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14 feet in circumference. The sproiul of the boughs is over 50 feet, and 

 the height of the tree over 30 feet. To see a tree like this, in full, 

 bloom, covered with its masses of rich scarlet flowers, is a sight never 

 to be forgotten. The typical colour of Eucalyptus fci folia is scarlet; 

 but, as a result of cultivation and hybridization, it is now found in 



Red Gum — Eucalyptus rofttrata. 



rshades of pink, crimson, scarlet, and orange. The flowers, being carried 

 in big trusses, the stems brightly coloured, and the loaves large and 

 shiny, the tree presents a very gorgeous spectacle during the blossoming 

 rseason. 



Another flowering gum very like this one is Eucahjptus calophi/lla, 

 the red flowering gum of West Australia. This has a more upright 



