SANTA MONICA FORESTRY SUBSTATION. 



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Eucalyptus cornuta, the 

 "Yate" of Southwest Aus- 

 tralia, is another eucalypt 

 of spreading habit. The 

 foliage is somewhat thin, 

 however, and does not af- 

 ford a heavy shade. The 

 leaves are small, narrow, 

 dull green in color, but 

 shining with a metallic lus- 

 tre in sunlight. The flower 

 buds resemble close clusters 

 of small horns, whence the 

 specific name cornuta 

 ( horned ) . These horn-like 

 calyxes fall away, leaving 

 the blossoms in globular, 

 pompon-like heads of yel- 

 low filaments. Later the 

 filaments also fall, and the 

 fruit develops in close, spiny 

 clusters. The wood of E. 

 cornuta is hard, tough, and 

 elastic, and is highly es- 

 teemed in Australia, being 

 there considered equal to 

 ash. (Plate 44.) 



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PLATE 45. BRANCH OF EUCALYPTUS CALOPHYLLA. 



PLATE 44. BRANCH OF E. CORNUTA VAR. LEHMANNI. 



Eucalyptus calophylla is 

 one of the handsomest spe- 

 cies of the genus. It makes a 

 straight, symmetrical, stur- 

 dy, leafy tree,with cinnamon- 

 colored bark, and oval, point- 

 ed, bright green leaves. The 

 large, creamy white flowers 

 are borne in heavy clusters 

 during August, September, 

 and October. The fruits are 

 large and remarkable. They 

 are rudely goblet-shaped, 

 some two inches or more in 

 length and an inch in diame- 

 ter. These pods or capsules 

 make excellent pipe bowls, 

 and can be utilized also for 

 umbrella handles and the 

 like. The tree endures some 

 frost, makes a fairly rapid 

 growth, and may be ranked 

 as a fine ornamental and a 

 useful shade tree. Its wood 

 is hard, close-grained, and 

 finely veined. The illustra- 

 tion (plate 45) shows a 

 cluster of leaves, flowers, and 



