18580= A3ELM0SCHUS 

 MAN I HOT. Faroai Mr. Frank N. 

 Meyer, Peking. A perennial with very 

 large bright yellow flowers. 



AOANTHGSiGYOS HORRID A. 

 "Narras/' from West Africa. 



Thorny plant .remarkable for its 

 sandbinding character. The Rotten- 

 tots are inordinately fond of the sweet- 

 ish flesh of the squash-Mke fruits, 

 which contain a very acrid, irritating 

 principle. The nutritions seeds are pal- 

 atable and have been used by Euro- 

 peans as a substitute for almonds. 



13475. ABROMA AUGUSTA. 

 Anabc, From Mr. W. L. Lyon, hor- 

 ticultnrist, Bureau of Agriculture, 

 Ha nil a, P. I, A perennial shrub pro- 

 ducing the Anabo bast fiber, in India 

 yields three crops a year and is said 

 to be more easily cultivated than jute 

 or Indian hemn. Used chiefly for 

 cordage by the natives, 



ALEURITES FORDI1. 



Tung Oil or Wood Oil tree of the 

 Yangtse Valley, China. The large seeds 

 borne in fruits the size of small apples 

 yi eld 28 per cent, of one of the best dry- 

 ing oils known. Large ir^portations 

 made into America. Deciduous tree 

 withwhiteflowers. Standsfrost. Seven 

 year old tree near Tallahassee, Fla., 

 boreonebusheloffruit. Seed not edible. 



33840. ACACIA MELAN- 

 OXYLON. Blackwood. From Jose 

 D. Husbands, Lima vida, Chile. Avery 

 important, large, Australian timber 

 tree, the mature wood of which is hard, 

 very dark,close-grained andcapabie of 

 takin g a fine polish. Excellent for fur- 

 niture, picture frames, tool handles, 

 fences, bridges, etc., and nearly the 

 equal of American walnut. Considered 

 by some to be the most valuable of all 

 Australian timber trees. 



AMERIMNON S1SSOO. Decid- 

 uous timber tree. 60 to SO feet high, 

 native of the plains of India and up to 

 5,000 feet elevation in Afganistan, 

 Beloochistan and the Central Himal- 

 ayas. Grows well along sandy river 

 banks, hat resists drought moderately, 

 endures great heat and occasional 

 sharp frost. Timber valuable, being 

 very elastic, seasons well, does not 

 warp or split, is easily worked and 

 takes a fine polish. 



