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ACTINIDiA CHINENSIS, Yang Taw, 



Deciduous, trailing vine, with hand- 

 some white flowers, occurring wild in 

 Eastern China. Dioecious; the pistil- 

 late plants produce fruits resembling 

 in size and shape small plums, with 

 delicate gooseberry flavor. Eaten raw 

 or made into delicious jelly. For test- 

 ing for porch decoration and fruiting 

 in the mild-wintered regions of the 

 United States. 



27160. ADANSONIA DIGITATA, 



"Baobab" Tree. 



From O. W. Barrett, Tete, Zambesia. 



Soft-wooded tree with enormous 

 spreading branches. The bark fur- 

 nishes a strong fiber suitable for the 

 manufacture of ropes and coarse cloth. 

 The leaves are used by the natives for 

 medicinal purposes, and the agreeable, 

 slightly acid pulp of the fruit is edible. 



10727. ADENOCARPUS FRANKENIOIDES. 



From Alaricus Delmard, Monte, Cana- 

 ry Islands. 



Evergreen leguminous shrub, with 

 velvety branches, delicate, hairy leaves 

 and yellow flowers produced in ter- 

 minal racemes. Very ornamental for 

 planting in shrubbery. 



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25783. ALBIZZIA MOLUCCAN A, 



from Dr. M. Treub, Buitenzorg, Java. 



A large leguminous tree, native of 

 the Molucca Islands and widely dis- 

 tributed through insular and continen- 

 tal India. Appears to be well adapted 

 to avenue planting in Southern Cali- 

 fornia and Florida because of its deli- 

 cate feathery foliage and ornamental 

 flowers produced in small globular 

 heads. 



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ALEURITES FORDII. 



Tung Oil or Wood Oil tree of the 

 Yangtse Valley, China. Thelargeseeds 

 borne in fruits the size of small apples 

 yield 28 per cent, of one of the best dry- 

 ing oils known. Large importations 

 made into America. Deciduous tree 

 with white flowers. Stands frost. Seven 

 year old tree near Tallahassee, Fla., 

 bore one bushel of f rui t. Seed not edible. 



28597. ALEURITES MOLUCCANA,^ 



"Candle Nut." 



From Wm. S. Lyon, Manila. 



Tall tree yielding a commercial oil 

 of quick drying properties. Forms an 

 attractive shade tree in warm and well 

 protected localities. Where the seeds 

 are not used for the extraction of oil, 

 the half-ripe kernels are considered 

 very palatable when roasted. 



