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The forester, Mr. R. Stewart, says that it has never been injured by frost since it was 

 planted out. It ' had long been known erroneously both as E. Gunnii and E. cocci/era. 



This is one of the hardy species at Kinloch Hourn, where there are several 

 good specimens. There are also many trees 2 on the hill-sides up to 600 ft. above 

 sea-level, which were raised from Tasmanian seed in 1895, and were planted out 

 in 1896 to 1898. They were about 24 to 28 ft. high in 1907. In Arran, a specimen 

 planted in 1885 was killed in the winter of 1894-1895 ; but it was growing in a 

 wood amidst higher trees, and never prospered. None of the Eucalyptus do well 

 when shaded by other trees ; and Mr. Bateman lays great' stress on this fact, as 

 borne out by his experiments in planting E. Gunnii at Brightlingsea. We have 

 received a specimen from Whitefarland, Pirnmill, Arran, where there are several trees, 

 the oldest of which, planted in 1895, 1S now 2 3 ft* by 3 ft. 4 in. at a foot from 

 the ground. This species also thrives well at Inverewe, where a tree, twelve years 

 old-, was 35 ft. by 1 ft. 8 in. in 191 2. It also succeeds at Logan, near Stranraer. A 

 tree 8 at Roseneath Manse, planted in 1883, was I2 ft- high in 1895, an ^ had never 

 been injured by frost ; but it subsequently died in a mild winter without any apparent 

 cause. At Dalkeith, it is reported 4 to have borne without injury the severe frost of 

 7th January 1894, when the temperature fell to 4 Fahr. 



In Ireland, this species proved very hardy at Castlewellan, where a tree 5 attained 

 65 ft. in height ; but it was blown down some years ago. There are two or three 

 younger trees now living raised from its seed ; but Eucalyptus trees are no longer 

 planted at Castlewellan, as they are always blown down when they grow to a large 

 size. We have not seen any specimens of E. urnigera elsewhere in Ireland except 

 at Mount Usher, where there are small trees, raised from seed sown in 1904. These 

 are very thriving, and bore fruit in 191 1. (A. H.) 



1 This tree is erroneously called E. Gunnii by Dr. Landsborough, in Trans. Bot. Soc. Edin. xx. 517 (1896), and xxiii. 

 144 (1905). It was planted in 1881, had attained 38 ft. high in 1896, and measured 71 ft. by 4 ft. 4 in. in 1905. 



2 Erroneously called E. acervula by Dr. Landsborough, in Trans. Bot. Soc. Edin. xiii. 145 (1905). 



3 Dr. Landsborough, in Trans. Bot. Soc. Edin. xx. 519 (1896), and xxiii. 146 (1905). 



4 Journ. Roy. Hort. Soc. xviii. 76 (1895). 



6 A tree formerly cultivated at Castlewellan as E. cornigera was undoubtedly E. urnigera ; and specimens of it were so 

 named by Naudin. It appears that the trees of this species at Castlewellan differed in habit. One with numerous spreading 

 branches was called E. cornigera ; others with few branches and ungainly in habit were named E. urnigera. 



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