
          DESCRIPTIVE LIST.

59672. ACACIA AURICULAEFORMIS. From Lucknow, India. Presented by 
F. H. Johnson, Government Horticultural Gardens. A small tree, native 
to Queensland and other regions in northern Australia. Its phyllodia 
or apparent leaves are five to eight inches long, oblong in outline, 
while its very hard seed pods are twisted to form an irregular spire. 
For trial in the southwestern states and California.

58379. ACACIA SCORPIOIDES. From Giza, Egypt. Presented by the 
Ministry of Agriculture. A large proportion of the gum arabic of 
commerce is furnished by this tree, which is native to northern Africa 
and southwestern Asia. The pods and bark are used in tanning, and 
the foliage is fed to cattle. The wood, which is hard and durable, 
is used in India for making tools. This small tree should be tested 
in California, the southwestern states, and in Florida.

55422. ACACIA SPIROCARPA. From Africa. Presented by E. E. Massey, 
Khartum, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. An umbrella-like tree 20 to 40 feet 
high, native to Abyssinia, where it is common on arid and rocky land. 
The snow-white flowers are borne in large clusters, and the narrow, 
spirally twisted pods are ornamental. Probably susceptible to frost.

54799. ACACIA VEREK. Gum-arabic Tree. From Africa. Presented by 
Maj. R. G. Archibald, Wellcome Tropical Research Laboratories, Anglo-
Egyptian Sudan. A small tree which thrives in semiarid climates where 
heavy frosts are not experienced. It yields a fine quality of gum arabic. 
Suggested for trial in mild-wintered portions of the south-western 
United States.

56288. ACER DAVIDI. Maple. From Yunnan, China. Collected by J. F. Rock, 
Agricultural Explorer. An attractive shade tree, with large coarsely 
toothed leaves which turn bright yellow or purple in automn. From the 
Likiang Snow Range, where it attains a height of 60 feet. It is not 
altogether hardy at Boston, Massachusetts.

55840. ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS. Yang Tao. Presented by D. W. Coolidge, 
Pasadena, California. An ornamental deciduous climber, native to 
Szechwan, China. This plant has attracted considerable attention because 
of its edible fruits, which may be eaten from the vine, served with sugar 
and cream, or used for jams and sauces. They are russet brown, hairy, 
about 2 inches long, and have greenish flesh of pleasant flavor, 
resembling that of gooseberries but tempered with a taste peculiarly 
their own. The leaves have a plush-like texture and an unusual dark-
green color, and their large size and regular spacing add to the beauty 
of the vine. The flowers are buff-yellow to white, fragrant, about an 
inch broad, and are produced in great abundance. Hardy south of Washington, 
D. C, but it may be grown farther north if taken down in autumn and 
covered with leaves or litter.

56608. ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS. Yang Tao. From China. Presented by 
Geo. B. Newman, Chengtu, Szechwan.

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