34355. SAGE UR us MINDOR- 



ENSIS. From E. D.Meri ill, Mindoro, 

 Philippine Islands. A palm from 5 to 

 10 feet in height; grows in thickets 

 aiid on open grassy slopes. It should 

 prove of decided value as an orna- 

 mental in greenhouses, it is probable 

 that it will grow out of doors in south- 

 ern California and southern Fh)rida, 

 certainly in the West Indies and 

 Central America. 



26762. SALIX BABYLON ICA. 



Willow. From Mr. Frank N. iMeyer, 

 estate of Maxioioff, Crimea, Kussia. 

 A willow \\nth golden yellow twigs 

 which are very pliable. 1 he tree Is 

 used for hedges and windbreaks. Fit 

 for the drier parts of the United States 

 where the wint.;rs are mild. 



7/37,SALiX SP. Willow. From 

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

 Remarkableornamental willow form- 

 ing naturally dense, fiat-globular 

 heads, but of upright gr<ni th when 

 pi a n te d i n hedges. The bra n c h es a r e 

 long, slender and tinged with red 

 !ia>wards the t\r 



