62 EUCALYPTUS. 



Alhambra. It was sent to him from a Los Angeles nur- 

 sery as Eucalyptus maculata. The growth of this tree has 

 been so satisfactory that many seeds have been taken from 

 it by local nurserymen and the resulting trees sold as 

 " maculata. " 



I have a very fine specimen of Eucalyptus rostrata in a 

 foot hill gorge on my ranch that has thriven splendidly 

 amongst the native growth. Eucalypti, as a rule, do not 

 thrive in California on uncleared lands in competition with 

 the local scrub or trees. Algerian reports indicate the 

 same fact to have been noted there. 



Outlying districts, as on the borders of the Mojave 

 desert, where the conditions are scarcely semi- tropic, have 

 proved the great hardiness of Eucalyptus rostrata. The value 

 of its timber and its resistant qualities to heat and frost should 

 insure to it a greater attention, especially in interior dis- 

 tricts. Besides these advantages, it comes well from the 

 seed and is hardy from the start, not suffering from damp- 

 off, etc. 



Experiments being now made with Eucalyptus trees by 

 Mr. Salter, near Phoenix, Arizona, show that the two 

 best thus far are Eucalyptus rostrata and a variety of Eu- 

 calyptus occidentalis, sent out as the yellow flowering, gum. 

 There are plenty of Eucalyptus rostratas about Santa 

 Monica, especially on Nevada avenue and on the Heights. 

 At Hon. Ellwood Cooper's estate, near Santa Barbara, 

 there are some fine old groves of Eucalyptus rostrata. At 

 that place it has proved to be one of the few self seeders. 

 In the rich little valley at Ellwood numbers of rostratas 

 have started from the seed naturally and grown into little 

 groves. The habit of this tree is not so erect as that of 

 Eucalyptus globulus. Consequently it does not make as 



