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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



106673 to 106723— Continued. 



106689. Acacia saligna (Labill.) Wendl. 



The Weeping wattle, an ornamental 

 acacia found in Western Australia, is 

 a tall shrub or small tree, 10 to 30 feet 

 high, with long thick phyllodes and 

 short clusters of rather large globular 

 golden-yellow flower heads. This tree 

 is said to be the principal source of 

 tanbark in southwestern Australia. 



For previous introduction see 56561. 



106690. Acacia sowdeni Maiden. 



A spreading shrub or small tree with 

 handsome silvery foliage. The linear, 

 slightly curved phyllodes are 3 inches 

 long. Native to South Australia. 



106691. Acacia stenopiiylla A. Cunn. 



An evergreen tree 40 to 60 feet high, 

 with long narrow phyllodes 6 to 12 

 inches in length and small yellow flow- 

 ers in globular heads. Native to New 

 South Wales. 



106692. Acacia suaveolens (J. E. Smith) 

 Willd. 



An Australian shrub up to 6 feet 

 high, with linear to lanceolate phyllodes 

 and small heads of yellow flowers in 

 axillary racemes. 



For previous introduction see 90842. 



106693. Acacia wattsiana F. Muell. 



A dense bushy shrub 4 to 5 feet high, 

 with angular branches and leathery obo- 

 vate-oblong, obtuse phyllodes up to 1 

 inch long. Native to South Australia. 



106694. Albizzia lophantha (Willd.) 

 Benth. Mimosaceae. Plume albizzia. 



A shrub or small tree up to 20 feet 

 high, with compound leaves made up of 

 14 to 24 pairs of pinnae each bearing 60 

 pairs of small linear leaflets. The small 

 yellow flowers are in spikes about 2 inches 

 long. It is native to Australia. 



For previous introduction see 92332. 



106695 to 106699. Atriplex spp. Chenopo- 

 diaceae. Saltbush. 



106695. Atriplex halimoides Tines. 



Mealy or gray saltbush. A low-grow- 

 ing shrubby robust perennial about 1 

 foot high, with variable, ovate-lanceo- 

 late leaves which are covered with whit- 

 ish, dustlike scales. It is native to the 

 central desert regions of Australia 

 where it affords excellent forage for 

 both sheep and cattle. 



For previous introduction see 46875. 



106696. Atriplex morrisii Anderson. 



A low annual, more or less farinose- 

 hairy throughout, with small obovate 

 dentate leaves. Native to Australia. 



106697. Atriplex nummularia Lindl. 



A tall shrubby perennial sometimes 

 reaching a height of 10 feet and covered 

 all over with downy whitish scales. The 

 leaves are mostly round, rather thick, 

 and toothed along the margins. It is 

 extensively planted and highly valued 

 in central Australia for its remarkable 

 drought-resisting qualities ; livestock are 

 very fond of it. 



For previous introduction see 90735. 



106698. Atriplex spongiosa F. Muell. 



A low-growing plant less than a foot 

 ' high, with numerous ascending stems, 



106673 to 106723— Continued. 



more or less farinose throughout. The 

 rather thick orbicular leaves are less 

 than an inch long. Native to Australia. 



106699. Atriplex vesicaria Howard. 



An erect bushy shrub, covered 

 throughout with a scaly tomentum. 

 The very small oblong-lanceolate leaves 

 are less than an inch long. Native to 

 southern Australia. 



106700. Bauhinia sp. Caesalpiniaceae. 



106701. Brachychiton sp. Sterculiaceae. 



106702. Callitris glauca R. Br. Pinaceae. 



A large tree sometimes 90 feet tall or 

 sometimes a tall shrub with short crowded 

 erect branchlets and very short glaucous 

 green leaves. The brown heartwood and 

 yellowish sapwood are easily worked and 

 are suitable for building purposes. Native 

 to Australia. 



106703. Casuarina humilis Otto and Dietr. 

 Casuarinaceae. 



Received as Casuarina lehmannii, which 

 is now referred to the above species. An 

 erect shrub 2 to 6 feet high, with the 

 branchlets usually in whorls of four and 

 the angles of the inter nodes prominent 

 but obtuse. Native to Western Australia. 



For previous introduction see 105796. 



106704. Casuarina lepidophloia F. Muell. 

 Casuarinaceae. 



A small or moderately large tree with 

 very slender, linear, faintly angled branch- 

 lets'. The cones are depressed-globose and 

 about 1 inch in diameter. This species 

 had hitherto been confused with Casuarina 

 glauca. 



For previous introduction see 93792. 



106705. Cassia sp. Caesalpiniaceae. 



106706. Chorizema cordatum Lindl. Fa- 

 baceae. 



A tall slender glabrous evergreen shrub, 

 7 to 10 feet high, with weak branches, 

 more or less prickly leaves about 2 inches 

 long, and numerous red flowers. It is 

 propagated from cuttings and may be 

 grown in the open in southern California 

 and southern Florida, being excellent for 

 training on pillars and trellises. In colder 

 regions it is an attractive plant for the 

 cool greenhouse. Native to Western Aus- 

 tralia. 



For previous introduction see 75552. 



106707. Codonocarpus cotinifolius F. 

 Muell. Phytolaccaceae. 



A tall evergreen shrub or small tree 20 

 to 40 feet high, with rather thick, flat, 

 roundish leaves up to 2 inches long and 

 racemes of small inconspicuous flowers. 

 Native to Victoria, Australia. 



106708 to 106711. Eucalyptus spp. Myrta- 

 ceae. 

 106708. Eucalyptus citriodora Hook. 



A handsome fast-growing tree which 

 in favorable situations becomes 60 to 

 100 feet high. The long narrow leaves, 

 equally shiny on both sides, possess a 

 pleasant odor closely resembling that 

 of the lemon, giving the tree its spe- 

 cific name, citriodora. This eucalypt 

 thrives in California in the frostless 

 coast regions, but is not suited to the 

 dry interior valleys. 



For previous introduction see 38711. 



