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90721 to 90727— Continued. 



90724. Atriplex semibaccata R. Br. 



A vigorous, rapid-growing, much- 

 branched perennial which forms a dense 

 mat over the ground to a depth of 

 from 1 to 2 feet. The leaves are 

 small, about 1 inch long, and coarsely 

 toothed along the margins. This plant 

 has been known to flourish on the 

 poorest and most stubborn arid soil, 

 so impregnated with alkali that no 

 other useful plant could grow. It 

 seems to have a remarkable number of 

 virtues, including great frost resist- 

 ance, palatability, heavy yield, sand- 

 binding qualities, and the habit of 

 spreading freely. Sheep and hogs eat 

 it freely, and a mixture of 3 parts 

 of this forage with 1 part of common 

 hay is readily eaten by horses and 

 cattle. 



For previous introduction see 46879. 



90725. Cytisds proliferus L. f. Fa- 

 baceae. Tagasaste. 



A stout leguminous shrub, up to 12 

 feet high, of rather lax habit, with long, 

 slender branches and green trifoliolate 

 leaves with silky pubescent lower sur- 

 faces. The white flowers are in axillary 

 clusters among the branches. It is na- 

 tive to the Canary Islands, where it is 

 considered an excellent drought-resistant 

 forage plant. 



For previous introduction see 65584. 



90726. Stercdlia diversifolia Don. 

 Sterculiaceae. Black kurrajong. 



A tall evergreen tree with shining 

 green leaves, 2 to 6 inches long, which 

 are variable in shape, being both deeply 

 lobed and entire. The nearly ovoid 

 fruits, up to 3 inches long, contain about 

 20 seeds each which, when ground, make 

 an excellent substitute for coffee. The 

 taproots of the young trees and the 

 young roots of the old trees are used as 

 food, and, when boiled, have a flavor 

 similar to that of turnips, but sweeter. 

 Cattle and sheep are fond of the leaves 

 and branches, and have existed during 

 long dry periods on scarcely anything 

 else. A strong fiber obtained from the 

 bark is used for making fishing nets. 

 It is native to Australia. 



For previous introduction see 75662. 



90727. Trifolium ceknuum Brot. Faba- 

 ceae. Clover. 



An annual 1 foot high, with drooping 

 heads of pale-purple flowers. It is native 

 to Spain. 



90728 to 90730. Phletjm pratense L. 

 Poaceae. Timothy. 



From Sweden. Plants presented by Henry 

 Sjogren, Heleneborg, Svalov, through 

 Morgan W. Evans, Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry. Received December 20, 1930. 



90728. Bok. 



90729. Gloria. 



90730. Noniland. 



90731. SiNOJACKIA BEHDEKIANA HU. 



Styracaceae. 



From China. Seeds presented by H. H. Hu, 

 of the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology, 

 Peiping, through David Fairchild, Bu- 

 reau of Plant Industry. Received De- 

 cember 20, 1930. 



A native Chinese shrub up to 15 feet 

 high, with obovate to oblanceolate serru- 



90731 — Continued. 



late thin leaves 4 inches long, loose cymose 

 panicles of pendulous white flowers 1 inch 

 across, and grayish-brown fruits, punctate 

 with whitish dots, half an inch in diameter. 



90732 to 90739. 



From Victoria, Australia. Seeds presented 

 by F. J. Rae, Director, Botanic Garden, 

 Melbourne, through Frieda Cobb Blan- 

 chard, University of Michigan. Received 

 December 20, 1930. 



A collection of native Australian trees 

 and shrubs. 



90732. Acacia Cyclops A. Cunn. Mimo- 

 saceae. Cyclops acacia. 



A shrub 6 to 10 feet high, from south- 

 western Australia. The flowers are in 

 dense globular heads, and the pods are 

 flat coriaceous and twisted. The black 

 spherical seeds are encircled in double 

 folds by a thickened and richly colored 

 funicle. This shrub is used in South 

 Africa for binding drifting sand on sea- 

 shores. 



For previous introduction see 66772. 



90733. Acacia rupicola F. Muell. Mimo- 

 saceae. 



A glabrous evergreen shrub usually 

 about 6 feet high, native to Victoria and 

 South Australia, with angular branch- 

 lets, rigid linear sharp-pointed phyllodes 

 half an inch long, and yellow flowers in 

 small globular heads. 



For previous introduction see 80062. 



90734. Atriplex muelleri Benth. Che- 

 nopodiaceae. Saltbush. 



A mealy white, spreading annual with 

 broadly ovate, coarsely sinuate-toothed 

 leaves 1 to 2 inches long and small in- 

 conspicuous flowers in little globular 

 axillary heads. 



90735. Atriplex nummularia Lindl. 

 Chenopodiaceae. Saltbush. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 90723. 



90736. Cassia eremophila A. Cunn. 

 Caesalpiniaceae. 



A handsome 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 77278. 



90737. Casdarina suberosa Otto and 

 Dietr. Casuarinaceae. 



A tree 30 to 40 feet tall, quite similar 

 to Casuarina equisetifolia, with smooth 

 slender branchlets. It is considered a 

 valuable fodder tree in the interior dis- 

 tricts of Australia, which are subject to 

 drought. The wood is of great beauty 

 for cabinetwork, but should be used only 

 in veneers, as it is apt to split in drying. 



For previous introduction see 62663. 



90738. Eucalyptus corxuta Labill. Myr- 

 taceae. Yate-tree. 



A rapid-growing tree, usually not very 

 high, often planted as a windbreak. The 

 wood is very hard, heavy, tough, and 

 elastic, and is used for vehicles, imple- 

 ments, and boat ribs. The tree prefers 

 moist soil and will endure much rain, but 

 is also quite drought resistant. It has 

 endured a minimum temperature of 23° 

 F. in southern Florida. 



For previous introduction see 48987. 



