ALEURITES FORDII. 



Tung Oil or Wood Oil tree of the 

 Yangtse Yalley, China. The large seeds 

 borne in fruits the size of small apples 

 yield 28 per cent, of one of the best dry- 

 ing oils known. Large importations 

 made into America. Deciduous tree 

 with white flowers. Standsfrost. Seven 

 year old tree near Tallahassee, Fla., 

 bore one bushel of fruit. Seed not edible. 



28597. ALEURITES MOLUC- 

 CANA. **CandleNut." From Mr. Wm. 

 S. Lyon, Manila. Tall tree yielding a 

 commercial oil of quick drying prop- 

 erties. Forms an attractive shade tree 

 in warm and well protected localities. 

 Where the seeds are not used for the 

 extraction of oil, the half -ripe kernels 

 are considered very palatable when 

 roasted. 



36897. ALEURITES MON- 

 TANA. Mu-yu wood-oil. From Hong 

 Kong, China, through Mr. W. J. 

 Tutcher. A south China species of 

 wood-oil presumablymore tender than 

 the Tung-yu from the Yangtse valley. 

 Flowers on wood of current season's 

 growth after leaves have expanded. 

 Fruit with much raised ridges. Re- 

 ported to be a better bearer than 

 Tung-yu in Fokien Province. 



