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EXOCHORDA RACEMOSA. A very beautiful Chinese shrub 

 (up to 10 feet high) of rounded, bushy habit; with narrowly obovate 

 leaves and extremely numerous racemes of pure white flowers 1J to 

 1J inches across. Should be thinned out after flowering to obtain 

 best results. Will stand considerable drought, and should be tried 

 as an ornamental for rockeries and for the semiarid sections of the 

 United States. 



41438. FICUS BENJAMINA. Weeping fig. From J. A. Ham- 

 ilton, Kamerunga, Australia. Evergreen shade tree with small, 

 thin, evergreen leaves, reported to make " a majestic shade tree, with 

 its dark-green foliage." It is also said to stand the dust and heat 

 of the streets better than any other tree in the Bahamas. 



33104. FICUS RUBIGINOSA. From Sydney, New South Wales. 

 Presented by Prof. J. H. Maiden. A fig tree forming a dense shade 

 and growing in frost-free regions to a height of 60 to 80 feet and a 

 diameter of 4 to 5 feet. Timber soft and brittle. Foliage will prob- 

 ably furnish food for cattle. 



36020. FICUS SAEMOCARPA. From F. W. Popenoe, Seharun- 

 pur, India. Evergreen shrub with glossy, deep green leaves 3 to 9 

 inches long, and inconspicuous flowers. Native of northeastern and 

 eastern India. Considered of value as an ornamental shrub in the 

 Southern States; probably tender. 



FICUS SYCOMORUS. Egyptian fig. The sycamore of Scrip- 

 ture. Planted in arid, nearly frostless regions for its hard wood and 

 small edible fruits, resembling figs, which it produces in great quan- 

 tities. Three crops per year are produced. Boys with special thim- 

 bles ending "in a sharp blade cut off the top of each fruit, after which 

 it sweetens. Hogs are extremely fond of them. 



35449. FICUS ULMIFOLIA. Fig. From C. F. Baker, Los 

 Banos, P. I. Very good edible Philippine fig, especially adapted 

 for moist, hot regions. Fruits sweet and palatable, axillary, nearly 

 all solitary with short stems, globose, hairy, or hispid in young state, 

 eye half open and scaly. 



13138. FICUS sp. Rhodesian fig tree. From W. M. Longden, 

 Melsetter, Rhodesia. Remarkable avenue tree. Trunk and large 

 branches golden yellow, with thin, papery bark, leaves large, deep- 

 green, making striking contrast. Does not produce aerial roots and 

 can be planted 50 feet apart. Rapid grower. Fruit dry, inedible. 

 (PI. V.) 



