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engraving.? of this tree and also of its bloom (under the 

 name Eucalyptus urniqera), " Gardener's Chronicle," April 

 14, 1888, pp. 460 and 461. This is by much the largest 

 eucalypt in Scotland. Leaves small. In young plants 

 round, colour blue-green, with a whitish bloom, the bloom 

 so engrained as to stand much exposure — much more than 

 the abundant whitish bloom of E. cordata. Flowers pale 

 yellow, in clusters of three. The Whittingehame eucalypt 

 sprang from seed given by the Marquis of Salisbury to Mr. 

 Balfour. It was sown in 1845. The plant was cut to 

 the ground by the severe frost of 1860-61, but sent forth 

 shoots from its stem. 



2^0 eucalypt has so puzzled scientific botanists as this. 

 Several of them have sought to identify it, hence the names 

 it has received — E. viminalis, E. urnigera, E. Gimnii, etc. 



Sir Joseph Hooker writes regarding the eucalypts : 

 " Their limits of variation are very wide " ; and Mr. 

 Birkbeck adds, " The Whittingehame gum may be a 

 distinct variety ; although I can see little difference 

 between it and E. Gunnii" It is certainly unlike to 

 the Arran E. viminalis and E. Gunnii, and as unlike to 

 the Eoseneath E. urnigera. 



III. Eucalyptus Gunnii.— (The mountain variety is 

 called Cider Gum, from the beverage made from its sap. 

 The low ground variety is named Swamp Gum.) " Bees 

 obtain much honey from its flower. Cattle and sheep 

 browse on its foliage. Timber strong." — Mueller. 



1. Stonefield. Tarbert. Sown 1881. Height, 38 feet ; 

 girth, 2 feet 3 inches. Uninjured. 



2. Lochhournhead. " Hardly touched. The largest 

 tree, five years old, and 15 feet in height, is full of flower- 

 buds." — Birkbeck. 



3. Craigard, Lamlash. I'lanted 1884. Blown down 

 by the storm of December 1894. 



4. Whiting Bay Free Church Manse. Planted 1884. 

 Situation exposed. Leaves and twigs killed. 



5. Pirn Mill and Whitefarland. Planted by Mr. 

 Fullarton in 1895. Five plants. 



IV. Eucalyptus veenicosa (Varnished leaved Gum). 



1. Lochhournhead. Planted 1890. Height, 2 feet 

 " Not even a leaf browned." — Birkbeck. 



