
          at altitudes of 6,000 to 10,000 feet. Leaves ovate -lanceolate,
sometimes 7 Inches long; flowers pale pink often 1/4 inch
across, borne In long spreading panicles.

49002. STERCULIA DIVERSIFOLIA. From Castlemalne, Victoria.
Seed presented by J. W. B. Field. A fine ornamental evergreen
tree which occurs over a great part of New South Wales near
the coast and far inland. The shining green leaves are either
deeply lobed or entire. The nearly ovoid fruits, about 3
inches long, contain about 20 seeds, which, when ground, form
an excellent substitute for coffee. The leaves are used as
fodder in times of drought.

47363. STILLINGIA SEBIFERA. Chinese Tallow Tree. From Cnlna.
Seeds presented by Mr. Han, Assistant Director of the Chinese
Forestry Bureau. A medium-sized, compact tree, with sharply
pointed leaves and small 3 to 4-seeded fruits. The seeds are
enveloped by a white odorless wax, employed extensively in
China for candle-making. The kernels yield a yellow fixed oil
of bland odor and agreeable nutty flavor. The tree succeeds
well in the South and Southwest.

45920. SYRINGA REFLEXA . Chinese Lilac. From Fang Hsien,
Western Hupeh, China. Presented by John Dunbar, Rochester,
N. Y. A bush 6 to 9 feet in height, growing at elevations of
4,500 to 7,500 feet. The deep green leaves are elliptic-
oblong, ovate or lanceolate. The inflorescence of violet-
colored flowers is about 6 inches in length.

49137. TAMARIX HISPIDA. From Rochester, N. Y. Cuttings pre-
sented by John Dunbar, Assistant Superintendent of Parks. An
ornamental shrub of graceful habit, up to 4 feet in height,
with very finely divided leaves and beautiful racemes of
minute pink flowers which appear in September.

48259. TERMINALIA SP . From Victoria Falls, Rhodesia. A small
tree or large shrub with alternate entire leaves.

46898. THEOBROMA CACAO. Cacao. From British West Indies.
Presented by the Department of Agriculture, Trinidad and
Tobago. A small tree 16 to 18 feet in height, with oblong
taper-pointed leaves, and the clusters of flowers, with
rose-colored calyx and yellowisb petals, are followed by
fruits 6 to 10 Inches in length, containing 50 to 100 seeds
from which the cocoa of commerce is prepared.

48186. THESPESIA POPULNEA. From St. Vincent, Cape Verde Is-
lands. Seed collected by H. L. Shantz, Agricultural Explorer.
A tree common on tropical seacoasts, which reaches a height
of 30 to 50 feet; has a dense crown and produces yellow
flowers throughout the year. The inner bark yields a fiber
and the wood is durable and useful.

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