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EUCALYPTUS 



ate, from a broadly conical base: f; 

 diameter; rim thick. F.v.M. Eucal. 

 able for floor boards 

 railroad ties, telegraph 

 poles, and wood bricks 

 for street paving. 



786. Eucalyptus 

 Globulus. 



Showing spray of ma 

 tare foliage iX% 

 and two leaves o 

 sucker foliage. 



31. acmenioldes, Schau. {E. tridntha, Linn. E. pihi- 

 Uris, var. acmenioldes, Benth.). White Mahogany 

 Gum. Tall tree: bark of trunk persistent below, fibrous : 

 peduncles not much compressed, slender: lid hemi- 

 spherical, pointed at the summit: fruit not exceeding 3 

 lines in diameter; rim thin. F.v.M. Eucal. 10:1. — Timber 

 heavy, strong and durable; good for palings, rails, floor 

 boards, etc. 



cc. Lvs. of equal color on both sides. 



D. Mostly opposite lvs., not connate (except sometimes 



in No. SS, E. Risdoni); margin entire: fruit 

 rarely exceeding )4 in. in diameter, truncate- 

 ovate. 



32. Risdoni, Hook. Drooping Gum. Small or medium 

 sized tree: bark deciduous, smooth: branches usually 

 pendulous, bark brown or ashy white: lvs. acute, ovate: 

 lid hemispherical, obtuse: anthers kidney-shaped, open- 

 ing by divergent longitudinal slits. Closely related to 



E. amygdalina. 



DD. Mostly scattered lvs.: fls. and fruits sessile or on 



short pedicels. 



E. Zid mucJi broader than the calyx-tube. 



33. gomphoc6phaIa, DC. Tooart Tree. Tree, 120 ft. 

 or less high: bark persistent, rough but not stringy, 

 rather dark on old trunks, smooth and grayish on 

 younger trees and branches: lvs. thick, narrowly acumi- 

 nate, pale green: peduncles broadly flattened; pedicels 

 wanting: lid almost hemispherical: fr. large, top-shaped ; 

 border broad, convex. Nov. P. v. M. Eucal. 7:4. — A very 

 distinct species, easOy distinguishable by the broad 

 lid. Timber tough, heavy and rigid, texture close, 

 grain twisted, shrinks but little and does not split while 

 seasoning ; suitable for large scantlings where great 

 strength is needed, also in ship-building and for bridge 

 supports. One of the strongest woods known. 



EUCALYPTUS 



;. Lid not or only slightly broader than the calyx-tube, 

 fali/x-tube and lid warty; anthers larger than broad, 



opening by nta)ly paiallel longitudinal slits 

 U Glbbulus I il ill Blif (,ra Fig-, 781 "'^ 786 



II I I I I 1 ' ( II 



1 I 111 - II \ l^ II I UM I hecs but 



th III til hi It] II, I 1 111 1 I I -lut odoi In Call 

 t iiin 111 1 1 vt II n h 1 1 lit 1 tlun in^ other Gum, 

 in i 1 ilih 11 iiiii_ 1\ \ llllltll^ seedlings Will 

 bt ind pi ti 1 t 1 ii lulitHith lit iirieati n in a region 

 ofonlyb i in n li in ii il i iiit ill 1 1 i in i schi) The 

 mostrapl-i n i i 1 in I r u i in Australia 



b> ship bull I I t 1 1 1 I I ill. III 1 k 1 il o for fence 

 rails tell ,1 II II | I i iili il ti li ift ind spokes 



It has been recomiiieii b d for wine t asks A\ ill tolerate 

 19° F fig 78o shows the stamens (o) and the structure 

 of the bud Nos 1-4 are }4 nat size o is on a larger 

 scale No 4 is a section of a bud 



35 alplna, Lindl Shrub 12 ft high lvs inequilater 

 ally half ovate blunt acute on young shoots leathers 

 fls sessile in the leaf axils solitary or few fr 1 irte 8 

 lines wide almost hemispherical not angular Sej t - 

 Nov F V M Fucal 2 1 —A very rare and interesting 

 alpine species, possibly suitable for street planting. 

 FF. Calyx-tube and lid smooth or rough, but not warty: 



lvs. much exceeding 1 in. in length. 

 a. Stamens not indexed, in the bud (see also No. 51, E. 

 tereticomis): peduncles broadly flattened: calyx 

 lid long, cylindrical, obtuse : anthers ellipsoid, 

 opening by parallel longitudinal slits. 



36. L^hmanni, Preiss. Tall shrub or small tree; bark 

 coming oif in irregular sheets, roughish and reddish: 

 fls. greenish yellow; calyx lid often IK in. long: ovary 

 convex at the top: fr. half immersed in the receptacle, 

 about %m. in diameter; valves connivent into a cone, 

 tapering into the persistent base of the style. July- 

 Sept.— Valuable ornamental tree. 



37. comdta, Labill. Yate Tree. Large tree : calyx 

 lid 1-1 ii in. long: filaments yellow: ovary almost on a 

 level with the calyx rim, the top flat or at length slightly 

 convex; style thickened at the base: fr. free (not im- 

 mersed in the receptacle). .Tuly-.Sept. F.v.M. Eucal. 

 9:1.— Closely related to the lui rr.lini.'. Used success- 

 fully as a roadside tree in soiuIm in ( ■iilif..iiiin: adapted 

 to the lemon belt, and tolemtiiiL- iiiki.li-;. iin,! saline soils 

 (Franceschi). Prefers a sonnw hm liumj,! suil. Timber 

 hard, tough and elastic, suitablt fur shafts and frames 



of carts, and considered equal 

 to ordinary ash wood. B. M. 



^&^NL1^ 38. occidentaUs. Endlich. 

 iT^^r^ / ^1 Flat-topped Y'ate. fig. 787. 

 (IjF / I Tall tree: bark deciduous, 

 ' ^^^1 \\ mostly smooth: lvs. narrow- 

 ^^^^ /|( lanceolate : calyx lid M-% in. 

 fj^^ffj long; filaments yellowish: fruit- 



fFJ^g^ valves onlv half exserted. awl- 



"l/W^i shaped, free. F.v.M. Eucal. 



sf 6:5. — Individuals show great 

 ) diversity in time of flowering, 

 so that specimens may be found 

 in blossom at any time between August and April. 



39. pl&typuB, Hook. (E. nhcordclta. Turcz.). Tall 

 shrub, 30 ft. or less high: bark smooth, grayish: lvs. 

 petiolate, leathery, broad-obovate, blunt, shining: pedun- 

 cles flattened and winged, bent downwards : fls. sessile, 

 dull red or yellowish white, not conspicuous : calyx- 

 tube prominently angular, much broader than the conic- 

 cylindrical lid: fr. truncate-ovate, very angular, border 

 compressed; flowering almost continuouslv. but never 

 much at a time. F.v.M. Eucal. 7:6. Hook. Icon. 849. 



787. Fruits i 



Stamens inflexeil in the bud: frui, 



:toli 



40. megacdrpa, F.v.M. Tree, 100 ft. or less high: 

 bark deciduous, smooth, grayish white : peduncles 

 sharply 2-edged and dilated upwards: fls. 1-2 or 3, ses- 



