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65010. CYTISUS PEREZII, Escabon, From the Canary Islands. Obtained by
David Fairchild, Agriculttiral Explorer. An ornamental leguminous shrub,
with white flowers said to be fragrant. For trial in the Gulf states and
California. (Chico, Calif.)

64762. ELAEAGNUS PHILIPPENSIS. From the Philippine Islands. Presented
by P. J. Wester, Lingaro.  An attractive climbing wild shrub with small,
pointed leaves, silvery beneath, and smooth, pink, oblong, edible fruits
about an inch long. These fruits have subacid or sour flesh of good flavor,
and make excellent jelly. For trial in southern California and Florida.
(Bell, Md.)

65013. EPHEDRA ALTISSIMA. Gnetaceae. From the Mediterranean region.
Collected by David Fairchild, Agricultural Explorer. A climbing, much-branched shrub, up to 20 feet in height, with green branches resembling
the stems of the horse-tail ( Equisetum ), very small leaves, and berrylike,
scarlet fruits. Native to North Africa. For trial in the Gulf states
and California. (Chico, Calif.)

62023. ERICA ARBOREA ALPINA. From Kew, England. Presented by Dr. A. W.
Hill, Director, Royal Botanic Gardens.  An evergreen bushy heath which is
native in the mountainous regions of Cuenca, Spain, and has proved hardy
at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England, The dull-white flowers are
produced in stiff, pyramidal clusters, but the chief beauty of the plant
lies in the rich, cheerful green color of the foliage which, in England,
lasts throughout the winter.  For trial in the southern United States.
(Bell, Md. )

64175. EUCALYPTUS ALGERIENSIS. Myrtaceae. From Nice, France. Presented
by Dr. A. Robertson Proschowsky.  A hybrid between Eucalyptus rostrata
and E. rudis which has become naturalised in North Africa and now covers
considerable areas of the hills around Algeria. It differs from E. rudis
by its smooth trunk, its small flowers with the hemispherical opersulum
not beaked, and from E. rostrata by its buds which are white like those
of E. rudis . For trial in the Gulf states and California. (Chapman Field,
Fla. )

64656. 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.)

65553. EUCALYPTUS LEHMANNI. Myrtaceae. From Hobart, Tasmania, Presented
by L. A. Evans, Secretary of Agriculture, Agricultural and Stock Department.
This is a large shrub or small tree with rough, reddish bark peeling off
in irregular sheets. The greenish yellow flowers open from July to September. 
It is native to West Australia and a valuable ornamental. For trial
in the Gulf states and California. (Chapman Field, Fla.)
        