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SEEDS AND PLANTS mPOETED. 



48982 to 49003— Continued. 



48995. Eucalyptus patens Bentli. Myrtacese. Blackbutt* 

 This eiK-alypt is found in southwestern Australia, where it attains a 

 hei{;ht of 100 feet and a diameter up to 6 feet. The durable, tough timber 

 is used by wheelwrights, and is said not to split. (Adapted from Maiden^ 

 Useful Native Plants of Australia, p. 501.) 



48996 and 48997. Eucalyptus pyriformis Turcz. Myrtacere. 



A shrub or small tree, found in western and southern Australia, where 

 it attains a height of 8 to 12 feet. The very thick narrow leaves are 

 rarely more than 3 inches long, and the large flowers are red when fresh. 

 The yellowish white timber is hard, heavy, and durable. (Adapted from 

 Bentham, Flora Australiensis, vol. 3, p. 226, and from Maiden, Useful 

 Native Plants of Australia, p. 507.) 



^8996. "Yellow Mallet:' (Field.) 4:8997. Red Mallet.'' (Field.) 



48998. Eucalyptus redunca Schauer. Myrtace?e. Wandoo gum. 

 Tliis tree, which reaches a height of 120 feet in western Australia, 



where it is native, furnishes a pale, hard, particularly tough and durable 

 timber, much prized for building purix)ses, various implements, etc. The 

 seasoned wood Aveighs about 70 pounds per cubic foot. (Adapted from 

 Maiden, Useful Native Plants of Australia, p. 508.) 



48999. Eucalyptus SALiioxoPHLoiA F. Muell. Myrtacefie. Salmon gum. 

 An Australian tree with shining green leaves which have numerous oil 



dots ; the slender-stalked umbels of flowers are solitary. It is a smooth- 

 barked species and is considered promising for dry interior valleys of the 

 southwestern United States. (Adapted from McClatchie, Eucalypts Cul- 

 tivated in the United States, Bureau of Forestry Bulletin No. 35, p. 96.) 



49000. Eucalyptus salitbris F. Muell. Myrtacere. Gimlet wood. 

 A tree with smooth shining bark and thin, dark-green leaves with nu- 

 merous oil dots. The timber is valuable, and the leaves are rich in oil. 

 It is a native of Australia, endures high temperatures and considerable 

 frost, and is considered promising for desert regions in the United States. 

 (Adapted from McClatchie, Eucalypts Cultivated in the United States, 

 Bureau of Foi'estry Bulletin No. 35, p. 98.) 



49001. Eucalyptus tetraptera Turcz. Myrtaceae. 



A shrub or small tree, native to w-estern Australia, with very thick 

 and rigid narrow leaves which occasionally become 10 inches in length. 

 The tree is very ornamental because of the foliage and because of the 

 fact that just before the lid falls off the fruit the calyx tube and the 

 stalk become a brilliant crimson. (Adapted from Bentham'. Flora Aus- 

 traliensis, vol. 3, p. 228, and from Bailey. Standard Cyclopedia of Horti 

 culture, vol. 2, p. 1154.) 



49002. Sterculia diversifolia Don. Sterculiacere. Kurrajong. 

 This exceedingly tine ornamental evergreen tree occurs over a great 



part of New South Wales from the vicinity of the coast to far inland. 

 Its shining-green leaves, from 2 to 6 inches long, are variable in shape, 

 some being deeply lobed and some entire. The nearly ovoid fruit, up 

 to 3 inches long, contains about 20 seeds, which, when ground, form an 

 excellent substitute for coffee. On the dry lands in the interior in 

 adverse seasons the leaves of the kurrajong are fed to stock, and cattle 



