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70935. BAUHINIA RETICULATA. Caesalpiniaceae. From West Africa. Collected by David 
Fairchild, Agricultural Explorer. A small tree found in very dry lateritic soil and 
which is subjected to extremely long periods of drought. The rather small flowers 
are in compound racemes not much longer than the leaves. For trial in Florida and 
southern California. (Chapman Field, Fla.) 
68843. BAUHINIA TOMENTOSA. St. Thomas tree. From Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by 
Dr. W. Docters van Leeuwen. Director, Botanic Gardens. A handsome leguminous shrub 
or small tree, native to tropical Asia and Africa, with leathery, 2—lobed leaves 1 
to 2 inches long, and clusters of large, showy, yellow flowers. (Chapman Field, Fla.) 
70970. BAUHINIA. sp. Caesalpiniaceae. From Kiangsi, China. Collected by F. A. Mc- 
Clure, Agricultural Explorer. A woody climber, 6 to 12 feet in length with tough 
hooked spines by which it clings to supports. For trial in Florida and southern Cali- 
fornia. (Chapman Field, Fla.) 
73832. BAUHINIA sp. Caesalpiniaceae.. From Assuansi, Gold Coast, West Africa. 
Collected by David Fairchild, Agricultural Explorer. An ornamental, small tropical 
bush with yellowish-white flowers. For trial in Florida and southern California. 
(Chapman Field, Fla.) 
75114. BOMBAX BUONOPOZENSE. From French Guinea, West Africa. Collected by David 
Fairchild, Agricultural Explorer. A small, tropical tree, about 25 feet high, with 
a spiny trunk and large deep red flowers. For trial in southern Florida. (Chapman 
Field, Fla.) 
67982. BROWNEA GRANDICEPS. Caesalpiniaceae. From India. Collected by David Fair- 
child, Agricultural Explorer. A large, handsome Venezuelan tree, up to 40 feet in 
height, with attractively mottled foliage and bright-red flowers in large. dense clus— 
ters borne at the ends of the branches. For trial in southern Florida. (Bell, Md.) 
56294. BUDDLEIA FORRESTII. From China. Collected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Ex- 
plorer. This attractive ornamental shrub, closely related to the butterfly bush, is 
found on the pure limestone soils of the Likiang Snow Range at altitudes of about 
10,000 feet. The foliage is covered with a dense coat of heavy white wool which 
forms a pleasing contrast to the spikes of lavender-blue flowers. For trial in the 
southern United States, especially in limestone soils. (Chico, Calif.) 
72822. BUDDLEIA STENOSTACHYA. From Edinburgh, Scotland. Presented by William 
Wright Smith, Regius Keeper, Royal Botanic Garden. A western Chinese shrub with 
narrowly oblong leaves, 2 to 6 inches long, and long slender terminal panicles of 
fragrant lavender flowers with orange eyes. Probably tender north of southern Ohio 
(Chapman Field, Fla.) 
66650. CAESALPINIA CORIARIA. From Ceylon. Collected by David Fairchild and P. H. 
Dorsett, Agricultural Explorers. A small, handsome, spreading tropical American tree 
or large shrub with feathery foliage and fragrant white ‘flowers. The fruits are 
rich in tannic acid which is used in the United States in the manufacture of leather. 
A fullfrown tree produces about 100 pounds of pods annually, and the yellow powdery 
substance in these pods contains as much as 50% of high quality tannin. For trial 
in southern Florida. (Chapman Field, Fla.) 
