
          DESCRIPTIVE LIST

39984. ABIES SACHALINENSIS. Fir. From Japan. Received through
the Arnold Arboretum. A fine ornamental tree, conical in out-
line, 100-125 feet in height, with a cylindrical or slightly
tapering trunk 21/2 - 31/2 feet in diameter. The bark is grayish,
the foliage bright green. The wood is of fair quality and
is used locally for building and out-of-door carpentry.

49582. ACACIA SP . From Kafue , N. Rhodesia. Collected by Dr.
H. L. Shantz, Agricultural Explorer. An acacia having very
delicate papery pods.

48035. ACACIA ARMATA . From J. Goffart, Tangier, Morocco. A
simple-leaved, prickly acacia of shrubby growth, with grace-
ful branches leafy to the tip. Heads of yellow flowers are
borne on axillary peduncles longer than the phyllodia. Much
used for hedges; also valued as a sand binder on coasts where
it forms an impenetrable barrier of prickly vegetation. Na-
tive to southern Australia.

48038. ACACIA CALAMIFOLIA. From J. Goffart, Tangier , Morocco .
A tall shrub or small tree, native to Australia, with slender
erect branches. Phyllodia filiform, compressed, drooping, and
compact; flowers yellow, erect, on a short stalk. An attrac-
tive ornamental, especially when in full bloom; said also to
be an excellent tan bark tree.

48039. ACACIA CULTRIFORMIS . From J. Goffart, Tangier, Morocco.
A tall bushy Australian shrub wi th leathery , triangular leaves
(phyllodia); the yellow flowers occur in globular heads in
numerous racemes much longer than the leaves. If kept well
pruned, forms an excellent hedge. Cultivated in the open in
California, where it is considered a valuable ornamental.

48040. ACACIA CYANOPHYLLA . From J. Goffart, Tangier , Morocco .
A handsome western Australian shrub, up to 18 feet in height,
with drooping branches and glabrous lanceolate phyllodia. The
numerous, large, golden yellow flower-heads are in groups of
three to five in short racemes.

48401. ACACIA CYCLOPS. From J. Goffart, Tangier, Morocco. An
Australian shrub, 6 to 10 feet in height. The flowers occur
in dense globular heads. Young specimens are very compact and
attractive, but with age they become unsymmetrical.

48043. ACACIA EXTENSA. From J. Goffart, Tangier, Morocco.
A graceful western Australian shrub with smooth four-angled
branches and very long, pointed phyllodia. The erect racemes,
6 to 8 inches long, have numerous scythe-shaped phyllodia
between the yellow flower heads.
        