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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA EXPERIMENT STATION. 



California. It is evident that crosses of the best eucalypts are likely to 

 produce valuable results, giving possibly (a) finer and more free blos- 

 soming, and hence greater value for ornament and as honey-yielders; 

 (b) better growth, more hardiness, or other economic advantages. 



Among all the newer species, however, none are more striking in 

 appearance than E. ficifolia, by far the most brilliant, medium-sized tree 

 of the family. In some respects even more graceful and ornamental is 

 the famous E. sideroxylon var. rosea, a superb, quite hardy, drought- resist- 

 ing species of much larger growth than E. ficifolia. Its dark, red-brown 

 bark, bluish foliage, and elegant, half-weeping branches, give it a dis- 

 tinguished appearance in any collection, and the largest specimen at the 

 substation, a plate of which, made in 1896, is herewith shown, has 

 increased in size steadily since that date. Younger trees make good 

 growth and bloom early. There is no more promising species for general 

 ornamental planting in southern California. E. calophylla, which has 

 been widely planted, is a very showy species, but if E. sideroxylon var. 

 rosea were more generally known it would probably take the lead. 



The following periods of the eucalypts range over the entire year, and 

 those who plant collections of these valuable trees never need be without 

 blossoms. The following notes apply not only to Santa Monica, but 

 also to the whole seacoast region south of Santa Barbara: 



Months. Species Usually Blooming. 



January and February Amygdalina, globulus, leucoxylon, occidentalis, polyan- 



thema, robusta. 

 March and April Amygdalina, diversicolor, eugenoides, leucoxylon var. 



rosea, marginata, meliodora, obliqua. 

 May and June.... ..Citriodora, corynocalyx, diversicolor, eugenoides, gunni, 



obliqua, paniculata, rostrata, stuartiana. 

 July and August Buprestium, calophylla, ficifolia, corynocalyx, "Sewell's 



Red," macrorhynchus, etc. 

 September and October . -..Alpina, calophylla, ficifolia, corymbosa, cornuta, leh- 



manni, etc. 

 November and December Alpina, corymbosa, diversicolor, globulus, occidentalis, 



robusta, polyanthema, saligna, etc. 



The New Grove of 1901. There were some three hundred trees planted 

 in January, 1901, at the northern end of the middle mesa. Their growth 

 has been excellent, as shown by the following table. In a few cases 

 measurements were again taken in May, 1902, to show the excellent 

 spring growth, and these notes follow the table. These trees have received 

 no irrigation since planting. Those from Department of Agriculture 

 seed are indicated by the numbers in the second column of figures: 



Name. 



U. C. No. Govt. No. 



1652 

 1672 

 1678 

 1670 

 1646 

 1635 

 1651 

 1609 

 1657 

 1644 

 1663 

 1654 

 1633 

 1617 

 1643 

 1639 

 1625 



Size When 

 Planted. 



15 in. 



16 " 

 15 " 

 18 " 

 10 " 

 16 



8 

 10 



8 



12 

 10 

 10 

 12 



Size in Jan., 1902. 



