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MATTER IN THIS BULLETIN IS NOT TO BE PUBLISHED WITHOUT 
SPECIAL PERMISSION. 
ACACIA MONILIFORMIS. (Mlmosaceae . ) 33913. Seeds of an 
acacia from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Presented by Dr. Carlos 
Thays, Director, Botanic Garden. "A low bushy yellow-flowered 
shrub found in the vicinity of Tucuman. The young poets are 
used as fodder for cattle." (Mueller, Select Extra-Tropical 
Plants.) For distribution later. 
AMERIMNON NIGRUM. (Fabaceae.) 33917. Seeds of the cav- 
iuna from Buenos Aires. Presented by Dr. Carlos Thays, Direc- 
tor, Botanic Garden. "A large Brazilian tree, furnishing the 
finest quality of rosewood." (Lindley, Treasury of Botany.) 
For distribution later. 
ASTRONIUM BALANSAE. ( Anacardiaceae . ) 33922. Seeds from 
Buenos Aires, Argentina. Presented by Dr. Carlos Thays, 
Director, Botanic Garden. A hard-wooded timber tree, highly 
valued in northern Argentina and Paraguay. For distribution 
later. 
BARYXYLUM INERME. ( Caesalpiniaceae . ) 34330. Seeds from 
Manila. Presented by Mr. E. D. Merrill, Botanist, Philippine 
Bureau of Science. "This tree is a native of the Philippines 
and is one of the best shade trees that we have. It is ever- 
green and bears large terminal panicles of very showy yellow 
flowers. The species is of wide distribution in the Malayan 
region, and in the Philippines grows in nature near the sea 
shore. It will certainly thrive in Cuba, Porto Rico, and 
Panama, and probably in southern Florida and southern Cali- 
fornia." (Merrill.) For distribution later. 
BISCHOFIA JAVANICA. ( Euphorbiaceae . ) 34263. Seeds of 
the toog from Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by the Director, 
Department of Agriculture. "A tall tree, known as toog, with 
a fairly regular, unbuttressed short bole with a wide-spread- 
ing crown. It is intolerant of shade. The bark is dark 
brown, soft to the touch, shedding in thin large scales. The 
Inner bark is red with a thin, dark-red- latex. The leaves are 
alternate, trifoliate and smooth, with the edges of the leaf- 
lets toothed. The sapwood is light cream color, the heart- 
wood is red, moderately hard and moderately heavy." (Whit- 
ford, Forests of the Philippines.) A beautiful specimen which 
has been identified as this species, now 40 feet high, is 
growing at Reasoner Brothers' Nursery, Oneco, Florida. For 
distribution later. 
