326 Select Plants for Industrial Culture 



a height of about 12,000 feet; also particularly fit to be dispersed 

 through forests in elevated situations. Hardy in Norway to lat, 

 69 30'. 



Bibes niveum, Lindley. 



One of the Oregon Gooseberry-bushes. Berries small, black, of a 

 somewhat acid taste and rich vinous flavor. Hardy to lat. 67 56' 

 in Norway. 



Eibes orientale, Desfontaines. 



From Syria to Afghanistan, up to an elevation of about 11, 000 feet. 

 The leaves emit a pleasant perfume (C. Koch). The berries act as a 



powerful purgative (Dr. Aitchison). 

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Eibes rotundifolium, Michaux. 



Eastern North- America, as far as Canada. Hardy at Christiania. 

 Yields part of the smooth gooseberries of the United States. The 

 fruit is small, but of delicious taste. Unlike the ordinary gooseberry, 

 not subject to mildew. Careful cultivation has gradually advanced 

 the size of the fruit (Meehan). 



Eibes rubrum, Luin^. 



The ordinary Red Currant-bush. Europe, North -America, 

 Northern and Middle Asia, in the Himalayan mountains, ceasing 

 where R. Griffith! commences to appear. One of the best fruit-plants 

 for jellies and preserves, that can be chosen for colder mountain- 

 altitudes. It endures the climate of Norway to lat. 70 30' (Prof. 

 Schuebeler). The root-bark contains phlorrhizin. Perhaps other 

 species than those recorded here, among them some from the Andes, 

 may yet deserve introduction, irrespective of showiness, for their 

 fruits. 



Eichardia AMcana, Kunth. (R. Aethiopica, Rosenthal.) 



The " Calla " of gardens. From the Nile to the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Important for scenic effects, particularly on the margins of 

 waters. Easily moved at all seasons. The fresh root contains about 

 2 per cent, of starch. ^ 



Eichardsonia scabra, Kunth. 



From Mexico to Brazil. As an herb for pastures .and hay-crop 

 appreciated in localities with sandy soil (C. Mohr). It has spread 

 over the Southern States of North- America. 



Eicinus cbmmunis, Linn.* 



The Castor-Oil Plant. Spontaneous in the tropical and sub-tropical 

 zones of Asia and Africa, but hardly in South-Europe, originating 

 according to A. de Candolle in North-Eastern Africa. A shrubby, 

 very decorative plant, attaining the size of a small tree. At Chris- 

 tiania it grew to 12 feet in height and bore fruit, and it is reared as 

 a summer-plant even to lat. 68 7' (Prof. Schuebeler). It was well 



