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41685. EMANTHUS RUFIPILUS. From C. C. Calder, Eoyal
Botanic Garden, Sibpur, near Calcutta, India.  Perennial ornamental
grass with stems 6 to 8 feet high; leaves 2 to 3 feet long, one-fourth
to 1 inch wide, and gray- white or purple-tinged; panicles 8 to 18
inches long, the spikelets concealed by dense white hairs.

ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA. Loquat. A medium-sized symmetrical 
tree with handsome leaves, wooly-white beneath.  Native
of China and Japan, cultivated throughout the Gulf States and 
California.  The fruit is small, oval, and yellow, and resembles a small
pear in shape, with a sweetish acid flavor.  Requires light rich soil
with good drainage.  Special grafted varieties with large fruits will
be sent.

31819. ERUCA SATIVA. Received through F. N. Meyer,
Oasis of Sandju, Chinese Turkestan.  "Sa-un," a variety of seed,
the oil of which is used both for culinary and illuminating purposes.
To be tested as a possible crop for the intermountain regions.

31820. ERUCA SATIVA. From F. N. Meyer, Karawag, Chinese 
Turkestan.  The seeds yield an oil which is used both for culinary
and illuminating purposes.  The acrid leaves are said to be used in
salads in southern Europe.  Grown as a field crop in the more 
elevated portions of Turkestan.  Deserves to be experimented with
at high altitudes in the Rocky Mountain region.

39740. ERYTHEA EDULIS. Palm. From W. H. Morse,
Santa Barbara, Cal., through 0. F. Cook.  This is one of the finest
of the American palms.  Found only in a wild state on the Island of
Guadaloupe.

ERYTHRINA ARBORESCENS. Coral tree. From Darjiling, India. 
Most conspicuous flowering tree in Darjiling.  Leaves
persist while tree is still in flower; do not fall and leave branches bare.
Brilliant scarlet spikes a foot long, resembling Royal poinciana.
Wood durable, though light and somewhat open grained; does not
warp or split; takes a good varnish.  Used for trays, etc.

42204. ERYTHRINA FLABELLIFORMIS. Coral bean.
Collected by Dr. David Griffiths of the Bureau of Plant Industry.
A low, spiny, deciduous shrub 2 to 4 feet high, inhabiting the upper
foothills of the isolated mountain ranges of the Southwest.  Its beans
range from cream through yellowish or coffee color to bright scarlet,
and will fill the same role that the smaller coral beans do which are
now grown.  Probably more hardy than the introduced species.
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