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valuable of all Australian timbers. It is celebrated 
for its hardness and durability and is much valued for 
boat-building, bridges, railroad carriages, tool han- 
dles, etc. The figured wood is cut Into veneers. It 
is an excellent wood for bending under steam, and is 
largely used for oil casks. As a fuel, it is equal 
to hickory. (Adapted from Maiden, Useful Native Plants 
of Australia, p. 359; and Bentham, Flora Australien- 
sis, vol. 2, p. 388.) 
Aeaeia pycnantha (Mimosaceae), 48058. Golden wattle. 
From Tangier, Morocco. Seeds presented by M. Jules 
Goffart, Societe d ' Hort iculture de Tanger. A small, 
rapid-growing tree, with coriaceous leaves (phyllodia) 
and masses of fragrant, bright yellow flowers. The 
tree is second only to A. mollissima in yielding tanners' 
bark. The bark is often superior in quality to that of 
the Black Wattle, but is thinner and less in quantity, as 
the tree is smaller, reaching its maximum height at 30 
feet. It exudes an abundance of gum, useful in cotton- 
printing. Perfume is made from the flowers and an 
aqueous infusion of the bark is used to preserve ropes, 
nets, and fishing lines. The wood is pale and easily 
worked and is used for staves, tool handles, etc. The 
plant is useful as a sand binder. (Adapted from Maid- 
en, Useful Native Plants of Australia, p. 364; and 
Mueller, Select Extra-Tropical Plants, p. 12.) 
For previous introduction and description, see 
S. P. I. No. 45867, Plant Immigrants, No. 144, April, 
1918, p. 1305. 
Aeaeia rieeana (Mimosaceae), 48060. From Tangier, 
Morocco. Seeds presented by M. Jules Goffart, Societe 
d ' Horticulture de Tanger . A Tasmanian shrub, ingeneral 
appearance much like A. vertieillata, 3 to 4 feet high, with 
elongated and gracefully drooping branches. The sur- 
face of the dark green awl-shaped leaves is covered 
with minute dots. The pale citron-colored flowers, on 
yellow peduncles and bearing many long exserted sta- 
mens, are in fluffy globular heads. The spikes are 
well down the stem from the "tip and glimpses of the 
brown stalk between the daintily poised clusters re- 
mind one of Japanese art. (Adapted from Maund ' s Bota- 
nist , vol . 3, No . 135 . ) 
Aeaeia Senegal (Mimosaceae), 48064, From Tangier, 
Morocco. Seeds presented by M. Jules Goffart, Societe 
d 'Horticulture de Tanger. A tree widely distributed 
in tropical Africa and cultivated in India. It has 
