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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



90677 to 90719— Continued. 



90709. Ficus hbxneana Miquel. 



A shrub or small tree with coria- 

 ceous oblong leaves 3 to 5 inches long, 

 and small globular white-mottled 

 fruits less than an inch in diameter. 



For previous introduction see 78598. 



90710. FlCDS MACROPHYLLA Desf. 



Moreton Bay fig. 



A large tree with a broad head, 

 broadly oblong coriaceous leaves 10 

 inches long and 4 inches broad, and 

 globular or pear-shaped fruits nearly 

 an inch in diameter. Said to be the 

 grandest of Australian street trees. 



For previous introduction see 52865. 



90711. Ficus eubiginosa Desf. 



Rusty fig. 



A tree with spreading branches 

 throwing out woody roots like the 

 banyan tree. The elliptical coriace- 

 ous leaves, 3 to 4 inches long, are 

 smooth above and covered with rusty 

 tomentum beneath. 



For previous introduction see 37141. 



90712 to 90716. Melaleuca spp. 

 ceae. 



Myrta- 



90712. Melaleuca armillaris J. E 

 Smith. Drooping melaleuca. 



A tall shrub with gracefully droop- 

 ing branchlets, narrowly linear leaves 

 less tban an inch long, and cylindrical 

 spikes, 2 inches long, of small white 

 flowers. 



90713. Melaleuca elliptica LabiU. 



A tall evergreen shrub with ellipti- 

 cal evergreen leaves half an inch long 

 and cylindrical spikes of large showy 

 red flowers. 



For previous introduction see 79137. 



90714. Melaleuca hypericifolia J. E. 

 Smith. Dotted melaleuca. 



A tall glabrous shrub with opposite 

 lanceolate leaves 1 to 2 inches long, 

 dotted beneath. The rich red flowers 

 are borne in dense spikes 2 inches long 

 and nearly as wide. 



For previous introduction see 35886. 



90715. Melaleuca leucadendron L. 



Cajeput-tree. 



The cajeput-tree of India and Aus- 

 tralia reaches a height of 80 feet and 

 can be grown on the edges of salt- 

 water swamps where no eucalyptus 

 will survive. The lamellar bark is 

 valuable for preserving fruit wrapped 

 in it. The wood is hard, close-grained, 

 -and imperishable underground. The 

 leaves yield as much as 2 per cent of 

 the well-known cajeput oil, closely al- 

 lied to that of eucalyptus. 



For previous introduction see 24166. 



90716. Melaleuca pubescexs Schauer 

 (M. preissiana Schauer). 



A tall shrub or small tree with 

 small linear leaves, half an inch long, 

 crowded on the pubescent branches, 

 and small white flowers borne in loose 

 cylindrical spikes. 



For previous introduction see 75566. 



90677 to 90719 — Continued. 



90717. Pithecollobium pruinosum 

 Benth. Mimosaceae. 



A slender tree with bipinnate leaves 

 made up of broadly ovate leaflets 2 to 

 3 inches long and terminal panicles 

 made up of heads of small flowers, fol- 

 lowed by spirally twisted or contorted 

 and deeply constricted pods. 



For previous introduction see 34846. 



90718. Stercclia quadrifida R. Br. 

 Sterculiaceae. Bottletree. 



A tree with ovate or cordate leaves 3 

 to 5 inches long and stellate-tomentose 

 racemes, 2 inches long, of inconspicuous 

 flowers, followed by bright-red fruits 

 which open and show the ovoid black 



For previous introduction see 34873. 



90719. Vitex acuminata R. Br. Yerbe- 

 naceae. 



A small tree with hoary pubescent 

 branchlets and digitately compound 

 leaves made up of three to five ovate to 

 lanceolate leaflets 3 to 4 inches long, 

 green on both sides. The small 2-lipped, 

 lavender flowers are in loose axillary and 

 terminal panicles. 



90720. Ficus megacabpa Merr. Mora- 

 ceae. Fig. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds 

 collected by M. Ramos at Mount Iraya, 

 Bataan Island, and presented by Eduardo 

 Quisumbing, Botanist, Bureau of Science. 

 Received December 19, 1930. 



A woody climbing vine with slender red- 

 dish-brown branchlets and ovate coriaceous 

 leaves 2 inches long. The pear-shaped 

 green fruits, mottled with white spots, are 

 2 to 3 inches long and are borne singly or 

 in pairs on the main trunk. It is native 

 to the Philippines. 



90721 to 90727. 



From Sydney, Australia. Seeds purchased 

 from Arthur Yates & Co. Received De- 

 cember 20, 1930. 



90721 to 90724. Atriplex spp. 

 diaceae. 



Chenopo- 

 Saltbush. 



90721. Atriplex angulata Benth. 



A mealy or scaly-tomentose spread- 

 ing perennial with angular orbicular 

 leaves on winged petioles. The incon- 

 spicuous flowers are in terminal spikes. 

 It is native to South Australia. 



90722. Atriplex leptocarpa F. Muell. 



A much-branched trailing perennial 

 with a glaucous bloom which covers 

 the whole plant. The leaves, variable 

 in shape, are mostly oblong and from 

 1 to 2 inches long. In Australia it is 

 sometimes found carpeting the ground 

 over considerable areas, and it is said 

 to possess remarkable drought-resistant 

 qualities. 



For previous introduction see 46877. 



90723. Atriplex ncmmularia Lindl. 



A tall shrubby perennial, sometimes 

 reacbing a beight of 10 feet, and cov- 

 ered all over with downy whitish 

 scales. Tbe leaves are mostly round, 

 rather tbick, and toothed along the 

 margins. It is extensively planted and 

 highly valued in central 'Australia for 

 its remarkable drougbt-resisting quali- 

 ties; livestock are very fond of it. 



