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Places Grown in the West: In America grows quite 

 thriftily at and near the coast. Santa Monica. 



Facts of Special Interest: Wood has a tendency to warp 

 when exposed to the sun, hence rather difficult to season. 



28. E. piperita. 



WHITE STRINGY-BARK, 



Identification : Leaves — Of adult, variable from broadly 

 lance-shaped and very unequally sided to a narrow lance-shaped 

 and quite straight leaf. Flowers and Fruit — Flowers of me- 

 dium size, 6 to' 12 in compact clusters. Seed cases nearly spheri- 

 cal or like broad part of an egg. Bark — Grayish bark of trunk 

 fibrous and persistent. 



Growth : Tree erect, shapely, and attains considerable 

 height. Young seedlings clothed with distinct hairs. 



Wood : Color of wood red. Timber splits readily, checks 

 badly in drying. Is difficult to work. Durability — Is reported 

 to have kept sound in damp ground for 40 years. Uses— Used 

 for fencing and general building purposes. 



Requirements: Climate — Does not endure dry hot climates, 

 and will not stand heavy frosts. 



Places Grown in the West: Makes a rapid growth near 

 the coast and in cool inland situations. 



29. E. polyanthema. 



RED BOX. 



Identification : Leaves — Trees of a spreading habit, char- 

 acteristic foliage. Leaves roundish, broadly egg-shapped. 

 Flozvers and Fruit — Bloom profuse and dainty, flowers consid- 

 erably below average size and arranged in branching clusters. 

 Seed cases somewhat top-shaped and with their stems are quite 

 distinctly goblet-shaped. Bark — Of trunk and branches per- 

 sistent. Somewhat furrowed, grayish in color. 



Growth : Tree of medium size, may reach 250 feet. Not a 

 rapid grower. Few American specimens over one foot in 

 diameter. 



Wood : Timber very hard, strong and durable. Durability — 

 Claimed to be durable, though stems become hollow with age. 

 Uses — Used for ties, cogs, wheels, etc., used for fuel. Valuable 



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