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Acacia pendula (Mimosaceae ) , 52800. Prom Sydney, 
New South Wales. Seeds presented by Mr. George Valder 1 , 
director of Agriculture. One of the most beautiful of 
all the Australian Wattles Is this "Boree" of the 
aborigines, generally known among stockmen as "Myall" 
and "Weeping Myall." It Is a handsome evergreen tree, 
attaining sometimes a height of 35 feet, and growing 
more or less abundantly over large areas in the inte- 
rior. It gives quite a distinct character to some parts 
of the country, and few inland trees have a more orna- 
mental and. attractive appearance. The lance-shaped, 
silver-gray leaves (phyllodes) are 2 to 5 inches long; 
and both sheep and cattle are so partial to them that 
one may -travel for days in a country where these ani- 
mals are pastured and rarely see a young tree, as the 
seedlings are eaten as soon as they are well above the 
ground. In very dry seasons the "Myall" is often cut 
down and fed to sheep and cattle, particularly the 
former, and they seem to thrive on it. (Adapted from 
Pastoral Finance Association Magazine, vol, 5, No, 19, 
p. 131.) 
Aesculus indica (Aesculaceae) , 52625. From Elstree, 
Herts, England. Plants presented by Hon. Vicary Gibbs. 
A tree 100 feet high, found at altitudes of 8,000 to 
10,000 feet in northern India and flowering the latter 
part of June when the other horsechestnuts havefinshed. 
The rich luxuriant foliage is shining green; and the 
dainty white flowers which are borne in fairly dense 
racemes have the two small upper petals heavily blotched 
with yellow changing to orange-red, and the lower pet- 
als tinged with pink. (Adapted from The Garden, vol. 
. 76, p. 376; and Gardening Illustrated, vol . 39, p. 405 . ) 
Callitris whytei (Pinaceae), 52807 . From Mount Sillnda , 
Melsetter, Southern Rhodesia. Seeds presented by Mr. 
W. L. Thompson, American Board of Missions. "Native 
cypress of this region. These seeds are from trees in 
our own grounds." (Thompson.)' 
The "Milanji cypress" was originally found at an 
altitude of 10,000 feet, on Mount Milanji, inNyasaland, 
by Mr. Alexander Whyte. It is a magnificent tree reach- 
ing a height of 140 feet, sometimes with a clear 
straight stem for 90 feet and a diameter of 5 1/2 feet 
at 6 feet from the base. The pistillate cones, crowded 
4 to 6 together on a short lateral shoot, are subglo- 
bose and about 1 inch wide when open. The staminate 
cones are solitary and terminal. The pale reddish 
