EUCRYPHIA. Ornamental trees and shrubs of the Southern Hemisphere. The following have strongly upswept branches with dark brown bark on young twigs, turning paler and greyer with age. The leaves are oval in form and have a lacquered upper surface. The flowers, appearing in summer, are reminiscent of apple blossoms, each with five broad petals and many slender stamens. They are also similarly fragrant. These are stunning small trees for protected sites, disliking hot, dry winds but otherwise easily grown. Sun or light shade, most non-alkaline soils, moderate watering. Hardy to 18^oF or less.

x intermedia. A hybrid of E. lucida and E. glutinosa, growing around 15’ tall. The 2-3" leaves are mostly oblong, some of them partly divided into threes, dark green and shiny above. White flowers, about 2" broad, decorate the plant in early summer. Received from the late Ray and Rose Williams.

lucida ‘Pink Cloud’. Similar in habit to the last, and probably taller (perhaps 20-30'). It has smaller, undivided, slightly greyish green leaves. The flowers are only about an inch across but beautifully colored—light pink with darker edges and a spot of crimson in the center. Our thanks to Woodbank Nursery in Tasmania.