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81154. ECHEVERIA AMDENA. Crassulaceae . From Ventimiglia, Italy. Presented by 

 S. W. McLeod Braggins, Superintendent. La Mortola. A nearly stemless succulent with 

 small dense rosettes of thick leaves and slender scapes 4 to 8 inches high, bearing 

 1 to 8 red flowers in racemes. Native to Mexico. For trial in southern California 

 and southern Florida. (Chico, Calif.) 



93265. ECHINOCEREUS SP . Cactus. Plants from seeds collected by G. N. Collins and 

 J. H. Kempton with the Allison V. Armour Expedition. From La Paz, Lower California. 

 The plants of this genus which are distinctly ribbed, often form large caespitose 

 colonies, are usually low in stature, and generally have very attractive and fairly 

 large yellow, purplish, or scarlet flowers. The spines are relatively slender, and 

 not so long or stout as those of Echinocactus. For indoor culture except in the 

 warmer parts of the southwest and in the Gulf region. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



100692. ESCALLONIA MACRANTHA. From Chile. Collected by MacMillan and Erlanson at 

 Ancud, Chiloe Island. A shrub 4 to 5 feet high, with deep shining-green ornamental 

 foliage and an abundance of rose-red trumpet-shaped flowers about one-half inch 

 across. It is used largely in seaside districts as a hedge plant, and also makes a 

 fine wall plant. For trial in the Gulf region and southern California. (Glenn Dale, 

 Md.) 



101007. ESCALLONIA PTEROCLADON. Escalloniaceae . From the Botanic Garden, Cambridge, 

 England. A bushy evergreen shrub 4 to 10 feet high, native to Patagonia. The nar- 

 rowly obovate leaves, 1 inch long, are slightly toothed, and the small white flowers 

 appearing in summer are in slender racemes 1 to 3 inches long, terminating the short 

 rigid leafy twigs. For trial in the southern states and in California. (Glenn Dale, 

 Md.) 



91818. ESCALLONIA PUNCTATA. From Scotland. Presented by W. Wright Smith, Regius 

 Keeper, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. A very rare shrub, 4 to 5 feet high, with 

 neat evergreen foliage, and bright-red flowers which are distinct from all other 

 escallonias. Native to Chile. For trial in the south Atlantic and Gulf region and 

 on the Pacific coast. (Glenn Dale, Md.) 



95515. EUCALYPTUS ALGERIENSIS. From Algeria. Presented by Dr. R. Maire, University 

 of Algiers, Algiers. A hybrid between Eucalyptus ro strata and E^ rudis which has 

 become naturalized in North Africa and now covers considerable areas of the hills 

 around Algiers. It differs from E^ rudis by its smooth trunk, its small flowers with 

 the hemispherical operculum not beaked, and from E^ r ostrata by its buds which are 

 white like those of E^ rudis . Eucaly ptus rydis flowers in the month of December, 

 !• rostrata flowers in July and August, while E^ algeriensis flov/ers in the spring. 

 For trial in the southwest and the Gulf region. (Chico, Calif.) 



101065. EUCALYPTUS CINEREA. Silver stringybark. From Institute of Plant Intro- 

 duction, Leningrad, U. S. S. R. A moderate-sized Australian tree with whitish brown 

 bark, opposite cordate leaves 2 to 4 inches long, and terminal corymbs of small 

 flowers followed by small subglobose fruits. For trial in the v,'armer parts of Cali- 

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



