20 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



are two kinds. They have run all over the ground where it is not cultivated. They 

 live in the ground frozen hard all winter. They have a top and leaf resembling 

 tomato." {Corbin.) 



10474. Triticum monococcum. Einkorn. 



From Erfurt, Germany. Eeceived thru Haage & Schmidt, March 14, 1904. 



10475 to 10521. 



From Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Presented by Mr. J. H. Maiden, 

 superintendent of the Sydney Botanical Gardens. Received March 1, 1904. 



A collection of small packets of seed of native plants, as follows: 



10475. Acacia aneura. 



"Mulga" or " Yarren." A tall shrubby plant or small tree, never attain- 

 ing a much greater height than 20 feet. Affords an unfailing supply of good 

 forage during long and severe droughts. Drought-enduring qualities are 

 remarkable. Wood is excessively hard and valuable for timber. Considered 

 worthy of cultivation. Western Australia thru mainland colonies to Queens- 

 land. PecuHar to the arid western plains beyond the Darling River. (Ref- 

 erence: Forage Plants of Australia, p. 33.) 



10476. Acacia Montana. 



A tall shrub, widely distributed in mountain and forest regions, rocky hills, 

 etc. , in the southwestern part of New South Wales. 



10477. Acacia neeiifolia. 



A tall shrub. New South Wales, dividing range to table-lands from Clyde 

 River to Queensland; open forests on Balonne River. 



10478. Alchornea ilicifolia. 



A tall shrub. New South Wales, brush forests; t>ueeii land. 



10479. Alpinia caerulea. 



An erect perennial herb, 3 to 5 feet, with a terminal inflorescence. New 

 South Wales; coast district in brush forests from Hunter River to Queensland. 



10480. Barringtonia alba, 



Molucca Islands. "The majestic habit of the tree, the splendor of the 

 foliage, the magniticence of the flowers, and, finally, the singular form of the 

 fruit, will attract the attention of the most indifferent." (Extract from F/ore 

 des Serres, vol. 7, genus description. ) 



10481. Blandfordia flammea. 



Tender, bulbous plant with large, showy, red flowers in short racemes. 

 Eastern Australia, in peat bogs and on shady mountain sides. 



10482. Blennodia lasiocaepa. 



"Hairy podded cress." Annual, 1 to IJ feet high, covered with pubes- 

 cence; pod hairy. Peculiar to the Darling River, sandy plains near the Murray 

 River, and generally over the arid plains of Australia, Makes its growth dur- 

 ing the hottest part of the year; valuable for forage. (Reference; Forage 

 Plants of Australia, p. 4. ) 



10483. Beunonia austealis. 



Herbaceous plant with capitate blue flowers. New South Wales; in dry 

 pastures, chiefly in the west; also in other colonies. 



10484. Cassinia theodoeei. 



A heath-like shrub; branches and under side of leaves woolly white. New 

 South Wales, head of Gwydir River. 



10485. Capparis mitchellii. 



"Native orange." A small tree. Fruit from 1 to 2 inches in diameter; 

 eaten by natives. Wood hard, whitish, close grained, suitable for carving, 

 engraving, and similar purposes. AH colonies except Tasmania and Western 

 Australia. 

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