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effect. There is also a var. Californica with a yellow 

 flower; this is a companion tree of Eucalyptus rostrata in 

 Arizona. These two alone thus far being thrifty under its 

 fiery summer sun. 



The yellow-flowered var. Californica can be seen at the 

 Paradise Nursery and at Santa Monica Heights, also at 

 Ell wood ; the red-flowered one at the Forestry Station. 



Eucalyptus occidentalis var. Californica is a ven at- 

 tractive tree. The specimens planted by me at Santa 

 Monica Heights are amongst the thriftiest and handsomest 

 trees there. The bark is mottled white in effect from the 

 small scaling off of the old outer brownish layer. The 

 branches are very brittle. The red flowered var. Californi- 

 ca is worthy of attention as an ornamental, clean and 

 thrift}' moderate sized tree. It is a perennial bloomer. 



EUCALYPTUS OBCORDATA. 



This is a small, rather ornamental, thick-leaved, light 

 green colored tree, with -profuse very dark red flowers. 

 The name comes from the heart shaped leaves. In Santa 

 Monica this shape is exceptional in the larger trees, but 

 general in some of the shrubby forms. We have a shrubby 

 form of both obcordata and occidentalis. 



