160 Select Plants for Industrial Culture and 



croft] . It is held by Ladenberg to be closely allied to Hyoscyamin 

 in chemical constitution and physiologic effect. The tree attains in 

 deep forest-glens a height of 60 feet [Ralston], but flowers even as 

 EJ, shrub. 



Duvaua longrifolia, Lindley. 



La Plata- States. This shrub and the allied D. latifolia, called 

 Molle there, yield foliage rich in tannin (about 20 per cent.), which 

 as it does not give any color to leather, is much valued for particular- 

 currying [Dr. Lorentz]. 



Dypsis pinnatifrons, Martins. 



Madagascar. This dwarf Palm proved hardy in Sydney, together 

 with Copernicia cerifera [C. Moore]. 



Ecbalium EJatei ium. Eicbard. 



The Squirting Cucumber. Mediterranean regions and Orient, 

 An annual. The powerful purgative Elaterium is prepared from 

 the pulp of the fruit. Chemical principles : elaterid, elaterin, 

 hydroelateriri. 



Echinocactus Fendleri, Engelmann. 



Mexico. A species attractive for its large rosy flowers and, like 

 the red-flowered E. gonacaiithus, E. Simpsoni, E. conoideus, E. 

 phreniceus, E. viridiflorus, E. viviparus and E. paucispineus, among 

 the most hardy of North- American Cactese [E. Gr. Loder]. 



Echinops sphaerocephalus, Linne. 



Southern Europe and temperate Asia. This perennial tall herb 

 is very recominendable as a bee-plant ; its leaves have some medi- 

 cinal value ; may however endanger pasturage as an unwelcome 

 weed. 



Echium candicans. Linne til. 



Madeira. This showy shrub, with the allied E. fastuosum 

 ( Jacquin) is an exquisite honey-plant ; other species deserve in this 

 respect also attention. 



Ectrosia Gulliver i, F. v. Mueller. 



North-Eastern Australia. A pretty but annual grass, useful for 

 covering stony slopes in dry exposed localities [Bailey]. 



Ehrharta diplax, F. v. Mueller. (Microloena avenacea, J. Hooker.) 



New Zealand. This tall perennial grass is fond of woodlands, 

 and deserves introduction elsewhere. It is likely to prove a rich 

 pasture-grass. A few Australian species, particularly of the section 

 Tetrarrhena, are readily accessible, and so indeed also the South- 



