36797. ARTEMISIA S P. 



Wormwood. From Peking, China, 

 through Frank N. Meyer. A biennial 

 Artemisia which the Chinese use as a 

 stock for the chrysanthemum and 

 claim that grafted plants are earlier, 

 require less water and no manure; are 

 more easily lifted and transplanted 

 than on their own roots. May prove 

 valuable for regions with too short 

 summers or too cool nights for out- 

 door chrysanthemum culture. 



34357. ASPIDOSPERMA 

 MACROCARPON. Guatambu. 

 A tree found on the plains in the prov- 

 ince of Minas Geraes, Brazil, source of 

 an important commercial timber used 

 in building and for agricultural im- 

 plements. It has a flat pod several 

 inches in diameter containing a num- 

 ber of large, flat, paper-winged seeds. 

 A related tree furnishes quebracho, the 

 tanning material of Brazil 



20974. BARLERIA FLAVA. 



From W. S. Lyon, Mindoro, Philippine 

 Islands. A dwarf shrub belonging to 

 the or dor A canthaceae. This species pro- 

 duces small yellow flowers arranged 

 in terminal spikes, and flowers very 

 abundantly over a period of six 

 months. In its native habitat succeeds 

 in shallow, rocky soil at sea level 

 where exposed to nearly continuous 

 drought from January to May. 



