
          DESCRIPTIVE LIST.

52800. ACACIA PENDULA. From Sydney, New South Wales. Seeds presented 
by George Valder, Director of Agriculture. This acacia, known 
among stockmen as Myall and Weeping Myall, is a handsome evergreen 
tree sometimes reaching 35 feet in height. The silver-gray phyllodia, 
or apparent leaves, rich in nourishment, are eagerly devoured by 
sheep and cattle; in arid countries this tree might hecome an important 
source of forage. The wood, which is well adapted for veneering, 
is heavy, close grained, and of a rich dark-brown color, beautifully 
marked, and having the odor of violets.

54439. ACACIA PYCNANTHA. Golden Wattle. From Tangier, Morocco. 
Seeds presented hy J. Goffart. A small, rapid-growing tree with 
leathery phyllodia (apparent leaves) and masses of fragrant yellow 
flowers. This species has many uses: it is second only to Acacia 
mollissima in its yield of tanhark; from the flowers a perfume is distilled; 
the gum which exudes from the trunk is utilized in cotton
printing.

54799. ACACIA VEREK. From Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Seeds presented 
by Maj . R. G. Archibald, Wellcome Tropical Research Laboratories. A 
small tree which thrives in semiarid climates where heavy frosts are 
not experienced. It yields the true gum arabic of commerce. A species 
suggested for trial in mild-wintered portions of the southwestern 
United States.

48551. ACTINIDIA sp. From China. Seeds collected by J. B. Norton, 
Agricultural Explorer. A remarkably vigorous-growing, ornamental, 
woody climber suitable for porches and arbors. When cut back the 
plant develops shoots 20 feet or more in length before laterals appear. 
The young woolly shoots are strikingly attractive. The fruits 
are edible, but not of commercial value.

54460. ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS. Original introduction from China. Seed 
presented by Bruce Drummond, Indio, Calif. The Chinese actinidia, or 
yang tao, is an ornamental deciduous climber, native to Szechwan 
Province, China. This plant has attracted considerable attention because 
of its edible fruits. These may be eaten from the vine, served 
with sugar and cream, or used for jams and sauces. They are russet-brown, 
hairy, about 2 inches long, and have greenish flesh of pleasant 
flavor, resembling that of gooseberries but tempered with a taste 
peculiarly its own. As much as a bushel of fruits has been borne on 
a single vine. The leaves have a plushlike texture and an unusual 
dark-green color, and their large size and regular spacing add to the 
beauty of the vine. The flowers are buff -yellow to white, fragrant, 
about an inch broad, and are produced in great abundance.

42683. ACTINIDIA CORIACEA. From central China. Seeds received 
from Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co., Paris. A strong-growing, woody vine 
useful for covering arbors, pergolas, and for training over porches. 
It has large, leathery leaves, clusters of red or rarely yellow, some-

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