20 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 150 



143922 to 143950— Continued. 



143941. Eucalyptus pilularis J. E. Smith. Blackbutt. 



A slender tree 100 to 150 feet high, considered excellent for timber, 

 especially for fence posts and telegraph poles. The honey from the flowers 

 is reported to be of especially good quality. In California the tree grows 

 well near the coast but does not thrive in the dry, hot interior valleys. 



For previous introduction see 143772. 



143942. Eucalyptus populifolia Desf. 



A compact, straight-growing tree up to 50 feet high, with lustrous, in- 

 tensely green, 4-inch-long ovate leaves, and with panicles of small white 

 flowers followed by very small fruits. 



For previous introduction see 75646. 



143943. Eucalyptus propinqua Deane & Maiden. 



A large tree, 120 feet high and 4 feet in diameter, native to New South 

 Wales. The lanceolate leaves are 5 inches long, and the timber is durable 

 either in or out of the ground. 



For previous introduction see 141852. 



143944. Eucalyptus resinifera J. E. Smith. Mahogany gum. 



A large tree with rough, reddish, fibrous, persistent bark. The heavy 

 timber is rich red and is said to be strong and durable; because of the 

 color the tree is also called red mahogany. 



For previous introduction see 143774. 



143945. Eucalyptus robusta J. E. Smith. Brown gum. 



A handsome, symmetrically branched tree of moderate height, with 

 bark of trunk persistent, rough, dark brown, and that of the branches 

 reddish. The wood is said to be somewhat brittle. 



For previous introduction see 143710. 



143946. Eucalyptus saligna J. E. Smith. 



A tall tree with silvery-gray bark, native to New South Wales. The 

 narrowly lanceolate leaves are 5 to 6 inches long, and the clusters of 4 to 

 8 white flowers are on short peduncles. 



For previous introduction see 143775. 



143947. Eucalyptus tereticornis J. E. Smith. Slaty gum. 

 For previous introduction see 141861. 



143948. Eucalyptus triantha Link. (E. acmenioides Schauer). 

 For previous introduction see 143778. 



143949. Eucalyptus umbra R. T. Baker. 



A small to moderately large tree with thick, coarse, fibrous, persistent 

 bark and alternate, thick, shining, lanceolate to falcate-lanceolate, mature 

 leaves. The timber is inferior. In Australia this is a tree of poor saline 

 flats and ridges in proximity to salt water. 



For previous introduction see 141863. 



143950. Eucalyptus sp. 



143951. Passiflora purpusii Killip. Passifloraceae. 



From Florida. Plants growing at the United States Plant Introduction Gar- 

 den, Coconut Grove. Numbered May 5, 1942. 



A passiflora with ovate, cordate leaves about 6 inches long and flowers 

 about 2 inches wide. Native to Veracruz, Mexico. 



For previous introduction see 124615. 



