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PLANTS READY FOR DISTRIBUTION 
AT THE PLANT INTRODUCTION FIELD STATION, BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA. 
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ACACIA LONGIFOLIA. A buShy acacia from Melbourne, Australia, 
useful as a sand binder. The bark is.used for tanning 
sheep skins. 
ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS. Yang tao. From near Lung to ping, Hupeh, 
China. Chinese climbing vine bearing fruits ranging 
from, pne size ofsa gooseberry to that of a good- 
suzea eplum; the, flavor is slightly acid,.but qui 
aeneeable. May becedien firesh.or preserved. 
AGAVE VERSCHAFFELTII. A variable species from southern 
Bexico  smanynavarietiles.being in,cultivation. Inflo- 
rescence rather spakse. 
BAMBOS TULDA. Bamboo. One of the most useful plants of 
Bengal, found growing in great abundance. Tender 
Young shoots; °c feet. high, are«pickled and.used for 
faod.5 i ber vused .Lorimais,,,baskets, Pishingerods ete. 
BULBINE LONGISCAPA. A 1tiliaceous perennial from South Africa. 
Leaves fleshy, 8-to 12 inches, long; flowersspikes 
a foot or more in length; flowers bright yellow. 
CAESALPINIA GILLIESII. An ornamental shrub or small tree, 
native to Argentina, which bears yellow flowers with 
red stamens. 
CAESALPINIA MELANOCARPA. Guayacan. Tall, spreading tre 
Argentina. The hardwood is used in the manufact 
GE Garts., .6he. 
CANNA EDULIS. Canna received from Hawaii. The tubers yield 
a starch closely resembling the arrowroot of 
commerce. 60 to 80 pounds of tubers have been dug 
Prom.a single«hidd. 
CARICA PAPAYA. Papaya received. from Jamaica, B.-W. 1. 
A tropical plant; bears profusely large melon- 
bike. -fruLts.. 
CELTIS SINENSIS. Ornamental tree from China, closely ailied 
to the American hackberry; grows to a height of 
50 feet. 
COLOCASIA ESCULENTA. Trinidad dasheen, from West Indies. A 
variety of taro. Produces edible corms and tubers; 
Similar to potato but drier and with nutty flavor. 
CORYNOCARPUS LAEVIGATA. Handsome evergreen tree from New 
Zealand, with glossy, laurel-like leaves, small white 
flowers and orange-colored, fruits, the outside of 
which »is' pelsonous.; :kernel edible. 
CRATAEGUS. STIPULOSA.:. A Jarge shrub: or small tree from 
Guatemala, producing white flowers and fruits like 
small apples; much used for decorative purposes and as 
food when stewed and made into jellies. 
CUNNINGHAMIA LANCEOLATA. A handsome coniferous tree native 
to the temperate parts of China. 
DODONABA VISCOSA. Evergreen shrub from Egypt, suitable for 
hedges; responds to pruning, and makes a compact wall 
of green; not hardy. 
HELICTERES OVATA. Malvaceous shrub, from Ric de Janeiro, 
Brazil, somewhat resembling an Abutilon. 3] 
interest of this plant is the spirally twist 
pod about the size of an almond. 
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