94 EUCALYPTUS. 



EUCALYPTUS HAEMASTOMA, 



Eucalyptus haemastoma (red mouthed, from the red rim of 

 the fruit) is a tree that was introduced into Santa Monica 

 in 1876. It has done well and become a medium-sized 

 tree with rather spreading top. The bark is rose-grey and 

 smooth with us. The wood makes a fair fuel, but is other- 

 wise inferior. I can see no reason for the introduction of 

 this tree except that it was amongst the earliest described 

 species. 



There is another very tall tree in the old park at Santa 

 Monica, with smooth white bark planted at the same time. 

 This tree is so tall that we could not reach the flowers, 

 and only recently identified it as the smooth barked Euca- 

 lyptus viminalis. 



EUCALYPTUS OBLIQUA. 



Eucalyptus obliqua (messmate of Victoria and stringy- 

 bark of South Australia) is widely scattered throughout 

 Southern Australia, and is one of the principal sources of 

 the local timber supply. Its wood is easily worked and it 

 grows gregariously. Thus economy of transfer and plant 

 is possible. 



The tree is reported as a rapid grower, sometimes 

 reaching 300 feet. My experience with it has been disap- 

 pointing. A number of them planted in my garden at 

 Santa Monica were only exceeded in unsatisfactory growth 

 by Eucalyptus marginata. Eucalyptus Gunnii, viminalis, 



