
          58127. EUCALYPTUS DELEGATENSIS. Gum-topped Stringy-bark. From Hobart, 
Tasmania. Presented by L. A. Evans, Secretary of Agriculture. Agricultural 
and Stock Department. This tree, originally described by Hooker under 
the name E. gigantea, is reported to attain large dimensions. It is 
described as erect, the branches usually short and ascending, the bark 
thin-fibrous, and the foliage very similar to that of E. obliqua. For 
trial in the extreme southern United States and in California. (Chico, 
Calif.)

58628. EUCALYPTUS DELEGATENSIS. From Tasmania. Presented by J. G. Lipman, 
Director, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. (Chico, Calif.)

61833. EUCALYPTUS PAUCIFLORA. From Hobart, Tasmania. Presented by L. A. 
Evans, Secretary of Agriculture, Agricultural and Stock Department. The 
White Gum, as this eucalypt is known in Australia, attains there a height 
of 100 feet  and a diameter of about 4 feet. It grows well in swampy 
lowlands and the timber is used for general building purposes. For trial 
in the Gulf States and California. (Chico, Calif.)

54777. EUGENIA DOMBEYI. Grumichama. Presented by G. Regnard, Port 
Louis, Mauritius Island, Africa. A shapely attractive tree native to 
Brazil, attaining the size of an orange tree; it has handsome foliage and 
small white flowers which are followed in a month by the mature pendent 
deep-crimson fruits, the size of cherries. The skin is thin and delicate; 
the soft, melting, subacid flesh is usually eaten fresh but may also be 
used to make jam or preserves. Seedlings bear when four or five years 
old. In Florida this tree has withstood 26° F, without injury. (Bell, Md.)

57270. EUGENIA DOMBEYI. From Hawaii. Presented by Willis T. Pope, 
Horticulturist, Agricultural Experiment Station, Honolulu, Hawaii. 
(Bell, Md.)

56313. EUONYMUS sp. From Yunnan, China. Collected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer. An ornamental tree 30 to 40 feet high, with rich-
green, narrow, sharply pointed leaves and red fruits. It is native to the 
mountains of Yunnan at altitudes of 12,000 feet, and should be tested in 
this country as far north as Massachusetts. (Bell, Md.)

59415. EUPTELEA PLEIOSPERMA. From Yunnan, China. Collected by J. F. Rock, 
National Geographic Society, Washington, D. C. A graceful tree 30 to 40 
feet high, with broadly oval, long-pointed leaves and red flowers. It is 
related to the magnolias, and is found wild at high altitudes in south-
western China. For trial in all but the coldest parts of the United 
States. (Bell, Md.)

61010. FICUS sp. Tibig. From Manila, Philippine Islands. Presented by 
P. J. Wester, Bureau of Agriculture. A native Philippine fruit ahout 1 1/2 
inches in diameter, with juicy, sweet flesh resembling the cultivated fig 
in flavor, which Mr. Wester believes is of promise in moist, tropical 
regions where the common fig cannot be grown. The tree is upright and of 
medium size. For trial in extreme southern Florida and tropical America. 
(Chapman Field, Fla.)

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