18 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 15O 



143916. Gossypium TOMENTOSUM Nutt. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



From Trinidad. Seeds presented by Dr. J. B. Hutchinson, Genetics Depart- 

 ment, Cotton Research Station. Received May 2, 1942. 



C.B. 1U0. 

 143917 to 143920. Malus SYLVESTRIS Mill. Malaceae. Apple. 



From Canada. Trees purchased from the Wallace Nurseries, Island Park, 

 Portage La Prairie, Manitoba. Received May 4, 1942. 



143917. Charlamoff. 143919. Spangelo. 



143918. Gertrude. 143920. Wallace Hybrid. 



143921. DURIO zibethinus Miut. Bombacaceae. Duriara. 



From Florida. Plant presented by S. J. Lynch, Subtropical Experimental Sta- 

 tion, Homestead, Received March 28, 1942. 



143922 to 143950. 



From Australia. Seeds collected by A. Murphy, Botanical Seed Collector, 

 Woy-Woy, New South Wales. Received May 4, 1942. 



A collection of native Australian species made at the request of C. T. 

 White, Government Botanist, Brisbane, Queensland. 



143922. Casuarina cunninghamiana. Miquel. Casuarinaceae. 



Cunningham beefwood. 



A slender-branched, leafless ornamental tree, which has branchlets sug- 

 gesting horsetails. 



For previous introduction see 99405. 



143923. Casuarina glauca Sieber. Beefwood. 

 A small bushy tree. 



For previous introduction see 136848. 



143924. Casuarina stricta Ait. 



For previous introduction see 90682. 



143925. Casuarina suberosa Otto & Dietr. (C. leptoclada Miq.) 



A species with very large fruits, IV2 inches long, and with long, coarse, 

 pendent branchlets, very distinct from Casuarina equisetifolia. 



For previous introduction see 112083. 



143926. Casuarina torulosa Ait. 



An evergreen tree 50 to 75 feet high, with erect, mostly terete, branches. 

 The close-grained, prettily marked wood is used as veneer for cabinet 

 work; also for shingles. 



For previous introduction see 125036. 



143927. Eucalyptus baileyana F. Muell. Myrtaceae. 



A tall tree, native to Queensland, with narrowly lanceolate-falcate, dull 

 green leaves. The flowers are in small axillary umbels and the fruits are 

 semiovate. The wood is light gray, very tough, and suitable for tool handles. 



For previous introduction see 75615. 



143928. Eucalyptus botryoides J. E. Smith. Bangalay. 



A tall tree, native to Queensland, with narrowly lanceolate-falcate, dull- 

 umbels of small, sessile, white flowers; and obovate fruits. In Australia, 

 it is used as a windbreak and as a shade tree. The wood is hard, tough, 

 and durable. 



For previous introduction see 141824. 



