to 5 inches 

 long. The yellow flowers are in short 

 racemes of two or three globular heads. 



For previous introduction see 90678. 



