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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



75534 to 75574— Continued. 



75558. A white-flowered variety. 



75557. A rose-flowered variety. 



75553. Eucalyptus canaliculata Maiden. 

 Tall gray gum. 



An Australian tree which reaches a height 

 of 120 feet and a diameter of 4 feet. The 

 leaves are narrowly lanceolate, the fruits are 

 hemispheric with two ridges around . the 

 outside, forming a canal, and the snuff- 

 brown wood is coarse and tough. 



75559 to 75531. Eucalyptus FICIFOLIA F. 

 Mueil. Scarlet gum. 



Brilliant-flowered Australian trees. 



For previous introduction see No. 49842. 



75559. A crimson-flowered variety. 



75560. A variety with orange-red flowers. 

 75581. A white-flowered variety. 



75562. Eucalyptus 

 Maiden. 



incrassata dumosa 



A shrub or small tree, native to Australia, 

 with smooth white bark. The thick smooth 

 leaves are lanceolate to ovate-falcate, and 3 

 to 4 inches long, flowers in clusters of four to 

 eight on axillary peduncles, and oblong 

 fruits about 1 inch in length. 



75563. Grevillea banksii R. Br. Proteaceae. 



Variety Forsteri. An evergreen shrub, 6 to 

 8 feet high, with red flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 40042. 



75564. Kennedia coccinea Vent. Fabaceae. 



A handsome trailing or twining woody vine 

 native to Australia. It has three or five ovate 

 leaflets, and the scarlet flowers are in long- 

 stemmed clusters of 15 to 20. 



75585 to 75567. Melaleuca spp. Myrtaceae. 



75585. Melaleuca nodosa J. E. Smith. 



A tall smooth shrub, native to Australia, 

 with rigid awl-shaped leaves and small 

 heads, half an inch in diameter, of pale- 

 yellow flowers. 



75566. Melaleuca pubescens Schauer. 



A tall shrub or small tree native to Austra- 

 lia. The small linear leaves, half an inch 

 long, are crowded on the pubescent branches, 

 and the small white flowers are borne in 

 loose cylindrical spikes. 



75567. Melaleuca styphelioides J. E. 

 Smith. 



A tall Australian 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. 



75563. Metrosideros tomentosa A. Rich. 

 Myrtaceae. Irontree' 



A handsome tree, about 40 feet high, growing 

 chiefly near the sea. It has spreading branches, 

 and brilliant scarlet flowers in large terminal 

 cymes. The wood is hard and durable, and 

 is especially useful for boat building. 



For previous introduction see No. 51048. 



75569. OXYLOBIUM LANCEOLATUM DrUCe. 



Fabaceae. 



A tall Australian shrub with whorls of lanceo- 

 late leaves 3 to 5 inches long and yellow flowers 

 in dense terminal racemes 6 inches long. 



75570. PlTTOSPORUM PHILLYRAEOIDES DC. Pit- 



tosporaceae. Willow pittosporum. 



An Australian desert tree, up to 20 feet high, 

 with evergreen willowlike leaves and gracefully 

 weeping branches. The small yellow flowers 

 are followed by yellow fruits half an inch long, 

 which are quite ornamental. 



75534 to 75574— Continued. 



75571. Sophora tetraptera J. Miller. Faba- 

 ceae. Fourwing sophora. 



A handsome large shrub or small tree, native 

 to New Zealand, with green pinnate leaves and 

 large clusters of yellow flowers. The wood 

 is hard and durable. 



For previous introduction see No. 49029. 



75572. Syncarpia glomulifera (J. E. Smith) 

 Niedenzu. Myrtaceae. 



A tree growing to a height of 200 feet, native 

 to Australia. The wood is very durable and is 

 resistant to dampness. 



For previous introduction see No. 38731. 



75573. Tristania conferta R. Br. Myrtaceae. 



Brisbane-box. 



A tall tree, native to Australia, with smooth 

 brown deciduous bark and dense foliage. The 

 alternate leaves are 3 to 6 inches long, and the 

 cymes contain from three to seven large flowers. 

 The timber is very strong and is used in ship- 

 building and for making wharves and bridges. 

 The bark is used occasionally for tanning. 



For previous introduction see No. 73867. 



75574. Tristania laurina R. Br. Myrtaceae. 



A tall tree found in moist locations along 

 streams in Australia. The young shoots and the 

 under side of the alternate lanceolate leaves are 

 silky pubescent. The small yellow flowers are 

 in short clusters in the axils of the leaves. 



75575. Iris sp. Iridaceae. 



From Spain. Seeds collected by David Fairchild, 

 agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry, 

 with the Allison V. Armour expedition. Re- 

 ceived April 21, 1927. Numbered in December, 

 1927. 



For description see No. 75439. 

 75576 to 75655. 



From New South Wales, Australia. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Dr. G. P. Darnell-Smith, Director 

 of the Botanic Garden at Sydney. Received 

 November 2, 1927. 



75576 to 75812. Acacia spp. Mimosaceae. 



75576. Acacia accola Maiden and Betche. 



For previous introduction and description 

 see No. 75534. 



75577. Acacia bancrofti Maiden. 



An Australian shrub about 6 feet high, 

 forming stools several feet in diameter. The 

 obovate phyllodes are 5 to 7 inches long, and 

 the bright-yellow flowers are borne in racemes. 



75578. Acacia betchei Hort. 



75579. Acacia brachybotrya Benth. 



A handsome shrub, several feet in height, 

 which is silvery white with a close silky 

 pubescence. It bears a small number of 

 axillary racemes of tomentose, many-flowered 

 heads, and has very short leaves. Native 

 to southeastern Australia. 



For previous introduction see No. 48037. 



75580. Acacia brachystachya Benth. 



A hoary, shrubby acacia, native to New 

 South Wales, Australia. The phyllodes 

 are linear and awl-shaped, while the flowers 

 are borne in very short spikes. 



75581. Acacia buxifolia A. Cunn, 



An Australian shrub 4 feet high, with 

 angular branchlets and small, rather thick 

 phyllodia. The short racemes, scarcely 

 longer than the phyllodia, bear globular 

 heads of flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 49890. 



