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plant is a shrub 5 to 6 feet high, with a profusion of flowers with long, handsome, 

 very dark-red stamens, the flowers being arranged along the leafy stems in the fa- 

 miliar bottlebrush form. It is hardier than most other callistemons, having been 

 uninjured by a temperature of 24° F. For trial in the milder parts of California and 

 the CJulf region. (Chico, Calif.) 



101202. GALOTHAMNUS LONGISSIMUS . (Myrtaceae.) From Australia. Presented by Edwin 

 Ashby, Blackwood, South Australia. A low spreading evergreen shrub with softly 

 pubescent, corky branches. The leaves are terete, from 6 to 12 inches long, glabrous 

 and dark green. The small flowers embedded in the swollen corky stems have long 

 brilliant stamens. It has proved tolerant of high temperatures at Chico, California, 

 but the plants froze to the ground at a temperature of 12° F. For trial in the 

 warmer parts of California and the Southwest, (Chico, Calif.) 



113760. CASSIA EREMOPHILA. (Caesalpiniaceae . ) From Australia. Presented by the 

 Director, Melbourne Botanic Garden and National Herbarium, South Yarra, Victoria. 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 trial in the 

 milder parts of California and the Southwest and in the Gulf region. (Chico, Calif.) 



139560. CASTANOSPERMUM AUSTRALE. (Fabaceae.) Moreton-Bay-chestnut . From Florida. 

 Presented by David K. Stabler, Mountain Lake Park, Lake Wales, through J. B. Berry, 

 Waverly, Fla . A large and beautiful leguminous tree, native to Queensland and New 

 South Wales, with large evergreen pinnate leaves having 11 to 15 broad thick entire 

 leaflets, and racemes of yellowish-green flowers which later become yellow to deep 

 orange. The thick short subcylindric pods are 6 to 8 inches long by about 2 inches 

 in diameter and contain 3 to 5 large seeds resembling chestnuts, that are poisonous. 

 For trial in southern and central Florida and southern California. (Savannah, Ga.) 



136848. CASUARINA GLAUCA . (Casuarinaceae . ) From South Australia. Collected at 

 Milang and presented by J. Howard Johnson, St. Peters. A handsome Australian shade 

 tree 60 to 70 feet high, usually straight, and of rapid growth. It is known locally 

 as "swamp she-oak." The timber is red, beautifully marked, hard and tough, and is 

 used there for cabinet work. In periods of drought the foliage is used for stock 

 feed. When trees are cut down, young growth shoots up quickly from the stump. This 

 tree grows in the coastal districts, marshy country, and frequently in land submerged 

 with tidal water. For trial in southern California and southern Florida. (Chico, 

 Calif.) 



136849. CASUARINA SP . From South Australia. Collected at Milang and presented by 

 J. Howard Johnson, St. Peters. A tree 35 feet high with a straight trunk 12 to 14 

 inches in diameter at about 20 years of age. The very slender foliage is eaten 

 greedily by livestock, For trial in southern California and southern Florida. 

 (Chico, Calif. ) 



120230. CHAMAED0REA SP . (Phoenicaceae . ) Palm. From British Honduras. Obtained 

 from William A. Schipp, botanical collector, Corozal. A handsome small palm with 

 rich glossy green pinnatisect leaves. Offshoots are produced at the base, so that 

 in time dense clumps are formed. The growth is slow, indicating that the plant is 

 suited to conservatory use. For trial under glass or in the warmest parts of southern 

 United States. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



