PLAXT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



77600 to 77606— Continued. 



on petioles S inches long; the white flow- 

 au inch in diameter, are in erect 

 cymes, and the globose pods are covered 

 with long rigid bristles. 



previous introduction see No. 

 51047. 



77605. Melicope teexata Forst. 

 ceae. 



Ruta- 



A small much-branched New Zealand 

 up to 20 feet high, with opposite 

 leaves having three oblong leaflets 4 

 inches long, small panicles of greenish 

 flowers, and small wrinkled fruits which 

 open and display the shining black seeds. 



77605. Meteosidebgs villosa J. E. 

 Smith. Myrtaceae. 



A freely branching Tree, native to New 

 Zealand, up to 60 feet high and 4 feet in 

 diameter, with coriaceous broadly uvate 

 gray-green leaves 2 inches long', white 

 tomentose beneath, and terminal cymes 

 of scarlet flowers, conspicuous for their 

 long scarlet stamens as in the bottle- 

 brushes. 



77607. Ephedba gebardiana Wall. 

 Gnetaceae. 



From Chakrata, United Provinces, India. 

 Seeds presented by R. N. Parker, forest 

 botanist. Forest Research Institute and 

 College. Dehra Dun. Received October 

 11, 192S. 



A stiff erect leafless shrub, 2 to 4 feet 

 high, native to India, with green branches, 

 inconspicuous flowers, and bright-red fruits. 

 A possible source of ephedrine. 



77608 to 77612. Eucalyptus spp. 

 Myrtaceae. 



From Richmond, Australia. Seeds presented 

 by F. H. Baker. Received October 6. 

 1928. 



77608. Eucalyptus amygdalina Labill. 



Messmate gum, 



A variety of the almond eucalypt, 

 which is a tall Australian tree up to 300 

 feet high, with lanceolate leaves 4 inches 

 long, crowded umbels of small flowers, 

 and hemispheric fruits a quarter of an 

 inch broad. The leaves have a strong 

 odor of peppermint and are rich in oil. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 38723. 



77609. Eucalyptus botbyoides J. E. 

 Smith. Bangalay, 



A tall handsome tree, native to Aus- 

 tralia, with beautiful dark-green hori- 

 zontal lanceolate leaves, umbels of small 

 sessile flowers, and obovoid fruits. Used 

 as a windbreak and as a shade tree. 

 The wood is hard, tough, and durable. 



77610. Eucalyptus longieostbis F. 

 Muell. (E. rostrata Sehlecht., not 

 Cav.). Creek gum, 



A tall Australian tree up to 200 feet 

 hish. with smooth dark-gray bark, nar- 

 rowly lanceolate leaves 6 inches or more 

 ioiig." stalked umbels of small flowers 

 attractive to bees, and globular fruits 

 with conical tops. The heavy red wood 

 is durable both above and below the 

 ground and is used for railroad ties, piles. 

 and fence posts. 



For previous introduction s^e No. 

 38725. 



77608 to 77612— Continued. 



77611. Eucalyptus patens Benth. 



An Australian tree up to 100 feet hiirh. 

 with falcate-lanceolate leaves 6 inches 

 long, short panicles of small flowers, and 

 fiat-topped globular fruits. The tough 

 durable wood is used by wheelwri- 



For previous introduction - e No. 



7GS6S. 



77612. Eucalyptus vimixalis Labill. 



Manna gum. 



A graceful Australian tree up to 300 

 feet high, with rough bark from which 

 exudes the honeylike substance which 

 gives the tree its name of manna gum. 

 The leaves are lanceolate and falcate ; 

 the flowers are in threes and are attrac- 

 tive to* bees; and the fruits are flattened 

 globose with sharp-pointed tops. The 

 wood is used only for rough building 

 purposes. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 38729. 



77613 and 77614. 



From Morden. Manitoba, Canada. Seeds 

 and cuttings presented by W. R. Leslie. 

 superintendent of the Experiment:.: 

 tion for Southern Manitoba, through 

 Knowles A. Ryerson, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received October 15, 1928. 



77613. Acer gixxala Maxim. Aceraceae. 



Amur maple. 



Seeds of a shrub or small tree up to 

 25 feet high, native to northeastern Asia. 

 with lustrous dark-green 3-lobed serrate 

 leaves, long-stalked panicles of yellowish 

 flowers, and winged fruits, which are 

 conspicuously red during the summer. 

 The leaves turn bright red in autumn. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 75664. 



77614. Sambucus bacemosa L. Capri- 

 foliaceae. European red elder. 



Cuttings of a variety of the red-berried 

 elder with very finely dissected leaves. 



77615. Splbaea eobaiosaxa Hayaia. 

 Rosaceae. Spirea. 



From Taiwan, Japan. Plants collected by 

 H. H. Bartlett, director of the botanical 

 gardens and arboretum of the University 

 of Michigan. Ann Arbor, Mich. Received 

 October 26, 1928. 



A shrub up to 4 feet high, with ovate 

 doubly serrate leaves and small pink flow- 

 ers in compound corymbs. It is closely re- 

 lated to Spiraea japonica and may be only 

 a form of that species. Native to Taiwan. 



77616. Cabpoteoche beasiliexsis 

 (Raddi) EndL Flacourtiaceae. 



From Yicosa. Minas Geraes. Brazil. Seeds 

 presented by P. H. Rolfs. Escola Su- 

 perior de Agricultura e Yeterinaria de 

 Minas Geraes. Received January 1 , . 

 1927. Numbered in December. 1928. 



A tropical tree native to central Brazil. 

 A sirup said to cure leprosy and an oint- 

 ment used for skin affections are prepared 

 from the seeds. 



For previous introduction see No. 74653. 



77617. Sacchaeum ofticixabu^i L. 

 Poaceae. Sugarcane. 



