31309. ELEPHANTORRHIZA 

 ELEPHANTINA. From Transvaal, 

 South Africa. Presented by J. B. Davy. 

 Small shrubby plant with large club- 

 shaped roots very rich in tannin. Fol- 

 iage eagerly eaten by cattle. Seeds 

 ripen in the pods after stems have been' 

 killed by frosts. 



35098. ENTELEA PALMATA. 



Whau Tree. From Alwin Berger, La 

 Mortola, Yentimiglia, Italy. A beau- 

 tiful New^ Zealand tree w^ith leaves 

 resembling mulberry leaves, 10 inches 

 long and w^hite flow^ers one inch 

 across, borne in drooping clusters; 

 fruits dark brow^n with long bristles. 

 Becoming rare in New Zealand. Wood 

 only half the weight of cork. Recom- 

 mended for life-belts. 



35591. ENTEROLOBIUM 

 CYCLOCARPUM. **Quinacastle." 

 From Don Nat. O. y Osuna, Noria, 

 Sinaloa, Mexico. An evergreen shade 

 and timber tree which grows to great 

 size, the trunk often being four feet or 

 more in diameter. The wood is said 

 to be bug and worm proof and is in 

 demand for making boxes, chests and 

 trunks. 



