EUCALYPTUS 



the cool season, best under a cloudy sky, and the seed- 

 lings ought not to get dried up in any way during the 

 process of removal, regular daily watering for some 

 time afterwards being requisite. Eucalyptus seedlings 

 for shipment to places only a few days' distance may he 

 simply packed in closed cases without much soil ; for 

 transmittal to longer distances, they niu^t tie w. II ..-- 

 tablisho<l in pots or bamboo pieces. Iti ihi- i.-ii.ri 

 Eucalypts should be treated like most iiiii' ^ rnid .iih. r 

 coniferous trees, and, like them, cannot in- u-aii^iilaut..! 

 when they have attained any size, even when providud 

 with a good ball of earth. But their distribution by 

 means of seeds is the easiest method, on account of the 

 durability and small size of the latter. ( F. v. Mueller: 

 adapted). 



INDEX. 



acmemoides, 31. gomphoeephala. 3;f. piperita. IG. 



albenSj 3. gomocalyx, 41. Pianelioniana, 17. 



alpina, 35. Uunnii, 45. platypus, 39. 



amygdaliua, 47. ha-mastoma. 46. polyauthemos, 2. 



angustifolia,47. hemiphloia. 3. punctata, 29. 



Baileyana. 42. Lehmnnni, 36. regnans, 47. 



buprestium. 15. leptophleba, 22. resinifera, 26. 



calophylla, 5. leueo.xylon. 13. Risdoni. 32. 



citriodora, 1. longifolia, 12, 47. robxista. 24. 



coccifera. 44. maculata, 1. rosea, 14. 



colossea, 11. marginata. 2,5. rostrata, ,50. 



coriacea, 10. megacarpa, 4(1. nidis, 52. 



cornuta, 37. melanophloia, 20. saligna, 27. 



corymbosa, 4. melliodora, ly. siderophloia, 21. 



corynocalys, 8. microcorys. 28. sideroxylon, 14. 



crebra, 23. obcordata,39. splachnicarpa, 5. 



diversicolor, 11. obliqua, 18. Stewart iana, 49. 



doratoxylon, 9. occidentalis, 38. tereticornis, 51. 



drepauophylla, 22. pallens, 14. trlantha, 31. 



flcifolia, 6. paniculata, 7. uncinata, 43. 



JissUis.l^. paucifhira.la. undulata,45. 



Globulus, 34. pilularis, 30. viminalis,48, 



A. Fruit-valves quite enclosed in the capsule (see also 



No. 25, E. Tnarginata: fruit must he quite mature 

 in order to determine this point). 



B. Fls. mostly in terminal or lateral panicles, not 



simple umbels (occasionally the inflorescence will 

 appear to he paniculate in section bb also, ow- 

 ing to the falling off of the leaves, so that it is 

 necessary to look for the leaf-scars in placing 

 douhtful specimens): Ivs. scattered, petiolate (ex- 

 cept sometimes in seedlings and robust shoots). 



D. Fruit at least M in. in diameter, more or less 

 u}-c€0late: fls. and fruits pedicellate. 



1. maculata, Hook. Spotted Gum. Handsome tree, 

 150 ft. high: bark smooth, whitish or reddish gray, mot- 

 tled with bluish white or brown reddish spots : Ivs. lan- 

 ceolate; veins feathery-spreading: anthers opening by 

 parallel longitudinal slits ; lid double. F.v.M. Eucal. 

 3:4. Hook. Icon. 619. — Timber valuable for ship-builders, 

 wheelwrights and coopers, and for blocks for street 

 paving. 



Var. oitrioddra, Bailey (E. citriodora. Hook. ). Lemon- 

 scented Gum. Handsome tree : trunk slender : bark 

 smooth, white: branchlets long, slender and drooping: 

 Ivs. very long and narrow, light green, strongly lemon- 

 scented: fls. creamy white. Jlay-July. — A favorite orna- 

 mental tree, of rapid growth in the warmer parts of Cali- 

 fornia: subject to frost. Timber valuable for piles and 

 girders: volatile oil used in perfumery: the young 

 plants useful for window or cool greenhouse culture. 



DD. Fruit rarely exceeding }i in. in diameter. 



2. poly4nthemos, Schau. Red Box -tree. Well 

 branched tree, from 40 ft. or less to 150 ft. high: bark 

 brown or ash-gray, persistent, roughish: Ivs. from 

 orbicular to ovate, dull and grayish green on both 

 sides: lid depressed- or pyramidal-hemispherical and 

 faintly pointed : fls. small, white, in close panicles, de- 

 scribed as resembling gigantic heads of mignonette; 

 outer stamens sterile; fertile anthers truncated, open- 

 ing by terminal pores. F.v.M. Eucal. 3:9. Hook. Icon. 

 879. —Fairly rapid grower. Timber extremely hard and 

 durable, unsurpassed for fuel, and much used in Aus- 



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tralia for ties and wheelwrights' work. Very useful for 

 bees, flowering in Jan. and Feb. 



3. hemiphldia, P. v. M. Australlan Bos-tree. Tree, 

 90 ft. or less high : bark of trunk persistent, solid, gray- 

 ish and somewhat wrinkled ; of branches deciduous, in 

 flakes or long strips : Ivs. from lanceolate-falcate to 



"^'•'''-l:i" l'''f. tliick and rigid, often ashy gray; 



latrial v.iiis <iiverging at a very acute angle: lid 

 ■ •"iM.al : anilii-rs Very minute, globular, opening by 

 hit.-ral. iM.n-like apertures. F.v.M. Eucal. 5:5.— 

 Timber hard and tough, valued in Australia for rail- 

 road ties, telegraph poles, shafts, spokes, etc.; also 

 makes excellent fuel. 



Var. ilbens, Moore (E. dlbens, Miq.). White Box- 

 tree. Bark dull green, persistent: Ivs. glaucous or 

 mealy white: fls. chalk-white. 



cc. Lcs. paler beneath than above: branchlets glabrous. 



D. Fruit Ki-rrohilr i i< III -shaped) over K in. long: lid 

 of r.ihix not },rn, liter than the tube, tearing off 

 aloihj mi iri;-,iiihn- suture: anthers distinctly 

 lomj, r llniii hi:„iil, opening by almost parallel 



E. Size of fruit under 1 in. in diameter. 



4. corymbdsa. Smith. Bloodwood. Smalltree: outer 

 bark persistent, ruuirb-furrowed. irrav and tuniini? some- 

 what bhi.-k; iiili.T >.-ll..wi^li ..!■ i-.-.l,l"i-li lir.mn: that of 



large, oval-uni-sha|H-,l. .\ii_' !•. .■- 

 -Timber very hard whi-ii <lj,\. .i 

 and much used in Australia for fi 

 road ties, and rough building ]>i 

 about 28 per cent tannic acid; dr 



per 



ee. Size of fruit exceeding 1 in. in diameter: Ivs. turn- 

 ing the surface more than the edge, to the zenith; 

 veins feu th ery -spreading. 



5. calophylla, R. Br. Medium-sized, umbrageous tree: 

 bark persistent, dark, deeply furrowed: Ivs. broad- or 

 lanceolate-ovate, firm and thick, conspicuously stalked: 

 fls. large, white, rarelv pink, in large clusters: lid thin, 

 patellar: fr. hirL-i-. s.ii,...tli. ..vat.-urn-sliap.-.i. border 



Oct. l;,-l : . ' " ' ' ,v.', 1. r. v'Vl.'F.ueal. 



10:2. I. ' li: - ' iiial trrr.hut of rather 



slowgrniMl, :,ihI -nl.H -I I., ir.i.t. Fruits vli-hc-d and 

 sold forpijie Im.wIs: good shade-tree for avenues: valu- 

 able for bees, flowering late into the 

 fall: bark contains tannin. 



6. Kcitdlia, P. v. M. Crimson-flow- 

 ered EUCAI>YPTUS. Pigs. 782, 783. 

 Handsome, umbrageous dwarf tree or 

 tall shrub, of symmetrical habit: bark 

 persistent, furrowed : Ivs. broad- or 

 ovate -lanceolate, ricrid, rnnsiiicuously 

 stalked ; veins aliiiMvt transv.rse : fls. 

 crimson or scarlet : linit^ lari.'> , -.uii*th, 782. 



urn shaped-ovate; IiMnhr i-oinjiressed ; Fruit and bud 

 seeds pale browu. broadly winged. of E. ficifolia. 

 Aug., Sept. F.v.M. Eucal. 7:3.-Very (x}^.) 



ornamental ; adapted to the lemon-belt : 

 a shady, heat - resisting avenue tree, withstanding 

 drought. Fruits polished for pipe bowls 



7. paniculMa, Smith 

 sized tree: bark persisK 

 thin: fls. sometimes bori II I 1 thin, 

 conical, semiovate, out mi 

 nute, truncate, opening I nut, 

 stigma dilated distmttl t of 

 the style : calyx tube "in 1 1 I '^laj 

 F.v.M. Eucal. 5 8 -Tinil ei I ii 1 and dnt 1 K lasting 

 under ground ; valuable for railroad ties, fencing and 

 building purposes. 



pedicellate 



