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It has been tried and found quite unsuitable for the plains of northern India. 

 At Lucknow it was found incapable of standing the rains. BrancUs reported 

 in 1876 that it was cultivated in the Nilgiris, but no specimens are known 

 to exist there now. Seed was sown in 1909 in the. Sanyasimalai plantation. 

 North Salem, Madras, at an altitude of 4,000 ft., and the seedlings are reported 

 to have done well during the first year, but no further reports are available. 



39. Eucalyptus melanophloia, F. v. M. Silver-leaved ironbark. 



A tree with a spreading crown and opposite sessile silvery leaves. Bark 

 dark, rough. Wood hard and close grained. New South Wales, Queensland, 

 in open country. This species is grown in Lahore, Changa Manga, Agra, and 

 Saharanpur. When young it is apt to grow spindly and rec[uires staking. 

 Given sufficient water the growth is fairly fast ; at Lahore young plants 

 reached a height of 24 ft. in four years. It stands drought well. Flowers 

 May-June, Punjab (Parker). 



40. Eucalyptus melliodora, A. Cunn. Honey-scented gum, yellow box. 

 A moderate-sized tree, occasionally attaining large dimensions, with 



pendulous branches and slender branchlets. Bark brownish grey outside, 

 yeUow inside, more or less persistent. Wood yellowish, very hard, heavy, 

 tough, and durable, used for wheel-work, posts, &c., but not very suitable for 

 sawing into planks ; an excellent fuel. Victoria and New South Wales, chiefly 

 on ridges but descending into valleys. Will live on poor soil. Has been tried 

 since 1909 in the Simla hills, and has done moderately well at elevations below 

 6,000 ft. Recently tried at Lahore, and has shown promise during the first 

 few years, having reached a height of 25 ft. in four years. 



41. Eucalyptus microcorys, F. v. M. Tallow- wood, wangee. 



A large tree with reddish fibrous persistent bark. Wood very tough and 

 durable, used for house- and ship-building, sleepers, wheel-work, &c. New 

 South Wales and southern Queensland, on arid or sandy hills, on the coast 

 side of the ranges. Comparatively rare in the Nilgiris : Sim's Park, a good 

 specimen above the drive to Sim's Park Lodge (R. Bourne). Has been tried 

 since 1909 in the Simla hills, and so far has done moderately well below 4,000 ft. 

 Has recently been tried with some success at Saharanpur. 



42. Eucalyptus miniata, Cunn, 



A very ornamental tree with red flowers. Bark with external appearance 

 and fracture resembhng mica-schist. North Australia and Queensland. Nil- 

 giris, in Sim's Park reserve (R. Bourne). 



43. Eucalyptus Muelleriana, Howett. Yellow stringybark. 



A tree often attaining 60 ft. in height, mth straight massive bole and 

 moderately spreading branches. Bark dark grey, fibrous, fissured. Wood of 

 good quafity, fissile, very durable. South AustraHa, Victoria, and New South 

 Wales, usually on broken country, preferring the taluses of hills on moderately 

 good soil and avoiding exposed situations (Maiden). It has been tried experi- 

 mentally in the Simla hills since 1909, but has proved unsuitable for intro- 

 duction on a large scale. It has also been tried recently on the plains of 

 northern India, but does not show promise. 



44. Eucalyptus obcordata, Turcz. Syn. E. Platypus, Hook. 



A large shrub or small tree with broad leaves with wavy margins and 

 very broad flattened flower-stalks. Bark smooth, greyish. Western Australia, 



