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flats and. ridges in proximity to salt v/ater. For trial near the coast in California 

 and the Gulf region. (Chico, Calif.) 



141864. EUCALYPTUS VIMINALIS. Manna gum. FroiP Brazil. Presented by Dr. Edmundo 

 Navarro de Andrade, Rio Claro, Sao Paulo. A graceful Australian tree up to 300 feet 

 high, with rough bark from which exudes the honey-like substance v/hich gives the tree 

 its name of manna gum. The leaves are lanceolate to falcate; the flowers are flat- 

 tened-globose with sharp-pointed tops. The wood is used only for rough building 

 purposes. For trial in all but the colder parts of California and the Southwest 

 and in the Gulf region. (Chico, Calif.) 



141846. EUCALYPTUS. VAR. ORANENSIS. From Brazil. Presented by Dr. Edmundo Navarro 

 de Andrade, Rio Claro, Sao Paulo. A supposed natural hybrid variety, originating in 

 Algeria, received as Eucalyptus occidentalis var. oranensis, one of the parents of 

 which is believed to be E. occ ide ntali s . It is reported to be a tree of fine appear- 

 ance with the flowers and capsules borne on long slender peduncles and pedicels. For 

 trial in the milder parts of California and the Gulf region. (Chico, Calif.) 



141843. EUCALYPTUS SP . From Brazil. Presented by Dr. Edmundo Navarro de Andrade, 

 Rio Claro, Sao Paulo. Received as Eucalyptus mic rophyllus , a name of doubtful stand- 

 ing. The plants should be tested with other species in the milder parts of California 

 and the Gulf region. (Chico, Calif.) 



141865. EUCALYPTUS SP . From Brazil. Presented by Dr. Edmundo Navarro de Andrade, 

 Rio Claro, Sao Paulo. An unidentified eucalypt that should be tested along with others 

 in the milder parts of California and the Gulf region. (Chico, Calif.) 



57281. EUONYMUS HAMILTONIANUS . (Celastraceae. ) Presented by A. D. Woeikoff, Di- 

 rector, Experimental Farm, Echo, Manchuria. A handsome tree to 15 feet, with lance- 

 oblong leaves 2 to 4 inches long. In the fall it is regularly covered with showers of 

 coral-red fruits about \ inch across, suspended on long slender stalks. When the 

 fruits open they show the bright-red arils covering the seeds. The display of fruits 

 is usually effective from late September through November. In normal seasons the 

 leaves color brightly before dropping but as they drop rather rapidly they are ef- 

 fective for only a few days. For trial in all but the coldest and hottest states. 

 (Glenn Dale, Md. ) 



114743. EURYA ACUMINATA. (Theaceae.) Collected in Szechwan Province, China, and 

 presented by the Sun Yat-Sen Tomb and Memorial Park Commission, Nanking. A shrub 

 up to 10 feet, with oblong-lanceolate leathery evergreen leaves of rich green color. 

 The plants are always densely leaved. In northern Florida and southern Georgia the 

 plants seem to be unusually tolerant of rapid, extreme changes in temperature. For 

 trial in the warmest parts of the South and Southwest. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



139454. FICUS GNAPHALOCARPA . (Moraceae.) From Africa. Collected in the southern 

 plateau region of Angola and presented by the Department of Agriculture, Luanda, 

 Angola, Portuguese West Africa. A spreading tropical tree 50-60 feet high, with rough 

 leaves that are much relished by stock. The solitary, pear-shaped or globose, edible 

 fruits, about l-g- inches long, are red or purplish, moderately juicy and somewhat 

 sweet. The plant is reported to be a good grafting stock for the common fig and to 

 be so used in parts of Senegal. For trial as an ornamental and shade tree in south- 

 ern Florida and southern California. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



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