34355. SAGEURUS MINDOR- 

 ENSIS. From E. D,Merrill, Mindoro, 

 Philippine Islands. A palm from 5 to 

 10 feet in height; grows in thickets 

 and on open grassy slopes. It should 

 prove of decided value as an orna- 

 mental in greenhouses. It is probable 

 :hat it will grow out of doors in south- 

 ern California and southern Florida, 

 certainly in the West Indies and 

 Central America. 



26762. SALIX BABYLONICA. 



Willow . From Mr. Frank N. Meyer, 

 estate of Maximoff, Crimea, Russia. 

 A willow with golden yellow twigs 

 which are very pliable. Ihe tree is 

 used for hedges and Avind breaks. Fit 

 for the drier parts of the United States 

 where the w inters are mild. 



17737. SALIX SP. Willow. From 

 F. N. Meyer, Scha-ho-schonn, China. 

 Remarkableornamental willow form- 

 ing naturally dense, flat-globular 

 heads, but of upright groMth when 

 planted in hedges. The branches are 

 long, slender and tinged with red 

 towards the tips. 



