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Wood: White, may vary to shades of light reddish brown. 

 Always header than water. Very hard and strong. Dura- 

 bility — Durable. Lasts well both in water and under ground. 

 Uses — Useful for forest cover, timber, and fuel. Attractive to 

 bees. Highly prized by millwrights. 



Requirements: Climate — Wide range of climate; from 

 coast to interior desert valleys. Grows on coast, plains, and 

 foothills. Endures 15 to 20 F. 



Peaces Grown in the West: Especially thrifty at Santa 

 Monica and at Phoenix, Arizona. 



Facts of Special Interest : Has not been known to freeze. 

 Claimed to be well suited to a limestone country. (K.) 



19. E. longifolia. 



WOOLLY-BUTT. 



Identification : Leaves — Long, sickle-shaped. Flowers 

 and Fruit — Bloom abundant during several months of the year. 

 Seed cases bell-shaped, angular, growing in threes about one- 

 half inch in length. Bark — Grayish tan-colored, rough and per- 

 sistent, flakes off from branches. Twigs red or yellowish. 



Growth : Tree of moderate size, but may reach 200 feet in 

 height. Trunk straight. 



Wood: Timber not very strong; on account of gum veins 

 not good for timber. Durability — Timber durable, but not very 

 strong. Uses — Used for posts, ties, and paving; for fuel. 

 Useful for bees. 



Requirements: Climate — Thrives near coast but not in hot 

 interior dry valleys. 



Places Grown in the West: Claremont, Pasadena, Santa 

 Monica. 



20. E. macrorhyncha. 



VICTORIA STRINGY-BARK. 



Identification : Leaves — Of young seedlings, broad and 

 oppositely placed. Young growth covered with short thick hair. 

 Leaves of older trees thick and leathery. Flowers and Fruit — 

 Flowers medium size in clusters, 4 to 10. Covers of flower 

 buds distinctly conical or long pointed. Matured seed cases 

 nearly spherical. Bark — Of trunk and branches, thick, fibrous, 

 persistent, and usually of dark gray color. 



