.,•32462. EUCALYPTUS UM- 

 BRA, Bastard wMte mahogany. 

 Presented by Mr. R. T. Baker, curator, 

 Technological Museum, Sydney, New 

 South Wales. A tree, attaining some- 

 times a height of 100 feet, with a dark- 

 colored "stringy" bark. It is subject 

 to the attacks of a borer, which re- 

 duces its value for timber purposes. 



30137. EUCOMMIA UL101DES, 



Tu Chung, 

 Deciduous tree of Western China, 



with leaves and bark containing a re- 

 r:. reliable substance resembling 'rub- 

 ber, which is being investigated to 

 ascertain its- possible economic value. 

 Hardy as far north as Boston, and re- 

 commended as an interesting park 

 tree. 



22995. EUONYMUS ALATUS. 



From Mr, Frank N. Meyer, Soochow, 



Kiangsu, China. A deciduous shrub, 



having characteristic four -winged 

 white fruits hanging down on long 

 peduncles, which are in strong con- 

 trast with the bright scarlet hues of 

 the leaves in autumn. 



18566. EUONYMUS JAPOM- 

 IOUS, Collected by Mr. Frank N. 

 Meyer, near Manchow, Chekiang, 

 China. A decumbent evergreen Euony- 



mus, with large dark green leaves. 

 Of value in the mild wintered sections 

 of the United States as an ornamental 

 plant to clothe trunks of large trees 

 and as a cover for stone and brick 

 walls facing north or east. 



23027. EUONYMUS SP. 



From Frank Meyer, Taiyuenfu, 



China. 



Semi= deciduous ornamental with nu- 

 merous white capsules, showing hand- 

 some scarlet berries inside. Dwarfed 

 and erown ingots for table decoration 

 duringthe winter holidays. Probably 

 not hards'" in very cold climates, as the 

 Chinese keep the plants in frost-proof 

 cellars in winter. 



FEIJOA SELLOWiAMA. 



Ornamental shrub, native of South 

 America, 4 to 8 feet high, with ever- 

 green, pale glaucous' leaves and very 

 handsome flowers. The roundish or 

 elliptical greenish fruits are highly 

 aromatic and contain a soft, slightly 

 granular meat and few small seeds. 

 Eaten raw or made into jelly. 



