
          31309. ELEPHANTORRHIZA
ELEPHANTINA. From Transvaal,
South Africa. Presented by J. B. Davy.
Small shrubby plant with large club
shaped roots very rich in tannin. Foliage 
eagerly eaten by cattle. Seeds
ripen in the pods after stems have been
killed by frosts.

35098. ENTELEA PALMATA.
Whau Tree. From Alwin Berger, La
Mortola, Ventimiglia, Italy. A beautiful 
New Zealand tree with leaves
resembling mulberry leaves, 10 inches
long and white flowers one inch
across, borne in drooping clusters;
fruits dark brown with long bristles.
Becoming rare in New Zealand. Wood
only half the weight of cork. Recommended 
for life-belts.

35591. ENTEROLOBIUM
CYCLOCARPUM. "Quinacastle."
From Don Nat. O. y Osuna, Noria,
Sinaloa, Mexico. An evergreen shade
and timber tree which grows to great
size, the trunk often being four feet or
more in diameter. The wood is said
to be bug and worm proof and is in
demand for making boxes, chests and
trunks.
        