68 EUCALYPTUS. 



specimens of variety regnans may be seen at the North- 

 west corner of Orange Grove avenue and California street 

 4n a garden, at Paradise Nurseries, Pasadena and at the 

 'Santa Monica Station. Prince Truebetskoi thinks that 

 Eucalyptus amygdalina will prove the most efficient 

 sanitary agent of the genus, on account of 'its foliage 

 ^containing so large a percentage of oil. We cannot accept 

 this claim, however, until the hygenic and medicinal value 

 -of Phellandrene, which in this oil takes the place of Euca- 

 typtol, is ascertained. 



The growth of variety linearis is straggling and broadly 

 branching. The foliage in the old trees is segregated in 

 bunches on the limbs presenting a curious effect. Without 

 being much like it, it reminds me of the appearance of one 

 of our canon sycamores in winter with much mistletoe on 

 it. The bark of some mature specimens is white. 



Through the public spirit of the American Ambassador 

 to the Court of Great Britain, Hon. Thos. F. Bayard, I 

 have received a report from the Kew authorities on the 

 Eucalyptus in England. By this report it appears that 

 while the cool, but never very cold climate of the Channel 

 Islands is favorable to various species including Eucalyptus 

 globulus, there are but four species reported that have with- 

 stood the temperature of the main English island, and 

 proved really successful trees. 



The growth of these species covers a period of 20 years 

 or more. They are 



Eucalyptus urnigera, handsome, unknown here. 



Eucalyptus Gunnii, does very well with us. 



Eucalyptus viminalis, does very well with us. 



Eucalyptus coccifera. 



This last species we may presume to be either a form 



