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DESCRIPTIVE LIST. 



70967. ACACIA CONFUSA . From southeastern China. Collected by F . A. McClure, Agri- 

 cultural Explorer. A rapid-growing ornamental subtropical tree with ball-like clus- 

 ters of fragrant yellow flowers which appear twice a year. For trial in California 

 and the Gulf States. (Chico, Calif., and Chapman Field, Fla.) 



74422. ACACIA DECURRENS. From Victoria, Australia. Presented by F. H. Baker. A 

 handsome Australian acacia with light-green, finely pinnate foliage and dense clus- 

 ters of fragrant bright-yellow flowers. For trial in California and the Gulf States. 

 (Chico, Calif.) 



65718. ACACIA PENNINERVIS. From Victoria, Australia. Presented by F. K. Baker. A 

 tall shrub or small tree with narrow sickle-shaped phyllodia (leaf like stems) and 

 short racemes of pale-yellow flowers. The bark is said to contain 18% of tannic 

 acid. For distribution in California and the Gulf States. (Chapman Field, Fla.) 



70933. ACACIA SCORPIOIDES . From West Africa. Collected by David Fairchild, Agri- 

 cultural Explorer. A large proportion of the -gum arable of commerce is furnished by 

 this tree, which is native to northern Africa and southwestern Asia. The pods and 

 bark are used in tanning and the foliage is fed to cattle. The v/ood which is hard 

 and durable is used in India for making tools. This small tree should be tested in 

 California, the southwestern states and in Florida. (Chico, Calif.) 



73913. ACACIA SCORPIOIDES. From Egypt. Presented by Alfred Bircher. Middle Egypt 

 Botanic Station, Matania, El Saff. (Chico. Calif., and Chapman Field). 



65909. ACER BARBINERVE . Maple. From Harbin, Manchuria. Collected by P. H. Dorsett, 

 Agricultural Explorer. A hardy shrubby Manchurian maple with coarsely toothed, 5- 

 lobed leaves, racemes of greenish-yellow flowers and pairs of winged fruits 3 inches 

 wide, (Bell, Md.) 



32374. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Peach. This clingstone variety originated at the Govern- 

 ment Experiment Farm, San Antonio, Texas, among a lot of plants grown from seeds ob- 

 tained in Mexico by G. Onderdonk. It is medium-sized, with sweet, firm, golden- 

 yellow flesh of good texture and unusually fine flavor. Promising for home canning 

 purposes. At Chico, California, it matures in late August; at San Antonio, Texas, 

 about the first of September. (Chico, Calif.) 



35201. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Peach. A clingstone variety originally introduced from 

 Mengtsze , Yunnan, China. Seeds presented by the Commissioner of Customs. Budded 

 plants are available from a selected seedling. The fruit of this variety is a fine 

 golden cling, averaging 2| inches in diameter. The sweet, firm, orange flesh is of 

 good quality and rich flavor, and is not marked by the flattened pit, indicating 

 possible value as a canning variety. Ripens- at Chico late in August. (Chico, Calif.) 



41395. AMYGDALUS PERSICA. Dwarf Evergreen Peach. From Kaying, Kwangtung Province, 

 China. Presented by George Campbell. An ornamental peach cultivated in southern 

 China as a pot plant. The tree is short, stout and spreading in habit, and has long 

 dark-green leaves. The large pink, double flowers are produced abundantly very early 

 in the spring. The fruits are white clingstones of no particular merit. For trial 

 in the southern United States. (Chico, Calif.) 



