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tions of Australia. Its seedling, of S. A. form, has nar- 

 row or more often nearly cordate opposite sessile leaves. 

 In its early and rather vine-like habit of growth it reminds 

 one of the viminalis seedling without being like it. The 

 wood, like that of many Eucalypti, is heavier than water. 

 Eucalyptus sideroxylon var. pallida is a beautiful tree. The 

 grey of the foliage sets off the striking pink of the flowers. 

 The stems of the leaves are of similar color. Pink is the 

 nearest description for the color, but it is Australian pink. 

 From our limited local experience we are self-satisfied 

 enough to term many of the Australian growths fantastic. 

 We might say this also of some of its flower colors. The 

 sideroxylon flower for instance is neither red, scarlet, pink 

 nor magenta, but a sort of mixture of all these colors. The 

 nearest name for it is that which a nurseryman gave , "a 

 madder pink." The color is brilliant. The bark on 

 nearly all our specimens is hard, persistent and deep iron 

 red. The trees are attractive, indeed handsome. 



The name ' ' leucoxylon ' ' means white wood, and is very 

 appropriate to the tree Eucalyptus leucoxylon as found at 

 Santa Monica. Eucalyptus sideroxylon or the iron wood 

 produces a straight bole and a more valuable timber than 

 Eucalyptus leucoxylon. ' In Eucalyptus leucoxylon the flow- 

 ers are nearly always three to the umbel. In Eucalyptus 

 sideroxylon the flowers are usually more numerous. In fact 

 the white or lemon-colored flowers are the only ones of sid- 

 eroxylon that I have observed in threes. The pale yellow 

 flowers with their prominent crimson style are attractive, 

 but too few to satisfy us. The shape of the fruits of 

 Eucalyptus sideroxylon vary considerably. The fruits of 

 Mr. Cooper's trees are nearly if not quite hemispheric, while 

 the fruits here are generally elliptical. The fruits of Euca- 



