10 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 137 



130688 to 130718— Continued 

 130712 to 130714. Melaleuca spp. Myrtaceae. 



130712. Melaleuca hypeeicifolia J. E. Smith. Dotted melaleuca. 



A tall glabrous shrub with opposite lanceolate leaves 1 to 2 inches long, 

 dotted beneath. The rich-red flowers are borne in dense spikes 2 inches 

 long and nearly as wide. It is native to Australia. 



For previous introduction see 106719. 



130713. Melaleuca pubescens Schauer. 



A tall shrub or small tree with small linear leaves % inch long, crowded 

 on the pubescent branches, and small white flowers, borne in loose cylin- 

 drical spikes. Native to Australia. 



For previous introduction see 106720. 



130714. Melaleuca styphelioides J. E. Smith. 



A tree sometimes 80 feet high, with thick spongy bark. The leaves are 

 very small, and the small creamy-white flowers are in dense spikes about 

 2 inches long. 



For previous introduction see 76940. 



130715. Prostanthera lasianthos Labill. Menthaceae. 



The so-called Christmas lilac of Tasmania. An erect evergreen shrub or 

 tree up to 30 feet high, with lanceolate-serrate leaves 3 inches long and 

 terminal compound racemes of white flowers marked with purple. 



For previous introduction see 80530. 



130716. Prostantheka nivea A. Cunn. 



A beautiful evergreen shrub 6 feet high, with linear terete leaves 1 inch 

 long and snow-white or pale-blue axillary flowers, the upper ones forming 

 leafy racemes. Native to Australia. 



For previous intoduction see 76943. 



130717. Pultenaea daphnoides Wendl. Fabaceae. 



An erect evergreen shrub about 6 feet high, with cuneate-oblong leaves 

 less than 2 inches long and small yellow flowers in large terminal heads. Native 

 to southern Australia. 



For previous introduction see 113776. 



130718. Tristania laueina (J. E. Smith) R. Br. Myrtaceae. 



A tall evergreen tree with glaucous or silky pubescent branchlets, native 

 to Australia. The lanceolate or obovate leaves are 2 to 4 inches long, and 

 the small yellow flowers are in short axillary cymes. 



For previous introduction see 99465. 



130719. (Undetermined.) 



From Indo-China. Seeds presented by M. Poilane, Annam. Received October 

 24, 1938. 



A euphorbiaceous tree said to be of rapid growth, up to 5 to 8 meters high, 

 forming an excellent shade tree for coffee plantations. 



130720 to 130722. 



From the Union of South Africa. Seeds purchased from John Marley, South 

 African Floral Farm, Banhoek, Stellenbosch. Received October 25, 1938. 



130720. Gardenia globosa Hochst. Rubiaceae. 



An evergreen shrub or small tree with glossy, lanceolate leaves 2 to 4 inches 

 long and terminal or sub-aggregated, bell-shaped, white flowers with tubes 1 

 inch long and lobes % inch long. Native to South Africa. 



