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gives forth a pleasant odor resembling apples. Flowers and 

 Fruit — Flowers of medium size in compact clusters of 3 to 8 ; 

 deciduous covering of flower bud cone-chaped. Seed cases 

 rather small and usually almost top-shaped. Bark — Of trunk 

 and main branches rough and more or less fibrous, grayish 

 brown outside and salmon colored next the wood. 



Growth : Trees never attain great size, but grow very 

 rapidly the first ten years. May reach 30 to 40 feet in height 

 and one foot in diameter in 10 years. Grows erect with a stocky 

 appearance. 



Wood: Hard but not straight-grained, light, warm, wavy 

 red color. Takes a polish, hence used for rough furniture. 

 Uses — Used for a forest cover, for wind-breaks, for shade, etc. 

 Used some for fence posts and sleepers. 



Requirements : Climate — Thrives near the coast, endures 

 io° F. to 18 F. Hence adapted to considerable variation in 

 altitude. Not suited to the hot interior. 



Places Grown in the West: Santa Monica, Pasadena. 



40. E. tereticornis. 



FOREST RED GUM. 



Identification : Leaves — Of seedlings, broad with short 

 stalks. As they grow older, stalks become longer and leaves 

 more pointed. Flowers and Fruit — Flowers above medium size, 

 in open clusters of 4 to 8 on slender stalks. Covering of full- 

 grown flower bud long, round, usually abruptly pointed pod 

 sharp. Seed cases usually below medium size, goblet shape, 

 with prominent and protruding valves. Bark — Smooth, gray- 

 ish, and usually flaking off in thin layers. 



Growth : Tree may reach 100 feet in height and 6 feet in 

 diameter. Rate of growth about two-thirds of that of Blue 

 Gum. (Cooper) 



Wood : Red, heavy, hard, close-grained, and durable. Duray 

 bility — Maiden reports a post sound after 45 years. Uses — Has 

 practically the same uses as E. rostrata, but considered superior 

 by some authorities. 



Requirements: Climate — Grows best near coast but en- 

 dures drought and the hot valleys well. Range of temperature : 

 15 to 20 F. and no° to 112 F. 



Places Grown in the West : Pasadena, Santa Monica. 



