106 AUSTRALIAN TREES AND SHRUBS. 



Mr. Hargreaves, Cuffnells, near Lyndhurst ; from Mr. E. A. 

 Bowles, of Myddelton House, Middlesex ; and the Royal 

 Horticultural Society's Gardens at Wisley. 



E. vernicosa. Dwarf Gum. Native of Tasmania. Usually 

 this is an erect shrub with smooth bark and small leaves in. 

 to 2in. long, equally green and shining as if varnished on both 

 sides hence its specific name. In its native country this 

 grows on the summits of the higher mountains. In Scotland 

 it is reported to have never been injured by frost, and forms a 

 beautiful shrub and not developing into a tree. Mr. Kemp- 

 shall states that it has passed recent winters at Abbotsbury 

 without injury. Specimens of this, by the kindness of Miss 

 Balfour, were received from Whittingehame, East Lothian. 



E. paucijlora. Weeping Gum. Native of Australia and 

 Tasmania. This is a handsome, small tree with long 

 pendulous branches and producing an abundance of flowers. 

 It is said to equal E. cocci/era in hardiness. A tree 16ft. 

 high was killed at Abbotsbury in 1908. 



E. viminalis. Manna or White Gum. Australia and Tas- 

 mania. Usually a tree of moderate size, but occasionally 

 much larger. The only large specimens occur in the South 

 of Ireland. Smaller specimens are reported from Devon and 

 Cornwall. Young plants were killed at Abbotsbury in 1905. 

 In Australia it produces mellitose manna which encrusts the 

 stem like a coating of white sugar. 



PROPAGATION OF EUCALYPTS. 



Before passing to other Australian trees and shrubs it may be 

 useful to add a few words as to the propagation of Eucalypts 

 and the selection of species likely to prove successful on 

 the South Coast. Where well-ripened seed is abundantly 

 produced it might be sown in the open ground in April. This 

 was successfully adopted by Mr. Bate man at Bright lingsea. 

 The seedlings attained a height of about a foot in the first 

 year and 3ft. to 6ft. in the second year. On the other hand, 



