PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



77268. Garcinia binucao (Blanco) 

 Choisy. Clnsiaceae. Binukao. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds 

 presented bj Jos6 S. Camus, Acting Di- 

 rector of the Bureau of Agriculture. Re- 

 ceived September 5, 1928. 



A large tropical tree, native to the Phil- 

 ippines, up to 100 feet high, with clusters 

 ol small red flowers and globular yellow 

 fruits 2 inches in diameter. It is a pos- 

 sible stock for the mangosteen. 



For previous introduction see No. 63853. 



77269. Washingtonia sonorae S. Wats. 

 Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



From Soledad, Cienfuegos, Cuba. Seeds 

 presented by R. M. Grey, Superintendent 

 of the Biological Laboratory and Botani- 

 cal Garden. Received August 14, 1928. 



A palm up to 25 feet high, native to 

 Sonora, Mexico, with fan-shaped leaves, 

 about 3 feet broad, copiously divided into 

 drooping fibers on the margin and the peti- 

 oles armed with stout curved spines. The 

 flower cluster is 5 to 8 feet long, and the 

 small black fruits are said to be edible. 



77270. Acer sp. Aceraceae. 



Maple. 



From Japan. Seeds collected by R. K. 

 Beattie, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived August 20, 1928. 



No. 701. July 26, 1928. A very attrac- 

 tive maple growing on the trail between 

 Hajikano and Tenmokuzan, in the moun- 

 tains of the northeastern part of Yamana- 

 shi Ken. 



77271. Adansonia digitata L. Bom- 

 bacaceae. Baobab. 



From Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika Terri- 

 tory, Africa. Seeds presented by A. H. 

 Kirby, Director, Department of Agricul- 

 ture. Received August 20, 1928. 



An African tree about 60 feet high and 

 sometimes 30 feet in diameter, with palmate 

 leaves divided into five to seven leaflets, 

 large white flowers 6 inches across, and 

 large gourdlike fruits with pulp which is 

 edible. 



For previous introduction see No. 76635. 



77272. Rosa odorata gigantea (Col- 

 lett) Rend, and Wils. Rosaceae. 



Giant tea rose. 



From Melbourne, Australia. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Alister Clark, through. Mrs. 

 Frieda Cobb Blanchard, University of 

 Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. Received 

 August 10, 1928. 



A strong climbing evergreen rose, native 

 to Burma, with creamy white single flowers 

 4 to 6 inches across. It resembles some- 

 what the Cherokee rose, but is hardy only 

 in the far South. 



77273 to 77292. 



From Sydney, Australia. Seeds presented 

 by Mrs. Frieda Cobb Blanchard, Uni- 

 versity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. 

 Received August 13, 1928. 



77273 to 77275. Acacia spp. Mimosaceae. 



77273. Acacia acuminata Benth. 



A tree 30 to 40 feet high, native 

 to Western Australia, with falcate- 

 linear phyllodes 3 to 10 inches long 

 and small flower spikes an inch long. 

 The wood, which has an odor re- 



77273 to 77292— Continued. 



senibling raspberry jam, is dark red- 

 dish brown, close-grained, and hard, 

 and is suitable for ornamental wood- 

 work and for fence posts. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 48982. 



77274. Acacia microboteya Benth. 



A tall Western Australian shrub 

 with falcate-lanceolate phyllodes 3 to 

 5 inches long and short racemes of 

 small globular flower heads. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 48053. 



77275. Acacia eossei F. Muell. 



A tall heathlike shrub, native to 

 Western Australia, with short linear- 

 falcate phyllodes and corymbs of small 

 flower heads. 



77276. Brunonia australis J. E. Snrith. 

 Goodeniaceae. 



A silky hairy tufted perennial, na- 

 tive to Australia, with a rosette of 

 linear-obovate entire leaves 2 to 4 inches 

 long and scapes 6 to 12 inches high 

 bearing globular blue flower heads less 

 than an inch in diameter. 



77277. Calothamnds gilesii F. Muell. 

 Myrtaceae. 



An Australian shrub with linear- 

 terete leaves and loose clusters of red- 

 dish flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 67070. 



77278. Cassia eremophila A. Cunn. 



Caesalpiniaceae. 



A handsome Australian shrub 5 feet 

 high, with leaves made up of two pairs 

 of narrow leaflets and yellow flowers. 

 The leaves and pods are said to be eaten 

 by stock. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 52353. 



77279. Ctanostegia lanceolata Turcz. 

 Verbenaeeae. 



An erect glutinous shrub, native to 

 western Australia, with lanceolate leaves 

 1 to 2 inches long and loose terminal 

 pyramidal panicles of purple flowers fol- 

 lowed by small 1-seeded fruits covered 

 with long branching hairs. 



77280. Dampiera wellsiana F. Muell. 

 Goodeniaceae. 



A tufted perennial, native to Western 

 Australia, with thick glabrous radical 

 leaves and erect wooly tomentose stems 

 bearing bracted globular heads of small 

 blue flowers. 



77281 to 77283. Eucalyptus spp. Myrta- 

 ceae. 



77281. Eucalyptus burracoppinensis 

 Maiden and Blakely. 



A Western Australian shrub or 

 small tree 8 to 15 feet high, with thick 

 light-green lanceolate leaves 4 to 6 

 inches long, small axillary clusters of 

 rather large yellowish white flowers, 

 and flattened top-shaped fruits. 



77282. Eucalyptus erythronema 

 Turcz. 



A small Australian tree with red- 

 dish bark, thick shining lanceolate 

 leaves 3 inches long, and recurved 

 umbels of red flowers. 



