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TIELD NOTES ON THE EUCALYPTS FOUND PLANTED IN HAWAII. 



The following notes on the eucalypts were collected in various 

 parts of the four islands visited. The names of the trees are 

 based mostly on the names supplied by Eucalyptus seed dealers 

 in Australia and California, and may not be authentic. Speci- 

 mens of certain eucalypts growing on Tantalus on Oahu were 

 sent to Dr. J. H. Maiden, the Government Botanist of New South 

 Wales for identification. The species named by Dr. Maiden from 

 these specimens are starred (*) in the following list: 

 . Where no detailed description is given about a tree it is because 

 the seed has been planted so recently that little information about 

 It is available. 



E. acmenoides, Schau. White Mahogany. 



Kauai 



Planted at Kalaheo, at an elevation of between 900 and 1,000 

 feet. 



E. alba, Rein. 

 ICauai 



Planted at Kalaheo, at an elevation of between 900 and 1,000 

 feet. The tree grows quite well. 



E. amygdalina, Labill. Messmate Peppermint gum. 



IVTaui 



Found growing in Makawao, at an elevation of 2,500 feet. 



Trees 12 years old are 75 feet high and 10 to 12 inches 



in diameter. Trees doing well. 

 Makawao. At an elevation of 800 feet, trees 9 years old are 



50 to 60 feet high and 10 inches in diameter. 

 Kauai 



Kalaheo. At an elevation of between 900 and 1,000 feet the 



tree does fairly well, but the altitude is probably too low 



here. 

 Kilohana. At an elevation of 1,000 feet the tree is growing 



quite well. 



E. bicolor, A. Cunn. Black box. 

 Maui 



Planted at elevations of between 500 and 2,000 feet. 

 E. botryoides, Sm. Bastard mahogany. 



