2 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



very rare in its native country; Chordoma quercifolia (No. 64480), a tall 

 rutaceous shrub, densely clothed with soft velvety hairs which assume a 

 golden-yellow color; and Melaleuca cordata (No. 64802), a rigidly upright 

 shrub with small round leaves and dense globular heads of small red flowers. 

 A number of Melaleucas are already grown in the Pacific States, where their 

 ability to grow rapidly and to resist drought, added to their ornamental 

 quality, have made them popular. 



The karoo bush (Pentzia incana, No. 64649) is held in high esteem in South 

 Africa because it affords extensive pasturage for sheep. It is said to be 

 able to withstand temperatures near zero Fahrenheit and is known to be very 

 drought resistant. This introduction, therefore, should have special value for 

 the Southwest on account of its possible value as a browse plant. 



The botanical determinations of introductions have been made and the 

 nomenclature determined by H. C. Skeels, and the descriptive matter has been 

 prepared under the direction of Paul Russell, who has had general supervision 

 of this inventory. - 



Roland McKee, 

 Acting Senior Agricultural Explorer in Charge. 



Office of Foreign Plant Introduction, 

 Washington, D. C, May 7, 1927. 



