3-1 ArSTRALTAX SUGAR-CANE BEETLES AND THEIR ALLIES. 



Family MYRTACE.E. 

 (■i) Melaleuca leucaelendroii Linn., var. viricliflora Gaertn. Swamp 

 Tea-tree. 



A tree attaining a great height, growing in swamps or 

 swampy ground, with a thick whitish l)ark peeling off in thin 

 layers. Leaves 1-1 in. long, |-f in. In-oad, the young terminal 

 leaves covered with fine silvery hairs, usually with three 

 prominent longitudinal veins. Flower-spikes solitary or 2 or 

 8 together, the flowers yellow. 



(1) Mdahuca Jeucadoidroii Linn., var. euiinirKjliaini Bail. Thick- 

 leaved Tea-tree. 



A small tree growing in swamp.y land. Leaves thick and 

 stiff, 1-7 in. long. 2-1 in. broad. Flowers yellow. 

 This variety never attains a great height. 



(1) Mdaleuea Jeuceideiielron Linn., var. sanguinea Cheel. Rod- 

 tiowered Tea-tree. 



A small tree growing in swampy land. Leaves rather 

 stiff', 8-5 in. long, 1-2 in. broad. Flowers red. 



In growth and appearance this form is very similar to 

 the preceding. 



(1) Mdaleuea leucaelendron. Linn., var. mimosoides. River Tea-tree. 



A graceful tree with bushy folige, growing along or in 

 river-beds. Leaves not stiff, slender, Ai-'o in. long, ^-f in. broad. 

 Flowers creamy-white, borne in profusion. 



A very distinct variety from the other three. 



(1) Eueediipius fesselaris F.v.^I. ]\Ioreton Bay Ash. 



A medium to large erect tree, common on forest land ; 

 bark on lower stem black and persistent and marked out in 

 separate pieces by longitudinal and cross grooves, the 

 branches and upper trunk smooth and whitish. Leaves lance- 

 shaped to almost straight or sword-shaped, 3-6 in. long. 

 Flowers in clusters of 1-2 or 3-6 on short slender stalks. 

 Fruit oval or oblong, about | in. long, the capsule deeply 

 sunk. 



The ^Moreton Bay Ash may at once be known by the dark 

 lower trunk and smooth branches. 



(1) Eucalyptus corymhosa Sm. Bloodwood. 



A small to very large tree, smaller on the lowland than 

 on the ridges ; bark tightly clinging, thick, dark brown. 

 Leaves lance-shaped, about 3-6 in. long, with numerous fine 

 transverse parallel veins. Flowers rather large, in clusters 

 of several. Fruit |-f in. long, pitcher-like ; seeds large, oval, 

 narrow. 



The commonest tre;^ of the for(^st lands of the Claims 

 district. 



(2) Euealpyfus h ptopJihha F.v.^l. Box. 



A slender tree of small to medium height, on the lower- 

 lying forest land ; bark tightl}^ clinging, dark but more or 



