PINUS THUNBERGII. Japanese 

 Black Pine. From Dr. Nishimura, 

 Mukden, Manchuria, through F. N. 

 Meyer. Tree 100 to 120 feet -vith 

 spreading, often somewhat pendi lous 

 branches, forming broad pyramidal 

 head. Branches orange-3^ellow. Leaves 

 bright green, 3 to 4-)^ inches long. 

 Wood resinous, tough, durable, suit- 

 able only for indoor work. Hardy. 

 Prefers sandy soil. Splendid for 

 avenues. 



39042. PI PTADENl ASP. From 

 L. J. Mackintosh, Darjeeling, India. 

 Piptadenias are trees or shrubs related 

 to the Mimosa, with bipinnate leaves, 

 and small white sessile flowers in ax- 

 illary, cylindrical spikes or globose 

 heads. P. cebil from South America is 

 valued for the bark. P. rigida from the 

 same country furnishes angico-gum, 

 similar to gum arable. The wood is 

 used in naval construction. 



PIPTANTHUS NEPALENSfS. 



Ornamental, leguminous shrub from 

 Darjeeling, India, with very pithy 

 young shoots, naturally 8 to 12 feet 

 high but growing taller against walls. 

 Deciduous in north, nearly evergreen 

 in warmer climates. Leaves alternate, 

 of 3 sessile leaflets, 3 to 6 inches long, 

 dark green above, glaucous beneath. 

 Inflorescences very hairy. Racemes 2 

 to 3 inches long and as broad, of bright 

 yellow, pea-shaped flowers. 



