36122. ESCALLONIA PUL- 

 VERU LENTA. From Concepcion, 

 Chile, through W. F. Wight. The 



escallonias are considered among the 

 most useful shrubs in use in Califor- 

 nia. They are evergreen shrubs or 

 trees, blooming late in fall and early 

 in winter when flowers are scarce. 

 They stand pruning and are easily 

 transplanted and propagated by 

 cuttings. 



36618. EUCALYPTUS CRE- 

 BRA. Iron-bark Eucalypt. One of 

 the most highly valued timber trees 

 of Australia. Picturesque tree with 

 straight, even trunk, 100 feet in height. 

 Only iron-bark succeeding in dry, hot, 

 interior valleys of Southwest. With- 

 stands temperatures of 18° F. and llSo 

 F. Wood hard, tough, elastic, durable 

 under ground; much used for posts, 

 railway ties, piles, wagons, etc. 



36620. EUCALYPTUS GUN- 



NIL Cider or Sugar Gum. Received 

 through Forest Service, from Aus- 

 tralia. One of the hardest of the 

 Eucalypts; even growing in eastern 

 Scotland. Withstands temperature of 

 200 F. Too crooked for good timber. 

 Promising as a forest cover for moun- 

 tain situations w ith cool summer tem- 

 peratures. Wood worthless for posts. 



