ay PROCEEDINGS OF THE CALIFORNIA 
wood only used for fencing or fuel; decays rapidly if exposed; easily killed 
by a wet season. 
E. viminalis.—This is the Manna; also Drooping; called also White Gum; 
yields manna, and is remarkable for its elegance; 150 feet high, 8 feet diameter; 
not much esteemed. The Gray Gum (£. saligna) sometimes mistaken for 
this, etc. 
E. dealbata is one of the so-called White Gums, about 50 feet, without 
branches, capped with dense foliage, covered with a white powdery bloom 
(easily rubbed off); bark of a purplish tinge when young, becoming brown 
with age; wood light color, too soft to be of general use; said to shed its bark 
every third year. 
E. albens is also one of the White Gums; 80 feet high, etc.; wood of little 
or no use. 
E. goniocalyx is one of the most useful; in some districts called Flooded 
Gum; in others, Blue Gum; chiefly found on rivers and creeks, and is also a 
forest tree. One mark of this species is the angular calyx—hence specific 
name; another, the short, flat peduncles (flower-stems) in umbels or clusters 
of seven flowers on short, thick stems; 80 feet or more, 7 feet diameter. 
Although the wood varies with soil, it is generally considered highly valuable ; 
several of the Blue Gums of catalogues belong to this species; a tree of rapid 
growth; specific gravity less than that of any other Gum. The timber is 
extensively used for building purposes, as scantling, battens, floors, posts and 
rails, ship’s planks, etc. Indicates good soil. 
£. dumosa—-the big chaparral bush so annoying to travelers. 
E. incrassaia is another of the small species that together constitute the 
Mallee Scrub; the natives sharpen and harden in hot embers for digger sticks, 
like metal; famous for ramrods, etc. 
E. uncinata is Dr. Mueller’s #. oleosa—still another of the above list of 
Mallee Scrub; the root runners retain a copious supply of pure water for the 
thirsty. 
E. hemastoma—Mostly known as White Gum, but in some districts the bark 
has gray patches; hence known as Spotted Gum; little esteemed for fuel or 
any other use. 
£, stellulata—This is the Mountain White Gum; in some districts the bark 
is lead-colored, hence named Lead Gum; 30 to 40 feet high, and 2 feet diameter; 
wood of no service, save for fuel; distinguished by veins or nerves that start 
near the base of the leaves, and run almost parallel to the midrib. 
E. coriacea—This is another of White Gums from the Blue Mountains; 40 
to 80 feet; not much valued. 
E. radiata—The River White Gum (by some considered a variety of the 
Messmate or EL. amygdalina). This is a smooth tree with bark often hanging 
in long strips from the upper branches; it never grows away from water; 50 
to 60 feet; timber not valued by the settler. 
