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E. melliodora gives extremely slender drooping branches, in 

 which graceful leaves accompany small white flowers grouped in 

 trusses of seven ; they have a faint smell of honey. 



FIG. 4. EUCALYPTUS ROBUSTA. 



Flowering twigs of E. robusta (fig. 4) are very effective. 

 They are erect, with bold bay-like foliage, and pointed buds in 

 terminal bunches, white or tinged with crimson. 



