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62714. ESCALLONIA sp . Var. C. F. BALL. From Elstree, Herts, England. Presented
by Vicary Gibbs, Aldenham House Gardens. A beautiful pink-flowered hybrid. The
spathulate, serrate leaves are bright green. Probably tender north of southern Ohio.
(Bell, Md.)

62666. EUCALYPTUS ALGERIENSIS. From Algeria. Collected by David Fairchild, Agricultural 
Explorer. A hybrid between EUCALYPTUS ROSTRATA and E. RUDIS which has become 
naturalized 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 operculum not beaked; and from E. ROSTRATA by its buds which
are white like those of E. RUDIS. For trial in California. (Chico, Calif.)

67817 EUCALYPTUS COCCIFERA. From Hobart, Tasmania. Presented by L. A. Evans,
Secretary of Agriculture. A handsome Tasmanian eucalypt, with leaves of two forms;
in the young trees these are opposite, sessile and oval, while in full-grown trees
they are alternate, stalked, and very narrow. The young branches are nearly pure
white.  For trial in California. (Chico, Calif.)

72990. EUCALYPTUS CORYMBOSA . From northern Queensland, Australia. Presented by
J. A. Hamilton. A tall tree from the warmer and damper parts of Australia, which
should make a good honey plant. The fragrant yellowish white flowers are in large
corymbs. For trial in the Gulf States and California. (Chapman Field, Fla.)

72991. EUCALYPTUS POPULIFOLIA. From northern Queensland, Australia. Presented by
J. A. Hamilton. A timber tree of compact habit, 50 to 60 feet high, native to
Australia; said to be the qest [best] honey plant in that country. The small white flowers 
in panicle-like corymbs. For trial in the Gulf States and California. (Chapman
Field, Fla.)

65576. EUCALYPTUS URNIGERA. From Hobart, Tasmania. Presented by L. A. Evans,
Secretary of Agriculture. A tall, shapely tree, native to the mountains of Tasmania,
and said to be one of the hardiest of the eucalypts. The pale-yellow flowers, in
clusters of three, are followed by urn-shaped capsules. For trial in California.
(Chico, Calif.)

70785. EUGENIA GRANDIS. Myrtaceae. From the Straits Settlements, Collected by
David Fairchild, Agricultural Explorer. A handsome street tree with a dense crown,
a straight trunk and glossy green foliage. For trial in Florida and southern California. 
(Bell, Md.)

73064. EUGENIA sp. From Kiangsu, China. Collected by F. A. McClure, Agricultural
Explorer. A low compact shrub with dense foliage and black fruits the size of peas.
For trial in Florida and southern California. (Bell, Md.)

62718. EUONYMUS JAPONICUS. Var. MICROPHYLLUS. From Elstree, Herts, England.
Plants presented by Vicary Gibbs, Aldenham House Gardens A tiny-leaved, very distinct 
dwarf variety of the well-known Japanese evergreen shrub. Probably tender
north of southern Ohio. (Bell, Md.)
        