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even when isolated, as it usually is, from the neighbouring 

 less lofty trees. It is readily recognizable by its smooth 

 white marbled bark and its straight habit; or, when young, 

 by the straight, thin, stalkless leaves arranged in opposite 

 pairs, the leaves full of Eucalyptus oil and crowded with 

 oil dots, the twigs brown and rough. The leaves of this species 

 contain the largest proportion oi oil, and are those preferred 

 for extracting Eucalyptus oil. No Eucalypt coppices more 

 readily, and hence it is easy to lay down copses for the 

 production of oil and firewood. Mueller abandoned the 

 original and appropriate name of E. gigantea for the 

 meaningless one of E. amygdalina. 



Eucalyptus calophylla. CALOPHYLLA GUM. 



This handsome gum, a native of S.W. Australia, is very 

 like a white variety of E. ficifolia. These two gums 

 planted together produce striking effects, their beautiful 

 crimson and white flowers contrasting with the dark 

 handsomely veined leaves from which this species gets its 

 name of calophylla, or " beautiful leaf." It has a peculiar 

 brown powdery bark. Wood strong and light, but not 

 durable. E. calophylla likes a fairly good rich soil and 

 winter rains or watering. Natural reproduction from seed, 

 good in the Government plantation at Ceres Eoad. This 

 species is not worth planting for timber in S. Africa. 

 Sifted seed averages only 270 to the ounce. 



Eucalyptus capitellata. CAPITELLATA STRINGY BARK. 



May be tried along with Macrorrhyncha Stringy bark 

 which see. 



Eucalyptus citriodora. LEMON-SCENTED GITM 



A native of Queensland. Does best at no great distance 

 from the coast. Pollard or coppice if a large supply of the 

 scented leaves be required. The mature leaves have little- 

 scent, but the young seedling leaves and the young coppice or 

 pollard leaves have a strong perfume. The essential oil is 

 distilled and exported from Australia for use in scented 



