ELAEAGNUSANGUSTIFOLIA. 



Oleaster. Very ornamental, deciduous 

 shrub or small tree, from western 

 Asia, with narrow, willow-like leaves 

 and small, fragrant yellow flowers. 

 The sweet, edible fruits are reddish- 

 brown and resemble slighth^ a small 

 date. 



ELAEISGUINEENSIS. African 

 Oil Palm. Yast numbers of this palm 

 occur wild on the west coast of Africa 

 and supply a great industry in palm 

 oil. Seeds from the so-called "Sombo" 

 variety have a small nut with thick 

 meat and yield a large amount of oil. 



ELEPHANTORRHIZA ELE- 



PHANTINA^ From Transvaal, South 

 Africa. Presented by J. Burtt-Davy. 

 Small, shrubby plant with large club- 

 shaped roots which are exceedingly 

 rich in tannin. The foliage is eagerly 

 eaten by cattle. The seeds ripen in the 

 pods after the stems have been killed 

 by frosts. Should succeed in south 

 Florida. 



