PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



89217 to 89382— Continued. 



89218. Carmichaelia compacta Petrie. 



An erect densely branched leafless 

 evergreen shrub 2 to 4 feet high, with 

 numerous slender erect branchlets, and 

 small fragrant pinkish-white flowers in 

 numerous lax racemes half an inch 

 long. 



89219. Carmichaelia grandiflora 

 (Benth.) Hook. f. 



An erect or spreading, much- 

 branched evergreen shrub 2 to 8 feet 

 high, usually leafy save in exposed 

 situations. The leaves are numerous, 

 pinnately 3-foliolate to 5-foliolate, and 

 silky pubescent when young. The 

 small purplish flowers are in lax ra- 

 cemes an inch long. 



89220. Carmichaelia odorata Colenso. 



A much-branched shrub 3 to 10 feet 

 high, leafy in the spring and summer. 

 The slender erect racemes of purple 

 flowers are borne on pendulous 

 branches. 



For previous introduction see 77177. 



89221. Carmichaelia williamsi T. 

 Kirk. 



An erect much-branched rigid shrub 

 from the East Cape district of New 

 Zealand. It is entirely leafless, with 

 flat branches half an inch broad. The 

 large yellow flowers, less than an inch 

 across, are in lateral racemes. 



89222 to 89233. Coprosma spp. Rubia- 

 ceae. 



89222 and 89223. Coprosma baueri 

 Endl. 



89222. A shrub or small tree, some- 

 times a large tree 25 feet high, 

 with thick shining green leaves, 

 broadly ovate, 1 to 3 inches long, 

 and small greenish flowers in 

 short-stalked dense heads. 



89223. Variety Crawfordii. A varie- 

 gated form. 



89224. Coprosma cunninghamii Hook.f. 



A stout erect glossy evergreen shrub 

 5 to 15 feet high, with gray-brown 

 bark and numerous elliptic-oblong, 

 leathery, dark-green leaves 2 to 5 

 inches long. The inconspicuous flow- 

 ers are in dense glomerules, succeeded 

 by reddish-orange drupes. 



89225. Coprosma kirkii Cheeseman. 



A much-branched suberect evergreen 

 shrub which often forms masses 2 to 

 4 feet high. The narrowly linear 

 leaves, an inch or less long, are leath- 

 ery or membranous. The flowers are 

 small and inconspicuous. 



89226. Coprosma lucida Porst. 



A shrub about 15 feet in height, with 

 leathery, glossy bright-green leaves, 2 

 to 5 inches long. The inconspicuous 

 flowers are wind-pollinated. The plant 

 is often cultivated in gardens for the 

 beauty of its small berrylike drupes, 

 which are brilliant orange red. 



For previous introduction see 47879. 



89227. Coprosma microcarpa Hook. f. 



A tall leafy evergreen shrub with 

 slender, close-set, flattened, spreading 

 branches. The small, flat, linear-lance- 

 olate leaves are in pairs on short 

 lateral branchlets. 



89217 to 89382 — Continued. 



89228. Coprosma rhamnoides A. Cunn. 



A small densely branched evergreen 

 shrub 2 to 6 feet high, with reddish- 

 brown uneven bark and numerous 

 spreading, often rigid and interlaced 

 branches. The leaves, very variable in 

 shape and texture, are less than an 

 inch long. The very small fruits, in 

 axillary clusters, are bright red or 

 reddish black. 



89229. Coprosma rigida Cheeseman. 



An erect evergreen shrub 5 to 15 

 feet high, of rather open habit. The 

 leathery oblong or obovate leaves, one- 

 half inch long, are in pairs on short 

 lateral branchlets, and the small flow- 

 ers are followed by yellow oblong 

 drupes one-third inch long. 



89230. Coprosma robusta Raoul. 



A stout shrub 2 to 12 feet high, 

 with pale-brown bark, shining-green 

 leaves up to 5 inches long and 2 inches 

 broad, and small greenish flowers in 

 dense heads. The small red or yellow 

 drupes are thickly set. 



89231. Coprosma tenuicaulis Hook. f. 



A much-branched evergreen shrub 4 

 to 8 feet high, with purplish-brown 

 bark and slender spreading branches 

 which are often much interlaced. The 

 orbicular or ovate flat leaves are up to 

 half an inch long, and the fruits are 

 very small shining black drupes. 



89232. Coprosma tenulfolia Cheese- 

 man. 



A sparingly branched evergreen shrub 

 8 to 15 feet high with slender terete 

 branches and membranous, pale-brown 

 oblong-ovate leaves 2 to 4 inches long. 



89233. Coprosma williamsii variegata 

 Hort. 



A name for which a description has 

 not been found. 



89234. Dodonaea viscosa (L.) Jacq. Sa- 

 pindaceae. Hopbush. 



Variety purpurea. A rapid-growing 

 shrub, up to 15 feet high, with oblong 

 bronzy leaves which become rich purple 

 in winter. The small greenish flowers 

 are in dense terminal panicles. 



89235. Drimys axillaris Forst. Magno- 

 liaceae. 



A small evergreen tree 12 to 25 feet 

 high, with ovate-elliptic glossy leaves 2 

 to 5 inches long and small greenish-yel- 

 low flowers in few-flowered axillary 

 clusters. The reddish wood is used for 

 inlaying. 



89236. Drimys colorata Raoul. Magno- 

 liaceae. 



A low evergreen tree, very similar to 

 Drimys axillaris but smaller, more com- 

 pactly branched, and with shorter, stiffer 

 leaves. 



89237. Gaya lyallii (Hook, f.) Baker f. 

 Malvaceae. 



A beautiful tree up to 30 feet high, 

 graceful and spreading, with the branch- 

 lets covered with stellate hairs. The 

 cordate crenate leaves are 2 to 4 inches 

 long on slender petioles, and the large 

 white flowers, an inch across, are borne in 

 axillary clusters. 



For previous introduction see 77560. 



