10 April, 1916.] 



Bee-keeping hi Victoria. 



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The mature leaves are dull green on both sides, narrow, lance-shaped, 

 and of thickish texture. The veins of the leaf roughly transverse the 

 marginal vein close to the edge. They are often frosted with a whitish 

 bloom. Sucker leaves from nearly round to oblong blunt ended, they 

 are opposite, often stem-clasping, and even sometimes opposite leaves 

 more or less joined round the stem. The buds are egg-shaped, in threes. 





Fig. 45. — Tho Blood Wood {KucaJuplus loriimhosa. SmitlO. 



arranged in the shape of a cross, as in the Maima Gum (A". ri/>iiii/i/i.<) 

 on short stalklet*. Lid of the hud nearly half when mature, hardlv 

 pointed. The fruit is top-sliaped, spreading at the nioutii. sonietimos 

 nearly half round, shining or frosted, three or four celled. The timber 

 is red wlien fresh, l)ut dries pale; it is of little use. 



