PLANT MATERIAL INTEODUCED 



90837 to 90865— Continued. 



90848. Callistemon linearis DC. 



Bottlebrush. 



A tall shrub or small tree up to 30 

 feet high, closely resembling G. citri- 

 nus, but the leaves are much narrower, 

 and the stamens, an inch long, are 

 dark or pale red. It is native to Aus- 

 tralia. 



90849. Carmichaelia exsul F. Muell. 

 Fabaceae. 



A low shrub with flattened branchlets, 

 compound leaves made up of three to five 

 obovate, emarginate leaflets nearly 1 inch 

 long, and axillary peduncles bearing one 

 or two yellowish-white flowers. It is na- 

 tive to Lord Howe Island. 



90850. Cassia artemisioides Gaud. 

 Caesalpiniaceae. Wormseed senna. 



An erect bushy shrub covered with 

 silky wbite tomentum. The leaves are 

 made up of three to six pairs of linear- 

 terete leaflets 1 inch long, and the 

 yellow flowers are in short dense ra- 

 cemes. Native to Australia. 



90851. 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 77278. 



90852. DOEYPHOEA SASSAFEAS Endl. 



Monimiaceae. 



A tree of considerable size but of 

 irregular growth, the whole plant aro- 

 matic. The ovate to oblong-lanceolate, 

 serrate leaves, reticulate beneath, are 2 

 to 4 inches long, and the small incon- 

 spicuous flowers are in* axillary clusters 

 of three. It is native to Australia. 



90853. Geijeea paeviflora Lindl. Ru- 

 taceae. 



The wilga is a tall shrub or a tree, 

 native to the interior of New South 

 Wales, where it reaches a height of 

 about 30 feet. It has slender pendulous 

 branches, narrow leaves 3 to 6 inches 

 long, and, when well developed, has a 

 highly ornamental appearance with some- 

 thing of the aspect of a weeping willow. 

 It has remarkable drought-enduring qual- 

 ities, and the leaves are often fed to 

 sheep, which are very fond of them. 



For previous introduction see 64000. 



90854 to 90856. Geevillea spp. Protea- 



90854 and 90855. Geevillea banksii R. 

 Br. 



For previous introduction see 76639. 



90854. An ornamental Australian 

 red-flowered shrub or small tree 

 8 to 10 feet high. 



90855. Variety alba. A white-flow- 

 ered form. 



90856. Geevillea hilliana F. Muell. 



A large evergreen tree 60 feet or 

 less high, native to Australia, with 

 leaves varying from elliptical to en- 

 tire, 6 to 12 inches long, and deeply 

 pinnatifid with five or seven lanceo- 

 late lobes. The small red flowers are 

 in dense cylindrical racemes 4 to 8 

 inches long. 



For previous introduction see 80068. 



90837 to 90865 — Continued. 



90857. Hymenosporum flavum 

 F. Muell. Pittosporaceae. 



(Hook.) 



An ornamental evergreen shrub or 

 tree, sometimes 50 feet high, native to 

 Australia. The leaves are up to 9 inches 

 long, and the fragrant flowers, yellow 

 marked with red at the throat, are over 

 an inch across. Its symmetrical, pyra- 

 midal habit and rapid growth make it 

 promising as a street tree for the Gulf 

 States and California. 



For previous introduction see 81170. 



90858, Leptospeemum odoratum Cheel. 

 Myrtaceae. 



An upright shrub 3 to 5 feet high 

 with angular branchlets, oblong to obo- 

 vate, emarginate leaves 1 to 2 inches 

 long, and clusters of two to five small 

 white flowers near the tips of the branch- 

 lets. The leaves when bruised emit a 

 pleasant odor. It is native to Australia. 



90859. Melaleuca elliptica L a b i 1 1 . 

 Myrtaceae. 



A tall evergreen shrub, native to West- 

 ern Australia, with elliptical leaves one- 

 half inch long and cylindrical spikes of 

 large showy red flowers. 



For previous introduction see 79137. 



Melaleuca hypericifolia J. B. 

 Smith. Myrtaceae. Dotted melaleuca. 



A tall shrub with opposite, lanceolate 

 to oblong leaves 1 to 2 inches long, dotted 

 beneath, and spikes, 2 inches long and 

 wide, of deep-red flowers, the axis grow- 

 ing out as a leafy shoot. It is native to 

 Australia. 



90861. Syncarpia glomulifera (J. B. 

 Smith) Niedenzu (Metrosideros glomu- 

 lifera J. E. Smith). Myrtaceae. 



A tall slender evergreen tree, native 

 to Australia, with broadly ovate leaves 

 2 to 3 inches long, appearing as if in 

 whorls from two pairs being close to- 

 gether. The small white flowers are in 

 globular clusters of 6 to 10 on short, 

 peduncles at the base of the new shoots. 

 The wood is valuable for posts and under- 

 ground construction work. 



For previous introduction see 80073. 



. OXYLOBIUM LANCEOLATUM (Vent.) 



Druce (O. callistachys Benth.). Fab- 

 aceae. 



A tall evergreen shrub, native to Aus- 

 tralia, with whorls of lanceolate leaves 3 

 to 5 inches long and yellow flowers in 

 dense terminal racemes 6 inches long. 



For previous introduction see 79954. 



to 90865. Pimelea spp. Thym- 

 elaeaceae. 



90863. Pimelea ferruginea Labill. 



A much-branched shrub 1 to 2 feet 

 high, with opposite crowded, ovate to 

 oblong, entire leaves less than 1 inch 

 long and globular heads of small rose- 

 colored flowers covered with silky 

 hairs. It is native to Australia. 



90864. Pimelea linifolia J. E. Smith. 



An erect shrub 1 to 3 feet high with 

 slender, rust-brown branches, linear to 

 oblong leaves half an inch long, and 

 terminal globular heads of small white 

 flowers. It is native to Australia. 



