
          36122. ESCALLONIA PULVERULENTA. 
From Concepcion,
Chile, through W. F. Wight. The
escallonias are considered among the
most useful shrubs in use in California. 
They are evergreen shrubs or
trees, blooming late in fall and early
in winter when flowers are scarce.
They stand pruning and are easily
transplanted and propagated by
cuttings.

36618. EUCALYPTUS CREBRA. 
Iron-bark Eucalypt. One of
the most highly valued timber trees
of Australia. Picturesque tree with
straight, even trunk, 100 feet in height.
Only iron-bark succeeding in dry, hot,
interior valleys of Southwest. Withstands 
temperatures of 18° F. and 118°
F. Wood hard, tough, elastic, durable
under ground; much used for posts,
railway ties, piles, wagons, etc.

36620. EUCALYPTUS GUNNII. 
Cider or Sugar Gum. Received
through Forest Service, from Australia. 
One of the hardest of the
Eucalypts; even growing in eastern
Scotland. Withstands temperature of
20° F. Too crooked for good timber.
Promising as a forest cover for mountain 
situations with cool summer temperatures. 
Wood worthless for posts.
        