Descriptive List_^ 



Numbers preceding plant names are P. I. numbers, and 



in correspondence concerning any plant, both 



number and name always must be given. 



Nurserymen please see statement at end of paragraph 3' of 



introductory note, concerning items marked with 



an asterisk (*) . 



139653. ACACIA CAMBAGEI . (Miraosaceae . ) From Australia. Presented by the Zinc 

 Corporation, Ltd., Broken Hill, N. S. VT A medium-sized tree with pendulous branch- 

 lets, glaucous, falcate or lanceolate, obtuse or slightly acuminate, thin or mem- 

 branous phyllodes up to 5 inches long and axillary clusters of about 6 gloubular 

 heads, each consisting of about 12 flowers. The straight ^lat pods are about 3 inches 

 long and 1/3 inch broad. Native to Australia from New South Wales northward to 

 Queensland. For trial in southern California and the Southwest. (Chico, Calif.) 



139655. ACACIA LIGULATA. From Australia. Presented by the Zinc Corporation, Ltd., 

 Broken Kill, N. S. W. A shrub 4 to 15 feet high with spreading branches, linear or 

 linear-oblong, rather thick, obtuse phyllodes 1^ to 3\ inches long, about 20 bright- 

 yellow flowers in solitary heads or 2 to 5 in racemes much shorter than the phyllodes. 

 Native to the northwestern district of Victoria and to central Australia. For trial in 

 southern California and in warm localities of the Southwest. (Chico, Calif.) 



139657. ACACIA OSWALDII. From Australia. Presented by the Zinc Corporation, Ltd., 

 Broken Hill, N. S. W. A stiff shrub or bushy tree 8 to 10 feet tall, with linear to 

 oblong-falcate phyllodes 1 to 2 inches long, solitary or paired sessile yellow flower- 

 heads, and curiously curved pods. The scented hard v/ood was formerly used by the 

 aborigines for the making of small weapons. For trial in southern California and in 

 warm localities of the Southwest. {Chico, Calif.) 



139661. ACACIA VICTORIAE. From Australia. Presented by the Zinc Corporation, 

 Ltd., Broken Hill, N. S. W. A shrub up to 9 feet high, with glaucous lanceolate- 

 oblong or broad-linear phyllodes 1 to 2 inches long, and dense, pale-yellow flower 

 heads on twin peduncles. Native to Australia. For trial in southern California and 

 in warm localities of the Southwest. (Chico, Calif.) 



131049. ADENOPHORA CORONOPIFOLIA.* (Campanulaceae . ) From Manchuria. Presented by 

 B. V. Skvortzov, Harbin. A beautiful herbaceous perennial with fleshy roots. It has 

 proved well suited to the full sun at Glenn Dale, Maryland. From 2 to 6 stems, 2 to 



3 feet high, are produced annually. The numerous pendent light-blue flowers, borne 

 in July and August, an inch long and an inch across, are in terminal paniculate 

 racemes. Native to eastern Asia. For trial throughout the United States. (Glenn 

 Dale, Md. ) 



131050. ADENOPHORA VERTICILLATA ANGUSTiFOLIA . * From Manchuria. Presented by B. V. 

 Skvortzov, Harbin. This differs from the preceding (P. I. 131049) in its smaller 

 flowers which are paler in color and disposed in more open, candelabra-like inflor- 

 escences. It also differs in the narrower leaves. It is an attractive plant, well 

 worth while in the herbaceous border. Like Adenophora coronopifolia the flowers come 

 in July and August. For trial throughout the United States. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



