36621. EUCALYPTUS 

 STUARTIANA. Apple-scented 

 Gum. From Australia, through Forest 

 Service. Small-sized eucalyptus, 

 standing low temperature of 10° F. 

 thriving best along sea coast as vrind- 

 breaks and shade in ravines and on 

 f airlj^ moist mountain slopes. Timber 

 hard^ durable underground; good for 

 fuel. Deserves trial farther north than 

 other species will grow. 



37017. EUGENIA LUSCH- 



N AT H I A N A. Pitomba. From Bahia, 

 Brazil, through Dorset!, Shamel and 

 Popenoe. Compact, handsome, 20-foot 

 evergreen tree, bearing deep orange 

 fruits one inch in diameter, crowned 

 with persistent calyx; skin thin, en- 

 closing soft, melting, bright orange, 

 juicy flesh, with acid, very aromatic 

 flavor. Cooking rather than dessert 

 fruit, making excellent jellies. 



36713. EUGENIA TOMEN- 



TOSA. Cabelluda. From Rio, Brazil, 

 through Dorsett, Shamel and Popenoe. 

 Handsome, evergreen fruit tree, bear- 

 ing golden-yellow, down-covered 

 fruits in great abundance. These are 

 about the size of gooseberries and are 

 eaten as one would eat a grape. Flavor 

 suggests May Apple. Seeds are very 

 large, leaving little room for the juicy 

 pulp. Worthy of trial in Florida. 



