EUCALYPTUS 583 



posts, &c. Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria. Usually a mountain 

 tree, but sometimes found on level ground along rivers ; prefers a damp 

 climate and a moist rich soil. It is not common in the Nilgiris, and does not 

 attain the large dimensions reached in its native home : Mr. R. Bourne records 

 a tree in Sim's Park 116 ft. high and 5 ft. 6 in. in girth. It is being further 

 experimented with in the Nilgiris as a plantation tree, and so far has shown 

 promise. It was tried at Mercara, Coorg, in 1913, and has done well so far. 

 It has proved a failure in the Simla hills and on the plains of northern India. 



50. Eucalyptus piperita, Smith. Sydney peppermint. 



A moderate- sized tree, closely akin to E. pilularis, but with rougher bark 

 extending to the branches. Wood said to be of inferior quality. Victoria, 

 New South Wales, and Queensland, on rather poor ground. Has been tried 

 in the Simla hills and on the plains of northern India, but without success, 



51. Eucalyptus Planchoniana, F. v, M. 



A moderate-sized tree with angular branchlets and flattened petioles. 

 Bark persistent, more or less fibrous. Wood hard and heavy, used for house- 

 building. Local in southern Queensland and New South Wales on sandy or 

 rocky ridges. Has been tried since 1909 in the Simla hiUs and has done 

 moderately weU between 4,000 and 6,000 ft. elevation. Has recently been 

 tried on the plains of northern India, but does not promise well. 



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



52. Eucalyptus ptychocarpa, F. v. M. 



A moderate-sized tree with persistent grejdsh, wrinkled, somewhat fibrous 

 bark, ornamental red flowers, and longitudinally ridged fruits. North Australia, 

 along rocky streams and dry watercourses. Nilgiris : ( 1 ) Cairn Hill ; (2) plentiful 

 along the Walker's Hill road in Coonoor ; (3) two or three fine specimens along 

 the Ghat road from Aravankadu to Wellington (R. Bourne). 



53. Eucalyptus pulverulenta, Sims. Silver-leaved stringybark. 



A small scraggy tree with bluish white glaucous opposite sessile leaves 

 and grey stringy bark. Wood brittle and twisted. Victoria and New South 

 Wales. It has been grown to a small extent in the Nilgiris : Mr. R. Bourne 

 gives the following : (1) Botanical gardens, Ootacamund ; (2) Cluny Hall 

 compound ; (3) in a small plantation above the Sigur Ghat road, just beyond 

 the junction of the Lascelles and Sigur roads. 



54. Eucalyptus punctata, DC. Leather jacket, hickory gum, 



A moderate-sized to large tree of spreading habit, with dark rough bark. 

 Wood hard, tough, extremely durable, difiicult to spht, used for sleepers, 

 fence-posts, wheel-work, building, &c. ; a good fuel. New South Wales, usually 

 in dry rocky places. It is grown in the Nilgiris (Sim's Park), and is receiving 

 a further trial there as a plantation tree, showing good promise so far. It 

 was tried at Mercara, Coorg, in 1913, and has proved successful in the early 

 stages. It has been tried in the Simla hills since 1909, and hitherto has suc- 

 ceeded moderately well at elevations below 4,000 ft. Recently it has been 

 tried along the railway between Lakhsar and Hardwar, and so far has done 

 well on dry stony ground. 



55. Eucalyptus reduiica, Schauer. Wandoo, white gum (Western 

 Australia). 



A large tree with persistent smooth white bark. Wood hard, heavy, 



