
          36621. EUCALYPTUS
STUARTIANA. Apple-scented
Gum. From Australia, through Forest
Service. Small-sized eucalyptus,
standing low temperature of 10° F.
thriving best along sea coast as wind
breaks and shade in ravines and on
fairly moist mountain slopes. Timber
hard, durable underground; good for
fuel. Deserves trial farther north than
other species will grow.

37017. EUGENIA LUSCHNATHIANA. 
Pitomba. From Bahia,
Brazil, through Dorsett, Shamel and
Popenoe. Compact, handsome, 20-foot
evergreen tree, bearing deep orange
fruits one inch in diameter, crowned
with persistent calyx; skin thin, enclosing 
soft, melting, bright orange,
juicy flesh, with acid, very aromatic
flavor. Cooking rather than dessert
fruit, making excellent jellies.

36713. EUGENIA TOMENTOSA. 
Cabelluda. From Rio, Brazil,
through Dorsett, Shamel and Popenoe.
Handsome, evergreen fruit tree, bearing 
golden-yellow, down-covered
fruits in great abundance. These are
about the size of gooseberries and are
eaten as one would eat a grape. Flavor
suggests May Apple. Seeds are very
large, leaving little room for the juicy
pulp. Worthy of trial in Florida.
        