EUCALYPTUS 



EUCALYPTUS 



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nate, mostly under 3 in. long: fls. 4-7 on each recurved 

 nearly terete peduncle; lid terminating in a rather long 

 beak; stamens 2-3 lines long; anthers ovate-oblong, 

 opening by parallel slits: fr. ovoid, about 3 lines long, 

 scarcely as wide. F.v.M. Eucal. 4:4. Maiden, Grit. 

 Rev. Eucal. 70 (figs. 3-5). Of ornamental value 

 because of its slender, graceful habit. 



71. marginata, Smith (E, floribunda, Hueg.). 

 JARRAH. Tall tree under favorable conditions, often 

 low: bark persistent and somewhat fibrous or flaking 

 off in strips: Ivs. lanceolate, 3-6 in. long; veins widely 

 spreading: peduncles sometimes a little flattened; lid 

 oblong-conical, longer than calyx-tube; stamens 3-4 

 lines long, all fertile, the outer not inflexed in bud; 

 anthers cordate-reniform, opening by divergent slits: 

 fr. subglobose, narrowed to the stalk, J^in. or more 

 thick, hard, and smooth. April, May. F.v.M. Eucal. 

 7:5. Valuable hardwood tree requiring a warm cli- 

 mate : not yet a success in Amer. Timber easily worked, 

 takes a fine polish, not attacked by teredo, almost 

 incombustible: used in England for street-paving and 

 in Austral, for piles, underground work, telegraph- 

 poles, ties, flooring, shingles, and general construction. 



72. Baileyana, F. v. M. Tall tree: bark persistent 

 throughout, fibrous: foliage dense and shady: lid 

 hemispheric; anthers cordate, opening by divergent 

 slits: fr. globular-urnshaped, scarcely J^in. thick, 3- 

 celled. F.v.M. Eucal. 3:1. A "stringybark:" will 

 grow well on sandy soil. Timber very tough: suitable 

 for tool-handles: little known. 



73. erythronema, Turcz. (E. conoidea, Benth.). 

 Small tree: bark rough, reddish: Ivs. lanceolate, 1-3 

 in. long, thick and shining; veins very oblique, obscure: 

 fls. 2-3, red, distinctly stalked in the usually recurved 

 umbels; lid hemispheric, acute; stamens about ^in. 

 long, raised above the border of the calyx by the thick 

 disk; anthers oblong, opening by longitudinal slits: 

 fr. top-shaped, truncate, 4-6 lines across; rim raised 

 above the calyx-border, showing externally as a smooth 

 ring. Spring. F.v.M. Eucal. 8:2. A highly orna- 

 mental species of recent intro. 



74. leucoxylon, F. v. M. (E. gracilipes, Naudin). 

 WHITE IRONBARK. Fig. 1431. Tall tree, usually branch- 

 ing below: bark mostly deciduous in irregular strips, 

 smooth, pale : juvenile Ivs. ovate-lanceolate, sessile; adult 

 Ivs. narrow-lanceolate, grayish or dull green: fls. 2-5, 

 mostly 3, long-stalked, white or rarely pink; lid semi- 

 ovate, pointed, about as long as calyx-tube; stamens 

 very unequal, outer ones often ^in. long and usually 

 sterile; anthers truncate, opening by apical pores; 

 stigma much dilated: fr. obovoid, truncate, scarcely 

 contracted at orifice, 4-5 lines across; rim thick. Nov.- 

 April. F.v.M. Eucal. 1:4. Maiden, Grit. Rev. Eucal. 

 56 (figs. 1-12). R.H. 1901, p. 500. Grows best near 

 the coast and where there is plenty of rain but will 

 endure considerable drought and poor soil : withstands 

 minimum temperatures of 15-20. Valuable bee tree, 

 yielding an excellent honey. Timber superior to that 

 of almost any other eucalypt for certain purposes: 

 hard and durable, pale brown or white: used in car- 

 pentry and wheelwrights' work; also for ax-handles, 

 railroad-ties, and underground work. The form with 

 pink fls. is highly ornamental. Var. purpfcrea, Hort., 

 has bright purple fls. 



75. sider6xylon, Cunn. (E. leucdxylon var. siderdxy- 

 lon, Auct.). RED IRONBARK. Characters mostly as in 

 E. leucoxylon: usually not branched below: bark per- 

 sistent, rough, dark red or black: juvenile Ivs. linear- 

 lanceolate; adult Ivs. green: fls. white or yellowish 

 except in the vars. Maiden, Grit. Rev. Eucal. 55 (figs. 

 5-13). Wood dark brown or reddish, otherwise 

 similar to that of E. leucoxylon and climatic require- 

 ments the same. 



Var. rosea, Hort. (E. leucdxylon var. rdsea, Hort.). 

 Lvs. green: fls. rose-colored. Dec.-June. A handsome 



form and profuse bloomer, distinguished from the pink 

 form of E. leucoxylon by the rough dark-colored bark. 



Var. pallens, Auct. (E. leucdxylon var. pallens, 

 Benth. E. leucdxylon var. 

 pdllida, Hort.). Lvs. silvery 

 gray, not very coriaceous: fls. 

 red. A profuse bloomer. 



76. longifdlia, Link & Otto. 

 WOLLYBUTT. Medium-sized or 

 tall tree : bark of 

 old trunks per- 

 sistent, gray, 

 rough orwrin- 

 k 1 e d , somewhat 

 fibrous: Ivs. elon- 

 gated-lanceolate : 

 fls. long-stalked; 

 lid broadly coni- 

 cal, acute, pale; 

 stamens fully 



all perfect; an- 

 thers ovate - ob- 

 long, opening by 

 parallel slits; 

 stigma not di- 

 lated: fr. bell- 

 shaped or turbi- 

 nate, truncate, 

 angular, about 



1431. Eucalyptus leucoxylon ( X 1 A). No. 74. 



thick; rim prominent, ascending. 

 F.v.M. Eucal. 2:4. Flowering almost continuously: 

 valuable for bees. 



E. annulata, Benth. Shrub or small tree with characters of E. 

 cornuta, except as follows: Ivs. narrow-lanceolate, acuminate: 

 lid 6-8 lines long, usually incurved: fr. depressed-globose, 4-5 lines 

 thick, the convex rim protruding as a thick rim. E. Bosisloana, 

 F. v. M. Next to E. pilularis in the key but perhaps related to E. 

 melliodora. Lvs. narrow-lanceolate, copiously dotted, of equal 

 color on both sides; veins very divergent: fls. few and pedicelled in 

 the umbels; peduncles somewhat compressed; lid fully as long as 

 tube, narrow-hemispheric: fr. small, with narrow rim; valves 

 inclosed. Maiden, Crit. Rev. Eucal. 49 (figs. 1-4). E. califArnica, 

 used by Abbot Kinney in his book entitled "Eucalyptus," has not 

 been recognized by botanists: also listed as E. Occident alls var. 

 californica, Kinney. E. cinerea, F. v. M. Related to E. viminalis. 

 Bark persistent, fibrous: Ivs. oppsite, sessile, cordate, more or less 

 white-mealy: fls. 3-7, pedicellate: fr. 3 lines thick, with protruding 

 valves. E. dealbdta, A. Cunn. Small tree, near E. viminalis: Ivs. 

 glaucous, often broad and obtuse: fls. 3-6, small: fr.-rim flat; 

 valves protruding even before they open. Cult, in Cuba. E. 

 Deanei, Maiden. Very close to E. saligna; distinguished chiefly by 

 its broad sucker Ivs. E. Faeld Bay (?), Naudin, is a horticultural 

 form either of E. rostrata or of E. tereticornis: branchlets pen- 

 dulous. E. jugalis, Naudin, is a cult, form not yet identified. 



E. Maidenii, F.v.M. Appearance and bark of E. goniocalyx 

 but peculiar warty buds and caps of E. globulus: branchlets 

 quadrangular. E. McCldtchie, Kinney, is a horticultural name 

 for the large-fld. form of E. Gunnii var. acervula. E. miniata, 

 A. Cunn. Placed after E. ficifolia in the key: fls. sessile in 

 simple umbels, brilliant orange-color: fr. truncate-ovate, nearly 

 2 in. long. F.v.M. Eucal. 6:4. E. Mortoniana, Kinney, is a 

 horticultural species probably referable to E. Maideni. Maiden, 

 Crit. Rev. Eucal. 79 (figs. 13-14); 80 (figs. 1-12). E. pdtens, 

 Benth. Next to E. pilularis in the key: peduncles only slightly 

 flattened, bearing 3-7 fls.; lid hemispherical, short-pointed, about 

 half as long as tube : fr. truncate-ovate, 5 lines wide; rim narrow; 

 caps. sunk. F.v.M. Eucal. 9:5. E. phaceafdlia, listed by Rich- 

 ter in Calif. Exp. Sta. Bull. No. 217, p. 1011, is probably a mis- 

 print for E. ficifolia. E. pinnata, a garden name. J. H. Maiden 

 suggests that Californian specimens under this name may be E. 

 coccifera (Crit. Rev. Eucal., p. 143). E. ritbida, Deane & Maiden. 

 Characters of E. viminalis, but bark always smooth and white, 

 often with reddish patches, and the sucker Ivs. broad. E. uncin- 

 ata, Turcz. Near E. decipiens in the key and, like it, a shrub: bark 

 deciduous, smooth: Ivs. very light green, narrow, copiously dark- 

 dotted; veins fine, widely divergent: filaments kinked; anthers open- 

 ing by terminal pores: fr. 2-3 lines across; valves little if at all 

 exserted. F.v.M. Eucal. 4:10. Maiden, Crit. Rev. Eucal. 62. 



E. urnlgera. Hook. f. Shapely tree with drooping branchlets 

 and glaucous bluish foliage: bark smooth, pale brown: Ivs. 2-4 

 in. long, obtuse: fls. mostly 3 in each umbel; peduncles often re- 

 curved: fr. nearly globose but somewhat urn-shaped, 4-5 lines 

 wide: caps, much sunk and valves inclosed. Maiden Crit. Rev. 

 Eucal. 80 (Figs. 13-15). 



Other names offered in foreign catalogues are: E. capitellata, 

 E. consideneana, E. delegatensis, E. divas, E. gonipho-cornuta, E. 

 loxophleba, E. paludosa, E. Smithii. 



HARVEY MONROE HALL. 



