248 Journal of Agriculture, Victoria. [10 AppaL, 1916. 



The Sallow Gum is usually found in company with the Black Sallee 

 {E . ateUulata) and the Swamp Gum {E . jMiludosa). 



From the Black Sallee it is easily distinguished by its leaves, although 

 otherwise in appearance of growth, branches, bark, &c., the two resemble 

 each other somewhat. Its branches, however, never have that yellow, 

 green colour, which is so characteristic of the Black Sallee {E . stellulata), 

 but are of an ashy grey or brownish grey colour, sometimes approaching 

 to a sooty black. From the Swamp Gum {^E . jmludosa), the Sallow Gum 

 is distinguished by the leaves being broader, and more oval, with the end 

 blunt; the leaves on the higher branches approach in shape more those 

 of Yellow Box (E. vidliodora) than those of any other species. 



Incidentally it may here be mentioned that the Swamp Gum {E . 

 paludosa) is not essentially a wet ground species, as it also occurs on dry 

 ground, but it grows to a larger and straighter tree than the Sallow 

 Gum. 



The Cider Gum (^Eucalyiittis Gunnii, Hook, F.) 



A shrub or small tree found in Victoria only at high elevations in the 

 north-eastern part, attaining a diameter of 12 inches, and sometimes a 

 height of 30 feet. 



The specific name Eucalyptus Gunnii is now only applied to this 

 species, but formerly included the Swamp Gum {E . paludosa), the Sallow 

 Gum (E . camphora), and the Dwarf Gum {E . Kitsoni), all of which are 

 uow recognised as distinct species. 



The bark of the Cider Gum is smooth. A number of stems spring 

 from a broad expanded root base, a feature which is characteristic of 

 this species. 



The leaves are frosted, and variable in size and shape, stem-clasping, 

 stalkless, heart-shaped, round, egg, or egg lance-shaped, and occur oppo- 

 site or alternate on the rounded branchlets. The lateral veins of the 

 leaves are oblique spreading, the marginal vein well removed from the 

 edge of the leaf. Flowers at shoulders of leaves in short tufts, in threes 

 on a short stalk or stalkless, buds bell-shaped, with short pointed lid, 

 which overlaps the lower part of the bud. The fruit is half-round to 

 cylinder-shaped, with a thickened rim. 



A pale-coloured wood. This tree is called Cider Gum on account of a 

 cider-like beverage having been made from the sap. 



The Dwarf Gum {Eucalyptus Kitsoni, Luehmann and Maiden). 



A dwarf tree. It usually does not grow higher than 4 to 5 feet, but 

 at Foster it is found 18 to 20 feet in height. Bark smooth in texture, 

 and ashy grey in colour, lighter in the higher branches. 



Juvenile foliage oblong to broadly lance-shaped, with very short 

 stalk, or stalkless leaves, rounded at the end, or terminating in a bhmt 

 point, even-sided, and of leathery texture. Veins well marked, spread- 

 ing marginal vein a considerable distance from the edge of the leaf. 



Mature Foliage. — AVhen in the flowering state, this tree has some- 

 times a few oblong lance-shaped leaves, but they vary in all degrees of 

 width up to 4 inches long by |-inch wide. Fully developed leaves have 

 the marginal vein close to the edge, and are on stalks up to 1-in. long. 

 Buds with conical lid, the flower cup on a broad (strap-shaped) stalk. 

 Ti'lowers in a head of usually seven, but may be as few as three. Fruit 

 half-round, or more or less conical through mutual pressure, smooth or 

 slightly angled, three, four, or five celled. 



