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and by baboons. The bast fiber, formerly used to make cloth, is now used whenever 

 fiber is required. The bark when pounded furnished the chief cloth used by the 

 natives before the introduction of clofh by the whites." (Shantz.) 



50208 to 50210. 



From Hobart, Tasmania. Seeds presented by L. A. Evans, Acting Director of 

 Agriculture. Received May 14, 1920. 

 "Collected on the slopes of Mount Wellington at an altitude of about 3,000 feet," 

 (Evans.) 



50208. Eucalyptus coccifera Hook.f. M\Ttacese. 



A fine tree with leaves of two forms— in the young tree they are opposite, 

 sessile, oval, and more or less mucronate; in the adult form they are alternate, 

 stalked, lanceolate, and hook pointed. The young branches are cylindrical 

 and very white; the flowers are usually in tufts of seven. (Adapted from 

 Gardeners' Chronicle, third series, vol. 3, v. 798.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. Xo. 10505. 



50209. Eucalyptus muelleri T.B.Moore. Myrtacese. 



A magnificent tree, 100 to 200 feet high, branchless for half its height, with 

 light red-colored wood extremely hard and heavy and of a stringy, close-grained 

 character. The thick shining leaves are crenulated. The tree is native to 

 Tasmania at altitudes of 2,000 feet; it grows luxuriantly in unsheltered condi- 

 tions and in poor soil. (Adapted from Mueller, Proceedings of the Royal Society 

 of Tasmdnia, p. 208.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 38730. 



50210. Eucalyptus urnigera Hook.f. M\Ttaceae. 



A small tree, 15 to 20 feet high in its native home on the summits of the 

 Tasmanian Mountains, but occasionally reaching a height of 150 feet in culti- 

 vation; one of the hardiest of the eucalypts. The leaves of the young tree are 

 opposite, sessile, orbicular, and green; the leaA^es on the adult plant are alter- 

 nate, stalked, elliptic, and always green, never glaucous. The pale-yellow 

 flowers are in groups of three, followed by urn-shaped fruits. Baron von 

 Mueller says of this species: "It is particularly hardy and may become of 

 sanitary importance to colder countries in malarial regions, the foliage being 

 much imbued with antiseptic oil." (Adapted irom. Gardeners' Chronicle, third 

 series, vol. 3, pp. 460, 798.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 1679. 



50211 to 50217. 



From Chama, Cohan. Guatemala. Seads collected by Harry Johnson. Received 

 May 3, 1920. Quoted notes by Mr. Johnson. 



50211.. Annona reticulata L. Annonaceae. Custard-apple. 



"An upright, open, heavy-bearing tree, 25 feet high, with jmiooth dark-gi*een 

 leaves 8 to 10 inches long and 2 inches broad, with acuminate tip and base. 

 The fruit, 4 inches in length, is of a very pleasing light-red color, like the 

 blush on the nectarine. The skin is thin, not reticulated, but the facets are 

 slightly visible. The flesh is of the color and texture of a ripe Bartlett pear, 

 with a flavor similar to that of the cherimoya. The seeds surround a central 

 core which is compactly inclosed in smooth pulp . There is only one tree that 

 I know of here at Jocolo." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 45955. 

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