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39837. ADENOPHORA VERTICILLATA. From Mr. L. S.
Palen, Harbin, Manchuria. A Campanulalike border perennial with
whorled leaves and pale-blue bell-shaped flowers arranged in irregular
clusters near the top of the stem or along the lower part of the
stem in whorls. Said to make delicious early greens for stewing and
to possess an excellent flavor superior even to spinach.

AESCHYNOMENE ELAPHROXYLON. Ambash or pith
tree. Ornamental leguminous shrub or small tree of tropical Africa.
A very rapid grower with spiny branches, compound locustlike leaves,
and brilliant orange pealike flowers 1 1/2 inches deep. The wood is
exceedingly light and is used for rafts, etc. The tree grows in or
near the water, often rapidly pushing out from the shores. Of possible
value for paper pulp.

ALBIZZIA AMARA. Moderate-sized ornamental and timber
tree, with graceful, leathery foliage and globular heads of yellow
flowers with long, exserted, pinkish stamens. Wood strong, fibrous,
close grained, and durable. Sapwood large; heartwood purplish
brown, beautifully mottled, extremely hard, with alternate light and
dark bands. The tree also yields a good gum not very much known.
Native of Abyssinia and western India.

ALBIZZIA CHINENSIS. A tall, fast-growing subtropical
shade tree, with graceful, leathery foliage. The gum is considered
very valuable as a size in the manufacture of Nepal paper. The
dark-colored wood of this species is much softer than that of other
species of the genus. Hardy in subtropical countries. Known also
as A. stipulata.

ALEURITES FORDII. Tung or wood-oil tree of the Yangtze
Valley, China. The large seeds borne in fruits the size of small
apples yield 28 per cent of one of the best drying oils known, large
importations of which are made into America. Deciduous tree with
white flowers; stands frost; 7-year-old tree near Tallahassee, Fla.,
bore one bushel of fruit ; seed not edible.

ALEURITES MOLUCCANA. Lumbang. A tropical euphorbiaceous
tree with grayish green leaves, usually 3 to 5 lobed. The
hard-shelled seeds yield an oil that is used in soap making and for
other purposes. The roasted kernels are sometimes eaten to a very
slight extent, though they are usually rather strongly purgative.
Native of Pacific islands.
        