38735. ALBIZZIA MARG!=. 

 NATA. From L. J. Mackintosh, Dar- 

 jeeling, India. A tall, fast growing 

 sub-tropical shade tree, with graceful 

 feathery foliage. The gum is consider- 

 ed very valuable as a size in the man- 

 ufacture of Nepal paper. The dark- 

 colored wood of this species is much 

 softer than that of other species of the 

 genus. Hardy in sub-tropical countries. 



25080. ALEURITES COR- 

 DATA. Japan Wood-Oil. From 

 Tokyo, Japan. A subtropical and 

 tropical species, growing only in the 

 southern half of Japan. The seeds 

 are much smaller than in other species 

 of Aleurites, being similar in size and 

 appearance to large castor beans. The 

 oil expressed from them is similar to 

 that from A. for dii , 



ALEURITES FORDI 1. Tung Oil 

 or Wood Oil tree of the Yangtse Val- 

 ley, China. The large seeds borne in 

 fruits the size of small apples, yield 

 28 per cent, of one of the best drying 

 oils known. Large importations made 

 into America. Deciduous tree with 

 white flow ers. Stands frost. Seven- 

 year old tree near Tallahassee, Fla., 

 bore one bushel of fruit. Seed not 

 edible. 



