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EUCALYPTUS 



EUCALYPTUS 



much paler beneath: pedicels very short or fls. usually 

 sessile; lid hemispherical, short, pointed; stamens 2-3 

 lines long, all fertile; anthers ovate, opening by parallel 

 slits: fr. subglobose-truncate, not contracted at orifice; 

 rim narrow; valves more or less protruding, separated 

 from the rim by a narrow groove. F.v.M. Eucal. 2:8. 

 Maiden, For. Fl. N.S.W. 13. Timber of the best, 

 usually pale red, straight-grained, comparatively easy 

 to work. Prefers rich alluvial soil: probably will not 

 endure severe conditions. 



43. resinifera, Smith. KINO EUCALYPT. RED 

 MAHOGANY. Erect symmetrical tree: bark of trunk 

 persistent, rough, and fibrous; of branches deciduous: 

 Ivs. lanceolate, thick, and almost leathery; oil -dots 

 quite obscure; veins widely spreading from midrib: 

 lid conical; stamens 46 lines long; anthers ovate, open- 

 ing by parallel slits: fr. about 4 lines wide, not con- 

 tracted at orifice; valves acute, well exserted. F.v.M. 

 Eucal. 1:9. Apparently endures both cold and drought 

 better than E. globtdus; requires a rather moist climate. 

 Wood strong and durable, red, but bears no real resem- 

 blance to true mahogany; not liable to shrink; lasts 

 well underground. 



Var. grandifldra, Benth. Fls. larger, the ovoid buds 

 about 4 lines diam.: fr. 4-6 lines wide, with a raised rim. 



1428. Eucalyptus corynocalyx. (XM) No. 60. 



44. piperita, Smith. PEPPERMINT STRINGYBARK. 

 Tall tree: bark of the trunk persistent, gray, rough and 

 fibrous; of the branches smooth: Ivs. oblique, 2-6 in. 

 long, thin; veins very oblique but obscure; oil-dots 

 copious, transparent: lid broad-conical, acute, about as 

 long as calyx-tube; stamens about 2 lines long; anthers 

 kidney-shaped, opening by divergent slits: fr. globular, 

 ovoid, or urceolate, contracted at orifice, J^in. across; 

 rim thin, depressed. F.v.M. Eucal. 3:8. Maiden, 

 Crit. Rev. Eucal. 45 (figs. 1-9). The young foliage 

 emits a strong odor of peppermint when bruised. 



45. eugenioides, Sieb. Closely related to E. piperita 

 but seedlings rough-pubescent: Ivs. thicker, with more 

 divergent veins and not peppermint-scented : bark 

 strongly fibrous even on the small branches: rim of 

 fr. flat or raised. July, Aug. F.v.M. Eucal. 3:8. 

 Maiden, Crit. Rev. Eucal. 39 (figs. 1, 2), 40 (figs. 2-22). 



46. incrassata, Labill. Shrub or small tree, to 25 ft. : 

 Ivs. lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, rather obtuse, 

 mostly 2-4 in. long; veins inconspicuous: calyx-tube 

 ribbed in the common forms; lid thick, hemispheric or 

 short-conic, often abruptly beaked; stamens all in- 



flected in the bud; anthers ovate-oblong, opening by 

 parallel slits: fr. ovoid-cylindric, about %in. across; 

 valves often slightly exserted. F.v.M. Eucal. 5:6. 

 Maiden, Crit. Rev. Eucal. 13, 15. Australian deserts: 

 one of the "mallee." 



Var. angulosa, Benth. (E. angulosa, Schau.). Calyx- 

 tube and lid prominently angled or ribbed, but vary- 

 ing much in this respect as well as in size of fls. and frs. 

 Maiden, Crit. Rev. Eucal. 14. 



47. Planchoniana, F. v. M. Tree, to 100 ft., with 

 angular branchlets: Ivs. lanceolate, acuminate, elon- 

 gated: lid conical, about as long as the tube, both longi- 

 tudinally streaked; outer stamens flexuous in bud but 

 only the inner ones incurved; anthers broadly ovate, 

 opening by parallel slits: fr. ovoid-cylindric, truncate, 

 about %in. across, the caps, sunk and valves well 

 inclosed. F.v.M. Eucal. 4:6. A profuse bloomer. 

 Timber heavy, hard, and durable; well adapted for 

 sawing but not easily split. 



48. megacarpa, F. v. M. Tree, 100 ft. or less high: 

 bark deciduous, smooth, grayish white: Ivs. lanceolate, 

 falcate, mostly 4-6 in. long: fls. only 1-3 and sessile 

 in the umbels; lid shortly conical; stamens about ^in- 

 long; anthers ovate-oblong, opening by parallel slits: 

 fr. depressed-globular, thick and hard, %-l in. across; 

 rim convex, continuous with the thick obtuse incurved 

 valves. F.v.M. Eucal. 6:3. Maiden Crit. Rev. Eucal. 

 78 (figs. 4-8). 



49. gomphocephala, DC. TOOART TREE. Tree, 120 

 ft. or less high: bark persistent, rough but not stringy, 

 becoming dark: Ivs. thick, narrowly acuminate, pale 

 green: fls. usually 3-5, sessile; lid globose, very hard and 

 thick; stamens 3-4 lines long; anthers opening by par- 

 allel slits: fr. turbinate; rim broad and convex, rounded 

 to the incurved valves. F.v.M. Eucal. 7:4. Easily 

 distinguishable by the broad lid. Wood of a pale yel- 

 lowish color: remarkable for hardness and strength, 

 heavy, the grain close and twisted: shrinks but little 

 and does not check while seasoning: suitable for large 

 scantlings and for use where exposed to great heat, as 

 in engine-rooms: one of the strongest woods known. 

 Grows both along the coast and in the dry interior 

 valleys: one of the most alkali-resistant species. 



50. riidis, Endl. DESERT GUM. Tree, 100 ft. or less: 

 bark gray, persistent, rough, but not deeply furrowed: 

 Ivs. broadly to narrowly lanceolate, mostly M-2J4 in- 

 wide: peduncles J^-l in. long; pedicels short; lid coni- 

 cal, not beaked, about as long as calyx-tube; stamens 

 3-4 lines long; anthers opening by parallel slits: fr. 

 broadly turbinate, 4-5 lines across; rim only slightly 

 ascending. F.v.M. Eucal. 10:8. Stands drought and 

 extremes of temperature better than most other 

 species: endures minimum temperatures of 15-18: 

 suitable for most situations in the S. W. : successfully 

 used as an avenue tree and for windbreaks at Fresno, 

 Calif. Timber probably of value only for posts and for 

 fuel. 



51. decipiens, Endl. Straggly shrub, or tree to 70 

 ft. : bark rough, persistent, fragile : Ivs. ovate to lanceo- 

 late, 2J4-4}/ in. long, seldom over %in. wide: peduncles 

 J^-Kin. long; pedicels 0; lid conical, often twice as 

 long as calyx-tube; anthers very small, globular, open- 

 ing by pores which become longitudinal slits: fr. broadly 

 turbinate or globose, 3-4 lines across; valves awl- 

 shaped. F.v.M. Eucal. 10:3. Maiden, Crit. Rev. 

 Eucal. 63 (figs. 1-12). 



52. viminalis, Labill. MANNA GUM. Plate XXXIX. 

 Graceful tree, to 300 ft., the branchlets pendulous: 

 bark either persistent, roughish, and dark-colored 

 (never fibrous), or deciduous, very smooth, and gray- 

 ish white: seedling Ivs. lanceolate; mature Ivs. lanceo- 

 late, acuminate, somewhat falcate: fls. usually 3, 

 rarely 6-8, sessile or on very short pedicels; lid semi- 

 ovate, mostly short-pointed; stamens about 3 lines 



