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trial in the Southwestern States, southern California in particular. 
It is described by Bentham, in the Flora Australiensis , as 2 to 3 feet 
high, with slender scattered leaves half an inch in length; flowers 
either in small clusters in the upper axils, or borne in a large leafy 
terminal cluster; corolla about an inch long, with spreading dark-blue 
wings marked with parallel transverse veins, the sepals narrow like 
the leaves. The family to which it belongs, Goodeniaceae, is distrib- 
uted mainly through Australia and the Pacific Islands; the plant itself 
seems little known horti culturally, and likely to prove worth cultivat- 
ing in this country as an ornamental. 
malus yunnanensis (Malaceae). 58828. From Yunnan, China. Seeds 
collected by J. F. Rock, Collaborator of the Bureau of Plant Industry. 
During his explorations in southwestern China, Mr. Eock collected many 
wild species of Malus. Plants grown from seeds secured by him were dis- 
tributed by this Office the past season. In November, 1923, he obtained 
the present species at Ganhaitze, Yunnan, where it occurred at altitudes 
approximating 11,000 feet. Mr. Rock's note, which accompanied the ship- 
ment of seeds, describes the plant as a handsome spreading tree 25 feet 
high, with large, hairy, broadly oval leaves, dark green above and yel- 
lowish gray beneath; and white, rose-tinted blossoms produced in many- 
flowered clusters. The fruits, which are borne in large numbers, are 
yellowish red and about the size of cherries. Since it comes from a 
region of comparatively mild winters, it may not succeed in the eastern 
United States north of the Carolinas. It deserves trial as a stock- 
plant for cultivated apples, and may be useful in breeding apples which 
will succeed in warm climates. For ornamental plantings also, it may 
be of value. 
olea europaea (Oleaceae) , 58661. Barouni olive. From Ariana, near 
Tunis, North Africa. Cuttings presented by Dr. F. Boeuf, chief, Bo- 
tanical Service. In 1904, Dr. T. H. Kearney, of the Bureau of Plant 
Industry, traveled extensively in Tunis, where he secured and forward- 
ed to the Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction scions of the 
Barouni olive. In recent years, trees grown from these scions have 
attracted much attention in the Saoramento Valley of California. 
From a bulletin entitled "L'Olivier en Tunisie," written by N. 
Minangoin and published by the Direction of Agriculture and Commerce . 
of Tunis in 1901, we translate the following information concerning 
Barouni : 
"This variety is found almost exclusively in the olive orchards 
of the Sahel (eastern coast of Tunis), and in particular at Kalaa- 
Srira, 11 kilometers from the town of Sousse. It is characterized as 
follows: 
