
          48055. ACACIA NERIIFOLIA. From J. Goffart, Tangier, Morocco.
A handsome tree native to eastern Australia, 40 to 50 feet in
height. Branchlets slender, mealy tomentose when young. The
small globular flower heads occur in simple slender racemes
shorter than the linear phyllodla. The wood is prettily marked,
close grained, and tough.

48058. ACACIA PYCNANTHA. From J. Goffart, Tangier, Morocco.
Golden Wattle. A small, rapid-growing tree with leathery phyl-
lodia and bearing masses of fragrant bright-yellow flowers.
The tree yields a valuable tan bark. From, the bark a gum is
exuded that is useful in cotton printing; perfume is made from
the flowers, and an infusion for preserving ropes, etc., is
prepared from the bark. The wood is valued for barrel staves,
tool handles, etc.

48060. ACACIA RICEANA. From J. Goffart, Tangier, Morocco. A
Tasmanian shrub, 3 to 4 feet in height, with elongated and
gracefully drooping branches. The leaves are dark green, awl-
shaped, and covered with minute dots. The flowers are pale
citron-colored, on yellow peduncles in fluffy globular heads.

42821. ACER BUERGERIANUM . Maple. From China. Collected by
John H. Reisner. A small deciduous tree with 3-lobed leaves,
1 1/2 to 3 1/2 inches long, shiny dark green above, somewhat paler
and dull beneath. Flowers small, in downy umbellike clusters.
Native to China and Japan . Probably hardy throughout most of
the United States.

42683. ACTINIDIA CALLOSA HENRYI . From central China. Received
through Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co, Paris, France. An ornamental
climbing plant with fragrant white flowers and persistent,
leathery leaves of a bronze-red color passing into a metallic
green and changing in autumn to a beautiful reddish color.

47623. ACTINIDIA KOLOMIKTA. From China. A large-growing, de-
ciduous, ornamental climbing woody vine with rather coarse,
leathery, deep-green leaves tinted with red. The flowers are
white, 1/2 to 5/8 inches in diameter, with purple stamens, followed
by edible fruits the size of a gooseberry or small plum with
a gooseberrylike flavor. The vine is suitable for growing on
screens, trellises, etc.

40332. ACTINIDIA POLYGAMA . Silver Fir. From Chosen. Presented
by D. F. Higgins , Peking, China. A climbing shrub, native to
China, Chosen, and Japan, where it reaches a height of 25 feet.
The young foliage is of a beautiful, silvery white color. The
white flowers occur in clusters in the axils of the leaves.

48232. ALBIZZIA SP. From Victoria Falls, Rhodesia. Present-
ed by Mr. J. Burtt-Davy. A deciduous ornamental with grace-
ful feathery foliage and attractive axillary flower clusters .
        