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41685. ERIANTHUS RUFIPILUS. From C. C. Calder, Royal 

 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 sym- 

 metrical tree with handsome leaves, wooly- white beneath. Native 

 of China and Japan, cultivated throughout the Gulf States and Cali- 

 fornia. 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, Chi- 

 nese 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 ele- 

 vated 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 O. 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 Darjil- 

 ing, 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 r61e that the smaller coral beans do which are 

 now grown. Probably more hardy than the introduced species. 

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