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143829 to 143837. 



From Australia. Seeds presented bv F. H. Baker, Richmond, Victoria. Re- 

 ceived March 20, 1942. 



143829 to 143834. Acacia spp. Mimosaceae. 



143829. Acacia decora Reichenb. 



A shrub with spatulate phyllodes 2 inches long: and numerous ra- 

 cemes made up of globular heads of small yellow flowers. Native to 

 Queensland, Australia. 



For previous introduction see 90839. 



143830. 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-green, glossy, falcate leaves. The timber is hard, 

 heavy, and tough. 



For previous introduction see 106678. 



143831. Acacia howitti F. Muell. 



A shrub, often 15 feet high, with flexible branchlets, bearing curved, 

 lanceolate, dark-green phyllodes and axillary clusters of small yellow 

 flower heads. 



For previous introduction see 130691. 



143832. Acacia myrtifolia Willd. 



A tall shrub with angular branchlets and ovate phyllodes edged with 

 pink, and heads of rather large yellow flowers in racemes. Native to 

 Australia. 



For previous introduction see 130692. 



143833. Acacia oxycedrus DC. 



143834. Acacia suaveolens (J. E. Smith) Willd. 



An Australian shrub up to 6 feet high, with linear to lanceolate phyl- 

 lodes and small heads of yellow flowers in axillary racemes. 



For previous introduction see 106692. 



143835. Angophora subvelutina F. Muell. Myrtaceae. 



143836. Callitris rorusta (A. Cunn.) R. Br. (Frenela robusta A. Cunn.) 

 Pinaceae. Cypress-pine. 



For previous introduction see 140012. 



143837. Syzygium smithii (Poir) Niedenzu (Eugenia smithii Poir.) 

 Myrtaceae. 



An evergreen tree, sometimes 80 to 120 feet in height, with ovate or 

 lanceolate leaves 2 to 3 inches long. The small, white, purplish-tinted fruits 

 are produced in profusion, are acidulous and wholesome, and are eaten by 

 the natives. Native to eastern Australia. 



For previous introduction see 34312. 



143838. Penstemon haydeni S. Wats. Scrophulariaceae. 



From Nebraska. Seeds presented by Glenn R. Viehmeyer, Superintendent, 

 Niobrara State Park, Niobrara. Received March 31, 1942. 



A plant 10 to 15 inches tall, with dense spikes of showy bright-blue flowers, 

 and bluish-green, lanceolate leaves. 



143839. GOSSYPIUM. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



From Algeria. Seeds presented by Robert D. Murphy, Counselor of the Amer- 

 ican Embassy, Algiers. Received March 24, 1942. 



