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rich scarlet floAvers. The seed vessels of this species have six or eight 

 prominent ridges on the sides. This is a rare plant. 



Eucalyptus erythrocorys, the red t-ap gum, is a very striking 

 and unique species. It i^ a tall, shrubby tree, with long green 

 leaves. The flower buds are nearly 1 inch across, and the 

 cap, which acts as the protecting lid to the bud, and which 

 is known as the operculum, is rich scarlet in colour, with 

 two ridged lines, forming a cross, on the surface. When the oper- 

 culum is forced off by the expanding flower, this latter appears in a 

 very deep yellow colour. There are frequently two or three flowers in 

 a cluster. Another yellow-flowered species is Eucalyptus Prcssiana. 

 Again, this is a shrubby form, with broad, short, green or greyish-green 

 foliage. The fllaments of the flower are a pure rich yellow. The 

 blooms are borne in clusters of two or three, and, like those of erythro- 

 corys, are fairly large. 



Eucalyptus Lehmanni, Lehmann's gum, is an interesting species, 

 and one fairl}^ well known. It is a low tree, with clustered greenish- 

 yellow flowers, a single cluster often being as large as one's clenched 

 fist. The five to eight buds are large, grow close together, and point 

 out in difterent directions, each one being about half the size of a little 

 finger, and an inch long. When the flowers are ready to expand, the 

 filaments force off the cap, which is somewhat like a long thimble. 



Eucalyptus cornuta, the '' Yate " tree of West Australia, has clustered 

 buds and blossoms very like Lehmanni, 'but much smaller. Sometimes 

 the flowers are white, and at other times a rich yellow. 



One of the finest white-flowered species is Eucalyptus cosmophylla, 

 the handsome leaf gum, which is common on the Mount Lofty Range, 

 near Adelaide. Its white flowers are conspicuous and abundant in 

 April-May, and the foliage, as its speciflc name suggests, is very 

 beautiful. This species is only of shrubby height, and it flowers when 

 quite young. 



{To he continued.) 



PLANTING AND RECONSTITUTION OF VINEYARDS. 



Conditions Governingr the Distribution of Phylloxepa-Resistant Vine 

 Rootling-s and Cutting's. 



The conditions subject to which Victorian vine-growers may purchase 

 phylloxera-resistant vine cuttings and rootlings (grafted or ungrafted) 

 have been drawn up for the current year, and copies of same will shortly 

 be available on application. 



Beyond the necessary alterations of dates (substitution of 1919 for 

 1918, &c.), the conditions are much the same as for la<t season. There 

 is no alteration in price. 



