33868. LRYNGiUM ROSTRA- 

 TU M . From Jose 1). Husbands, Liraa- 

 vida, Chile. A glabrous, umbellifer- 

 ous plant growing in parts of Chile, 

 Polynesia and Australia. It has a 

 thick root that is used by the natives 

 of Chile as an antidote for the bite 

 of poisonous spiders. Chilean name, 

 "Cardilla." 



31317. ERYTHRINA POEFPI- 

 GIAMA. Bucare. Received through 

 Mr. D. W. May, Mayagwez, Porto Rico. 

 A leguminous tree, native of the low- 

 er Andes of Peru, which attains a 

 height of 15 to 20 meters, and has 

 short, conical spines and red flowers. 

 It is cultivated as a shade tree in the 

 coffee and cacao plantations. 



27660. ERYTHRSMA UM- 



BROSA. Received through Mi*. D. W. 

 May, Mayaguez, Porto Rico. This 

 Venezuelan tree is a most excellent 

 leguminous shade for coffee and a 

 windbreak for citrus groves. 



34486. EUCALYPTUS 8 P. 

 Eucalyptus., From J, A. Hamilton, 

 Tolga, Queensland, Australia. Grown 

 from seed collected at an elevation of 

 3000 feet above sea level and may 

 prove somewhat hardier than those 

 from lower altitudes. 



34487. EUCALYPTUS EIDER- 

 CD P HLQ E A. Black Ironbark. From 

 J. A. Hamilton, Tolga, Queensland. An 

 Australian timber tree growing about 

 150 feet in height, furnishing very 

 strong, hard and durable wood, used 

 for railroad ties, wharf piles, spokes 

 and tooi-handies. 



EUCALYPTUS TERETICOR- 



N IS. Flooded Gum. Tall timber tree, 

 about lOOfeet high, native of Australia, 

 ^enerallyfound occupying humid flats 

 or growing around swamps and lakes, 

 or along water courses, and never far 

 from littoral regions. Will not grow 

 in saline soil or adjacent to salt-water 

 streams. Produces excellent timber 

 especially good for wheelwrights' use. 



