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39837. ADENOPHORA VERTICILLATA. From Mr. L. S. 

 Palen, Harbin, Manchuria. A Campanulalike border perennial with 

 whorled leaves and pale-blue bell-shaped flowers arranged in irregu- 

 lar clusters near the top of the stem or along the lower part of the 

 stem in whorls. Said to make delicious early greens for stewing and 

 to possess an excellent flavor superior even to spinach. 



AESCHYNOMENE ELAPHROXYLON. Ambash or pith 



tree. Ornamental leguminous shrub or small tree of tropical Africa. 

 A very rapid grower with spiny branches, compound locustlike leaves, 

 and brilliant orange pealike flowers inches deep. The wood is 

 exceedingly light and is used for rafts, etc. The tree grows in or 

 near the water, often rapidly pushing out from the shores. Of pos- 

 sible value for paper pulp. 



ALBIZZIA AMARA. Moderate-sized ornamental and timber 

 tree, with graceful, leathery foliage and globular heads of yellow 

 flowers with long, exserted, pinkish stamens. Wood strong, fibrous, 

 close grained, and durable. Sapwood large; heartwood purplish 

 brown, beautifully mottled, extremely hard, with alternate light and 

 dark bands. The tree also yields a good gum not very much known. 

 Native of Abyssinia and western India. 



ALBIZZIA CHINENSIS. A tall, fast-growing subtropical 

 shade tree, with graceful, leathery foliage. The gum is considered 

 very valuable as a size in the manufacture of Nepal paper. The 

 dark-colored wood of this species is much softer than that of other 

 species of the genus. Hardy in subtropical countries. Known also 

 as ^. sti'pulata. 



ALEURITES FORDII. Tung- or wood-oil tree of the Yangtze 

 Valley, 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 of which are made into America. Deciduous tree with 

 white flowers; stands frost; 7-y ear-old tree near Tallahassee, Fla., 

 bore one bushel of fruit; seed not edible. 



ALEURITES MOLUCCANA. Lumbang. A tropical euphor- 

 biaceous tree with grayish green leaves, usually 3 to 5 lobed. The 

 hard-shelled seeds yield an oil that is used in soap making and for 

 other purposes. The roasted kernels are sometimes eaten to a very 

 slight extent, though they are usually rather strongly purgative. 

 Native of Pacific islands. 



