EUCALYPTUS 569 



The leaves are very rich in oil, but perhaps this refers to the variety 

 known as the peppermint gum, with fragrant leaves. The tree is grown 

 to a certain extent in the Nilgiris : Mr. R. Bourne mentions the following : 

 (1) Coonoor Peak, block I, compartments 4 and 7 ; (2) several fine speci- 

 mens in Sim's Park, said to be about 30 years old (in 1912), the largest 

 114 ft. high and 11 ft. 1| in. in girth ; (3) a few specimens near Wrenn and 

 Bennett's ; (4) Springfield, compartment 11, six fine specimens along the road. 

 It has been under trial in the Simla hills since 1909, and so far it has been 

 found to do moderately well at 4,000-6,000 ft. It has been tried on the plains 

 of northern India, but according to Mr. R. N. Parker it has been found quite 

 misuitable. Dr. Brandis in 1876 reported a number of trees, believed to be 

 this species, in the Changa Manga plantation, the largest, then eight years old, 

 being 56 ft. high and 27 in. in girth ; probably, however, the species was not 

 correctly determined. It has done well at Maymyo in Burma (3,500 ft.). 



Var. coccifera. Hook, f., has been tried without success on the plains of 

 northern India. It is said to be very frost-hardy, and to have passed through 

 severe winters in England. 



4. Eucalyptus Andrews!, Maiden. Blackbutt or peppermint (of New 

 England), white top. 



A tall tree with rough somewhat fibrous bark on the stem, and red twigs. 

 Timber not of the first class, with many gum veins. Common in New England, 

 New South Wales, generally on metamorphic rocks, on rocky ground with 

 poor soil. Stands a considerable degree of cold. Has been tried recently on 

 the plains of northern India, but is unlikely to prove successful. 



5. Eucalyptus Baileyana, F. v. M. Rough stringybark. 



A tall tree with dense shady foliage, attaining 150 ft. in Australia. Bark 

 very rough and fibrous. Wood very tough, suitable for tool handles. South- 

 east Queensland, on poor somewhat sandy ridges near Brisbane. Has recently 

 been tried on the plains of northern India, but so far does not show much 

 promise. 



6. Eucalyptus bicolor, A. Cunn. Black box. 



Usually a small tree or only a shrub. Has recently been grown at Dehra 

 Dun and has established itself well so far. 



7. Eucalyptus botryoides, Smith. Bastard mahogany. 



A tall straight-stemmed tree with handsome dark green dense shady 

 foliage resembhng that of a Eugenia. Bark furrowed, outside greyish brown, 

 inside rusty brown. Wood hard, tough and durable, used for large beams 

 and felloes of wheels. South Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tas- 

 mania, in moist localities along river flats and in mountain ravines. Also on 

 coast sands, where it is somewhat gnarled ; it is one of the few eucalypts 

 suitable for such localities. Will endure excessive soil- moisture, but the growth 

 suffers if the ground is too swampy. Unsuitable for dry climates. It is among 

 the species grown in the Nilgiris. Mr. R. Bourne gives the following localities : 

 (1) Cairn Hill, block III ; a felled tree measured 97 ft. in height ; (2) Sim's 

 Park, compartments 2 and 3, and in the Park itself. It grows well at Coonoor. 

 It has recently been tried at Dehra Dun, and has estabhshed itself satisfactorily 

 so far. It has been tried in mangrove swamps in the Andamans, but without 

 success. 



