388 HORTUS MORTOLENSIS 
The largest specimen of HZ. Globulus, on the main path leading 
down to the house, was planted in the spring of 1869; it was then 
90cm. high. On November 21st, 1871, it was measured by Mr. D. 
Hanbury and had then a circumference of 50 cm. at the base and 
of 48 cm.at 1 m. above the ground. On March 19th, 1873, it 
was found to have 75 cm. circumference at 1 m. above the soil; 
next year it was measured on March 6th, the stem was then 92 
cm. in circumference and 14°65 m. high. It now measures 5:50 
m. at the base and 4:55 m. 1 m. higher up, whilst the height 
is 24°50 m. 
E. diversicolor is also growing very tall; our largest trees are 
about 21 m. high, with 2:40 m. circumference of the stem. 
EucLeEA PSEUDEBENUS. 
A small tree with tiny white flowers, grown from seeds sent 
by Mr. K. Dinter from German South West Africa. 
KUCOMMIA ULMOIDES. 
The Chinese Indiarubber tree; is deciduous. According to Dr. 
A. Henry, the bark of this tree is much esteemed by the Chinese 
as a tonic, and various other properties are attributed to it. We 
received the tree some years ago through the kindness of M. de 
Vilmorin, and again later on through Mr. Wilson. 
KUGENIA. 
E. edulis and E. Mato were grown from seeds received from 
the Botanic Garden at Buenos Aires in April, 1901. 
EuLoPHIA COLE. 
This orchid was received in 1905 from Prof. I. Baldrati, in 
Asmara, and lived for some years. Mr. Rolfe, of Kew, kindly 
named it for me. 
EUPHORBIA. 
E. abyssinica. There was formerly in front of the house a fine 
specimen, believed to be the largest in Europe, 19 feet high, with 
a circumference of the stem of 24 feet. It perished during the 
winter of 1896, when it was twenty-nine years old. A photograph 
of this plant was figured in Gard. Chron. 1896, ii. p. 497, and is 
reproduced here on plate 5. 
E. Ammak was received from the Botanic Garden at Dahlem, 
in 1906. 
E. biglandulosa is a perennial herbaceous species, attractive 
in habit and flowers. Seeds were collected by Mr. Daniel 
Hanbury in Calabria, and several young plants were raised 
from them in March, 1873. It has now become subspontaneous 
in some places. The young fruits of this species are so eagerly 
eaten by birds that the plants must be covered with fine netting 
in order to obtain seeds. 
E. canariensis was received from Kew in May and July, 1868, 
and also from Mr. Cooper, of Reigate. Our finest specimen is a 
